Police Blotter - April 11, 2019
The following cases were filed with Charleston Police Department Team 5 between the dates of March 21, 2019 and April 4, 2019.
FOUND PROPERTY
At a Daniel Island high school, an individual found a bag of what was suspected to be marijuana in the men’s locker room. The incident was reported on March 21. CPD confiscated the material.
An abandoned bicycle was found in Center Park on March 29 at 3:30 p.m.
GENERAL INFORMATION
On March 27, an officer was dispatched to a residence in Daniel Island Park in reference to obscene pictures sent to a minor. The complainant stated that his daughter received the pictures from an unknown number.
On April 1, officers were dispatched to I-526 in reference to a disabled vehicle with a suicidal party inside. An officer made contact with the subject and convinced him to exit the vehicle. The individual was heading towards a meeting with a therapist, which CPD assisted him with after arriving on scene. No suicide attempt was made.
THEFT FROM A BUILDING On April 3, during Volvo Car Open tournament week, a security supervisor observed a contractor at the tennis venue after hours reach into a cash register. It was unknown at the time if anything was taken. The case is under investigation. LARCENY On March 28, prescription medication was reported stolen. The theft occurred on March 27. The guests at a Daniel Island hotel, where the incident took place, said that somebody entered the room and stole the medicine from a bag. The case is still under investigation.
FORGERY A fraudulent check was cashed at a bank on Daniel Island. The check was worth $500. The incident took place on March 28.
BURGLARY At a restaurant on Daniel Island on March 28, right before midnight, CPD responded to an automated alarm. Upon arrival, signs of forced entry were recognized. Video of the scene showed an unknown party breaking into the restaurant and taking money from registers. The subject was located and arrested on April 4.
COLLISIONS Multiple collisions were reported in the Team 5 area between March 25 and April 5. According to Sgt. Raymond Odell of the Charleston Police Department, of the six collisions reported the week of March 25, there were two on Clements Ferry Road, two on I-526, one on Seven Farms Drive, and one on Charleston Regional Parkway. Injuries were reported in one of the accidents, and two others had “possible injuries.” Six collisions were also reported the week of April 1, with three occurring on Clements Ferry Road, two on I-526, and one on Daniel Island Drive. One accident involved injuries to the vehicles’ occupants, while another had “possible injuries.”