BERKELEY COUNTY, S.C.–According to Berkeley Co. Sheriff’s Office Spokesperson Dan Moon, deputies have arrested four individuals in connection with a burglary and home invasion in Berkeley County that occured around 4:30 a.m. Monday. Moon says deputies located a silver Dodge Durango in Summer Creek Mobile Home Park on College Park Road that was a vehicle suspected to have been used […]
GOOSE CREEK, S.C.—According to Goose Creek police, on Monday shortly before 1:00 a.m. officers responded to an armed robbery at the Kangaroo Gas Station on Redbank Road. The victim reportedly told police that the suspect walked into the store and demanded that he give him the cash from the register. According to the victim, the suspect claimed he was moving […]
ST. STEPHEN, S.C.—Some scary moments recently for a couple working inside a St. Stephen convenience store when they got the scare of probably a life time. According to St. Stephen Police, three men dressed entirely in black and wearing masks entered Palmetto Food on Byrnes Drive in late September. Inside the store, officers say the suspects assaulted a store worker […]
BERKELEY COUNTY, S.C.–On Monday around 11:15 a.m. Lawrence Phillips, 70, of Eutawville was the back seat passenger in a minivan when it ran head-on with a logging truck, according to Berkeley County Coroner Bill Salisbury. The coroner says the accident happened on Old State Road near the Wassamassaw Swamp Bridge. He was pronounced dead on the scene by the coroner. […]
GOOSE CREEK, S.C.—The Goose Creek Police Department is requesting the public’s help in identifying the individual in the provided photo. According to police, a girl told officers that she was was shopping with her mother when she noticed a black male following her inside the Walmart Supercenter on St. James Avenue. She reportedly told police that she was on the […]
This weekend, zombies invaded the south, and ‘The Berkeley Observer’ got caught up in it all. See, we were there to cover the infection. Unfortunately, we became the victim. We were simply no match for ‘the walkers.’ We called out to the governor for help, but he just tried to shoot us. Okay—all jokes aside. We were actually in Atlanta […]
BERKELEY COUNTY, S.C.—On Friday, five Berkeley County detention officers were ordered to pay $2.95 million after a jury found them liable for the death of David Allan Woods, an inmate at the Hill-Finklea Detention Center who reportedly died under their watch on November 11, 2010. His estate filed a civil lawsuit in late 2012. A U.S. District Court judge heard […]
Berkeley County folks clearly have a sense of humor when it comes to naming roads. Below are just a few of the street signs we recently came across in our travels across the biggest county in the Palmetto State. Some of them will make you laugh, shake your head or both. Enjoy 🙂 1. We’re not sure what kind of […]
BERKELEY COUNTY, S.C.–On November 8th officers from the Berkeley County Sheriff’s Office and community members have an opportunity to come together in an informal, neutral space to discuss community issues, build relationships and drink coffee. According to Berkeley Co. Spokesperson Dan Moon, the majority of contacts law enforcement has with the public happen during emergencies, or emotional situations. Moon says […]
BERKELEY COUNTY, S.C.—According to Crimestoppers, Kendra Morgan-Stevens, who is the mother of Ariel Morgan, has raised an additional $7,440 to be added to the usual Crimestoppers reward of $1000. This now brings the total reward amount is now $8440. This reward will be paid for information that leads to the arrest and conviction of the person or persons responsible for […]
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