Month: December 2014

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Police: Man robs Hess worker at gunpoint on College Park Road

GOOSE CREEK, SC – The Goose Creek Police Department is asking for the public’s help in identifying a man they say robbed the Hess gas station at 670 College Park Road in Goose Creek on December 31st. According to police, around 6:15 a.m. on Wednesday the suspect went into the gas station and robbed a Hess worker at gunpoint. The […]

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Funeral procession for Berkeley Co. firefighter Randy Fallaw scheduled for Friday

BERKELEY COUNTY, S.C.—On Friday, January 2nd, family, friends and co-workers of Randy Fallaw will bid a final farewell to a man who touched many lives during his short time on earth. For five years, Randy served as a volunteer firefighter for the Caromi Fire Department in Ladson and was recently promoted to engineer. He was also an active volunteer with […]

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Suspect accused of ramming deputy’s cruiser, causing it to catch fire faces judge

BERKELEY COUNTY, S.C.–A Goose Creek man is facing multiple charges after deputies say he rammed his car into a deputy’s cruiser, causing it to catch on fire. Clinton Joseph Clark, 28, has been charged with assault and battery of a high and aggravated assault. He’s also facing several weapons and stolen vehicle charges. On Sunday morning, a deputy reportedly stopped […]

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Berkeley Co. firefighter killed in upstate traffic accident

BERKELEY COUNTY, S.C.—A very sad story out of Berkeley County… According to the South Carolina Highway Patrol, troopers are investigating a one-vehicle crash in Anderson County that claimed the life of a Berkeley County firefighter Sunday night. Randy Fallaw, 38, of the Ladson area was headed north in his truck when he swerved to avoid a previous accident. Lance Corporal […]

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BCSO to conduct DUI checkpoints during ‘Sober or Slammer’ campaign

BERKELEY COUNTY, S.C.–In an effort to combat impaired driving and reduce highway fatalities and injuries, the Berkeley County Sheriff’s Office along with other agencies have scheduled DUI checkpoints in the following areas below. This is all part of the S.C. Highway Patrol’s ‘Sober or Slammer’ campaign. According to troopers, approximately 743 people have been killed in traffic crashes this year, […]

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Berkeley Co. Sheriff Wayne DeWitt arrested on DUI charges

BERKELEY COUNTY, S.C.—According to the South Carolina Highway Patrol, Sheriff Wayne DeWitt was arrested shortly before 6 a.m. on Sunday for DUI and leaving the scene of a wreck. He was booked into the Al Detention Center approximately three hours later. According to Sgt. Bob Beres with the S.C. Highway Patrol, DeWitt was traveling in his county-issued vehicle when the […]

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Two people killed in Christmas Eve traffic fatality in Huger

BERKELEY COUNTY, S.C.–Around 2:30 p.m. rescue crews were called out to the scene of a double fatality in Huger. When they arrived on scene, they found both drivers deceased. According to Berkeley Co. Coroner Bill Salisbury, 32-year-old Brian Morgan Owen Jr. of Mt. Pleasant was traveling west on Halfway Creek Road in Berkeley County when he collided with 58-year-old Elijah […]

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Grinch steals homeowner’s car three days before Christmas

MONCKS CORNER, S.C.—According to the Moncks Corner Police Department, a silver Honda Prelude was stolen from a home on Merrimack Blvd. in Moncks Corner on Tuesday. “The owner had just parked the vehicle at his residence, and had in his possession the only key to the vehicle,” stated Officer Steve Meadows. Meadows says when the vehicle’s owner came outside a few […]

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Let Christmas trees benefit fish and wildlife after the holidays

Instead of letting your Christmas tree take up space in a landfill this year, state natural resources officials suggest giving it a second life by putting it to good use for fish or wildlife. In rural areas, discarded Christmas trees can be put to good use as erosion control or as brush piles to provide resting and escape cover for […]

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Berkeley Co. Sheriff’s Office helps nab man accused of 20 counts of sexual exploitation of minor

BERKELEY COUNTY, S.C.—According to the South Carolina Attorney General’s Office, a Florence man has been arrested on multiple counts of sexual exploitation of a minor. Jonathan Michael McKenzie, 20, was charged with 20 counts of second degree sexual exploitation of a minor on December 22nd by the Florence County Sheriff’s Office. Mark Powell, a spokesperson for the attorney general’s office, […]