BERKELEY COUNTY, S.C.–South Carolina Attorney General Alan Wilson announced the arrest of 59-year-old Michael Edward Davidson of Summerville, S.C. on seven counts involving the sexual exploitation of minors. The Berkeley County Sheriff’s Office, a member of the S.C. Internet Crimes Against Children (ICAC) Task Force, made the arrest. Investigators say Davidson was involved in sending child pornography via file sharing. […]

CROSS, S.C.–Late Sunday afternoon, American Red Cross disaster-trained volunteers were on the scene of a fire which had destroyed a home, located on Ferguson Hill Road in Cross. The individual will be meeting with Red Cross representatives early in the week to apply for assistance. In 2013, the Palmetto South Carolina Region assisted 7,118 individuals affected by disaster. To help […]

BERKELEY COUNTY, S.C.–The Berkeley County Sheriff’s Office is now accepting applications for the position of reserve deputy. The qualified candidates will receive training at the Berkeley Co. Sheriff’s Office by certified instructors with the South Carolina Criminal Justice Academy. The training will be approximately five months in length with classes held on Tuesday and Thursday nights from 6:00 P.M. until […]

BERKELEY COUNTY, S.C.–According to the Berkeley County Coroner’s Office, at 2:30 a.m. on Valentine’s Day a sedan was traveling on Clements Ferry Road in Berkeley County when it ran off the left side of the roadway and struck several trees. The passenger, 23-year-old William James Detyens III of Charleston was pronounced dead at the scene by Chief Deputy Coroner George […]

BERKELEY COUNTY, S.C.–The Doc Williams SPCA is running extra low on space after 66 Shar-Pei dogs were recently surrendered to the shelter. The dogs’ ages range from one to 13-years-old and desperately in need of some TLC. According to shelter officials, the dogs currently lack basic veterinary care, and a large number suffer from inherited traits that result in hearing […]

PINEVILLE, S.C.–According to an American Red Cross spokesperson, disaster-trained volunteers assisted four people whose mobile home, located on Riverbank Road in Pineville, was destroyed by fire Thursday morning. The Red Cross is meeting the immediate needs of the three adults and one child by providing temporary lodging, financial assistance for food and clothing, comfort kits with personal hygiene items, and […]

GOOSE CREEK, S.C.—On Tuesday, Goose Creek Police say they responded to Stratford High School after receiving information that a male student had a gun in his book bag. According to the incident report, officers went to the student’s classroom and took the teen’s pink Nike book bag. He was then removed from the classroom for questioning. School officials reportedly searched […]

BERKELEY COUNTY, S.C.–The Berkeley County Sheriff’s Office is investigating a shooting that occurred shortly before 7:00 pm last night at the Spring Grove Mobile Home Park at 945 College Park Rd. According to BCSO Spokesperson Dan Moon, when deputies responded to the scene, they found a 15-year-old juvenile with gunshot wounds that were not life-threatening. The juvenile, who Moon says has refused to cooperate with investigators, was transported to a local […]