WINNSBORO – The Fairfield County Sheriff’s Office and Winnsboro Department of Public Safety are teaming up to sponsor Walk a Mile in Their Shoes, a domestic violence awareness walk. Its purpose is to bring awareness and take a stand in solidarity with survivors of stalking, child abuse, sexual assault and domestic violence. The free event, […]
Lawrence named Chief of WDPS
June 15, 2023 By
Gadsen Promoted to Deputy Chief WINNSBORO – Two of Winnsboro’s finest have officially been named Chief and Deputy Chief of the Winnsboro Department of Public Safety. Kevin Lawrence was sworn in last September as Interim Chief of WDPS, and last month he was elevated to Chief. Veteran Fairfield deputy Oren Gadson was named Deputy Chief. […]
New Interim Chief in Town
September 8, 2022 By
WINNSBORO – Winnsboro Town Clerk, Patti Davis, right, administered the oath of office to former Fairfield County Sheriff’s Deputy Kevin Lawrence, center, on Friday. Lawrence took over as Interim Police Chief for the Winnsboro Department of Public Safety (WDPS) on Sept. 7. He previously served as a deputy for 12 years with the Richland County […]
WDPS & volunteers host 8th annual senior holiday luncheon
December 22, 2021 By
WINNSBORO – For the last eight years, members of the Winnsboro Department of Public Safety and several community volunteers have coordinated and sponsored a Senior Holiday Luncheon for members of the community 65 years and older at the Old Armory. During COVID, however, the get-together didn’t happen because of pandemic restrictions, but another kind of […]
Man found dead at motel in Winnsboro
May 20, 2021 By
WINNSBORO – Two incidents last week – one covered by the Winnsboro Department of Public Safety (WDPS) and one by the Fairfield County Sheriff’s Office – turned out to be connected and ended in an investigation into the death of a man at an area motel. At about 7:30 p.m. on Thursday, May 14, the […]
WDPS investigates shooting on Garden St.
December 17, 2020 By
WINNSBORO – The Winnsboro Department of Public Safety is looking for an assailant they say will be charged with assault and battery (weapon) for shooting a 31-year-old male. When WDPS officers responded to a shots-fired incident on Garden Street in Winnsboro at about 10:40 p.m. on December 11, they arrived to find a large crowd […]
RIP Captain Durham –
July 22, 2020 By
WINNSBORO – The Winnsboro Department of Public Safety erected a memorial in front of the department last week to honor one of their own, Captain John D. Durham, 42, who fell ill and died Wednesday, July 15, while on duty. The memorial, featuring Durham’s patrol car, will be on display until after a graveside service […]
Winnsboro woman charged with animal cruelty
July 25, 2019 By
WINNSBORO – A Winnsboro woman has been charged with Cruelty Towards Animals after one of her dogs was found dead in the street from unknown causes. Eileen Crim was arrested on Monday, July 8, after one of her dogs was reported laying on its back, dead, in the roadway in the Liberty Street area of […]
Winnsboro restaurant suspension upheld
April 25, 2019 By
WINNSBORO – A Winnsboro restaurant that was shut down last month over concerns it was doubling as a nightclub will remain closed until further notice. Meantime, a representative of Winnsboro Bar & Grill thinks the town’s decision to suspend her business license was overkill, saying her establishment is simply a restaurant that also serves drinks. […]
WDPS captures bank robber
April 4, 2019 By
WINNSBORO – Five months after Winnsboro’s First Citizen’s Bank was robbed, the Winnsboro Department of Public Safety has arrested a Connecticut man for the robbery. It was the result of diligent police work and cooperation with other law enforcement agencies around the country that led to the capture and arrest of Stuart Hart, 35, for […]
