BERKELEY COUNTY, S.C.–Two people are behind bars on drug charges following a traffic stop in Berkeley County this week. On Monday, deputies conducted a lawful traffic stop on a red Chevrolet Tahoe. Deputies got consent from the back seat passenger, later identified as 38-year-old Thomas Walter Ward, Jr., to be searched. As a result of the search, deputies located Meth […]
ST. STEPHEN, S.C.–American Red Cross disaster-trained volunteers are assisting a family whose home, located on Roosevelt Drive in Saint Stephens, was damaged by a fire late this morning.
BERKELEY COUNTY, S.C.–There’s never a dull moment when working in law enforcement. You never know who or what you may encounter. New Year’s Eve was certainly no exception for Berkeley County deputies. On December 31, deputies were out conducting traffic safety checkpoints in the area of College Park Road. At some point during the checkpoint, a tan truck approached. While […]
BERKELEY COUNTY, S.C.–The Berkeley County Sheriff’s Office is asking the public for help in identifying the car scene in the above image. During the early morning hours of Monday, January 7, the vehicle was involved with a grand larceny from the Berkeley County School District Maintenance Facility located on Old Highway 52 in Moncks Corner. During the theft, over $12,000 […]
BERKELEY COUNTY, S.C.–Deputies say a man stole thousands of dollars worth of merchandise from a Berkeley County business and led officers on a high-speed chase into the next county over. According to the Berkeley County Sheriff’s Office, deputies were patrolling the area of Old Highway 52 after a burglary to a commercial business presently under construction. Between $15,000 – $20,000 […]
ST. STEPHEN, S.C.–The Berkeley County community came together over the weekend to remember a St. Stephen police officer who made the ultimate sacrifice nearly 30 years ago. On January 6, 1990, Patrolman Joshua L. Milligan with the St. Stephen Police Department lost his life in the line of duty while responding to a domestic disturbance call. He was killed while […]
BERKELEY COUNTY, S.C.–Two firefighters have been rushed to a local hospital following injuries they sustained while responding to a house fire in Berkeley County. According to the Moncks Corner Rural Fire Department, around 10:30 a.m. firefighters began working a structure fire on Big Nick Lane. First arriving unit reported heavy fire from a single family dwelling. Crews on the scene […]
MONCKS CORNER, S.C.–Going to the store late on New Year’s Day was the last thing a Moncks Corner man felt like doing, but he says he had a feeling he should get up and go buy a Mega Millions® ticket. He’s glad he did. The next morning, he opened his newspaper to the lottery results and realized the ticket he almost didn’t […]
BERKELEY COUNTY, S.C.—Berkeley County Sheriff Duane Lewis kicked off 2019 beginning his first full term as sheriff. On Wednesday, he was sworn in by South Carolina Attorney General Alan Wilson inside the Berkeley County courthouse in Moncks Corner. “I think many of you know that this is not a job for me. It’s really a way of life. It’s something […]
GOOSE CREEK, S.C.–A husband and wife have died in an apparent murder-suicide, according to Berkeley County Coroner Bill Salisbury. On Saturday at around 5 p.m., 911 dispatcher received a call of a domestic disturbance on Samantha Way in Goose Creek. Berkeley County Sheriff deputies were dispatched to the address and found two people lying in the yard, both with gunshot […]
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