On March 5, special agents with the South Carolina Department of Social Services, Office of Inspector General, arrested a Dorchester County woman in connection with fraudulently receiving $9,584 in Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) benefits.
A multi-agency drug investigation involving the Dorchester County Sheriff’s Office, Summerville Police Department, Charleston County Sheriff’s Office and the State Law Enforcement Division resulted in the arrest of Brandon Devon Allen Smith on multiple charges.
South Carolina Attorney General Alan Wilson announced the arrest of Jonathan Maxwell Elking, 37, of Summerville, on two charges connected to the attempted sexual exploitation of a minor. Internet Crimes Against Children (ICAC) Task Force investigators with the Mount Pleasant Police Departmen…
NOTE: Child sexual abuse material, or CSAM, is a more accurate reflection of the material involved in these crimes. "Pornography" can imply the child was a consenting participant. Globally, the term child pornography is being replaced by CSAM for this reason.
A brawl at Ashley Ridge High School led to the arrest of 10 students, according to an incident report from the Dorchester County Sheriff’s Office.
In a Tuesday, Feb. 6, press conference, Chief Doug Wright of the Summerville Police Department, along with Chief Deputy Sam Richardson from the Dorchester County Sheriff’s Office, addressed the public about the officer-involved shooting that occurred Friday, Feb. 2, in the Robynwyn subdivision.
At 2:09 p.m. Wednesday, Jan. 31, the Dorchester County Sheriff’s Office responded to 227 Grand Oaks Drive in Ladson.
Early on Thursday, Jan. 18, detectives from the Dorchester County Sheriff’s Office executed a search warrant and arrest warrants at 306 White Gables Drive in Summerville.
EDITOR’S NOTE: Child sexual abuse material, or CSAM, is a more accurate reflection of the material involved in these crimes. “Pornography” can infer the child was a consenting participant. Globally, the term child pornography is being replaced by CSAM for this reason.
Deputies from the Dorchester County Sheriff’s Office Friday, Jan. 19, arrested London Mechelle Taylor, 37, of Ladson, for attempting to enter an event at Ashley Ridge High School with a gun.
Reports of attempted scams over the past two weeks caused the Dorchester County Sheriff’s Office to issue a statement.
A Charleston man was arrested after two trucks were set on fire at a Summerville concrete company, and investigators are also looking into whether the crime is related to a group called Climate Justice Alliance that has been protesting a development in Georgia.
Detectives with the Dorchester County Sheriff’s Office recently arrested 18-year-old Tyrell Trevaughn Chisolm in connection with multiple burglaries along Ashley Phosphate Road in the North Charleston area of Dorchester County.
South Carolina Attorney General Alan Wilson announced the arrest of Devin Elijah McCray II, 18, of Summerville, on one charge connected to the sexual exploitation of a minor.
The Summerville Orchestra is the 2023 winner of The American Prize in Orchestral Performance in the community division. The orchestra, with Wojciech Milewski as music director, was selected from applications reviewed from across the country.
Raynard Smith, 42, and Lanard Smith, 42, of Summerville, were each sentenced to one year and one day in federal prison after pleading guilty to crimes involving the selling of counterfeit goods.
Patrol deputies with the Dorchester County Sheriff’s Office came upon a group of persons Friday, Nov. 24, on the 1700 block of Summers Drive in Summerville.
Two adults and four juveniles are facing multiple severe charges after an eyewitness tip led officers with the Summerville Police Department to those responsible for a rash of vehicle break-ins at a local apartment complex.
South Carolina Attorney General Alan Wilson announced the arrest of Thomas C. Gotshall, 68, of Johns Island, and Jamie Talmadage Rivera, age 18, of St. George, on four total charges connected to the sexual exploitation of minors.
Lori Hammond, aka Lori McCracken, aka Lori Blakely, 54, of Summerville, Christopher Conrad, 41, of Holly Hill, Catherine “Cassie” Needham, 38, of Manning, and Jontrell Wright, 37, of Orangeburg, were sentenced to federal prison after being convicted of conspiracy to commit wire fraud and wir…
A 16-year-old boy is facing multiple charges for falsely reporting a threat at Ashley Ridge High School in Summerville.
The Dorchester County Sheriff’s Office has arrested John Edward Kronenberger, 62, of Summerville, in connection with the death of Charles Crumpler, 51, of Summerville.
One person is dead and another in custody after an incident Thursday, Nov. 9, at Summer Wind Apartments, 1001 Linger Longer Drive in Summerville.
On Friday, Oct. 13, deputies with the Dorchester County Sheriff’s Office attempted to conduct a traffic stop on a U-Haul truck in the area of Boone Hill Road in Summerville.
A wanted person from Dorchester County was captured Thursday, Oct. 5, by SLED’s aviation unit, K-9 unit, fugitive task force, North Charleston Police and Charleston County Sheriff’s Office K-9.
Officers with the Summerville Police Department responded to 220 Holiday Drive (Country Inn & Suites) Tuesday, Oct. 3, in reference to an unresponsive female in a hotel room.
The Berkeley County Sheriff’s Office is seeking the public’s assistance in solving a homicide that occurred in the Nexton area of Berkeley County. Berkeley County detectives are urging anyone with information to please come forward.
Around 2:30 p.m. Thursday, Sept. 19, a patrol corporal with the Dorchester County Sheriff’s Office made a traffic stop near Cone Lane.
The Dorchester County coroner has identified the woman that was struck and killed while walking along North Maple Street in Summerville.
The Dorchester County Sheriff’s Office continues to investigate a case of animal cruelty that took place in the St. George community in late July when three horses were shot by a minor. One of the horses died as a result.
Summerville Police Department officers arrested a North Charleston man suspected of robbing a female U.S. Postal Service employee at gunpoint on June 8.
Documents from the Summerville Police Department confirm a local grandmother has been charged with unlawful conduct toward a minor, in connection with her 2-year-old grandson’s July 8 death by drowning in a Summerville retention pond at 107 Hemingway Circle.
Members of the Summerville Police Department and Summerville Fire Rescue were among the participants in a July 19 active shooter simulation at Summerville High School. The session — organized by the Dorchester County Emergency Management team — saw officers practicing how to properly respond…
The Dorchester County Sheriff's Office (DCSO) is very excited to announce that their Citizen’s Police Academy is back! The department is planning to begin on Wednesday, March 29, 2023, at 6:00PM. It will run every Wednesday through May 17 and close out with one final class and graduation on …
A Summerville resident's call for service involving a stolen truck on Feb. 9 led to the Dorchester County Sheriff's Office (DCSO) locating and capturing a person of interest who was ultimately charged with six counts of possession of a stolen motor vehicle, three counts of unlawful possessio…
A Summerville man accused of stabbing his wife dead in June of 2019 has been found guilty, according to First Judicial Circuit Solicitor David Pascoe, who reported that a verdict was rendered after only 40 minutes of deliberation.
Dorchester County detectives had to cast a long line to reel in a North Charleston man they believe is culpable for the July 2020 murder of Melvin Smalls III, as the suspect in question was located in the vicinity of Sacramento in Northern California.
Town authorities are investigating what may have led to a body being recovered from a retention pond in Summerville on the afternoon of Feb. 5, at approximately 12:15 p.m.
The Dorchester County Sheriff's Office (DCSO) has reportedly apprehended a 40-year-old male in connection to the murder of an unidentified man found near a backyard ditch on Highway 78 in Ridgeville during the late afternoon hours of Jan. 19.
A Summerville resident's involvement with child pornography earned him a 10-year stay in federal prison, according to the U.S. Attorney's Office.
The North Charleston Police Department (NCPD) and the Dorchester County Sheriff's Office (DCSO) collaborated in responding to a call for service in North Charleston during the early evening hours of Jan. 3 that resulted in law enforcement bringing a domestic disturbance suspect into custody.
A concerned mother's recent decision to file a report about her 15-year-old daughter dating a Goose Creek adult male prompted the Dorchester County Sheriff's Office (DCSO) to investigate and arrest Terry Lee Kostelak on multiple charges of criminal sexual conduct .
Detectives brought an alleged burglar into custody for a home invasion in the North Charleston portion of the Dorchester County — a little more than eight years after the incident was first reported.
Summerville's Davieon'ta Tisdale, 18, was served with a 28-year sentence earlier today by the Honorable Maite Murphy for his role in the murder of Jaquerie Nasir Perry, who at the time of the fatality was a 16-year-old student at Summerville High School, as reported by solicitor David Pascoe.
Investments in the interest of fighting crime was a primary talking point during Police Chief Doug Wright's quarterly police report at the Town of Summerville's Standing Committees meeting on Nov. 7 that saw the public official expound on an Intel Narcotics Detector..
A verbal altercation between two drivers escalated into an unidentified victim's demise during the early morning of Nov. 5 in the 100 block of Kensington Place, in the King’s Grant neighborhood of Summerville off Dorchester Road.
The Berkeley County Sheriff's Office (BCSO) is conducting an investigation of a reported Nov. 2 shooting in Summerville that has left one person injured, according to local authorities.
An unidentified individual involved in an early-morning crash along College Park Road on Oct. 29 has died, according to reports.
The Dorchester County Sheriff's Office recently announced bringing a murder suspect into custody related to an Oct. 20 incident that transpired at 107A Roberta Drive in the Greenhurst subdivision of Summerville.
Members of the Summerville Police Department gathered with civilians from several walks of life to share insight on law enforcement's relationship with the public at the Dignity Project's Oct. 6 forum held at Coastal Coffee Roasters.
Following an evening car chase through the streets of Ladson and into the Hollywood area, Charleston County police reportedly brought an alleged carjacker to justice on Oct.8.
The Dorchester County Sheriff's Office is on the lookout for an unknown young Black male who allegedly pilfered an undisclosed sum of money from Parkers Kitchen in North Charleston during the early morning hours of Sept. 7.
A recent call-for-assistance on the part of the Dorchester County Sheriff's Office revealed the presence of a deceased 21-year-old female inside a Swanson Drive residence on the night of Aug. 17. Investigating police concluded murder to be the cause of death.
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