MPPD News

  HALLOWEEN ENFORCEMENT CAMPAIGN                                                                           PRESS RELEASE   FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: October 24, 2014 CONTACT: Sgt. Kim Herring, kherring@tompsc.com, 843-884-4176   HALLOWEEN PARTIERS BEWARE: MOUNT PLEASANT POLICE DEPARTMENT CRACKING DOWN ON DRUNK DRIVERS Drive Sober or Get Pulled Over         Mount Pleasant, SC— This Halloween, Mount Pleasant Police will be treating drunk drivers throughout the area with an aggressive Drive Sober or Get Pulled Over enforcement effort, and The Mount Pleasant Police Department has given a fair warning to all partygoers: keep the party off the road.   “The scariest part of Halloween is not the spooky costumes and scary pranks, it’s the impaired drivers. All too often, partygoers don’t plan ahead and choose to drive impaired, but a costume can’t disguise drunk driving ,” said Sgt. Kim Herring.   Accordin

With Halloween coming up Friday, we wanted to give you a few tips to help keep you and  your children safe while trick or treating: Walk Safely *Cross the street at corners, using traffic signals and crosswalks.  Look left, right and left again    when crossing and keep looking as you cross. *Put electronic devices down and keep heads up and walk, don’t run, across the street. *Teach children to make eye contact with drivers before crossing in front of them. *Always walk on sidewalks or paths. If there are no sidewalks, walk facing traffic as far to the  left  as possible. Children should walk on direct routes with the fewest street crossings. *Watch for cars that are turning or backing up. Teach children to never dart out into the street  or  cross between parked cars. *Trick or Treat With an Adult *Children under the age of 12 should not be alone at night without adult supervision. If kids are  mature enough to be out without supervision

Todd Royce  was charged October 18, 2014 with five counts of Burglary in the 2 nd Degree stemming from incidents that occurred in Rivertowne Subdivision last month. Warrants were drawn and served on Mr. Royce who was already incarcerated at the Al Cannon, Jr. Detention Center.  

An Altercation outside of Red's on Shem Creek led to 3 subjects being arrested for Attempted Murder:

Nicholas Marsalko was arrested for Breaking Into a Motor Vehicle and Assault on a Police Officer after officers responded to a call of a suspicious person near Spoonbill Lane on October 19, 2014 at 3:27am. As officers approached, Marsalko took off running and fell at one point during the foot chase causing injuries to his face. When officers caught up to Marsalko he attempted to assault one of them and was eventually taken into custody with the aid of the Taser. He was lodged at the Al Cannon, Jr. Detention Center.

MOUNT PLEASANT, S.C. (October 15, 2014) The Mount Pleasant Police Department responded to a hit and run on October 14, 2014 where a dark in color sports utility vehicle struck a 17 year old teenager who was riding his skateboard. The vehicle continued down Highway 41 towards Highway 17 without stopping at the scene of the collision. The suspect vehicle was coming from the Berkeley County area on Highway 41 when the vehicle collided with the victim who was crossing the roadway from Rivertowne towards Dunes West. The victim was transported to the hospital due to his injuries. This occurred around 8:24pm. If anyone has any information about this incident, you are asked to call 843-743-7200 or email Cpl. Eric Postell at EPostell@tompsc.com. You can also call Crimestoppers at 843-554-1111.

This morning officers from the Mount Pleasant Police Department participated in the International Walk to School Day. Officers met students from Moultrie Middle School at Starbucks on Coleman Blvd. and walked with them to up to Simmons Stre et. This global event involves communities from more than 40 countries walking and biking to school on the same day. It began in 1997 as a one-day event. Over time, this event has become part of a movement for year-round safe routes to school.

(COLUMBIA, S.C.)    South Carolina Attorney General Alan Wilson announced the arrest of Daniel Joseph Koebler (DOB: 9/30/1986) of Mount Pleasant, S.C. on four (4) counts involving the sexual exploitation of minors.  The Mount Pleasant Police Department, a member of the Internet Crimes Against Children (ICAC) Task Force, made the arrest.  The Mount Pleasant Police Department received a referral from investigators at the Berkeley County Sheriff’s Office (another member of the ICAC Task Force) that images depicting children engaged in sexual activity had been disseminated from an account traced to Koebler’s residence.  Koebler admitted to downloading child pornography, and was arrested.  He was charged with four (4) counts of Sexual Exploitation of a Minor second degree (§16-15-405), a felony offense punishable by up to ten (10) years imprisonment on each count.  He was also charged with Manufacturing Marijuana.  Electronic equipment was seized for further investigation.

Yesterday Chief Ritchie presented longevity pins to two of our employees. Field Training Officer Bob Wilson was presented his 10 year pin while Victim Advocate Donna German received her 5 year. Thank you to both for your hard work and dedication to the citizens of the Town of Mount Pleasant!

On Sunday October 5th, 2014 at around 2:30pm, the subject pictured above robbed the Waffle House on Longpoint Rd. of an undisclosed amount of money. He was observed by witnesses hanging around the business just before the robbery occurred and then left on foot towards I-526. The suspect was described as being around 5'06" tall and weighing approximately 160lbs. If you have any information about this robbery you are asked to call the Mount Pleasant Police Department at 843-884-4176 or Crimestoppers at 843-554-1111.

Mount Pleasant, SC – October 3, 2014 – The Mount Pleasant Police Department announced today  a partnership with Nextdoor ( www.nextdoor.com ), the free and private social network for  neighborhoods, to build stronger, safer communities with the help of residents. This integration with Nextdoor will enable the Mount Pleasant Police Department to communicate  online with Mount Pleasant neighborhoods. Residents and Mount Pleasant Police will be able to  work together to increase safety and strengthen virtual neighborhood watch. “This partnership with Nextdoor gives neighbors an easy way to not only get to know each other,  but develop a stronger relationship with our police department “said Inspector Chip Googe. “We  believe that building trust and constant communication channels will lead to stronger and safer neighborhoods.” Nextdoor has proven to be an essential and well-adopted tool, both locally in Mount Pleasant as  well as

The Mount Pleasant Police Department is taking innovative policing to the next level by using  a mobile application that will keep businesses informed of valuable information in real time. Through the use of VizSafe , Mount Pleasant police will be able to send business that are signed  up for the service information about shoplifting and robbery suspects, crime trends, crime prevention effort, alerts and other information that may impact their businesses in Mount  Pleasant. “The VizSafe application has allowed us to connect with our businesses so that we can now  send vital information quickly to store managers, loss prevention officers and owners,” says Inspector Chip Googe. “We can send a push notification directly to these businesses that will show up on a smartphone or on a desktop computer.” Inspector Googe encourages businesses in the Town of Mount Pleasant to apply for this  FREE service. “More partic

The Mount Pleasant Police Department will be hosting a seminar entitled The Impact of  Substance Abuse on Family Violence on October 14, 2014. This free seminar will be  held at Alhambra Hall from 9:00am until 4:30pm and will cover the following topics: ·         Behavior: The Mirror of Exposure  to the Cycles of Addiction and Violence ·         Legal and Illegal Drugs ·         Real Men Delivering the Difference ·         Prescription Medications and Medical Management Opening remarks will be given by Mayor Linda Page and Chief Carl Ritchie. You can  register for this event by emailing Victim Advocate Ruth Broughton at  RBroughton@tompsc.com . The last day to register is October 7 th , 2014. Lunch will  be provided for those attending.

October is National Domestic Violence Awareness Month and the Mount Pleasant Police  Department is standing with domestic violence survivors to shed light on this epidemic. With  the creation of our Victim Advocate unit in 1996, we have been reaching out to victims even when physical violence has not occurred. Once a report has been taken where domestic  violenc e  is alleged, our advocates reach out to victims to offer support and guidance. Our  advocates walk  victims through the process of going to bond court, obtaining orders of protection, securing  alternative places to stay, court orientation and so much more.   In an effort to reach those victims that may not know where to turn, the Mount Pleasant Police Department decided to produce a public service announcement that may offer guidance to those in a difficult situations. “We recognize that there is a need to reach those victims who have yet to  call our police department for help,” says Inspector Chip Googe. “There