BERKELEY COUNTY, S.C.–The Berkeley County Sheriff’s Office is investigating a fatal shooting that occurred in Ladson Tuesday night. Authorities say the victim was discovered on Frank Jones Road just off College Park Road in Ladson around 9:30 p.m. When deputies arrived on the scene they found one person suffering from a gunshot wound. “Our Office has had a team of detectives […]
BERKELEY COUNTY, S.C.–According to spokesperson Dan Moon, the Berkeley County Sheriff’s Office has arrested six people in connection with two separate burglaries that occurred over the past week. Moon says that on April 19th deputies responded to a reported burglary on Rail Drive in Summerville. The victims reportedly told deputies that they returned home to find their home had been […]
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 […]
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 COUNTY, S.C.–United States Attorney Bill Nettles confirmed today that Tony Allen Riley, age 60, of Goose Creek, SC, was charged in a two-count indictment with two counts of selling a firearm to a prohibited person, a violation of Title 18, United States Code, Section 922(d). The maximum penalty Riley could receive is a fine of $250,000 and/or imprisonment of […]
BERKELEY COUNTY, S.C.–According to Dan Moon with the Berkeley County Sheriff’s Office, deputies have arrested one person and recovered what is estimated to be approximately $200,000.00 in reported stolen vehicles, motorcycles, trailers and numerous other items after uncovering, what is commonly referred to as, a “Chop Shop” operation in the St. Stephen area of Berkeley County. Berkeley County detectives received […]
BERKELEY COUNTY, S.C.—Several years ago as the county’s inmate population grew, the need for a larger jail was without question an absolute must. The county eventually built one; however, it’s been sitting dormant for several years, but it’s not by choice. Sheriff Wayne Dewitt says his office currently lacks the manpower to run it. Dewitt is hoping to change that. […]
BERKELEY COUNTY, S.C.—On June 10th, Berkeley County voters will head to the polls and vote for who they want as sheriff. Since 1995, Wayne Dewitt has served in that role. However, Lt. Brian Adams with the North Charleston Police Department is challenging him. While he is employed in Charleston County, Adams lives in Goose Creek and grew up in Berkeley […]
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