Mug Shots

The following were taken from actual incident reports filed last week by the City of Charleston’s Police Department. These are not convictions and the names of businesses, complainants, and suspects have been left off to protect the innocent. All suspects are  innocent until proven guilty, of course.
June 18
Intimidation
A code enforcement officer following up on violations at a Bainbridge Drive home was allegedly threatened by a guest at the home. While the officer was speaking with the homeowner, a man came outside and began to berate the officer, saying he had no right to be on the property. The officer instructed the man to calm down, to which the guest responded that he had served 10 years in prison and was not scared of code enforcement officers, and that he was going to kick the officer’s “ass.” The officer retreated to the safety of his car, called police, and when they arrived he let them handle the situation. The guest admitted to having become angry, claiming the officer had called him a “jerk.” While he remembered telling the officer about his time in prison, he didn’t recall threatening the man’s ass.
June 19
Criminal domestic violence
A Dupont Road woman called police after her ex-boyfriend, who is the father of her 2-year-old child, assaulted her. The two had gone out for a meal when the ex began asking questions about the woman’s current boyfriend. They began to argue in the car on the way to her home. Once there, the man allegedly hit the woman and then fled. Later, she called police to tell them she felt he was watching her house from nearby, because of the messages he was texting to her. One of those messages included, “I should shoot his ass right on your porch,” as the new boyfriend stepped outside for a moment. The ex called police about turning himself in, as he had heard they were looking for him. At his mother’s house, the ex admitted that their argument had become “physical,” but wouldn’t confirm if he had struck the woman.
June 19
Theft from a vehicle
The driver of a utility work truck parked overnight along Magnolia Road told police that someone had stolen several items from it. Those items included a $1,400 laptop computer, an $800 chainsaw, and a $250 voltage meter, among others.
June 19
General information
Police responding to a vulnerable adult call at a Savannah Highway motel found an elderly homeless woman leaving out of one the rooms with all of her belongings in tow. That included her cat and his litter box. Taken to Crisis Ministries for admission and further assistance, police had to return to the motel to retrieve her walking cane.
June 19
Intimidation
A woman living on Castlegreen Court told police that her ex-boyfriend had been to her house and harassed her verbally. The ex-boyfriend stayed in the car, as he has been ordered by the court to stay clear of the woman. The ex’s partner, a woman wearing a tie-dyed shirt and shorts, demanded that the man be allowed to see his daughter. “I want to see my daughter,” the man yelled from the car. “ I got [the state Department of Social Services] involved, and I am going to see her. Every other Wednesday; tell your parents.”
June 19
Simple assault
The owner of a Windermere Boulevard restaurant called police after one of his employees head-butted him and broke his nose during an argument. The employee soon left the building, and the owner wants to press charges.
June 19
Burglary
A Savannah Highway woman told police someone had broken into her house and made off with close to $6,000 in jewelry. The missing items seemed to match the descriptions of rings and earrings and other items recovered from an admitted burglar’s house earlier this year. The burglar allegedly admitted to have broken into a house in that area, but couldn’t remember details. Officers are trying to ascertain if they are one in the same.
June 19
Theft from a building
An employee at a Sam Rittenberg department store called police after it was discovered that 15 bottles of cologne, valued at close to $670, had been stolen within an hour of having been placed on display in the store.