Reports taken from May 28 to June 8
Excavator escape (not)
North Charleston police on June 8 chased a construction excavator after it apparently destroyed the front of a U.S. Highway 78 business. The chase zipped down the highway at about 3 mph, according to a police report, which apparently kept pursuing officers busy for more than an hour until the excavator got stuck in the Charleston County Fairgrounds. The driver was, of course, arrested. This one sounds like a pretty dirty job for the cops.
Fashion police to the rescue
A Mount Pleasant kid on May 29 reportedly tried to steal a pair of socks and sandals from a U.S. Highway 17 department store but was caught by store security. The child’s mother took the juvenile, now banned from the store, home with no charges filed. Perhaps this is for the best in more ways than one — socks and sandals are totally out … right?
Well, at least his aim is bad
Charleston police on May 28 stopped to talk to a couple arguing loudly on the sidewalk on North Market Street. The two were apparently drunk, and the man reportedly attempted several times to throw things at the woman, including his phone and a baby stroller. Good on the police for stopping this fight (we’ll use the term loosely) because who knows what he would have thrown next!
Safeguarded smuggling
A North Charleston woman on May 30 reportedly stole four bottles of perfume and “a random T-shirt” from a Tanger Outlet Blvd. store. While we don’t condone thievery, we do want to acknowledge the alleged thief’s foresight to grab a shirt to protect the fragile bottles of pilfered perfume. Great work!
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