Anderson
CRIME & SAFETY
2 killed in 2 separate head-on crashes in Anderson Co.
ANDERSON COUNTY, S.C. (WSPA) – The Anderson County Coroner’s Office said the agency responded to two fatal head-on crashes early Wednesday morning. Investigators said both crashes occurred around 5 a.m. The first incident occurred at East Greenville Street near McLees Road. The coroner said 22-year-old Quintarius Tyshaun Holloway, of Anderson, was traveling at a high […]
Detectives catch woman attempting to deposit 2 fraudulent checks at an Anderson County bank
ANDERSON COUNTY, S.C. — The Anderson County Sheriff's Office announced Wednesday the arrest of a woman for forgery and financial credit card theft. On June 29, deputies with ACSO responded to a forgery in progress after a woman attempted to deposit two fraudulent checks at a bank on South Main Street in Anderson, South Carolina. The bank realized this was not the woman's first attempt at deception.
Anderson Co. Sheriff’s Office arrests man charged with trafficking fentanyl
ANDERSON, S.C. (FOX Carolina) - The Anderson County Sheriff’s Office said they arrested a man charged with trafficking fentanyl on June 25. Detectives with the Narcotics Investigations Unit report executing a search warrant on Keys Street in Anderson. According to the sheriff’s office, Johnny McCollum was arrested and charged...
79-year-old Anderson man charged in wife's death, couple's daughter called police
An Anderson man has been charged in the death of his wife, according to the Anderson County Sheriff's Office. According to Carrie Miller with the Anderson County Sheriff's Office, detectives with the ACSO charged Edwin Brainerd Jr., 79, of Anderson, with murder and possession of a weapon during a violent crime.
Honea Path Police Department receives new, updated patrol vehicles, officers say
HONEA PATH, S.C. — The Honea Path Police Department is in the process of upgrading its patrol car fleet. (Video above: WYFF News 4 Evening Headlines) On Wednesday, July 3, officers with HPPD picked up half of their new patrol car fleet with a new look and design. Over...
Fire investigation underway in Anderson Co.
ANDERSON COUNTY, S.C. (WSPA) – Firefighters are investigating the cause of a building fire that occurred Monday night in Anderson. Around 10 p.m., the Anderson Fire Department responded to a commercial building fire on Benson Street. Upon arrival, first responders saw heavy smoke from a storefront. The fire was brought under control in about 20 […]
Investigation ongoing after armed robbery at Upstate gas station
Authorities are looking for the public’s help in locating an armed robbery suspect. The Anderson County Sheriff’s Office responded around 3PM Sunday, to a reported robbery at the Shell Gas Station on Easley Highway in Pelzer.
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