BERKELEY COUNTY, S.C.–A state grand jury has indicted the longtime former chief financial officer who is accused of stealing hundreds of thousands of dollars from the Berkeley County School District. Brantley D. Thomas III is facing 14 counts of embezzlement and one count of forgery. According to the S.C. Attorney General’s Office, Thomas is accused of embezzling $458,493.35 from BCSD. […]
BERKELEY COUNTY, S.C.–A South Carolina judge who’s been a familiar face inside Berkeley County courtrooms for almost the last decade won’t seek re-election after state lawmakers recently questioned her temperament on the bench. Media outlets reported that a legislative panel recently grilled Judge Kristi Lea Harrington of Hanahan about dozens of attorneys who anonymously accused her of being condescending, demeaning and […]
MONCKS CORNER, S.C.–Her most gracious royal majesty Queen Charlotte, wife to King George III, is coming to Moncks Corner! The Queen has heard much of the distant colony of Carolina and is anxious to see this enchanting land and meet its nobility. All young princes, princesses and true friends of the Crown, are invited to visit with her at The […]
MONCKS CORNER, S.C.–Authorities are on the lookout for a thief they say boldly stole a truck parked beside a gas pump in Moncks Corner recently. On November 18th, surveillance video caught a man snooping outside a white Ford F-250 left unattended at a Sunoco gas station. The driver of the truck told police that he briefly went inside the store […]
BERKELEY COUNTY, S.C.–The Berkeley County Sheriff’s Office is investigating a murder-suicide that occurred Monday morning. At approx. 11:36 a.m., the Berkeley County Sheriff’s Office responded to an address on Arabian Drive in the Summerville area of Berkeley County regarding a double shooting. Upon arrival, deputies say they found a deceased adult male and a deceased adult female in the front […]
BERKELEY COUNTY, S.C.–The Berkeley County Coroner’s Office has identified the teen killed in an ATV accident over the weekend. Deputy Coroner Kristin Mazzell has identified the victim as Brianna Bracy, 14, of Summerville. On Sunday, deputies responded to the Trinity Place Easement behind 525 Temple Road in the Ladson area in response to a 4-wheeler accident. When law enforcement arrived […]
BERKELEY COUNTY, S.C.–On November 18th, 2017, a Sunday morning, at approximately 2 a.m. the Berkeley County Sheriff’s Office responded to 3032 Kingswood Lane reference to a fall with injuries. Upon arrival it the scene they observed a male subject on the ground, unconscious and bleeding from the nose. The witnesses on-scene told the deputies that the subject had gotten out […]
GOOSE CREEK, S.C.–Goose Creek police are actively looking for a suspect they say is responsible for a shooting that occurred on Wednesday night in the heart of the city. Around 8:30 p.m., a GCPD patrol officer heard what was believed to be shots fired from the area of St. James Ave. and Gainesborough Rd. A second officer located a vehicle […]
BERKELEY COUNTY, S.C.–Attorney General Jeff Sessions announced Monday that $98,495,397 in grant funding has been awarded to 179 law enforcement agencies across the nation–including the Berkeley County Sheriff’s Office. The funding was made possible through the Department of Justice’s Office of Community Oriented Policing Services (COPS Office) COPS Hiring Program (CHP). “This is a tremendous opportunity for the Berkeley County […]
BERKELEY COUNTY, S.C.–Berkeley County School District (BCSD) leaders will expand implementation of the “Clear Bag or No Bag” entry procedure to all winter varsity sporting events to take effect at the beginning of the regular season. This proactive measure is part of an on-going safety initiative by the BCSD Safety and Security Office to continue to improve and advance district […]
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