Tag: Berkeley County Sheriff’s Office

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Rescue Squad Honors Deputies Shot In The Line Of Duty

BERKELEY COUNTY, S.C.–During the Berkeley County Rescue Squad‘s annual Christmas dinner Friday night at Wampee in Pinopolis, two special guests were in attendance: Cpl. Kimber Gist and Captain Will Rogers of the Berkeley County Sheriff’s Office. Both were shot in the line of duty nine months apart from one another. Chief Bill Salisbury and the rest of the rescue squad […]

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Person Who Led Berkeley County Deputies On Chase Dies After Striking Tree

  BERKELEY COUNTY, S.C.–One person is dead following a high speed chase that ended in Charleston County after the driver struck a tree, according to the Charleston County Sheriff’s Office. Shortly before 11:00 p.m., Major Eric Watson stated that deputies with the Charleston County Sheriff’s Office were dispatched to investigate a fatal collision that occurred on Highway 78 near Von […]

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1 Dead, 1 Injured Following Goose Creek Shooting

GOOSE CREEK, S.C.–One person is dead and another person injured following a shooting Tuesday night in Goose Creek. Deputies say two people have been charged in connection with the crime. Berkeley County Deputy Coroner Bill Salisbury has identified the murder victim as 20-year-old Nicholas bradley Valentine of Goose Creek. Officials say he was a passenger in a car and found […]

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Berkeley County Deputies Investigating Goose Creek Double Shooting

GOOSE CREEK, S.C.–According to Chief Deputy Mike Cochran, deputies are on the scene of a double shooting. Shortly before 10:30 p.m. Tuesday, Cochran stated that the shooting reportedly happened along Pineshadow Drive near Red Bank Road in unincorporated Goose Creek. The two victims have been taken to an area hospital. Deputies have not released their conditions. “The deputies and detectives are actively working this […]

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Deputies: Man Arrested After Stealing 2 Vehicles, Causing Multiple Crashes

BERKELEY COUNTY, S.C.–A man deputies say caused quite chaotic scene along Highway 17-A and Myers Road during Monday rush hour is behind bars. Officers say Jonathan Wilmer Venable, 32, of Ladson crashed a stolen white F-150 into multiple vehicles and became disabled. Authorities say he then stole a black Chevrolet Tahoe, fled and then crashed into two more vehicles and […]

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Deputies: Moncks Corner Man Accused Of Stealing Trailer Behind Bars

BERKELEY COUNTY, S.C.–A Moncks Corner man is behind bars and charged with stealing a trailer  from a home in the Stoney Landing subdivision. According to the Berkeley County Sheriff’s Office, video actually captured a green Ford Expedition towing  the stolen trailer on Old Highway 52 on Monday. “A photo of this Expedition and trailer was posted on the Berkeley County […]

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Police: Camera Captures Stolen Trailer, Suspect Wanted

MONCKS CORNER, S.C.–Moncks Corner police are on the lookout for a suspect who they say stole a 4X6 white cargo trailer Monday. Officers say the trailer was stolen from a home located along the 13-hundred block of Francis Marion Circle in the Stoney Landing subdivision in Moncks Corner. Not long after the crime was committed, authorities say the trailer was eventually located […]

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Deputies: Suspect Flees, Crashes Vehicle After Meth, Heroin Found In Home

BERKELEY COUNTY, S.C.–Shortly after midnight on Tuesday, the Drug Enforcement Unit of the Berkeley County Sheriff’s Office executed a search warrant in the Summerville area of Berkeley County. They were also attempting to serve an arrest warrant for Charles Simmons Harris III for Distribution of Methamphetamine. Upon execution of the search warrant Harris was not at the residence, however during […]

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Deputies: Suspect Who Crashed Car Into A House & Fled Scene Finally Arrested

BERKELEY COUNTY, S.C.–Less than 48 hours after deputies say a man crashed his car into a house on Princeton Road Wednesday night after trying to flee, an arrest in the case has been made. Fredrick Hayes Kellar, 24, of unincorporated Goose Creek has been arrested by detectives with the Berkeley County Sheriff’s Drug Enforcement Unit. Kellar was identified as the […]

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Car Crashes Into Home After Fleeing From Deputies During Traffic Stop Attempt

BERKELEY COUNTY, S.C.–One person inside a house in Goose Creek received minor injures after a car fleeing law enforcement crashed into the residence. Around 8 p.m. on Wednesday, officials say members of the Berkeley Narcotics Drug Enforcement Unit were on patrol in the area of Howe Hall Road in unincorporated Goose Creek when they saw an Acura sedan commit a traffic […]