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The Rob Report 12/23/09

Published Tuesday, December 29, 2009 1:10 PM

By David Berman
Summerville Journal Scene ®

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

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

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