Reports taken from March 29 to April 5 Room service included? A Mount Pleasant man on March 29 reportedly locked himself in a Magrath Darby Boulevard hotel bathroom in an attempt to stay overnight. St...

Reports taken from March 16 to March 22 Weird prank? Weirder gift. A North Charleston man on March 20 called city police with a bizarre, bewildered complaint: A stranger in a white truck had been dump...

Reports taken from March 1 to March 16 Spilling the beans A West Ashley woman on March 6 attempted to steal more than $200 worth of beauty products from a West Ashley Circle store. According to office...

Reports taken from March 4 to March 14 ‘Mind your business’ Charleston police on March 14 arrested Arthur R. Traynor III of Tacoma Park, Md., who is a former Biden administration appointee to the Fede...

Reports taken from Feb. 24 to Feb. 28 Sticky emergency responseA North Charleston woman on Feb. 28 called city police to help her after she accidentally glued her eyes shut while doing her lashes. The...

Reports taken from Feb. 15 to Feb. 27 Best wishes A West Ashley woman on Feb. 16 reportedly badgered employees at a Savannah Highway car lot, asking to sniff their butts and if they had any beer. Look...

Reports taken from Feb. 9 to Feb. 15 What are the odds? North Charleston police on Feb. 13 watched as a car drove past with its airbags still deployed and its front bumper dragging on the pavement. Po...

At age 30, cartoonist Caroline Cash has landed her dream job: the comic strip Nancy.

Reports taken from Jan. 25 to Feb. 9 Not suspicious at all A North Charleston woman entered a dressing room in a Northwoods Boulevard clothing store with several items on hangers and an empty shopping...

Reports taken from Jan. 25 to Feb. 9 Not suspicious at all A North Charleston woman entered a dressing room in a Northwoods Boulevard clothing store with several items on hangers and an empty shopping...

Reports taken from Jan. 25 to Feb. 3 Happy birthday! Or something … A Mount Pleasant man on Feb. 2 reportedly stole a cake and several packages of trading cards from a U.S. Highway 17 store. Employees...

Security footage from a Mount Pleasant pharmacy on Jan. 25 captured a woman grabbing bleach, paper towels, a mop cleaning set and a blender. She then left the store without paying. Now, all of the cle...

Reports taken from Jan. 12 to Jan. 17 In need of a trim Mount Pleasant police on Jan. 17 received a call about the theft at a Faison Road pharmacy after a man wearing a puffy jacket reportedly stole $...

Reports taken from Jan. 5 to Jan. 11 Dating apps A North Charleston woman on Jan. 9 told city police several items were stolen from her home, including a leather jacket, a standing fan, a basket and a...

Reports taken from Dec. 15 to Jan. 10 Nice try? Four kids on Dec. 29 allegedly tried to steal an attachable flashlight for a firearm from a West Ashley store. Security stopped the kids before they lef...

Reports taken from Dec. 13 to Jan. 1 You’ll never catch me! A downtown woman on Dec. 29 reportedly led Charleston police on a high-speed chase (read that sarcastically) after she allegedly stole a mot...

Enjoy this special look back at some of our favorite Blotter entries and cartoons from 2025. Here’s to another wild, wild year. Stay weird, y’all. Oct. 30: Still current?A North Charleston man told po...

Reports taken from Dec. 2 to Dec. 8 Stop while you’re ahead A downtown woman on Dec. 3 reportedly stole a bottle of wine from a King Street grocery store — for the eighth time in the last two months. ...

Reports taken from Dec. 2 to Dec. 8 Even the roast beast? Two Mount Pleasant people on Dec. 5 reportedly stole a shopping cart full of toys from a store on U.S. Highway 17 North. During a messy escape...

Reports taken from Nov. 22 to Nov. 28 Road raging A downtown woman on Nov. 24 told Charleston police that she saw a man, who was standing on the side of Meeting Street, hurl a “small boulder” at her v...