Oconee County Sheriff's Office - SC, 300 South Church Street, Walhalla, SC (2026)

08/31/2026

🐾 SCENT OF HOPE KITS NOW AVAILABLE

The Oconee County Sheriff’s Office is proud to partner with Upstate Bloodhound Search and Rescue, the Oconee Sheriff’s Foundation, and Lifeline Community Church to make Scent of Hope kits available to our community FREE of charge.

Scent of Hope kits allow families and caregivers to preserve the unique scent of a child or at-risk adult ahead of time. If that individual ever runs away, wanders, or goes missing, the preserved scent can be provided to trained bloodhound search teams as an additional resource to assist in locating them.

Each kit contains the materials and instructions needed to properly collect and preserve a scent sample at home, making it easy to prepare ahead of time.

Once completed, the kit stays with the family or caregiver. The Oconee County Sheriff’s Office does not collect or store completed kits, and information from the kits is not entered into a database or used for data collection.

FREE kits are available for pickup:

📍 Oconee County Sheriff’s Office – Walhalla, SC
📅 Monday–Friday
🕣 8:30 AM–5:00 PM

We also want to extend a special THANK YOU to the Tribble Center for their help assembling and packaging the Scent of Hope kits for distribution. We appreciate their time and their role in helping make this resource available to our community!

🐾 To learn more about Upstate Bloodhound Search and Rescue, the Scent of Hope program, and the work their team does, visit their page:
https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=61552117897780

Taking a few minutes to prepare today could provide search teams with another valuable tool if a loved one ever goes missing. When every minute matters, being prepared can make a difference.

Forging Relationships to Promote a Safer Oconee

08/30/2026

🥩🧀 LONG CREEK COMMUNITY… DINNER IS ON US SEPTEMBER 15, 2026!

Good food, great people, and a stronger community—that’s what our Community Cook events are all about!

Join the Oconee County Sheriff's Office for our next FREE Community Cook at the Long Creek Community Club. We’ll be serving up Philly Cheese Steaks, chips, and a drink while enjoying an evening of conversation and fellowship with our friends and neighbors in the Long Creek community.

📅 Tuesday, September 15, 2026
🕔 5:00 p.m. – 7:00 p.m.
📍 Long Creek Community Club
12351 Long Creek Hwy
Long Creek, SC 29658

🥩 Philly Cheese Steaks
🥔 Chips
🥤 Drink
💲 100% FREE for Everyone!

Whether you live in Long Creek or anywhere else in Oconee County, bring the family, invite your friends and neighbors, and come hungry! There’s no cost, no registration, and no agenda—just a chance to share a meal, enjoy some good conversation, and spend time together as a community.

A special thank you to the Long Creek Fire Department and Long Creek Community Club for hosting us, and to the Oconee Sheriff's Foundation and Isaiah 40:31 Foundation for their generous support in helping make this event possible.

These Community Cooks give us an opportunity to meet our citizens outside of calls for service and everyday law enforcement activities, build relationships, and strengthen the trust between our Sheriff's Office and the communities we are privileged to serve.

We hope you'll pull up a chair and join us in Long Creek as we continue Forging Relationships to Promote a Safer Oconee.

Bring the family, bring a friend, and come hungry—we’ll see you September 15! 👋

08/30/2026

The Oconee County Sheriff’s Office (SC) extends our deepest condolences to the Columbia Police Department, the family and loved ones of Officer Chris Delong, his fellow law enforcement officers, and the entire Columbia community.

Officer Delong made the ultimate sacrifice in service to his community. His courage, dedication, and commitment to protecting others will not be forgotten.

When one of our own falls, the entire law enforcement family mourns. Today, we stand shoulder to shoulder with the men and women of the Columbia Police Department, offering our support and prayers as they grieve the loss of a brother, colleague, and hero.

May God provide strength, comfort, and peace to Officer Delong’s family, his department, the Columbia community, and all those who knew and served alongside him during this difficult time.

Rest in peace, Officer Chris Delong.

Your sacrifice will never be forgotten.
Your watch has ended.
We will take it from here.

🖤💙🖤

08/27/2026

(UPDATE ON AUGUST 27TH - 18 year old Nevada Josiah Normia Jones has been arrested by the Oconee County Sheriff's Office and booked into the Oconee County Detention Center).

Investigators from the Oconee County Sheriff's Office are seeking the public's help in locating 18 year old Nevada Jaziah Normia Jones of Seneca, who has been charged with one count each of Attempted Murder, Possession of a Weapon during Commission of a Violent Crime and Discharging a Firearm into a Vehicle in relation to Monday evening's shooting on Goddard Avenue on the Utica Mill Hill near Seneca.

If you have any information on her whereabouts, submit a tip to Crimestoppers, where you don’t have to give your name. Tips can be submitted to Crimestoppers by calling 1-844-71-CRIME, online at 71crime.com or by downloading the free P3 app on your mobile device.

As always with Crimestoppers, if you tip leads to an arrest, you could be eligible for a cash reward.

Earlier today, 18 year old Javon Gaylin O'Neal Leonard and 18 year old Damajion Sincere Patton, both of Seneca, were arrested on charges of Attempted Murder, Possession of a Weapon during Commission of a Violent Crime and Discharging a Firearm into a Vehicle in relation to the same shooting.

08/25/2026

(UPDATE ON AUGUST 26TH, 2026 - The Oconee County Sheriff's Office has arrested 18 year old Javon Gaylin O'Neal Leonard and 18 year old Damajion Sincere Patton on charges of Attempted Murder, Possession of a Weapon during Commission of a Violent Crime and Discharging a Firearm into a Vehicle).

8/25/2026 UPDATE ON SHOOTING IN SENECA ON UTICA MILL HILL that occurred on Monday. 8/24/2026

08/25/2026

(UPDATE ON AUGUST 26TH, 2026 - The Oconee County Sheriff's Office has arrested 18 year old Javon Gaylin O'Neal Leonard and 18 year old Damajion Sincere Patton on charges of Attempted Murder, Possession of a Weapon during Commission of a Violent Crime and Discharging a Firearm into a Vehicle).

The Oconee County Sheriff’s Office is continuing an investigation this morning into a Monday evening shooting that occurred on the Utica Mill Hill near Seneca.

At this time, no arrests have been made in the investigation.

According to Investigators, the victim was driving a vehicle when another vehicle, a 2012 Hyundai Elantra, approached from behind. Shots were fired from the Hyundai into the victim’s vehicle. The victim was struck by the gunfire.

Using a nearby FLOCK camera, Investigators were able to identify the Hyundai as the suspect vehicle.

If you have any information on this Monday evening shooting on Goddard Avenue on the Utica Mill Hill, you are asked to call Crimestoppers, where you don’t have to give your name. Tips can be submitted by calling 1-844-71-CRIME, online at 71crime.com or by downloading the free P3 app on your mobile device.

If your tip to Crimestoppers leads to an arrest, you could be eligible for a cash reward.

08/25/2026

(UPDATE ON AUGUST 26TH, 2026 - The Oconee County Sheriff's Office has arrested 18 year old Javon Gaylin O'Neal Leonard and 18 year old Damajion Sincere Patton on charges of Attempted Murder, Possession of a Weapon during Commission of a Violent Crime and Discharging a Firearm into a Vehicle).

The Oconee County Sheriff’s Office is investigating a Monday evening shooting that occurred on the Utica Mill Hill near Seneca.

Deputies from the Uniform Patrol Bureau, along with Paramedics, were dispatched at around 8:17pm to a report of a teenager who had been shot on Goddard Avenue near Sirrine Street. The patient was transported to the hospital by helicopter. The teenager’s condition is unknown at this time. Investigators from the Criminal Investigations Bureau were called to the scene. At this time, no arrests have been made in the investigation, which is in the early stages.

If you have any information on this Monday evening shooting on Goddard Avenue on the Utica Mill Hill, you are asked to call Crimestoppers, where you don’t have to give your name. Tips can be submitted by calling 1-844-71-CRIME, online at 71crime.com or by downloading the free P3 app on your mobile device.

If your tip to Crimestoppers leads to an arrest, you could be eligible for a cash reward.

08/15/2026

((UPDATE ON AUGUST 20TH, 2026 - The Oconee County Sheriff's Office is reporting that 16 year old Logan Cage Randall has been located and he is safe).

The Oconee County Sheriff’s Office is seeking the public’s help in locating a runaway teenager. 16 year old Logan Cage Randall left his residence near Newry this morning before Deputies arrived on scene to investigate a report of a disturbance. Deputies searched the area but could not locate Logan. The Missing Person’s Unit was notified and Investigators believe that Logan could in Greenville or Taylors.

If you have any information on the whereabouts of 16 year old Logan Cage Randall, you are asked to contact the Oconee County Sheriff’s Office at 864-638-4111. You can also submit a tip to Crimestoppers, where you don’t have to give your name. Tips to Crimestoppers can be submitted by calling 1-844-71-CRIME (27463), online at 71crime.com or by downloading the free P3 app on your mobile device.

08/14/2026

Temporary Cooling Center to Open in Oconee County, SC

Due to prolonged, extreme heat and high temperatures, a temporary cooling center will open its doors in Oconee County.

The cooling shelter, located at the Tim Howard Gym at 810 W. South 4th Street, in Seneca, will open its doors Friday, August 14th at 12:00 p.m. Managed by the Oconee County Community Emergency Response Team (CERT), South Carolina Department of Social Services and American Red Cross, the cooling center will be available to patrons Friday the 14th, through Monday the 17th, from 12:00 p.m. until 6:00 p.m.

Heat-related illnesses happen when the body is not able to properly cool itself. When spending time outdoors, people should be sure to properly hydrate, seek shade, and wear appropriate clothing. Anyone experiencing symptoms of heat exhaustion, including dizziness, heavy sweating, nausea and weakness should move to a cooler area, sip water and seek medical help if symptoms do not improve.

Additional information about heat-related illnesses may be found at heat.gov/heat-safety/

For additional information about the cooling center, please call (864) 638-4201 or email [email protected]

08/11/2026

🥩🧀 TODAY'S THE DAY, EBENEZER COMMUNITY!

We're cooking up something special this evening, and we'd love for you to join us!

The Oconee County Sheriff's Office (SC) Cook Team is bringing our FREE Community Cook to the Ebenezer Community Club in West Union. Come enjoy a delicious Philly Cheese Steak, bring your family and friends, and spend some time with your neighbors and members of your Sheriff's Office.

📅 Tuesday, August 11, 2026
🕔 5:00 p.m. – 7:00 p.m.
📍 Ebenezer Community Club
1110 Ebenezer Rd.
West Union, SC 29696

🥩 FREE Philly Cheese Steaks
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 FREE for Everyone!

These events are about more than just good food. They're an opportunity to connect with our community, have conversations, build relationships, and strengthen the trust that helps make Oconee County safer.

This Community Cook is proudly hosted by the Oconee County Sheriff's Office (SC) Cook Team and made possible through the generous support of the Oconee Sheriff's Foundation and the Isaiah 40:31 Foundation.

Bring your appetite, invite a friend, and pull up a chair. We can't wait to see you this evening!

Together, we're Forging Relationships to Promote a Safer Oconee.

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