Blotter: Must have been a ghost

Reports taken from June 15 to June 22

Must have been a ghost

A Mount Pleasant man reported his car had been broken into June 22 while it was parked outside his Sago Palm Court residence. Mount Pleasant police investigated and found no suspicious fingerprints on or inside the vehicle, and nothing seemed to have been stolen. The officer still had to write up a report — time well spent.

Anyone got a jump?

A North Charleston man’s car died in the middle of West Montague Avenue June 21, and attempts to jump start the car by himself and a responding North Charleston police officer were “unsuccessful.” The man reportedly became “irate” with officers when they decided the car needed to be towed. What was it again? Positive to positive, negative to … I’ll just call my dad.

Can almost hear “Yakety Sax”

Security footage from a Mount Pleasant car wash on Long Point Road shows a sedan pull into the vehicle bay on June 21 from the wrong side, hit the control arm, back up, nearly hitting multiple other pieces of equipment, and finally reverse out of the car wash, leaving in the wrong direction. Pretty sure we saw that YouTube video 10 years ago.

Etsy store soon to close

Charleston police arrested four women June 15 on allegations of stealing nearly $3,000 in perfume from a Sam Rittenberg Boulevard cosmetics store, according to a police report. One of the suspects reportedly had three prior convictions for similar crimes, but the arrests apparently may now end a serial smell-good spree of scintillating proportions.

He meant other than the crack pipe

North Charleston police on June 21 arrested a man caught panhandling by an Interstate 26 on-ramp on Ashley Phosphate Road. Officers asked if he had any drugs or weapons and he said no, but police then found a glass pipe that he said was for “smoking crack.” Great listening.

Easier than we thought

A suspected shoplifter evaded Mount Pleasant police June 20 by merging in and out of several lanes in heavy traffic on Interstate 526. Pursuing officers called off the chase to ensure the safety of other drivers. This is the second report like this we’ve read in the last week — which means it must be easier to outrun the cops than we thought. Or they’re not into chasing folks as much.