BERKELEY COUNTY, S.C.—Berkeley County Sheriff Duane Lewis kicked off 2019 beginning his first full term as sheriff. On Wednesday, he was sworn in by South Carolina Attorney General Alan Wilson inside the Berkeley County courthouse in Moncks Corner. “I think many of you know that this is not a job for me. It’s really a way of life. It’s something […]
BERKELEY COUNTY, S.C.–As Hurricane Florence inches closer to the Carolina coast, Berkeley County officials are working around the clock to prepare. On Tuesday at noon, Berkeley County moved to OPCON 1. This means a disaster or emergency situation is in effect, full-fledged emergency response operations are on-going. Berkeley County is in the highest state of emergency operations. “What we feel […]
BERKELEY COUNTY, S.C.–Attorney General Jeff Sessions announced Monday that $98,495,397 in grant funding has been awarded to 179 law enforcement agencies across the nation–including the Berkeley County Sheriff’s Office. The funding was made possible through the Department of Justice’s Office of Community Oriented Policing Services (COPS Office) COPS Hiring Program (CHP). “This is a tremendous opportunity for the Berkeley County […]
BERKELEY COUNTY, S.C. – Twenty-seven men and women who are accused of drug dealing or other violent crimes in Berkeley County are now behind bars. They are facing multiple weapons and drugs charges. Sheriff Duane Lewis says this was all part of the county’s ongoing Violent Crime Reduction Partnership investigation, which he called a “loosely organized” drug ring. The arrests […]
MONCKS CORNER, SC -On Thursday, the community officially celebrated the grand opening of the new Berkeley County Sheriff’s Office exhibit. The exhibit tells the story of county law enforcement from the days of the first Berkeley Sheriff through the 1980’s. The county jail and the challenge of combating illegal moonshiners are part of the bigger picture of early to late 20th […]
BERKELEY COUNTY, S.C.–The Exchange Club of Charleston recently recognized a Berkeley County deputy shot in the line of duty last year. On Thursday, Exchange members presented Cpl. Kimber Kist with the “Blue & Gold Wounded in Service Award, the club’s highest tribute to firefighters and law enforcement. She was presented with flowers, a medal and certificate. According to the National Exchange […]
BERKELEY COUNTY, S.C.–The South Carolina Law Enforcement Officers Hall of Fame held an induction ceremony Wednesday for seven South Carolina law enforcement officers killed in the line of duty. One of those officers, Allen L. Jacobs, died in 2016. The HOF also inducted six officers from years past–including two Berkeley County law enforcement officers. These officers were found to be line-of-duty […]
CROSS, S.C.- – A lighted marquee sign in rural Berkeley County Thursday flashed the words “Sheriff’s Substation” as a blue and white tent and a podium was set up for a big announcement. Dozens of community members from the Cross area joined sheriff’s deputies for the grand opening of a new sheriff’s office substation. Sheriff Duane Lewis addressed the crowd at the event […]
BERKELEY COUNTY, S.C.–A recent law enforcement sweep led to more than a dozen people arrested and the confiscation of a lot of illegal drugs, according to the Berkeley County Sheriff’s Office. On the evenings and early morning hours of Thursday, February 2nd and Friday, February 3rd members of the Berkeley County Sheriff’s Office, Summerville Police Department, SC Probation & Parole, […]
BERKELEY COUNTY, S.C.–Multiple agencies are actively searching for a security guard who disappeared from his shift Wednesday night. According to the Berkeley County Sheriff’s Office, the missing worker, who is a contracted by Santee Cooper, has been identified as 53-year-old Michael Curry. During a press conference Thursday evening, Sheriff Duane Lewis stated that Curry missed a radio check-in while on duty at the […]
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