BERKELEY COUNTY, S.C–The Berkeley County Sheriff’s Office has charged a woman with attempted murder for a shooting that happened Sunday night near Cypress Gardens Rd. Authorities say that when deputies responded to 303 Winnow Court in the Planters Trace subdivision, they found a man in the home with a gunshot wound to his chest. Shelly Anne Taylor, 36, has also […]
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Elderly man killed after tree falls on house
HANAHAN, S.C.–Shortly after midnight on early Monday morning, Berkeley Co. Coroner Bill Salisbury says a 911 dispatcher received a call advising that large tree fell on a house at 5 Leone Ct. in the Otranto community of Hanahan. The coroner says William Carl Klein, 72, was in his upstairs den, sitting in a chair when the tree fell and pinned […]
Berkeley Co. deputies locate missing elderly woman
BERKELEY COUNTY, S.C. (WCIV) – A representative with the Berkeley County Sheriff’s Office says a missing 71-year-old has been found safe and safe. Gladis Callum was originally reported missing on Friday after she was last seen on College Park Road. According to deputies, Callum was last seen walking from the Sunoco Station around 3:30 p.m. Fortunately, she was located a […]
Report: Woman checking on furniture finds Moncks Corner man’s body
DORCHESTER CO., S.C.–According to an incident report, we now know that it was a woman checking on her couch kept inside a shed along Highway 61 who first discovered the body of 24-year-old Drew Shumway of Moncks Corner. Shumway was reported missing just six days earlier on April 5th. In the report, the woman told deputies the victim’s body was […]
Huger man charged with murder accused of punching officer, kicking another inside jail
MONCKS CORNER, S.C.–A Huger man is facing multiple assault charges after deputies say he attacked two deputies inside the Berkeley County jail in late March. According to the incident report, a detention officer was moving 30-year-old Benjamin Dubois III, of French Quarter Creek Road, to another location of the jail after reportedly covering the camera in his cell as well […]
Officers arrest man in “chop shop” operation, recover 3 stolen vehicles
BERKELEY COUNTY, S.C.–According to Dan Moon, a spokesperson with the Berkeley Co. Sheriff’s Office, a joint investigation by his department and the Summerville Police Department has led to the arrest of one person and the recovery of three stolen vehicles. Moon says the two agencies were conducting an investigation into the location of several stolen vehicles in the Pringletown area […]
Google workers forced to evacuate after bomb threat
BERKELEY COUNTY, S.C.—Shortly before 9 a.m. workers inside Google were forced to evacuate after a reported bomb threat. According to a source at the scene, about 300 employees evacuated to the company’s parking lot where they remained until about 3:30 p.m. It was reported that a threatening note found in one of the portable toilets indicated that there would be […]
Court documents: Ex-deputy sold revolver, shotgun to individuals with criminal records
BERKELEY COUNTY, S.C.–According to a federal court indictment, on December 17, 2013 Tony Riley, now an ex-deputy with the Berkeley Co. Sheriff’s Office, knowingly sold a Mossberg Maverick 88 shotgun to a person under indictment for a crime punishable by imprisonment for a term exceeding one year. Two days later after selling the first firearm, court records show that Riley, […]
Berkeley Co. honors emergency dispatchers
BERKELEY COUNTY, S.C.–The Berkeley County 911 Communications Center is celebrating National Public Safety Telecommunications Week from April 13th – 19th by honoring dispatchers during this week and has named Ashley Taylor “Telecommunicator of the Year” for 2013. This week, sponsored by the Association of Public Safety Communications Officials (APCO) International, honors the thousands of men and women who respond to […]
Cops: Elderly, disabled vet robbed at gunpoint and assaulted
GOOSE CREEK, S.C.–On Friday, Goose Creek Police responded to the Sunoco gas station on Saint James Avenue in response to an armed robbery. When officers arrived, they say they found the victim sitting in the driver’s seat with a towel to his head, and bleeding heavily from the left temple area of his head. The victim then proceeded to tell […]
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