GOOSE CREEK, S.C.– A routine traffic stop on Highway 52 and Medway Road, near Goose Creek, led to a bit of a surprise for deputies, when they say they discovered a white powdery substance in the driver’s seat of the car they pulled over. Deputies say the substance tested positive for cocaine and the driver was arrested by the Drug […]
With the start of the hurricane season nearly upon us, Governor Nikki Haley has begun the state’s preparations by running several interactive exercises with South Carolina Emergency Management Division (SCEMD) and the South Carolina Emergency Response Team (SERT). The exercises allowed for those participating to run different scenarios in order to be fully prepared in the event that a hurricane does […]
Over a year ago, a juvenile green sea turtle was found floating off the coast of South Carolina. A group of volunteer turtle patrollers found him in August of 2012 and were easily able to catch him because he was suffering from a buoyancy issue. The turtle, affectionately known as Eddie, had scar-tissue build-up along an old boat propeller wound that […]
MONCKS CORNER, S.C.–Moncks Corner Police needs the public’s help identifying the man seen in the photos they say stole from the Moncks Corner Walmart on U.S. Highway 52 on Tuesday. According to an incident report, eyewitnesses say within ten minutes of the man entering the store, he left with a Vizio flat screen television valued at $378. Store employees attempted […]
GOOSE CREEK, S.C.–On Thursday night, deputies with the Berkeley Co. Sheriff’s Office responded to a shooting at an apartment complex on 100 Swift Boulevard. When officers arrived on scene, they say they were met by residents who reported hearing gunshots behind one of the buildings. Deputies quickly located the 23-year-old man in another apartment building, and then notified EMS. The […]
BERKELEY COUNTY, S.C.–According to Berkeley Co. Coroner Bill Salisbury, early Friday morning 22-year-old James Allen Clarkin of Johns Island was walking on Clements Ferry Road when he was struck by a vehicle. The coroner says Clarkin had been walking in the roadway and wearing dark clothing at the time of the accident. He was pronounced dead on the scene by […]
MONCKS CORNER, S.C.–According to Solicitor Scarlett Wilson’s office, 26-year-old Donte Brown will be spending quite a bit of time behind bars. After a nearly week long trial, a jury convicted the young man of three counts of armed robbery, five counts of kidnapping, burglary 2nd degree, and criminal conspiracy. Authorities say that shortly after midnight on December 24, 2011, two […]
HANAHAN– According to a spokesperson for the Red Cross, fire damaged a Hanahan man’s apartment Thursday. The apartment is located on Yeamans Hall Road. While the Hanahan Fire Department put out the fire, the American Red Cross was on scene to help the man in the recovery effort. Since the beginning of this year, the Palmetto SC Region of the […]
BERKELEY COUNTY, S.C.–According to the Berkeley Co. Sheriff’s Office, a Summerville man has been arrested on suspicion of breaking into as many as 10 vehicles in the Sangaree area. Brian Daniel Coglaiti, 32, of Keowee Ct. has been charged with breaking and entering of a motor vehicle and possession of stolen property in connection with one of the break-ins with […]
BERKELEY COUNTY, S.C.–According to the Berkeley Co. Sheriff’s Office, a teacher at Cross High School has been arrested and charged with three counts of sexual battery of a student. Dan Moon, spokesperson for the sheriff’s office, says 29-year-old Ellen Lindsay Niemiec of Summerville, turned herself into at the sheriff’s office this afternoon. She will appear before a bond court judge […]
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