Reports taken from Nov. 25 to Dec. 1
A bit of an overreaction
A downtown man on Nov. 25 reportedly flew into a rage when a King Street bartender allegedly refused to split five shots for him. According to a Charleston police report, that led the man to throw a chair onto the ground, hurl a cinderblock into the bar and kick over a cigarette bucket. Charleston police arrested him for disorderly conduct after his tirade.
Tinted defense
North Charleston police on Nov. 28 pulled over a man for having “extremely dark tint” on his blue Suburban while driving on Ashley Phosphate Road. During a search, the man told police that he had a rifle in the vehicle, but it wasn’t his because “he’s not allowed to have one” due to his criminal history. Police took the rifle for investigation and let the man off with a warning for the tint.
Bad neighbors
Mount Pleasant police on Dec. 1 confronted a woman who recently moved into an Ann Edwards Lane townhome after her neighbor reported a potential fire hazard. The woman told police she didn’t like that her dryer vent would blow into her enclosed patio, so she stuffed the vent with thick clothes. Well, that’s one way to keep your house warm during the winter — just maybe a bit too warm.
Halfway to Mexico
A Charleston bridal store owner on Nov. 25 told police her employee was not answering calls after apparently making off with $150,000 in embezzled funds through a scam she had been running since March. The store owner told police she had not seen the employee since Nov. 22, which by our informed estimates, is plenty of time to get out of the country.
Inflation or legal robbery?
A Mount Pleasant man on Nov. 25 reportedly stole $1,368 worth of sunglasses from a Towne Centre clothing store. You’d think for that kind of value, you’d be lugging boxes of lenses back to your car — but no, it was only three pairs. Listen, guys, we’re not saying you should steal those sunglasses, but maybe you shouldn’t buy them either. Yikes.
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