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Deputies: Student Arrested After Bringing Loaded Gun To Goose Creek High School

GOOSE CREEK, S.C.–Berkeley County deputies say a student was arrested after bring a loaded firearm to Goose Creek High School. “The student was arrested without incident,” stated Chief Deputy Mike Cochran. Cochran added that no students were threatened or injured prior to the arrest. Deputies did not say what led to the arrest; however, they say more details will be released […]

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Berkeley County Announces Additional Warming Center For Saturday

GOOSE CREEK, SC – With severe winter weather expected to affect the area in the coming days, Berkeley County’s Emergency Preparedness Department announced an additional warming center will be available in Berkeley County starting Saturday night. Ridge Baptist Church, located at 2168 Ridge Church Road in Summerville, will serve as a warming center on Saturday, Sunday and Monday nights. The […]

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Berkeley County Announces Warming Center Locations For Coming Days

GOOSE CREEK, SC – With severe winter weather expected to affect the area in the coming days, Berkeley County’s Emergency Preparedness Department announced that there will be warming centers in Berkeley County starting Saturday night. Fresh Anointing Ministries, located at 551 Myers Road in Summerville, will serve as a warming center on Saturday and Sunday nights. Goose Creek United Methodist […]

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GCFD Grant Provides Smoke Detectors For Residents

GOOSE CREEK, S.C.–The Goose Creek Fire Department has a resolution for 2017: Smoke detectors in every home. Thanks to a recent grant, that resolution will come closer to reality. This past summer, the GCFD applied for ServiceMaster of Charleston’s Smoke Detector Grant Program. Goose Creek was among several area fire departments awarded the grant, which came in the form of […]

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2016 Coroner’s Report: 989 Deaths Reported In Berkeley County

BERKELEY COUNTY, S.C.–On Wednesday, the Berkeley County Coroner’s Office released a list of deaths reported and worked in Berkeley County over the last six years. According to Coroner Bill Salisbury, 12 deaths from 2016 are still pending an autopsy. The report shows that the coroner’s office responded to 989 deaths in Berkeley County last year–an increase of 56 from the previous year. […]

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Police: Armed Robbery Suspect Steals Narcotics From Goose Creek CVS

GOOSE CREEK, S.C.–According to the Goose Creek Police Department, police are still actively looking for the suspect who robbed the Goose Creek CVS on St. James Avenue one day before New Year’s Eve. Authorities say the crime happened around 7:15 p.m. and that the suspect was armed when he entered the pharmacy and demanded to know where the narcotics were […]

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Troopers: 12 People Killed Statewide During New Year’s Holiday

The South Carolina Department of Public Safety announces a preliminary number of 12 persons killed on South Carolina roadways during the New Year’s Holiday reporting period, which started Friday, December 30, 2016, at 6 p.m. and concluded Monday, January 2, 2017, at midnight. Preliminary details on these crashes are below. Interstates 2 US routes, SC roads and secondary roads 9 […]

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Police Seek “Lookout” Suspect In Walmart Armed Robbery

GOOSE CREEK, S.C.–The Goose Creek Police Department is currently looking to identify the suspect depicted in the above photograph. According to police, the suspect appeared to act as the lookout during the armed robbery and is a person of interest in that effort and the attempted murder of several customers and a Walmart employee. Authorities say the suspect entered the […]

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Moncks Corner Man Arrested On Child Pornography Charges

MONCKS CORNER, S.C.–South Carolina Attorney General Alan Wilson announced the arrest of Aaron Thomas Woodley, 42, of Moncks Corner,on 12 charges connected to sexual exploitation of minors. The Berkeley County Sheriff’s Office, a member of the Internet Crimes Against Children (ICAC) Task Force, made the arrest. Investigators with the Attorney General’s Office assisted with the investigation.   Investigators state that Woodley […]

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Suspects Steal ATM, Lead Deputies On Chase Before Crashing

BERKELEY COUNTY, S.C.–According to the Berkeley County Sheriff’s Office, deputies rescued two suspects from a burning vehicle after stealing an ATM and leading officers on a chase early Monday morning. A little after 3:00 a.m., a St. Stephen’s police unit responded to an alarm following a glass breakage at the Citgo in St. Stephen. Once on scene, a suspicious Ford Explorer […]