Published Tuesday, April 08, 2008 2:10 PM
Updated Tuesday, April 08, 2008 2:11 PM

 

Crime Beat 4/9/08

Freshly-painted bar gets another (unwanted) coat

A Miles Road bar became the target of graffiti March 28, less than 24 hours after the entire building received a fresh coat of paint, a report shows.

The shift manager/bartender at Loco Joe’s told a Dorchester County sheriff’s deputy she received a call from someone across the street who reported that the bar was being spray-painted. She and another bar employee went outside and saw two young males spray-painting the building, the report states.

One of the employees yelled “Hey!” and the suspects ran away, according to the report.

The reporting deputy noted black and red spray painted symbols and letters on one of the building’s walls.

The only description of the two suspects was that they are 15 to 25 years of age, the report shows. Police searched a nearby neighborhood but were unable to locate the suspects.

Spare some change?

A 49-year-old Summerville man was arrested March 31 at Alston Middle School following what was reportedly his second alleged panhandling offense at the school in as many years, a report shows.

Last year, the man was charged with trespass after notice for panhandling in the school’s “car rider” lane, according to a Summerville police report. Last week, he was accused of panhandling again and was taken into custody in the school’s front office after he tried to ask the principal for money, the report states.

Alston’s school resource officer took the man into custody before transporting him to the police department for booking and processing and then to jail to await a bond hearing.

Contact David Berman at 873-9424 ext. 214 or dberman@journalscene.com