BERKELEY COUNTY, S.C.–Berkeley County deputies say they are investigating a suspicious death in Summerville. Authorities say a couple found a woman’s body behind a business along with her car around the 200 block of McLaurin Avenue. The female victim has not been identified. “The particulars are not available at this time as this is an active scene,” stated Chief Mike […]
ST. STEPHEN, S.C.–The Berkeley County Coroner’s Office is currently responding to a 4-wheeler accident with death, according to Coroner Bill Salisbury. The coroner stated that the accident happened near St. Stephen around 4 p.m. More details will be provided as it becomes available. In 2014, there were an estimated 93,700 ATV-related, emergency department-treated injuries in the United States. An estimated […]
The Tri-County Law Enforcement Memorial Ceremony will be held Wednesday, May 10, at Park Circle in North Charleston at 11 am. Since the first known line-of-duty-death in 1791, more than 20,000 U.S. law enforcement officers have made the ultimate sacrifice. The Tri-County area experienced its first loss in 1879, when Charleston Police Sergeant John Harlow was shot and killed while […]
BERKELEY COUNTY, S.C.–Another person has lost their life in a traffic accident on Cainhoy Road in less than a week. On Saturday Dontez Jarell Wigfall, 24, of Cainhoy ran off the right side of the road and overturned several times. He was ejected from his sedan and was not wearing a seatbelt, according to Berkeley County Coroner Bill Salisbury. The […]
BERKELEY COUNTY, S.C.–The Exchange Club of Charleston recently recognized a Berkeley County deputy shot in the line of duty last year. On Thursday, Exchange members presented Cpl. Kimber Kist with the “Blue & Gold Wounded in Service Award, the club’s highest tribute to firefighters and law enforcement. She was presented with flowers, a medal and certificate. According to the National Exchange […]
BERKELEY COUNTY, S.C.–An early morning traffic accident has left one person dead. On Friday at 5:20 a.m. Kenneth Tuten, 19, of Cordesville was on his way to work traveling on Cainhoy Road in Huger when his SUV ran off the right side of the roadway and struck a tree, authorities stated. He was pronounced dead on the scene by Coroner […]
CROSS, S.C.–On Thursday at 8:10 p.m. 33-year-old Terry Wayne Morris, Jr. was walking in the roadway on Mudville Road in Cross, when he was struck by a vehicle. He was pronounced dead on the scene by Coroner Bill Salisbury. The accident was investigated by the Berkeley County Coroner’s Office and the SC Highway Patrol.
BERKELEY COUNTY, S.C.–A Goose Creek man is behind bars after Berkeley County deputies say he stabbed his girlfriend in the neck and chest following an argument Tuesday in the couple’s vehicle. Deputies say the suspect, JD Gray II, was driving his truck with the victim inside of it as they returned to his home from Ryan’s Steakhouse in Summerville. According […]
MONCKS CORNER, S.C.–American Red Cross disaster-trained volunteers are assisting a family whose home, located on Oakley Road in Moncks Corner, was damaged by a fire this morning. The Moncks Corner Rural Fire Department responded to the blaze. The Red Cross is helping two adults by providing financial assistance for food, clothing, other essentials, and comfort kits containing personal hygiene items. While spring may have sprung and […]
BERKELEY COUNTY, S.C.–The South Carolina Law Enforcement Officers Hall of Fame held an induction ceremony Wednesday for seven South Carolina law enforcement officers killed in the line of duty. One of those officers, Allen L. Jacobs, died in 2016. The HOF also inducted six officers from years past–including two Berkeley County law enforcement officers. These officers were found to be line-of-duty […]
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