Florida family’s stolen truck found in Berkley County; trailer still missing

A truck belonging to a Florida family that was stolen early Monday morning in Rock Hill has been recovered. Rock Hill Police Capt. Mark Bollinger said today the truck, a trailer and more than $100,000 in heirlooms was stolen from the Microtel Inn off I-77 sometime Monday morning. The truck was recovered late Tuesday afternoon in [...] Read More

Lancaster city employee shoots, kills herself at Waste water plant

Authorities in Lancaster say they discovered the body of a city employee Tuesday afternoon at a city-owned waste water treatment plant. Police say just before 4 p.m. Tuesday, officers were called to the Lockwood Lane facility in reference to a shooting. The city employee, who WRHI will not identify, was found with an apparent self-inflicted gunshot [...] Read More

Teen arrested after dancing on rooftops at St. Patrick’s Day festival

While thousands were enjoying themselves at Rock Hill’s St. Patrick’s Day festival on Main Street, police say a teen who’d had a little too much to drink was catching his lucky charms on the rooftops. A police report said 18-year-old Robert Hawkesworth was arrested after officers working the event saw him dancing on the rooftops [...] Read More

Rock Hill Police, Sheriff launch new crime-fighting initiative with area hotels

A new high-tech effort to help prevent and fight crime in York County’s hotels and motels is now underway. Law enforcement, hotel owners and the city’s convention and visitors bureau Friday morning unveiled a new online database allowing those parties to share information about crime across the city, with the goal of keeping hotel and [...] Read More

Sullivan Middle assistant principal arrested on child sex charges

A Rock Hill middle school assistant principal has been arrested on charges of child sexual exploitation. Rock Hill School officials confirmed Friday that 32-year-old Darin Pearson, an assistant principal at Sullivan Middle School, was arrested by Charlotte Mecklenburg Police. Pearson is charged with three counts of sexual exploitation of a child. The school’s website indicates [...] Read More