Reports taken from April 8 to April 20
One big jacket
A West Ashley woman on April 8 reportedly attempted to steal 86 items, including several holiday cards, from an area Walmart by hiding them under a jacket in her lap while sitting in a mobility scooter. The woman reportedly paid for a single container of plastic cups and rode toward the exit door when she was confronted by store security and later arrested by Charleston police.
Ex-friend, we guess
A North Charleston woman on April 20 told city police that she left her dog, a small white Siberian husky, with a male friend while she went shopping in an Ashley Phosphate Road department store. When she left the store, however, they were both gone.She later discovered that her “friend” sold her dog “to a lady” for $80, according to North Charleston police. Yeah, that’s not a very good friend.
Stay classy, Charleston
Charleston police on April 11 approached a man outside a Lockwood Drive courthouse squatting down with his pants around his ankles and “wiping his buttocks with his shirt,” and yes, he was doing what you think. He told police he couldn’t make it to the bathroom and needed to “relieve himself” before attending court that morning. He did not appear in court that day.
Don’t be so alarmed
A Mount Pleasant man on April 14 told police his neighbor’s car alarm consistently and randomly sounds, keeping him awake at night and disturbing the neighborhood. Mount Pleasant police helped the owner disconnect the vehicle’s battery to keep it quiet — it was 4 a.m. — but the angry neighbor showed up to start a screaming match, which the police won.
What is going on?
A Mount Pleasant woman on April 12 told police her ex-boyfriend stole a painting from her North Charleston storage unit, dropped it off on her front porch and then stole it again before she could retrieve it. Officers, confused, went to her home, where she answered the door in only a towel and changed her story several times. Mount Pleasant officers told her they would hand her case off to North Charleston police.
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