Reports taken from Sept. 22 to Oct. 3
Anything but metric
A Mount Pleasant man on Sept. 28 called town police to report that someone on a bicycle swerved toward him on the sidewalk while he was riding his hoverboard. He told police the bicycle was “one and a half footballs” away from hitting him. The investigation is ongoing, and so is the apparently new conversion from feet to footballs.
Come again?
Charleston police on Sept. 22 reported a suspicious man carrying a toolbox with wires sticking out of it while walking around a Conservancy Lane home. The reporting officer described the man coming from the “bravo side” of the house toward the “delta side.” 10-1, Ghost Rider. If you’re having trouble with your lefts and rights, try the old “L” trick with your fingers.
Puzzling profile
A North Charleston couple on Oct. 3 stole several items from a Remount Road pharmacy, including a kitchen sponge, laundry detergent, a box of Werther’s caramels and two 12-packs of condoms. It’s uplifting to see the elderly still getting up to no good.
Texas Pete or Frank’s?
A West Ashley man on Sept. 28 told Charleston police he heard loud banging outside his apartment door late at night. When he investigated, he found no one there, but there was a large amount of hot sauce splattered over the door and frame. Is this some kind of weird religious thing? And if so, what time is the service?
Wrong kind of lottery
Two people in Mount Pleasant broke into several vehicles along Hidden Boulevard on Sept. 29 and stole one, according to a police report. Officers said multiple vehicles in the area were tampered with. Some items were stolen, but only one vehicle was actually stolen — a 2025 Chevy. Good news: The thieves thought your car was the best one they saw that night.
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