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Police: Pregnant woman assaulted after telling boyfriend to stop smoking pot

By Jonathan McFadden — jmcfadden@heraldonline.com ROCK HILL — A pregnant Rock Hill woman told police that her boyfriend attacked her Sunday after she asked him not to smoke marijuana in her apartment. Police have charged Cameron Lavar Anderson, 24, with criminal domestic violence and possession of marijuana, according to Rock Hill Police documents. He was … Continue reading »

Rock Hill grandmother gets probation in baby death

By Andrew Dys — adys@heraldonline.com YORK — A Rock Hill grandmother was sentenced to probation Thursday after pleading guilty to unlawful neglect toward a child after her 2-month-old granddaughter suffocated last year. Toni Chavis, 56, was charged two months after Jaylin Chavis died May 6. Toni Chavis’ boyfriend, Roger Bryson, was sentenced to 18 months … Continue reading »

Report: Target thieves steal Xbox from Rock Hill store

By Jonathan McFadden — jmcfadden@heraldonline.com ROCK HILL — A man and woman suspected in thefts at seven area Targets are accused of stealing an Xbox 360 hard drive from a Rock Hill Target on Tuesday.Sometime Tuesday afternoon, a man and woman entered the Target at the Manchester Village Shopping Center; the man used a magnetic … Continue reading »

15 Rock Hill Hells Angels guilty; 6 face up to life in prison

By Andrew Dys — adys@heraldonline.com COLUMBIA — At least six of the 15 Hells Angels with connections to the Rock Hill chapter of the motorcycle outlaws could face life in prison after being convicted in a widespread drug, weapons and criminal conspiracy web, according to federal prosecutors. Three members – including the president of the … Continue reading »

12 charged in Rock Hill car fraud scheme at Big A’s Auto Sales

By Jonathan McFadden — jmcfadden@heraldonline.com ROCK HILL — Twelve people have been charged in a car fraud scheme that cheated hundreds of customers and some investors in a Rock Hill auto sales business out of at least $500,000, according to police. A joint investigation by Rock Hill Police, the State Law Enforcement Division and the … Continue reading »

Report: Rock Hill shoplifter locks herself out of car

By Staff Reports — The Herald ROCK HILL — A Kohl’s shoplifter locked herself out of her vehicle and then tried to use a stolen barbecue fork to open the car door before police arrested her Sunday evening, according to a Rock Hill police report.Police arrived before the woman could jimmy the door open. She … Continue reading »

Report: Rock Hill man accused of sex with girl, 12

By Jonathan McFadden — jmcfadden@heraldonline.com ROCK HILL — A Rock Hill man admitted to police on Monday that he had sex with a 12-year-old girl in his bathroom late last year, deputies say. Billy Joe Gordon II, 20, of 1029 Kacie Drive is charged with second-degree criminal sexual conduct with a minor, according to a … Continue reading »

Rock Hill man misses prison, robs bank to go back

CHICAGO (AP) – Authorities say a 73-year-old ex-convict told investigators he became accustomed to life in prison and wanted to get caught when he robbed another bank so he could live his final years behind bars. A federal complaint says Walter Unbehaun walked into a suburban Chicago bank with a pistol and used the novel stickup … Continue reading »

Police: Woman nearly drowned in tub, beaten for two hours by ex-boyfriend

By John Cominsky – email   ROCK HILL, SC (WBTV) – A Rock Hill man was arrested after police say he beat his ex-girlfriend for two hours and attempted to drown her in the bathtub. According to a report from the Rock Hill Police Department, the incident began at an apartment on Main Street around … Continue reading »

Police: Men stole 15 iPads from Walmart

By John Cominsky – email ROCK HILL, SC (WBTV) – Rock Hill Police are looking for two men caught on surveillance video stealing 15 Apple iPads from a local store. The theft happened Sunday between 2 and 3 a.m. at the Walmart on Dave Lyle Boulevard. Officers responded to a call from the store’s Loss … Continue reading »

Woman accused of stealing birthday cake from Walmart

Lexington, SC (WBTV/WIS)- Investigators say a Rock Hill woman stole a birthday cake she had preordered for her daughter.A Lexington County Sheriff’s Department incident report shows officers responded to the Walmart on South Lake Drive on December 29, in reference to a larceny. The store’s loss prevention officer told deputies 24-year-old Michante Staley came into … Continue reading »

3 charged with stealing scrap metal from burned Rock Hill McDonald’s site

By Jonathan McFadden —jmcfadden@heraldonline.com ROCK HILL — Three Rock Hill men were arrested Friday after police say they stole more than $2,000 in scrap metal from the wreckage site of the burned McDonald’s on East Main Street. Police were called to the McDonald’s, destroyed two weeks ago by a fire, after a Rock Hill man and Charlotte … Continue reading »

12 cited for underage drinking at Rock Hill party

By Staff Reports — The Herald ROCK HILL — Twelve minors were cited Saturday night when Rock Hill police responded to an underage drinking party at a home on Farrow Road. Police arrived at the home to find three people getting into their vehicles. Officers asked them if the party involved underage drinking, but the teens said … Continue reading »

Police: Man points gun at child during Rock Hill home invasion

By Jonathan McFadden — jmcfadden@heraldonline.com ROCK HILL — A 12-year-old Rock Hill girl says a man wearing a panda mask broke into her room, held her at gunpoint and misfired the gun after he chased a woman through the house Friday afternoon. Around 5:30 p.m., police went to a home on the 1100 block of Ellen Avenue after … Continue reading »

DSS criminal background check incomplete in Rock Hill child abuse case

By Jonathan McFadden — jmcfadden@heraldonline.com ROCK HILL — York County’s office of the state Department of Social Services agreed to place an 8-year-old Rock Hill boy into the care of his uncle – a convicted felon – without doing a comprehensive background check on the uncle, agency officials confirmed on Friday. The boy had been removed last year … Continue reading »

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