Laurens Police Department
After 30-year drought, city fountain working again
Laurens, South Carolina – The large fountain by the Laurens Police station at the corner of West Laurens and Church streets has stood dry a long time but last week its water began spraying skyward again, and it’s just in time for the upcoming completion of the expanded department. “From what we’ve heard, the last…
Read MoreLPD makes arrest in South Harper shooting
The Laurens Police Department arrested one suspect following a shooting Wednesday afternoon at a South Harper Street convenience store. Marqevius Janell Brown, 33, of Laurens was charged with attempted murder, possession of a weapon during the commission of a violent crime, discharging a firearm into an occupied vehicle, and breach of peace of a high…
Read MoreChild Abuse Prevention/Celebrate Safe Children donation to Laurens Baptist Crisis Center
Laurens, SC– Rain may have canceled the Laurens County First Steps, Child Abuse Prevention/Celebrate Safe Children event twice, but it did not cancel the outpouring of donations to the Laurens Baptist Crisis Center. Over 500 pounds of non-perishable food was collected along with scores of diapers, wipes, and baby necessities. Laurens County First Steps would…
Read MoreNew tech system leads immediately to LPD arrests
A new license plate reading system had barely been plugged when Laurens Police began using the information provided to them to make arrests. The Flock License Automated Plate Reading system, which currently consists of eight cameras within the Laurens city limits, led to three arrests two for the alleged theft of vehicles and another…
Read MoreVolunteers contribute to cleaner waterways, roadways
A morning of cleaning county roadways and the Laurens County side of Lake Greenwood on Saturday paid off big with well over 4,000 pounds of trash collected, and that’s only from a segment of the lake area, said Courtney Stonell, executive director of Keep Laurens County Beautiful. With several cleanup campaigns scattered throughout the county,…
Read MoreLPD, LDHS basketball team get in the game with local youth
Photos by Jessica Hood Photography The basketball hoop on Bub Avenue had seen better days. The backboard was askew. The net was in tatters. The rim was bent. Its height was not necessarily let’s say official. But the neighborhood kids showed up every day anyway, shooting from the street to a hoop at…
Read MoreU.S. Marshals arrest Laurens fugitive in Greenville
A man wanted by Laurens Police for an attempted murder was arrested by U.S. Marshals Thursday in Greenville. Davoris Tanyata Smiley is charged with attempted murder and possession of a weapon during the commission of a violent crime in connection with a shooting incident that occurred in October in Laurens. A release from the Laurens…
Read MoreLPD Chief Latimore to lead U.S. Marshals Service in state
Laurens Police Chief Chrissie Latimore is leaving her post with the LPD to become the U.S. Marshal for South Carolina. The LPD announced Latimore’s nomination for the top spot in the U.S. Marshals Service in the District of South Carolina Monday night with a social media post. Pending confirmation by the U.S. Senate, Latimore will…
Read MoreEarly morning hoax call causes alarm for Laurens neighborhood
Laurens, South Carolina – Residents in the Moreland Ave. area of Laurens were awakened early Monday morning by Laurens police seeking a possible shooting victim from a call that was later determined to be a hoax. The call came into dispatch about 3:50 a.m. Monday, Dec. 6. “It sounded allegedly like a small child who…
Read MoreLatimore, Ledda in top ranks of S.C. Police Chief Association
Laurens County, South Carolina – Laurens County now has two law enforcement officials holding top spots in the South Carolina Police Chief Association following this past weekend’s SCPCA annual leadership conference. Laurens Police Chief Chrissie Latimore was installed as the president of the South Carolina Police Chief Association, and Clinton Police Chief Sonny Ledda was…
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