Keyword: 'police blotter' - The Sumter Item (2024)

A Sumter woman was arrested by sheriff's deputies after a man was shot early Sunday. Iszarah Rockingham-Barnett, 22, of West Avenue South in Pinewood, was arrested Sunday pursuant to a warrant …more

STAFF REPORT |2/12/24 11:43 AM

MANNING – The Manning Police Department is asking for assistance in locating two men wanted in connection to a charge of criminal sexual conduct with a minor, first degree. The suspects are …more

BY SHARRON HALEY
Clarendon contributor |1/23/24 11:52 AM

The Sumter County Sheriff's Office provided the following arrests on Aug. 30 and 31 regarding a Derwent Drive shooting incident and, in an unrelated incident, suspects damaging a 174-year-old church.AUG. 30Kevin D. Starnes Sr., 47, of …more

The Sumter County Sheriff's Office provided the following arrests on Aug. 27, regarding a man who was charged with arson and another man who was charged with burglary after taking a box of cereal from a residence.The following subject was …more

The Sumter County Sheriff's Office provided the following information about three different arrests on June 27 and June 29.JUNE 27The following subject was arrested on June 27, pursuant to a warrant issued on May 29.Aaron Shamont …more

A man who allegedly stole hundreds of dollars worth of items from a storage building in September was arrested and booked at Sumter-Lee Regional Detention Center on Tuesday. Jehrode W. Hodge, 31, of …more

BY ADRIENNE SARVIS
adrienne@theitem.com |10/2/18 07:51 PM

The Lakewood High School student charged with bringing a pistol and ammunition to school on Wednesday will remain in S.C. Department of Juvenile Justice custody until his next hearing in October …more

9/28/18 06:06 PM

One Lakewood High School student is in custody while a few others are being praised for their courageous actions in reporting a schoolmate who brought a handgun and loaded magazine to the school …more

BY ADRIENNE SARVIS
adrienne@theitem.com |9/26/18 05:43 PM

Sumter County Sheriff’s Office arrested a 22-year-old man on Wednesday for allegedly exposing himself in public, twice.Bryce D. Williams, of Mood Avenue, is charged with two counts of indecent …more

BY ADRIENNE SARVIS
adrienne@theitem.com |9/26/18 05:04 PM

Saturday will mark one year in business downtown for retired U.S. Army combat soldier and first-time business owner Joe Davies and his Jersey Joe's Custom Apparel shop.He said Year 1 has been a wild ride with "lots of long days and nights," but …more

A Sumter County man is facing two charges after he allegedly planned and followed through with the theft of a trailer and cooler in July. Joseph M. Streath, 29, of Ithaca Drive, is charged with …more

ADRIENNE SARVIS
adrienne@theitem.com |8/27/18 07:53 PM

Sumter County Sheriff’s Office arrested a 49-year-old man on Saturday for allegedly possessing three pairs of Jordan tennis shoes that were reportedly stolen. Mack Paul, of U.S. 521 South, is …more

BY ADRIENNE SARVIS
adrienne@theitem.com |8/27/18 01:22 PM

A Sumter High School student has been charged with assault and battery, third degree, and disturbing schools after an incident at Sumter High School on Thursday.According to a news release from …more

FROM STAFF REPORTS |12/15/17 03:11 PM

FROM STAFF REPORTSTwo men in their early 20s sustained non-life-threatening gunshot wounds while reportedly walking near the intersection of Short Street and Carolina Avenue about 1:30 p.m. on …more

FROM STAFF REPORTS |12/1/17 05:16 PM

A Sumter County man faces nine charges connected to the exploitation of a minor after investigators reportedly found him in possession of child p*rnography.Don Whitney Eunice, 38, is accused of …more

FROM STAFF REPORTS |12/1/17 03:58 PM

Sumter Police Department officials are asking the public for help in identifying two men who were seen on video surveillance before allegedly stealing a white 6-by-10-foot cargo trailer and other …more

FROM STAFF REPORTS |11/20/17 04:41 PM

Three armed men who reportedly robbed a retail store in northern Sumter County Thursday night remain at large, and the Sumter County Sheriff’s Office is asking the public to help identify the …more

Sumter police officers have an armed robbery suspect in custody. The 27-year-old Sumter man, Anthony “SweetPea” Pringle, of 134 Carolina Ave., was being sought for reportedly breaking into a …more

FROM STAFF REPORTS |10/27/17 04:50 PM

Sumter County Sheriff's Office arrested a 17-year-old Lakewood High School student for allegedly showing nude photographs of students to other classmates on Thursday. According to a news release from …more

FROM STAFF REPORTS |10/26/17 05:25 PM

Loyal Wayne Thompson, 57, of Sumter, was arrested and charged Thursday with one count of sexual exploitation of a minor, second degree, according to a news release from the office of South Carolina …more

FROM STAFF REPORTS |10/20/17 04:25 PM