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Login for e-mail notifications on this topic. Concerns over marginal enforcement for suspects out on GPS monitors
By Ken Hawkins on Sunday, 14 October 2012 - 7:02am(Updates at the bottom.)The Post and Courier offers a damning report about the enforcement and compliance of those out on bail with GPS monitors.In part:Robinson testified that he and his staff warned her and Mitchell repeatedly about his failure to... More
In aftermath of fatality following Skinful event, lawsuit filed
By Ken Hawkins on Sunday, 7 October 2012 - 11:46amLast year Beau James Froehlich died after injuries he sustained while leaving the annual Skinful Halloween party on James Island.Later that year, the man accused of an alleged DUI that lead to Froehlich's death, Matthew Fisher, died... More
Man dead after standoff with Mt. Pleasant SWAT team (Update: 911 Calls)
By Ken Hawkins on Saturday, 29 September 2012 - 6:28am(Updates at the bottom.)60-year-old Mount Pleasant man Richard Cathcart is dead after a three-hour standoff at his Parish Place home.It ended after Cathcart allegedly pointed a gun towards members of the Mount Pleasant SWAT team at 5:50 p.... More
Two wheeled economics: Profiling the motivation of a bike thief
By Ken Hawkins on Monday, 24 September 2012 - 7:52amDiscuss bike thefts around anyone who has owned a bike in Charleston, and you're likely to be discussing it with someone who has had a bike stollen.Yours truly fits into that category.As you might expect, there are many a story about the problem of... More
Gunshot narrowly misses newspaper delivery driver
By Ken Hawkins on Thursday, 13 September 2012 - 9:39amA Post and Courier newspaper delivery driver had a close brush with a bullet while working a delivery route on North Charleston's Hyde Avenue.A bullet entered through the driver's side window and struck the car's stereo deck.It's not clear... More
Background emerges in slaying of two St. Stephen girls
By Ken Hawkins on Monday, 10 September 2012 - 5:23amLate last month the sad news came that the search for two missing St. Stephen women had ended after their bodies had been recovered.The body of Dana Marie Woods, 18, was found near the burned remains of the car the two girls were last seen... More
Tackling the use of fake IDs by underage drinkers in Charleston
By Ken Hawkins on Tuesday, 4 September 2012 - 7:44amIt's not a new phenomenon: College students — along with virtually anyone over the age of 16 and under the age of 21 — often love the idea of getting a fake ID.However thanks to high quality "novelty" license production in foreign countries and the... More
Bodies of two missing women found, no explanations yet (Update: Arrests, no bond)
By Ken Hawkins on Monday, 3 September 2012 - 5:48am(Updates at the bottom.)The search for two missing St. Stephen women has now changed to an investigation into who killed them.Dana Marie Woods, 18, and June Guerry, 22, were last seen on Sunday at a Moncks Corner Burger King. On Tuesday the car they... More
Charleston sheriff Al Cannon arrested, charged with assault and battery
By Ken Hawkins on Wednesday, 29 August 2012 - 9:07amCharleston County Sheriff Al Cannon was charged with assault and battery following an investigation by the State Law Enforcement Department over a January incident in which Cannon allegedly slapped a handcuffed suspect. Specifically,... More
One dead after shooting on Charleston peninsula
By Staff reports on Wednesday, 22 August 2012 - 12:21pmUpdate: Three suspects have been arrested in the shooting. First reporting: Few details are available, but one person died after being shot early Monday morning at the Bridgeview Village Apartments off Morrison Drive.Many briefs abound,... More
