Sex-crime evidence ignored? Several hundred Charleston-area kits remain untested

Several states have passed legislation requiring that every kit that was part of a criminal complaint be tested for DNA evidence. South Carolina lacks such a law, leaving it up to individual law enforcement agencies to decide whether testing is worth the time and...

DNA leads to arrest in 1980 murder, sexual assault, robbery – 40 years later!

Nearly 40 years after a man was shot to death and a woman sexual assaulted and robbed in Beaufort, the Beaufort County Sheriff’s Office has arrested a suspect after DNA linked him to the crime. August 10, 2016Nearly 40 years after a man was shot to death and a...

Sheriff’s deputy misplaces evidence, case thrown out by judge

A breaking and entering case was thrown out by a superior court judge in Pasquotank County this week because of missing evidence. July 14, 2016ELIZABETH CITY, N.C. (WVEC) – A breaking and entering case was thrown out by a superior court judge in Pasquotank County this...

Solicitor: Former Andrews police chief will not be charged with crime

Not only did Capers commit no criminal action in selling the weapons, he exercised typical behavior in selling them to a registered gun dealer. June 30, 2016Prosecutors declined to pursue charges against former Andrews Police Chief Kaynnera Capers, more than seven...

Men steal guns from Timmonsville police department

Barrington Broadcasting, WPDE NewsChannel 15, carolinalive.com BYLINE: Tracy Vreeland Link to Article Florence County, SC Florence County deputies need your help to identify the three men who broke into various Timmonsville town offices. They say the men broke into...

Former Florence investigator faces drug charges

Media General Communications Holdings, LLC., SC NOW, scnow.com BYLINE: Link to Article One Video Florence County, SC Sheriff’s department investigates one of its own for stealing drugs from evidence Adam Moore Credit: FLORENCE COUNTY SHERIFF’S OFFICE FLORENCE,...