Via Press Release: BERKELEY COUNTY, S.C.–Solicitor Scarlett A. Wilson announced that a Berkeley County jury found Jeramy Parks guilty on Wednesday for molesting a child who was three and four years old at the time of the assaults. The victim endured continuous abuse for over two years at the hands of the defendant. Circuit Judge Deadre L. Jefferson sentenced the […]
ST. STEPHEN, S.C.–A series of bomb threats at Timberland High School have prompted Crime Stoppers authorities to offer a $500 reward for information leading to the arrest of the person responsible for making the bogus calls. The school has received three bomb threats so far this year. The first occurred back on the morning of May 21st. Shortly before 10 a.m. […]
BERKELEY COUNTY, S.C.—On Wednesday, the community not only lost a friend and dedicated family man—it lost a dedicated first responder. “He took enormous pride in volunteering at the fire departments! He had a passion for helping people,” stated his cousin, Samantha Faulk Anderson. For more than 20 years, Maywood “Tunkin” Gaskins, 56, volunteered his time helping keep people safe. He loved […]
GOOSE CREEK, S.C.–Officer Joshua Sceviour is once again proof that good cops do exist. Recently, Sceviour was patrolling the Longleaf subdivision when he encountered a cute, little boy named Kameron driving his own “patrol car” on the sidewalk. Sceviour immediately got out of his car and approached the kid while wearing a big smile on his face. No, the little […]
BERKELEY COUNTY, S.C.–According to the Berkeley County Sheriff’s Office, a string of motor vehicle break-ins and burglaries in the areas of Pinopolis and Moncks Corner has resulted in the arrests of five adults and a 16-year-old juvenile. During the evening hours of September 12th through the early morning hours of September 15th, six motor vehicle break-ins and two burglaries were reported […]
BERKELEY COUNTY, S.C.–According to the Berkeley County Sheriff’s Office, deputies responded to multiple vehicle break-ins the Pinopolis area on Monday night. Deputies say several items were stolen from a number of vehicles. Officers made four arrests after they say the suspects had the stolen items with them and inside their own vehicles. “Often, when these crimes happen, there are multiple victims […]
BERKELEY COUNTY, S.C.—During Monday night’s Berkeley County council meeting, Lt. Will Rogers was sworn in under Duane Lewis. When a new sheriff takes takes office, each deputy in the department must take the oath from him or her. Lewis officially took office on June 12th, replacing longtime sheriff Wayne DeWitt who resigned earlier this year. During the event, dozens of people […]
BERKELEY COUNTY, S.C.–According to Berkeley County Coroner Bill Salisbury, on August 22, 2015 at 7 p.m., 51 year old Kevin Marshall, of Moncks Corner, was struck by a pick-up truck. Salisbury stated that Marshall was on his 4-wheeler on O.T. Wallace Blvd. when he was hit. He was transported to MUSC for treatment. The coroner said that he died on September […]
MONCKS CORNER, SC – Berkeley County Sheriff Duane Lewis is scheduled to swear in Lieutenant Will Rogers at the beginning of the September 14th Berkeley County Council meeting. When a new sheriff takes office, each deputy in the department must take the oath from the new sheriff. With Lieutenant Rogers in the hospital and recovery since Sheriff Lewis took office, […]
BERKELEY COUNTY, S.C.–Two detectives from Tennessee have been traveling back and forth to Berkeley County, looking for clues into the disappearance of China Videon. “She was a normal 16-year-old girl. She had a job. She was working to pay for a car that she bought for herself. She lived at home with her mother and her sister,” Detective Steve Craig told WCBD-TV. […]
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