Sheriff James Metts was sworn into his 11th term in office Thursday.
Police released a sketch of a man who they say broke into a home near Dixiana Dec. 30.
Watch out for stepped-up traffic patrols on these Lexington County roads this week.
The following mug shots were provided to Patch by the Lexington County Sheriff's Department.
Lexington County's 48 traffic fatalities in 2012 are down from 2011.
These crimes were reported to the Lexington County Sheriff's Department between Dec. 28 and 30.
Officers recently arrested one teen on a drug charge and one teen on an alcohol charged on two occasions near Kmart in Lexington.
Deputies say James Richard Padgett, 48, stole equipment from a warehouse near West Columbia on two separate occasions.
Two men stole the beams Friday from House of Praise in West Columbia, according to the Lexington County Sheriff's Department.
These people have outstanding arrest warrants with the Lexington County Sheriff's Department.
Officers say William David Langley, 42, was operating a meth lab at his home on Lantern Hill Circle.
Two Lexington men were arrested on drug and alcohol charges after an officer stopped them in the Taco Bell parking lot.
Richard J. Breibart of Lexington is headed to a federal medical center for an evaluation, according to reports.
The 45-year-old man died at the Augusta Burn Center on Christmas Day.
Police say Curtis Lee Rivers, 43, stole an employee's purse from Pain Specialists of South Carolina and ran toward Kohl's before being caught.
A man robbed the Cambridge Plaza hotel at gunpoint around 1:15 p.m. Monday.
Jacquelyn Burton, 83, lost control of her Toyota Camry and was struck by another vehicle on I-26 in Lexington County.
Lexington Interfaith Community Services (LICS) and His House Ministries will distribute the coats to children in need in Lexington County.
The Lexington County Sheriff's Department and Lexington County School District One collected the socks and donated them to children with cancer.
Local, state law enforcement officers confiscated five more video gambling machines from Rags to Riches bar in Lexington.
William Thomas "Tommy" Embree, 34, is charged with murder and kidnapping in the case of 22-year-old Michael Jody George.
The incident happened around 11:10 p.m. Dec. 9 at the intersection of Platt Springs and Cross roads.
These crimes were reported to the Lexington County Sheriff's Department between Dec. 14 and 16.
Deputies are still trying to figure out why a grenade was at the school.
Richard Walter Murray, 42, of Lexington is charged with second-degree burglary, according to the Lexington County Sheriff's Department.
Steven A. Wise, 36, was pronounced dead at Lexington Medical Center.
According to the South Carolina Highway Patrol, the victim was not wearing a seat belt.