Reports taken from May 24 to June 4
Boys will be boys
Charleston police on June 1 were notified after a group of first graders started a game they told the principal was called “hit the nuts” which continued into the classroom after recess. You can probably guess as to the rules of the game, which is, admittedly, not the best game to play in a classroom, but why involve the police in this?
I bet this house smells amazing
North Charleston police received a call on May 24 after two unknown shoplifters reportedly stole 59 candles from a home goods store in Tanger Outlets. The caller didn’t have any other information, but added that the total value of the stolen candles was $1,659.
Solid explanation, carry on
Charleston police on June 2 responded after a downtown man was awakened by the sound of a man screaming at 5 a.m. Police arrived and saw a shirtless man standing on the porch across the street. They asked what was going on, and the man explained he was standing on his porch shirtless and screaming at 5 a.m. He was cited for disturbing the peace. Good detective work, boys.
Well if you say so
A downtown bar manager on June 3 discovered one of the registers was short of money. Suspecting theft, she called the employee who had been working the register to demand she return the money. The employee replied, “Call 12,” referring to the police. The manager now has a case number and an investigator is working the case, so it seems she got what she wanted.
It was just gas-station wine
Charleston police were called to a Sam Rittenberg Boulevard gas station on June 4 after a woman paid for a bottle of wine, dropped (and broke) it outside, then went back in to get a second bottle. She told police she had already paid for the bottle, referring to the first, now broken, bottle, but police explained that’s not quite how it works.
It’s a trick question!
Charleston police on June 4 pulled over a driver on Maybank Highway for suspected driving under the influence. Officers asked the driver, on a scale of one to 10, how drunk would he rate himself. He answered four, which, to his shock, was still considered drunk. When will folks learn that anything more than a zero is the wrong answer?
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