Enjoy this special look back at some of our favorite Blotter entries and cartoons from 2025. Here’s to another wild, wild year. Stay weird, y’all.
Oct. 30: Still current?
A North Charleston man told police on Oct. 17 that someone slashed the four tires of his car while it was parked at his Azalea Drive residence. The man told officers he suspected the culprit to be his “current romantic partner.” We don’t often use the Blotter to give relationship advice, but you might want to consider making this an “ex-romantic partner.”
https://charlestoncitypaper.com/2025/10/30/blotter-still-current/
July. 17: The grandest larceny
North Charleston on July 5 responded to the reported theft of a bounce house after the owner allegedly rented it to someone else for an event, and one of the guests apparently took it before it could be returned. This might be one of the most difficult items to steal we’ve ever seen successfully stolen, and frankly, we’re just as impressed as we are confused.
https://charlestoncitypaper.com/2025/07/17/blotter-the-grandest-larceny/
May 23: Get David Duchovny on the phone
A North Charleston man on May 15 told city police that somebody apparently stole more than $2,000 in construction materials from a Cross County Road construction site. Security footage captured lights turning on and off in the area, but no suspect. Extra creepy: A stack of cabinets in one frame and gone in the next. Come on, you can practically hear the X-Files theme.
https://charlestoncitypaper.com/2025/05/23/blotter-get-david-duchovny-on-the-phone/
March 28: Keep us posted?
Mount Pleasant police received a call on March 15 from a woman claiming a man was trying to steal her house, and that he had cloned her using “deep fake technology” after a dispute with a police officer in Canada. She then added that the man is involved with Dragon Con (a national pop-culture convention held in Atlanta), which she said is a cover for a human trafficking crime ring. Officers said they would document the information. OK.
https://charlestoncitypaper.com/2025/03/28/blotter-keep-us-posted/
Feb. 21: You wouldn’t get it
A North Charleston woman on Feb. 13 reported to police that someone had broken into her storage unit on Dorchester Road and stolen more than $2,000 in power tools and $500 in other items, including a full-size mannequin and a set of vehicle headlights. Man, we’re never going to understand modern sculpture art, are we?
https://charlestoncitypaper.com/2025/02/21/blotter-you-wouldnt-get-it/
Jan. 24: Yeah, very inconspicuous
Charleston police on Jan. 13 discovered a listing on Facebook Marketplace for what they confirmed to be property stolen from the seller’s grandparents. Items listed for sale included a space heater, a wine rack and a lemon tree (yes, an actual tree), but the big-ticket item that tipped everybody off? An antique knight’s armor statue valued at $500. The guy sold it for $50. The investigation is ongoing.
https://charlestoncitypaper.com/2025/01/24/blotter-yeah-very-inconspicuous/
Help keep the City Paper free.
No paywalls.
No subscription cost.
Free delivery at 800 locations.
Help support independent journalism by donating today.