Reports taken from March 12 to March 24
Desperate times
A West Ashley man reportedly stole a bag of cough drops from a Sam Rittenberg department store on March 12. Charleston police said they were unable to locate the suspect or determine what vehicle he may have arrived or left in, but honestly, that’s probably for the best. He must have been getting desperate to get rid of that cold.
Party poopers
Mount Pleasant police on March 21 responded to a Pitt Street residence for a noise complaint. But a decibel reading on the front porch showed a volume that read between 30-40 decibels — roughly between the noise of a whispered conversation and a light rain, according to a quick internet search. Officers opted to leave the “party” alone.
Bold claim
A North Charleston man on March 24 caught a pair of kids trying to break into his McGregor Downs Court residence. When the owner questioned what they were doing, one of the kids said she lived there and had lost her key. She managed to get away before the police were called, maybe because the actual homeowner was too confused to process the situation after that.
Come on, man
A North Charleston police officer on March 23 responded to a Rivers Avenue convenience store shoplifting and met with the accused shoplifter outside of the store. He told the officer he paid for his item, so the officer went inside to get the cashier’s side of the story. When he came back outside, the suspected thief was gone. Hey, officer, did you hear they wrote “gullible” on the ceiling yesterday?
Choose your battles
Charleston police on March 16 attempted to stop a speeding vehicle on King Street, only for the car to fake pulling over and speed off traveling north on Meeting Street. Police ended the chase, but found a clear plastic baggie containing 13.2 grams of presumed cocaine and $40 in different bills where the car had faked its stop.
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