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Wednesday, May 09, 2012  Three individuals arrested after a botched drug deal that resulted in the deadly shooting of a teenager appeared in bond court Wednesday.

Tuesday, May 08, 2012  Orangeburg County investigators say a 14-year-old boy has been shot and killed in a "drug deal gone bad." The incident has caused the sheriff to call the community to action.

Thursday, April 26, 2012  A man possessing items 'associated with narcotic activity' was found hiding in his mother's closet and arrested Wednesday, according to the Orangeburg County Sheriff's Office.

Saturday, February 04, 2012  Authorities say they found materials that could be used to make bombs while investigating a domestic violence complaint in Orangeburg County.

Monday, October 03, 2011  Orangeburg County authorities say they’ve arrested a Bishopville man who tried to solicit sex from an Orangeburg teen. Sheriff Leroy Ravenell says 32-year old Matthew Gardner befriend the 13-year-old boy during a wrestling match in August.

Friday, July 29, 2011  Orangeburg officials say 30-year-old Natasha Livingston burned her sister on her face and arms with a hot steam iron during a fight.  The 20-year-old victim suffered 2nd degree burns.

Friday, July 29, 2011  Deputies in Orangeburg County say they found and destroyed an illegal liquor distilling operation this week.  Officials with the Orangeburg County Sheriff's Department say they were called to the site on Catamount Road in Holly Hill.  When they arrived, investigators found 11 barrels in a field unattended.

Friday, July 22, 2011  Deputies are asking for your help identifying suspects who they say robbed a family in Holly Hill last week.  The Orangeburg County Sheriff's Department says four masked men and one unmasked man broke into the family's house on Alatamese Drive July 12.

Thursday, July 07, 2011  The sheriff's department is asking for your help identifying the person who broke into a business on Rivelon Road on two separate occasions over the past month.

Monday, June 27, 2011  Orangeburg County Sheriff Leroy Ravenell says deputies found an illegal liquor distillery in a wooded area of Jaques Lane on Friday.  Ravenell said deputies seized over 30 barrels of mash, nine cookers, a water pump, five propane tanks and more than 45 gallons of illegal liquor from the property.

Monday, May 23, 2011  Officials say they've arrested five counterfeiting suspects in Orangeburg.  Orangeburg County Sheriff's Department Leroy Ravenell says more than $120,000 in counterfeit goods were seized during an undercover investigation at the Springfield Flea Market and Silverback Wholesalers.

Saturday, May 23, 2009  Authorities say they haven't decided whether a man in jail for a weapons charge related to the killing of another man will also face a murder charge.