GOOSE CREEK, S.C.–If you heard a helicopter flying over the US 52/176 area early Friday morning, it was the Charleston County Sheriff’s Office Aviation Unit assisting GCPD and Berkeley County deputies searching for an armed robbery suspect. Police say the suspects are believed to have committed robberies at the Sunoco (608 Redbank Rd.) and near Auto Zone (118 St. James […]
BERKELEY COUNTY, S.C.—A Berkeley County firefighter accused of setting fire to the Walgreens in Moncks Corner has now been charged with doing the same to a church in the Macedonia community. The two fires occurred just days apart from one another. Randy Wayne Cannon, 18, has been charged with arson—second degree, a felony which carries three to 25-year sentence in […]
BERKELEY COUNTY, S.C.–After losing their lease in their longtime location on Cypress Gardens Road, Doc Williams SPCA will soon be moving to a new location. “We are opening as a NO KILL facility with free roaming cat room and indoor/outdoor dog runs,” stated director Marcia Atkinson. “We ARE taking the animals with us! Come see us for yourself.” The shelter […]
BERKELEY COUNTY, S.C.–The Berkeley County Sheriff’s Office is asking the public for help in locating a man wanted for questioning following a recent fire at Macedonia Church of God Prophecy. The church is located on Church of God Road in the Macedonia community. On Friday night, flames tore through the building, causing the roof to partially collapse. For the small […]
ST. STEPHEN, S.C.–The Berkeley County Sheriff’s Office is investigating a body found early Thursday morning in St. Stephen. According to Berkeley County Coroner Bill Salisbury, around 4:30 a.m. a newspaper delivery lady found 81-year-old Edward Wagner of St. Stephen lying in his front yard. EMS was called to the scene and determined he was deceased. The cause of death has not been […]
BERKELEY COUNTY, S.C.–What a difference today makes! If one thing is certain, Berkeley County has come a long way in the last 100+ years. If you need proof, just check out the above photo. Recognize it? Believe it or not, it’s the Goose Creek Bridge, the main road into Goose Creek at the time. The year was around 1900, and […]
BERKELEY COUNTY, S.C.–The substance the shut down the courthouse on California Avenue Tuesday and sent several people to this hospital has tested positive for heroin, according to Berkeley County officials. “The building was evacuated out of an abundance of caution,” stated Chief Deputy Mike Cochran with the Berkeley County Sheriff’s Office. More than five people were transported to a nearby […]
BERKELEY COUNTY, S.C.–Deputies with the Berkeley County Sheriff’s Office say they are trying to locate and identify the woman pictured in the images provided. Investigators say they want to question her in reference to an armed robbery that occurred Monday morning at the Sunoco convenience store located at 1519 Redbank Road, in Goose Creek. Anyone with information is asked to please […]
ST. STEPHEN, S.C.–American Red Cross disaster-trained volunteers say they assisted a family whose home, located on Skyrocket Lane in St. Stephen, was damaged by fire Saturday. The Red Cross provided two adults living inside the house with financial assistance for food, clothing, lodging, and other essentials, and comfort kits containing personal hygiene items. The St. Stephen Fire Department responded to […]
BERKELEY COUNTY, S.C.–The Berkeley County Sheriff’s Office has earned reaccreditation from the Commission on Accreditation of Law Enforcement Agencies (CALEA). The Berkeley County Sheriff’s Office was initially accredited in 2013. By receiving reaccredited status from CALEA, an agency is recognized by its peers that it meets or exceeds the key benchmarks for the profession in over 400 different standards areas. […]
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