BERKELEY COUNTY, S.C.—A Sangaree man faced a judge in bond court Thursday evening accused of drug, kidnapping, gun and assault and battery charges stemming from an incident deputies say occurred inside his home on Village Green Circle Friday night. A judge set a $460,000 bond for Rueben Alton Gretton, 36, on all the charges and was ordered to have absolutely […]

BERKELEY COUNTY, S.C.—According to Berkeley Co. Sheriff’s Spokesperson Dan Moon, officers responded to a residential alarm late Friday night at 318 Village Green Circle. Moon says the deputies met with a 21-year-old male victim who indicated that he had set the alarm after fleeing a home where he was being held there against his will. Officials say the victim indicated […]

The S. C. Law Enforcement Division’s Forensic Services Laboratory has attained ISO 17025 International Accreditation through the American Society of Crime Laboratory Directors Laboratory Accreditation Board International Program, SLED announced today. “SLED’s Forensics Laboratory is the first and longest serving full service forensic laboratory in the state,” according to Major Todd Hughey, PhD., SLED’s laboratory director. “First accredited nationally in […]

MONCKS CORNER, S.C.–According to Berkeley County Coroner Bill Salisbury, shortly before 9 a.m. on Thursday,  Stephen Kuffel, 33, of Moncks Corner was working at Berkeley Scrap Metal in Moncks Corner. While there the coroner says he was using a cutting torch when an explosion took place. Kuffel was reportedly using the torch to cut the top out of a barrel […]

On Saturday, October 11, the American Red Cross will be kicking-off a new campaign in South Carolina and across the country to reduce deaths and injuries from home fires by as much as 25 percent over the next five years. The Red Cross campaign focuses on increasing the use of smoke alarms in neighborhoods with high numbers of home fires […]

According to a report by the Associated Press, South Carolina Attorney General Alan Wilson filed a petition late Wednesday afternoon with the state Supreme Court. In his petition, he is asking the state Supreme Court to stop a Charleston County judge from issuing marriage licenses to same-sex couples. On Wednesday, Charleston County Probate Judge Irvin G. Condon began granting applications […]