Reports taken from Nov. 30 to Dec. 6
Impressive resilience
A North Charleston police officer on Dec. 5 wrestled with a suspect, eventually coming to blows, before discharging his taser three separate times to force the suspect to stop fighting. Now, we aren’t advocating for entering fisticuffs with your local patrol officer, but if you’re going to, you’d obviously better make sure you can take a few hits from a taser.
Stern talking-to
Mount Pleasant police on Dec. 6 reported a man threatened to destroy his own vehicle when his family told him he couldn’t drive it that day. It almost goes without saying that the man was intoxicated. Police advised him “to not destroy any cars,” and he reportedly said he would not. Whew.
Christmas shopping
Two North Charleston women on Dec. 4 reportedly stole nearly $1,000 in perfume sets from a Dorchester Road beauty store before driving away. The investigation is ongoing. Advice: If you get your Christmas shopping done early, you likely won’t have to resort to stealing your Secret Santa gifts.
Stretchy pants
Security footage caught a downtown man on Nov. 30 stuffing a purse, several pairs of sunglasses, a wallet and other merchandise from a King Street store shelf into his sweatpants before leaving without paying. He was later caught and arrested.
Could have left that out
North Charleston police on Dec. 4 chased a vehicle through a neighborhood before the driver fled on foot. Police described the man as “heavy-set,” but were unable to catch him on foot as he ran through an apartment building and out of the front door, ultimately evading police.
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