The blotter is taken from reports filed with area police departments between Jan. 31 and Feb. 7
Sharp temper
Charleston police officers responded to disturbance at the Exxon gas station off Meeting and Calhoun streets downtown Feb. 2. The caller saw a woman in a gray sweatsuit holding a small dog in a carrier get into an argument with the cashier and “brandish a machete.” Police reported the woman was upset that the cashier wouldn’t sell her an alcoholic beverage without an ID. She left the scene before officers arrived.
Cleaning up an act
A woman called Charleston police Jan. 31 to report that when she tried to move her car parked on Meeting Street downtown, an intoxicated man started screaming at her and waving a yellow Swiffer mop handle. The police had received multiple calls earlier that day reporting disturbances by a man carrying a Swiffer mop handle and identified him from video surveillance. He was arrested for disorderly conduct. Was this guy related to the machete-bearing woman above or is yelling now de rigeur?
Arrests made in connection with downtown armed robbery
Charleston police arrested two teenage males Feb. 7 in connection with an armed robbery downtown, according to a press release. The suspects reportedly pointed guns at two people walking downtown Feb. 6 and took $300 cash, an iPhone and other items. Officers said they searched the area and saw two suspects matching the descriptions provided by the victims. The suspects ran from officers before being apprehended. The investigation is ongoing.
The slippered shoplifter
Mount Pleasant police responded to the Wando Crossing Walmart Feb. 5 after an employee reported seeing a woman leave the store with a shopping cart filled with items she didn’t pay for, according to a police report. The employee chased her and grabbed the cart in the parking lot. The woman struck him on the side of his head twice and grabbed a $38 backpack from the cart. She left behind a red Ugg slipper as she ran to her vehicle before leaving the scene, police said.
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