BERKELEY COUNTY, S.C.–Shortly before 5 a.m. on Monday, July 9th deputies with the Berkeley County Sheriff’s Office responded to a report of shots being fired into an occupied apartment at 100 Swift Blvd. in the Goose Creek area of Berkeley County. At the time of the incident, a male and female were asleep inside of an apartment. The investigation showed […]
BERKELEY COUNTY, S.C.–The Berkeley County Sheriff’s Office recently arrested two suspects for the theft of a bag containing a Chinese passport and other valuables belonging to a Chinese tourist that occurred on June 19th at the 1520 North Main Street McDonalds in the Summerville area of the county. On 06-19-2018 two Chinese tourists had stopped for a meal at McDonald’s […]
BERKELEY COUNTY, S.C.–Two people are behind bars in Berkeley County after deputies say they recently stole several vehicles, equipment and a firearm. The Berkeley County Sheriff’s Office had been searching for a stolen Ford F-250 for the past week and located it Friday with the assistance of some tips from the community. Deputies responded to 1104 Whitehouse Road in rural […]
BERKELEY COUNTY, S.C.–Deputies with the Berkeley County Sheriff’s Office are on the look out for several suspects caught on camera snooping around cars in the Hunter’s Bend neighborhood. Authorities say that in the early morning hours of June 14th, three suspects walked the Ladson neighborhood, testing car door handles and taking it upon themselves to rummage through unlocked cars and […]
BERKELEY COUNTY, S.C.–A recent traffic stop led deputies to finding a Huger man in possession of stolen mail. Early Sunday morning, a deputy with the Berkeley County Sheriff’s Office was patrolling when they stopped a silver Hyundai Sonata after observing a strong odor of burning marijuana emitting from the vehicle. The occupants stated that there was marijuana on the floorboard. […]
BERKELEY COUNTY, S.C.–A recent traffic stop led to a rather interesting drug arrest, according to Berkeley County deputies. Shortly after midnight on Tuesday, June 5th a Community Action Team deputy with the Berkeley County Sheriff’s Office stopped a spray painted 2002 Volvo for a moving violation on College Park Road at Gleason Drive. After approaching the driver, the deputy observed […]
BERKELEY COUNTY, S.C.–United States Attorney Beth Drake stated Friday that Rico Reid, a/k/a “Deuce”, age 41, of Berkeley County was sentenced in federal court yesterday in Charleston for (1) Using and Carrying a Firearm During and in Relation to a Drug Trafficking Crime, (2) Possession with Intent to Distribute and Distribute of Heroin, and (3) Possession of a Firearm by […]
BERKELEY COUNTY, S.C.–The Berkeley County Coroner’s Office has released the identity of a man who drowned over the weekend in Lake Moultrie. On Sunday, May 6, at 1 P.M. 26-year-old Jason Williams, of Loris, S.C. was walking in the water with his cousin when he stepped into an area over his head and went under, according to Berkeley County Coroner […]
UPDATE FROM CORONER: The body found Saturday in Lake Marion has been identified as 74-year-old Jerome [Jerry) Ferneding of Berkeley County. He was reported overdue from a fishing trip Friday. Search was conducted by the Berkeley county sheriffs office and the South Carolina Department of natural resources. His death has been ruled accidental by the Berkeley County Coroner Bill Salisbury BERKELEY COUNTY, […]
BERKELEY COUNTY, S.C.–The Berkeley County Sheriff’s Office is asking the public’s help in locating a missing person who is possibly in the North Charleston area. Authorities say James Howard Baker, 47, was last seen on April 19. He was reported missing by his wife, deputies stated. Baker is believed to be driving a Ford F-150, grey in color bearing a SC […]
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