A reported robbery on Jan. 3 at a Mount Pleasant boat landing led Town officers to investigate an alleged crime that saw an unidentified victim suffer a beatdown while having a wallet and rifle forcibly taken from them.
Two faculty members who were reportedly assaulted on Oct. 12 inside Mount Pleasant's Thomas C. Cario Middle School opted not to press charges against the student perpetrator, per a correspondi…
The implementation of an incident management system is helping the Mount Pleasant Police Department (MPPD) and its community partners combat substance abuse and overdoses in town.
The questionable antics of two drivers speeding past a N. Highway 17 construction zone on the evening of Oct. 10 caught the attention of local officers, who brought the speed merchants into cu…
A former Mount Pleasant resident's scheme to distribute high-risk substances for non-medical purposes was recently thwarted by the Drug Enforcement Administration's (DEA) Washington Division, …
A pain clinic COO and practice manager's alleged crimes in getting harmful substances into the wrong hands has earned her conspiracy charges involving health care fraud and illegal drug distri…
A Sept. 22 domestic violence incident outside a Wendy's location on Johnnie Dodds Boulevard prompted local authorities to question the battered party, who reportedly declined to press charges …
The Mount Pleasant Police Department (MPPD) is reporting the presence of an unidentified adult male accused of asking juveniles to accompany him on a fishing trip on the weekend of Sept. 15-17…
Police recently identified and arrested three individuals who were seen pulling on car door handles in and around the Restore at Carolina Park apartments in Mount Pleasant during the afternoon…
Sullivan’s Island Police Department is investigating the death of a teenager whose body was recovered from Sullivan’s Island on Sept. 5.
A burglary-related call for service was revealed to be a possible case of first degree assault and battery on Sept. 4, as Mount Pleasant Police Department (MPPD) officers learned of the detail…
The on-field action during Lucy Beckham's shutout victory over Wando on Aug. 25 spilled out to the entrance gates, when an unruly student reportedly lingered in the concourse area rather than …
Andre Myers and an accompanying juvenile were taken into custody by the Mount Pleasant Police Department (MPPD) on Aug. 18 for their roles in the armed robberies of two retail shops.
The Mount Pleasant Police Department reports an armed robbery occurring during the daytime hours of Aug. 15 that saw two individuals steal jewelry from Sandler's Diamonds & Time, located a…
Local police dispensed new measures employed in the wake of the April 7 shooting on Isle of Palms during an Aug. 14 press conference attended by City officials and several media members.
About four months after searching for the subject who reportedly shot multiple victims along the Ocean Boulevard beach in Isle of Palms, local police believe they have located their person of …
A Mount Pleasant man's role in allegedly encouraging a minor to produce child sexual abuse material (CSAM) and also sending sexually explicit images to an underage individual landed Dillon Lew…
The victim of a violent attack on the evening of Aug. 7 in McClellanville believes that a witness' intervention during a reported assault may have saved her life.
A suspect's decision to flee the authorities upon being instructed to pull over on the afternoon of July 26 reportedly led to a police chase resulting in the subject's arrest for child endange…
As the guest of honor at the July 20 Rotary Club of Mount Pleasant meeting, Town Police Chief Mark Arnold covered an assortment of topics relating to the past, present and future of his comman…
On Nov. 11, the Mount Pleasant Police Department arrested four individuals breaking into cars in the Windward Long Point Apartments off Wando Park Boulevard in the early hours of the morning. …
Two Mount Pleasant Police Department officers received recognition as First Responder of the Month at the Mount Pleasant Chamber of Commerce luncheon Aug. 18.
From Old Hollywood film noirs to buddy cop comedies to those meddling kids and their talking dog, solving mysteries has remained a popular trope in modern media. But for Mount Pleasant Detecti…
The FBI Columbia field office launched a new initiative to combat an alarming increase in financial fraud that is affecting South Carolina’s senior residents.
A bit too much to drink?
The Mount Pleasant Police Department made 16 arrests during its most recent Internet Crimes Against Children (also called ICAC) operation, called Operation X-Posed. The joint operation investi…
The FBI Columbia field office is warning the public to be aware of charity scams following the recent deadly tornadoes across the Southeast and Midwest.
The FBI is encouraging shoppers to be vigilant for scams that are designed to steal their money and personal information.
Kevin B. Marsh, 66, former SCANA corporation chief executive officer and chairman of the Board of Directors, was sentenced to two years in federal prison after pleading guilty to conspiracy to commit mail and wire fraud.
MUSC Hollings Cancer Center received a $39,024 grant following a landmark enforcement action against four sham charities and their directors.
A Mount Pleasant man was sentenced to more than ten years in federal prison for possession of child pornography.
Acting U.S. Attorney M. Rhett Dehart announced that Cameron Banks, a/k/a “Reggie Staggers,” a/k/a “Roy Hamilton,” 36, of Mount Pleasant, was sentenced to nine years in federal prison for wire …
Who took my car?
South Carolinians lost more than $30 million to cyber criminals in the past year.
The Charleston County Sheriff’s Office cautions citizens that any phone call from a subject claiming to be a law enforcement officer demanding payment is a scam.
The Internal Revenue Service’s Criminal Investigation Division is warning South Carolina taxpayers about a new wave of COVID-19-related scams as the agency.
Eight men have been arrested on various child-sex charges in what was dubbed "Operation Playground," Mount Pleasant Police Chief Carl Ritchie said last week, when he announced the initiative a…
South Carolina Department of Revenue agents arrested a Mount Pleasant man on Nov. 11 and charged him with operating without a retail license and three counts of failing to file tax returns, pa…
The Police Blotter is intended to be an informative and humorous column written from police reports obtained from the Mount Pleasant Police Department.
The Police Blotter is intended to be an informative and humorous column written from police reports obtained from the Mount Pleasant Police Department.
The Police Blotter is intended to be an informative and humorous column written from police reports obtained from the Mount Pleasant Police Department.
The Police Blotter is intended to be an informative and humorous column written from police reports obtained from the Mount Pleasant Police Department.
The Police Blotter is intended to be an informative and humorous column written from police reports obtained from the Mount Pleasant Police Department.
Andy Smith is wanted by Mount Pleasant Police.
On Sept. 3 the Mount Pleasant Police Department (MPPD) responded to a disturbance call involving a domestic situation and a vandalism on Wakendaw Road.
In the month of August, the Town of Mount Pleasant had 42 auto break-ins. Broken into is relative to the fact that 41 of those 42 vehicles were left unlocked.
On Aug. 28 Mount Pleasant Police Department stopped a vehicle on Ben Sawyer Blvd. that was stolen from North Charleston.
South Carolina Department of Revenue (SCDOR) agents today arrested a Charleston County woman and charged her with one count of forgery and one count of furnishing a false tax document in conne…