Reports taken from Dec. 29 to Jan. 2
Drastic measures
In an attempt to evade arrest, a North Charleston man on Dec. 30 “defecated himself” as he was being handcuffed by North Charleston police officers for alleged possession of cocaine base. The man later admitted his action was intentional, and that he hoped officers would let him go. They did not, and instead, everybody was just a bit more uncomfortable.
Late Christmas present
A Mount Pleasant woman on Dec. 31 reportedly left her cell phone in the backseat of an Uber. She told Mount Pleasant police that she made contact with the driver, who acknowledged he had her phone but refused to return it. Well, we’re always on the hunt for the real-life Grinch. We think we may have found him.
Ringing in the new year
Charleston police arrested a downtown man for allegedly punching another man in the face for cutting in line at a King Street pizza joint late on New Year’s Eve. We’ve heard lots of folks say they’d like to forget everything that happened in 2023, but maybe not quite like that.
Yakety Sax
North Charleston police on Dec. 29 chased a suspected shoplifter to his car, pursued the vehicle to a nearby parking lot, chased him on foot again until he circled back to his car, pursued the vehicle again to a car wash and finally caught the man on foot, effectively ending a very Scooby-Doo-like scene.
Big projects
Someone stole more than $4,000 worth of construction supplies and power tools from a Line Street construction site on Jan. 2, according to Charleston police. Among the items stolen were a leaf blower, five framing guns, two circular saws, 200 feet of copper wire and a hammer drill. Guess somebody has a lot of renovation ideas for 2024.
Note to self
Mount Pleasant police on Jan. 2 witnessed a driver run a red light on U.S. Highway 17 and attempted to stop the vehicle. Instead, the driver accelerated to about 80 mph, according to a police report, and officers called off the pursuit for “not meeting their pursuit policy.” Good to know.
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