CRIME & SAFETY
2 charged in contraband investigation at Ridgeville prison
RIDGEVILLE, S.C. (WCBD) – A woman is facing charges after officials with the South Carolina Department of Corrections (SCDC) said she aided in bringing contraband items into a prison. Jirah Shakanah Walker, 30, is charged with possession of marijuana with intent to distribute, providing contraband to an inmate, and criminal conspiracy. Affidavits show Walker drove […]
Resident pulled from Moncks Corner mobile home fire
MONCKS CORNER, S.C. (WCBD) – A resident was pulled from a Monday night mobile home fire in Moncks Corner, fire officials said. Crews with Moncks Corner Rural Fire Department were called to a structure fire shortly before 11:00 p.m. and found that a mobile home was burning. A victim was found and recovered alive, according […]
Police: Upstate women killed in hit-and-run struck by 2 vehicles; 2nd driver arrested
CHARLESTON, S.C. (FOX Carolina/WCSC) - Officials said a second man is in custody in connection to a deadly hit-and-run crash in downtown Charleston that left two Upstate woman. Our sister station, WCSC, learned that Seth Alan Gilbert William Carlson, 32, of Summerville, is charged with two counts of reckless vehicular...
47-year-old Summerville woman dies after collision in Goose Creek: Coroner
GOOSE CREEK, S.C. (WCIV) — A woman died at Trident Medical Center following a motor vehicle collision in Goose Creek Saturday morning. Shalanda Laroche, 47, of Summerville was identified as the victim of the collision by the Berkeley County Coroner's Office. According to the coroner's office, the collision occurred...
Man, 28, killed in single-vehicle crash in Berkeley County
BERKELEY COUNTY, S.C. (WCBD) – The South Carolina Highway Patrol is investigating after a single-vehicle crash left one dead in Berkeley County. Troopers say the collision occurred on Cypress Gardens Rd and Bushy Park Rd around 8:13 p.m. on Saturday. A 2014 Dodge Charger was traveling south when they veered off the roadway and struck […]
Police report reveals new details on masked suspects from robbery at Summerville Walmart
SUMMERVILLE, S.C. (WCIV) — A police report is revealing new details about a robbery that happened at a Walmart in Summerville Monday. The Walmart on Dorchester Road was robbed at approximately 1:52 p.m. by a masked man who police think was accompanied by another masked suspect, according to the report.
Retrial for Michael Colucci, former Summerville jeweler accused of killing his wife, has been delayed
CHARLESTON, S.C. (WCBD) – A retrial for Michael Colucci, the former Summerville jeweler accused of killing his wife in 2015, has been delayed. The trial was slated to begin with jury selection next week; however, News 2 has learned the judge overseeing the case continued the trial because of its potential length. Officials said the […]
Lowcountry police pay tribute to fallen officers
CHARLESTON, S.C. (WCBD) – Police officers in the Lowcountry are hosting their annual Fallen Officer’s Memorial Service to honor those who perished in the line of duty on Wednesday. The SC Fraternal Order of Police Lodge #3 is holding the memorial service to support the loved ones who...
North Charleston police investigate robbery at Walmart on Dorchester Road
SUMMERVILLE, S.C. (WCIV) — The North Charleston Police Department is investigating a robbery at a Walmart in Summerville on Monday. Officers first responded to the Walmart at 9880 Dorchester Road regarding a call for an armed robbery. When officers arrived, they were told a subject went to the money...
Cross man sentenced to one year in prison for death of man in DUI crash
BERKELEY COUNTY, S.C. (WCSC) - A family waited five years for their son’s killer to be sentenced, but it ended in a ruling they say did not serve justice to the crime. Circuit Court Judge Bentley Price sentenced a Cross man to one year in prison with a 10-year suspended sentence for the death of a Summerville man in a 2018 crash.
Crews respond to commercial fire in Summerville
SUMMERVILLE, S.C. (WCBD) – Summerville Fire Rescue responded to a fire at a commercial building on Old Trolley Rd which caused smoke and water damage to neighboring businesses. Crews responded to the 1200 block on Old Trolley Road and found no obvious signs of fire from the exterior but upon entry, they were met with […]
Male fox cub saved by St. George Police officer, Lowcountry animal rescue
CHARLESTON, S.C. (WCSC) - An injured baby fox is now on the road to recovery thanks to the efforts of a Lowcountry police officer and the help of a South Carolina nonprofit. Officer Erwin with the St. George Police Department in Dorchester County found a male fox cub Sunday morning, according to a Facebook post from the department.
28-year-old man dies after striking tree on Cypress Gardens Road in Berkeley County: SCHP
BERKELEY COUNTY, S.C. (WCIV) — One person is dead following a single-vehicle collision in Berkeley County Saturday evening. The Berkeley County Coroner's Office identified the victim as 28-year-old Davon Higgins of North Charleston. According to the South Carolina Highway Patrol (SCHP), the collision occurred at approximately 8:13 p.m. on...
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