Oconee County Sheriff’s department is asking the public for assistance in locating a missing Oconee Teenager. Katherine Lidley, 16, was reported missing on February 27 around 6 am from her foster home in Westminster. Katherine, who goes by the name Katey, is 5’1″ tall, about 115 lbs with blond hair and green eyes. The Department…
An arrest last Wednesday afternoon has landed two Georgia men in the Oconee Detention Center. Deputies arrested 25 year-old Javier Francisco Farfan and 22 year-old Jaime Flores , both of Lawrenceville, Georgia last Wednesday. The two men are charged with trafficking methamphetamine. The drug charges against Farfan and Flores were the result of an earlier investigation…
Violent Crime in South Carolina is on the decrease. That’s according to a report released today by the South Carolina Law Enforcement Division. SLED Chief Mark Keel says the rate of violent crime decreased 2.2 percent in 2011 compared to 2010. Keel says while the rate has decreased overall, some categories of violent crime have increased. Murders…
As the deadline passes for South Carolinians to enroll in free identity protection, the South Carolina Department of Revenue’s new Chief Information Office and Chief Information Security Officer began their new jobs today. The Department has not had a permanent employee in either position since last year’s security breach in which 3.8 million taxpayer’s social…
The Oconee County Sheriff’s office has announced participation in the “Zero Tolerance for Litter” campaign during the month of April. The Sheriff’s department public information office, Jimmy Watt, recently participated in the “Zero Tolerance for Litter” information and communication workshop in Columbia. Watt says the Oconee Sheriff’s office will be part of the campaign’s news…
South Carolina’s Senior Senator Lindsey Graham has written a bill that will improve background checks before gun sales, but it differs from one currently on the table from New York Democrat Chuck Schumer. That bill is set to be offered within the next two weeks. Schumer’s bill would require background checks at nearly all points…
