Type of theft: Armed robbery
Location: Bi-Lo, Boone Hill Road
Date: Dec. 17
Time of day: 6:15 p.m.
Item stolen: Wallet
Total value: $20
Incident report details: Deputies arrived to find victim, a Bi-Lo truck driver, bleeding from his mouth and nose; his eye appeared swollen and he had a large knot on the back of his head; he was disoriented, possibly from being hit in the head by the suspects, and his recollection of the hold-up was fuzzy; he said two males suspects with a shotgun or rifle demanded money; incident occurred behind the store.
Suspect(s): Described as black males
Responding agency: Dorchester County Sheriff’s Office

Type of theft: Stolen vehicle
Location: Timber Lane (off Old Trolley Road)
Date: Dec. 16-20
Time of day: Unknown
Item stolen: 2000 Cadillac DeVille
Total value: $10,000
Incident report details: Victim said she was not up to date on payments and tried to contact the leasing company, but it was closed; the sheriff’s office had not been notified by a repossession company about towing the car.
Suspect(s): None
Responding agency: Dorchester County Sheriff’s Office

Type of theft: Stolen vehicle
Location: Orangeburg Road (Cambridge Apartments)
Date: Dec. 18
Time of day: 12-9:30 a.m.
Item stolen: 2000 Nissan Maxima
Total value: $5,000
Incident report details: Victim went to leave for work and car was gone; she last saw it in front of her apartment the night before.
Suspect(s): None
Responding agency: Dorchester County Sheriff’s Office

Type of theft: Stolen vehicle
Location: Lowe’s parking lot, North Main Street
Date: Dec. 13
Time of day: 7 a.m.-4 p.m.
Item stolen: 2002 Mercury Mountaineer
Total value: $6,900
Incident report details: Victim, a Lowe’s a employee, parked the vehicle near the Verizon store end of the parking lot and went to work; he returned and it was gone; police found an uncoiled, bent clothes hanger near where the vehicle was parked.
Suspect(s): None
Responding agency: Summerville Police Department

Type of theft: Burglary
Location: Barrington Court (Irongate)
Date: Dec. 17
Time of day: 7:30-11 a.m.
Items stolen: Gold and silver coins, video game console, camera and watch
Total value: $4,550
Incident report details: Burglar broke window in master bedroom to gain entry; footprints were found near the broken window; police collected fingerprints at scene.
Suspect(s): None
Responding agency: Summerville Police Department

Type of theft: Burglary
Location: Green Variety Store, Central Avenue
Date: Dec. 16-17
Time of day: Between 10:30 p.m. (Dec. 16) and 1:45 p.m. (Dec. 17)
Items stolen: Furniture
Total value: $2,500
Incident report details: Victim found a door open to the warehouse; it appeared someone cut away the wood in order to remove the lock; a dresser and six nightstands were missing and some boxes had been rummaged through; victim said this was the fifth burglary at the warehouse this year.
Suspect(s): None
Responding agency: Dorchester County Sheriff’s Office

Type of theft: Burglary
Location: Tuscany Court (Limehouse Villas)
Date: Dec. 14
Time of day: 6:30-11:10 a.m.
Item stolen: Television
Total value: $500
Incident report details: Back door was broken open; house was ransacked and left in disarray.
Suspect(s): None
Responding agency: Summerville Police Department

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