Reports taken from Jan. 25 to Feb. 3
Happy birthday! Or something …
A Mount Pleasant man on Feb. 2 reportedly stole a cake and several packages of trading cards from a U.S. Highway 17 store. Employees said the value of the stolen goods was between $25 and $2,000. Thanks for the specificity, y’all. Officers were unable to find the suspect, which means someone must have had a pretty rad birthday party? (Unless the stuff was worth only $25, which might make it kind of dull.)
Right before Valentine’s?
A downtown couple on Feb. 1 allegedly dined-and-dashed from an East Bay Street restaurant when a man placed cash in the checkbook at the end of the meal, then after his date left the table, quietly slipped the money back into his pocket. Wow, man, you are a cheap slimeball. And you can bet that she’ll figure it out someday.
Book ‘em!
Charleston police on Jan. 25 met with two kids after they allegedly stole a bag of gummy bears from an Allway Street grocery store. The kids admitted to taking the candy and gave the unopened bag to an officer, but the store owner was adamant that he wanted the kids “charged” for the theft. Sure, man, we’ll throw the book at them, we guess.
Brave man
A North Charleston man on Feb. 3 called city police to report his vehicle stolen. He described it as having no muffler (generally illegal), a police radar in the windshield (dubious, but fine) and 19-inch wheels with gold rims (legal, but kind of tacky). Honestly, props to the guy for being bold enough to report his street racer to the cops. Good luck, man.
Good point
A West Ashley man on Jan. 31 reportedly entered a Wildcat Boulevard store with a knife and a stick yelling for someone to call the police. When officers arrived, the man yelled, ‘You’re not a real cop,’ and continued banging a stick against the store counter. More officers eventually arrived and arrested the man for disorderly conduct.
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