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Deputy chases man, shoots charging dog

Christopher Sardelli
csardelli@thelancasternews.com
A deputy was unscathed after he was forced to shoot a charging dog while chasing a man who bolted from a traffic stop Sunday, Sept. 29.
The shooting happened as a deputy was chasing Derrick Lamont Nelson, 30, 1501 Fleetwood Drive, according to a Lancaster County Sheriff’s Office incident report.

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Residents interrupt burglary, chase man

Christopher Sardelli
csardelli@thelancasternews.com
A woman chased a possible would-be burglar from her family’s property, with a pool cue in hand, after hearing a noise in a shop building late last month.
Deputies responded just after 9:50 p.m. Sept. 28 to the 3600 block of East North Corner Road about a report of an attempted break-in at a home and people with guns in the yard, according to a Lancaster County Sheriff’s Office incident report.

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Man shot during robbery

Christopher Sardelli
csardelli@thelancasternews.com
A man is recovering in a Charlotte hospital after he was shot in the back during an early morning armed robbery Friday, Oct. 4.
In a press release issued Friday morning, Lancaster Police Department Capt. Scott Grant said the shooting happened at about 2 a.m., shortly after the victim met a group of people he didn’t know.
The victim told officers he was near St. Paul Street and Thomas Lane when he was flagged down by an unknown man and two unknown women.

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Annual county fire expo focuses on preventing kitchen fires

Amanda Phipps
For The Lancaster News
The county continues to see an increase in kitchen fires in residential homes, said Lancaster Fire Department Lt. David Melton.
The 19th Annual Lancaster County Fire Expo will focus on the theme “Prevent Kitchen Fires” to address the growing problem, Melton said.
The expo is 10 a.m. to 2 p.m., Saturday, Oct. 12, in the University Place (Walmart Supercenter) parking lot, 805 S.C. 9 Bypass West.

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End of course exam results mixed for local students

Reece Murphy
rmurphy@thelancasternews.com
End of course exam results were mixed for Lancaster County students for the 2012-13 school year, with performance gains in some areas and slight decreases in others.
South Carolina End of Course Exam Program (EOCEP) began nine years ago as a way to gauge students’ performance on “gateway” or “benchmark” courses: algebra 1/mathematics for the technologies 2; biology 1/applied biology 2; English 1; and U.S. History and the Constitution.

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Man shot during robbery

A man is recovering in a Charlotte hospital after he was shot in the back during an early morning armed robbery Friday, Oct. 4.

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Shutdown trickles down to several agencies

At least one program that serves Lancaster County’s poor has closed due to the federal government shutdown earlier this week. Others are facing the same fate in coming weeks should the shutdown drag on.

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Mulvaney releases statement on shutdown

On Wednesday, Oct. 2, U.S. Rep Mick Mulvaney, R-SC, released the following statement on the government shutdown:

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Man stabbed in fight at Bear Creek Park

A man was flown to a Charlotte hospital after he was stabbed during an alleged fight with an acquaintance Tuesday, Oct. 1.

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Council talks parking tickets

Illegal parkers beware, a new county ordinance may soon allow local law enforcement and fire officials to leave a ticket on your windshield.

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