K9 catches suspect accused of breaking into vehicles in West Ashley, CPD says
CHARLESTON, S.C. (WCBD) – Officers arrested a suspect accused of breaking into multiple vehicles in West Ashley on Thursday. The investigation began early Thursday morning, when a caller told the Charleston Police Department that two people were pulling on car door handles on Parkwood Estates Drive. A responding...
Man arrested after provoking customers and staff at Rivers Avenue businesses, NCPD reports
NORTH CHARLESTON, S.C. (WCBD) – A Summerville man was arrested after allegedly threatening and attempting to assault people at two North Charleston businesses on Thursday. Officers with the North Charleston Police Department were called to a store on Rivers Avenue after a man was creating a disturbance in the...
One person arrested for DUI after fleeing scene of four-vehicle crash in South Carolina
SOUTH CAROLINA — A Dorchester County man was arrested Thursday morning after police say he caused a four-vehicle crash while driving under the influence and fled the scene. According to the North Charleston Police Department, Roger Anibal Cardona Lopez was taken into custody and charged with driving under the...
Three people arrested after police bust drug deal in South Carolina
SOUTH CAROLINA — Three people were arrested Wednesday after police said they were involved in a suspected hand-to-hand drug transaction. According to the North Charleston Police Department, officers conducting proactive patrols along Ashley Phosphate Road due to reports of increased drug activity observed a person...
The wealthy are buying second homes in this SC city more than most others...
A South Carolina city is one of four in the United States cited by Forbes magazine as places where the wealthy are buying second homes. It’s Charleston, a top housing hotspot for 2026, according to The National Association of Realtors. “Charleston punches way above its weight in terms of its cultural and culinary...
Berkeley County Deputies Recover Stolen Vehicle Following Ladson Pursuit.
Berkeley County deputies chased down a reckless driver in a stolen white Mercedes, ending in a crash on I-26, with the main suspect now facing local charges plus an out-of-state warrant. Incident timeline. Started March 3 in Ladson: Deputy spots the Mercedes weaving dangerously along College Park Road’s median,...
Arrest made in North Charleston armed robbery case tied to March 3 holdup
NORTH CHARLESTON, S.C. (WCIV) — A 23-year-old man from Dorchester County was arrested on Wednesday on charges connected to an armed robbery that occurred earlier in the month, according to the North Charleston Police Department. On March 3, officers responded to the 5700 block of Diedrich Street for a...
North Charleston Police search for missing, vulnerable man
NORTH CHARLESTON, S.C. (WCSC) — The North Charleston Police Department is asking the public for help locating a missing man. Eric Lajuan Tillman, 36, was last seen Monday near Midland Park and Stall Road. He is 5 feet 10 inches tall and weighs 180 pounds. Police said he suffers...
Underwater earthquake shakes along historic fault line off Charleston’s coast
CHARLESTON, S.C. (WCSC) — Early Friday morning, the U.S. Geological Survey detected a minor submarine earthquake on a historic fault line off the Lowcountry’s coast. At 3:48 a.m., a 2.0 magnitude earthquake shook the ocean floor approximately 20.5 miles south-southeast of McClellanville, specifically at coordinates...
Nearly a decade later, Huger man’s Mother’s Day disappearance still unsolved
HUGER, S.C. (WCSC) — He never missed church, he never strayed far from home, but on Mother’s Day 2017, Willie Toomer disappeared and no one has seen him since. For almost 10 years, the Berkeley County Sheriff’s Office and Toomer’s loved ones have refused to give up on this case.
