Friday, August 12, 2011
The following information was supplied by Summerville Police Department incident reports. It does not indicate a conviction or charges.
Yabba Dabba Don't A patrolling officer noticed a man exiting a drugstore not carrying much merchandise. When the officer asked what he was shopping for, the man replied prenatal vitamins. The officer then asked if he bought any. The man replied: "No because they didn't have the Flintstone ones." The officer noticed the man had bulges beneath his clothing. Conducting a search, the officer didn't find a brontosaurus steak, but several stolen items. Ain't No Twang A suspected shoplifter was being questioned by police. The man stated: "I had too much to drink and made a mistake." He, obviously, has never listened to country music. Green Piece On a traffic stop, a woman reached for paperwork and rolling papers fell out of a bag. She …
Tuesday, June 28, 2011
The following information was supplied by Summerville Police Department incident reports. It does not indicate a conviction. Warning: sometimes suspects don't use decent language.
Moon over Summerville Tom reported June 24 that a Craigslist personal ad was being used with his name and telephone number. The email address associated with the now-removed ad was "shitonmetom@gmail.com" In the ad, two pictures were attached. One of picture shows Tom on a boat, and the other is of a white man's buttocks — which, according to Tom, did not belong to him. My bad, Dad On June 26, Police stopped a 19-year-old, who promptly gave his father's name instead of his own. Not duped by the clever ruse, the officers confronted the suspect, who then admitted that he had warrants out for his arrest. Second time's a charm Responding to a suspicious and damaged vehicle on June 26, a police officer discovered a familiar-looking, allegedly …
Wednesday, June 22, 2011
The following information was supplied by Summerville Police Department incident reports. It does not indicate a conviction. Warning: sometimes suspects don't use decent language.
The lights are off and somebody's home A man noticed an orange extension cord running from his sister's residence at a mobile home park to another residence on June 3. When the suspected electric current thief was confronted, she said she had electricity at her residence. After pulling the plug on the offending orange cord, her box fan ceased to run and the responding officer requested she turn on her outside lights to show she has electricity. She said she sometimes has "electric problems," which cause lights and appliances to stop operating. Nothing happened when she turned the light switch on. She became "visibly nervous" and kept stating "electric problems." Bluffing: it only works in poker A man suspected of Driving Under the …
