Reports taken from June 23 to July 1
Fashion statement
Charleston police on June 23 arrested an apparently drunk West Ashley woman after they found her wandering near a Sam Rittenberg department store wearing only a single sock. Police noticed that a trail of clothes led from the entrance of the store back to the woman, but that she made no attempts to remove the final sock. We know it was hot, but …
Evasive maneuvers
A North Charleston police officer on July 1 saw a red pickup truck swerving across multiple lanes of Interstate 26 traffic. When the officer got behind the truck, it quickly swerved three lanes right to take an exit ramp. The officer followed, pulled over the truck and arrested the driver for driving while intoxicated. Surprise, surprise.
Organized crime
Three James Island children on June 24 reportedly stole a bike from a Folly Road store in what would have been a flawlessly executed plan complete with a lookout and getaway driver — had two of the three not been caught leaving the store. Police returned the stolen bike (and a stolen phone and a stolen wallet) and called the kids’ moms. Probably better punishment.
Unintended consequence
A downtown man attracted Charleston police’s attention June 23 after allegedly urinating on the front entrance of a Meeting Street hotel. Officers noticed the man’s hat still had a price tag affixed to it — and that it was stolen. The man was arrested — not for the urination, but for shoplifting.
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