Richland County Mallard Street, 100 block: A man and woman were arrested and charged with possession of marijuana after they were pulled over due to a window tinting violation and a cracked windshield. When officers approached the car, the duo tried to pass a bag of the drug between them as they were being searched. Officers caught the attempted dupe and both people went to jail.

Percival Road and Long Shadow Lane: A woman was arrested at 4 pm Sunday after police saw her doubled over in the street. While officers watched, the report said that they saw her walk a few steps, grab her stomach, and go into a crouching position. When they approached her to see if she needed help, she told them she was having horrible stomach pains and asked them if it could be the result of some crack cocaine she had just smoked. They transported her to the hospital but when they ran her name through the computer, they found she was wanted on a parole violation. The hospital security was notified to release the woman to police after treatment.

Two Notch and Cushman Roads: A woman was arrested at 12:30 am Thursday after police noticed her driving erratically and pulled her over. As officers approached the car, they smelled a strong odor of alcohol and noticed an empty 24–ounce beer bottle on the floorboard. The woman immediately confessed that she had polished off the beer after smoking some crack cocaine. She additionally told them she had no valid driver’s license and that the license tag on her car was stolen. The cooperative driver was charged and taken to jail.

Forest Acres Trenholm Road, 5200 block: A man was arrested at the Forest Acres Police Department Thursday after he tried to apply for a job. When he filled out the application, it was discovered that he had a warrant for his arrest on a petit larceny charge. A judge was contacted and the man agreed to pay his $1,092.50 fine in lieu of serving the 30–day sentence. He was not hired by the department.

Forest Drive, 3000 block: A man was arrested Tuesday after he tried to cash a forged $3,640 check. A bank employee became suspicious and contacted the account holder who said the check was stolen. Police were called, and the man was arrested. During the arrest he gave officers two $50 bills that he said were from another forged check he cashed earlier in the day.

Academy Way, 100 block: Police were called to a home at noon Tuesday after a 78–year–old female resident received a call from a man who said he was her grandson and had been in a car accident and needed her to wire him $950 in Canada. He would call her back with the details and to get her debit card number so he could pay her back, the caller said. An officer was there at the appointed time of the next call and when he spoke to the man, the man said the woman had won 2.5 million dollars in an international lotto and only needed to wire $375 to a Jamaican address. When the officer identified himself, the caller abruptly hung up, a report said.

Clemson Road, 5000 block: A female student was sent home from school at 2:30 Wednesday after she allegedly struck another 14–year–old student in the head. A report said the female stated she was going to “set it off,” and the male told her to go ahead and do it. At that point witnesses said she hit him several time about his head and shoulders. She was released to the custody of her mother.