**LOCATED 7:09 BE ON THE LOOKOUT** 12 year old Tyler Anthony Lyons ran away from Joshuas Place in Laurens off AB Jacks Road. He is a white male, with brown hair, and was last seen wearing blue sweatpants and a black T-shirt. If you see him, contact Laurens County Dispatch (864-984-2523). Please avoid the area to allow law enforcement and dogs to work.

UPDATE 12:06-LOCATED SAFE ***BE ON THE LOOKOUT*** 5 year old Andrew Wheeler and 3 year old Apollo Wheeler, both white males, are missing from the 300 area of Rolling Hills Road in Gray Court. They were last seen playing in their backyard. The first photo is what they were wearing at that time. Andrew has curly brown hair and was wearing a blue Underarmor T-shirt with blue and green pajama pants and blue and orange rain boots. Apollo’s hair is shaved and he was wearing orange

8/15- Juvenile located safe. On August 12th, Deputies responded to Ten Downing Street in Fountain Inn in reference to a runaway juvenile. 15 year old Kaylie Smith-Newsome was last seen on Wednesday night (August 11th). Kaylie is approximately 5’5 and weighs approximately 170 pounds. She has black hair and Hazel eyes. She could be wearing white high top converse sneakers or gray or white crocs. If you have any information regarding her whereabouts, please contact Laurens Coun

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE August 13, 2021 SOUTH CAROLINA SHELTERS DECLARE A STATE OF EMERGENCY The lives of thousands of animals in shelters across South Carolina are at stake, as shelters across the state are completely filled. Sergeant Geoff Brown with the Laurens County Sheriff’s Office Animal Control says the shelter has reached a breaking point. The shelter is located at 79 Mount Vernon Road in Laurens and is in dire need of adoptions. “Adoptions have slowed down tremendousl

UPDATE: Godfrey is in custody 8/16 On August 11th at approximately 8:15AM, a Deputy responded to the bridge on Highway 221 North in Enoree near the Spartanburg County line in reference to suspicious individuals. The Deputy was able to make contact with female subjects however when he attempted to make contact with the male subject, the individual fled. Piedmont Rural Telephone Company employees arrived on scene due to cables being damaged. Lines and wires had been cut, causi

On July 30, 2021, the Laurens County Sheriff’s Office arrested Steven Carlos Aguilar after a vehicle pursuit. Aguilar was wanted for a carjacking incident which occurred on July 27, 2021, in Laurens County. He was also wanted in other jurisdictions. Aguilar was found to be in possession of a rifle and a large quantity of methamphetamine in excess of one kilogram at the time of his arrest. He is being held at Johnson Detention Center where he has been charged with Carjacking,