And another thing …
A King Street bar reportedly ejected a downtown man on Jan. 20, sparking a series of “altercations,” including two verbal and one physical. After the man left, the bar manager noted the rubber welcome mat at the front of the bar was missing. Guess the patron got the last laugh after all.
Could have been worse
North Charleston police on Jan. 31 stopped a suspicious vehicle after it turned into a Spruill Avenue apartment complex. Police said the vehicle reportedly had illegal tint, tires worn beyond reason and gave off a “strong odor of marijuana.” After a search, however, police only found a small amount of weed, and they let the driver off with several warnings.
Shocker
A Charleston man on Jan. 17 told city police he believed he had been scammed out of nearly $2,000 through the purchase of a rare coin on eBay — yes, the platform known far and wide for its fair and equitable transactions. The man told police the coin was grossly over-graded and the agreed-upon price was well beyond the actual value of the coin. Wow.
You wouldn’t get it
A James Island store manager on Jan. 30 told Charleston police a woman wearing a blue bucket hat, sweatpants and cheetah-print rain boots stole more than $1,200 in designer handbags — 11 large and three small. We aren’t in the business of criticizing modern fashion (frankly, we aren’t sure it makes sense), but maybe she could use the help.
High-tech heist
Mount Pleasant police on Jan. 21 reported two men piled roughly $2,500 worth of random electronics into two shopping carts before leaving through the fire exit and escaping in a car with the license plate removed. Stolen items range from computer monitors and wireless headphones to racing video game steering wheels and cell phones. The investigation is ongoing.
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