CRIME & SAFETY
N. Charleston babysitter charged after child severely burned
NORTH CHARLESTON, S.C. (WCSC) - North Charleston Police say a 2-year-old boy had to be intubated after he was severely burned while being babysat. Riccy Micheth Valle-Alfaro, 23, is charged with unlawfully placing a child at risk of or causing harm or willfully abandoning the child, according to jail records.
North Charleston to conduct national search for new police chief
A national search will be conducted to find North Charleston’s next chief of police after Chief Greg Gomes announced last week that he planned to retire as the North Charleston Police Department’s leader this summer.
Diver pinned under water by an alligator figured he had choice: Lose his arm or lose his life
GOOSE CREEK, S.C. – Out of air and pinned by an alligator to the bottom of the Cooper River in South Carolina, Will Georgitis decided his only chance to survive might be to lose his arm. The alligator had fixed his jaws around Georgitis’ arm and after he tried...
Warrants detail arrest in N. Charleston vehicle fire, death investigation
CHARLESTON, S.C. (WCSC) - The Charleston County Sheriff’s Office confirmed Monday afternoon that a 19-year-old man has been charged in an investigation involving the death of a 20-year-old man. Brandon Eric Steplight, 19, is charged with first-degree arson and destruction or removal of human remains in connection with a...
Charleston Police searching for missing 14-year-old boy
CHARLESTON, S.C. (WCSC) - The Charleston Police Department is asking for the public’s help in locating a missing teen. Aiden Shaw, 14, was last seen on James Island around 1 a.m. wearing camo sweatpants and a cream-colored hoodie, police said. Anyone with information on where Shaw may be is...
Man found with loaded gun while out on bond for murder charge was sentenced to federal prison
NORTH CHARLESTON, S.C. (WCBD) – A 25-year-old man was sentenced to more than three years in federal prison after pleading guilty to a weapon violation. Da’Shawn Marquis Richards was out on bond for a November 2021 murder and attempted murder charge when law enforcement found him with a loaded handgun in March 2023. In a […]
Frederick Renken, Sea Fox Boats owner, arrested for DUI: CPD
CHARLESTON, S.C. (WCIV) — Frederick Renken, the owner of Sea Fox Boats which stands at the center of a North Charleston controversy over what to do with the former Baker Hospital Boulevard site, was recently arrested by the Charleston Police Department for driving under the influence. On April 6,...
Berkeley County detectives hope community tips will help them solve April 2021 homicide
BERKELEY COUNTY, S.C. (WCBD) – What happened to Johntay Weathers? Detectives in Berkeley County hope information from the community will help solve an April 2021 homicide case. Deputies with the Berkeley County Sheriff’s Office (BCSO) responded to Roper St. Francis Berkeley Hospital on April 23, 2021, for a man with a gunshot wound. The victim, […]
'Shook me like a ragdoll': Diver says he used screwdriver to fight off gator that dragged him underwater
MOUNT PLEASANT, S.C. — A man is now recovering after a near-deadly attack from an alligator as he was collecting fossils in a South Carolina river, according toWCBD. The diver, William Georgitis, was in Cooper River last week while fossil hunting when he encountered a massive alligator dragging him to the bottom of the water as he was running out of tank air.
North Charleston officer receives award for lifesaving response in March
NORTH CHARLESTON, S.C. (WCBD) — A North Charleston officer received recognition on Tuesday for saving a woman’s life. Ptl. Christopher Smith was presented with the “Lifesaving Award” from the police department for March 2024, North Charleston Police announced. On March 29, Ptl. Smith conducted a welfare check on a home in Watson Hill after receiving […]
Affidavit reveals details into arrest of Brooks Templeton, son of House GOP candidate
MOUNT PLEASANT, S.C. (WCIV) — A recently obtained affidavit provides more details regarding the arrest of Brooks Hampton Templeton, the son of Catherine Templeton, a candidate for the House of Representatives in South Carolina's 1st Congressional District. Brooks Hampton Templeton was arrested on April 16 and charged with assault...
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