Blotter: How many candles do you need?

Reports taken from March 30 – April 20

How many candles do you need?

Three North Charleston women were described as having filled three shopping baskets with candles on April 14 and leaving a Tanger Outlets store without paying. Whatever ritual they’re planning with all these candles, it must smell wonderful — and we want in.

Plenty of time to fix that

North Charleston police on April 18 discovered the driver of a silver truck pulled over for a routine traffic stop had her license suspended in 2014 for failure to pay several traffic tickets. Nine years with a suspended license? Not sure if we’re disappointed or impressed.

Drug mug

Mount Pleasant police on April 20 responded to a call after a Mount Pleasant man discovered his favorite coffee mug and powdered creamer were misplaced in his apartment. Thinking little of it, he made a cup, and later said he “felt a little funny.” Yeah, he tested positive for methamphetamine, and he believes he was poisoned. Investigations are ongoing.

We wish him luck

A North Charleston man demanded an information report be taken by North Charleston police on April 17 after a Rivers Avenue store clerk charged him for the two cups of soup he asked for, instead of only charging him for one. The man claims the clerk “raised the price on him while he was in the store” and may proceed with legal action.

The feng shui is just perfect

A Mount Pleasant woman on April 18 told Mount Pleasant police that an elderly man repeatedly trespasses onto her property to stare into her living room window. Video footage shows once a week, the same man parks the same red sedan in her driveway, exits the vehicle and stares into the window for a while. Maybe he’s just looking for interior design inspiration?

Full of excuses

A downtown man told police on March 30 he had paid $3,000 in advance for a service to repave and recoat his driveway and sidewalk. The service, of course, was never conducted, and the “business owner” had several excuses as to why he could not get started on the project. The investigation is ongoing.