Reports taken from Sept. 4 to Sept. 12
A North Charleston woman called the police on Sept. 5 when her upstairs apartment neighbor allegedly threatened her with a gun after she pounded on the ceiling with a broom to get him to quiet down. North Charleston police encouraged the woman to move into a new apartment or file for a restraining order.
Kindergarten rules
Mount Pleasant police on Sept. 12 had to explain to a grown adult (and his attorney) that name-calling is not criminal assault after he and his landlord reportedly got into a verbal argument over a threatened eviction. The landlord allegedly called the man “stupid,” resulting in the police call.
Vacation’s over
Charleston police on Sept. 5 caught a New York man sleeping on a downtown sidewalk with a couple empties nearby. Police determined he had an outstanding warrant in Georgia for larceny, and arrested him. We hope the drinks were something beachy and the nap was nice, at least.
Time to party?
Charleston police on Sept. 7 approached two women drinking on a downtown corner. One of the women must have thought the police were there for a party, because as they approached, she reportedly exclaimed, “Yeah, I drink!” and began “guzzling” a 16-ounce can of beer. She was, disappointingly, mistaken.
Just to be safe
North Charleston police on Sept. 4 saw a woman through the window of a Rivers Avenue hotel room laying backwards in bed, and immediately busted down the door, thinking she could have been overdosing. The woman explained she just likes to sleep like that sometimes. Police confirmed that she was totally OK, if not a bit bizarre.
That actually worked?
Mount Pleasant police on Sept. 12 attempted to pull over a Mount Pleasant woman for speeding, but she evaded police. Charleston police later stopped by her home, and she explained that she “didn’t know what to do,” because she had never been pulled over before. Mount Pleasant police ticketed her for speeding and nothing more.
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