MPPD News

    We have received several calls about a scam that is making its way through our community. Someone is calling citizens stating they are either Officer Jackson or Sergeant Jackson. The caller is informing citizens that they missed jury duty and need to pay a $1000.00 fine. Citizens are instructed to get the money on a Green Dot Card and to then call him back with the number assigned to that card.   Please do not send any money to this person as this is a scam! If you have received a telephone call like this AND have sent him money or the Green Dot card number, please call us at 843-743-7200 to file a report. You do not need to call us if you only received this call and did not send any money. 

The Mount Pleasant Police Department is seeking the public's help to identify the man pictured above. He is suspected of using a stolen credit card to purchase merchandise at Nordstrom Rack on Bowman Road. Anyone with information about these items is asked to call Pfc. Ponder at 843-884-4176. Callers who wish to remain anonymous can call Crime Stoppers at 843-554-1111, submit a tip through our smartphone application, or submit a tip at  http://mppdnews.blogspot.com/p/submit-tip.html . Crime Stoppers offers rewards of up to $1,000 to anyone who provides information which leads to an arrest.

                                                    Vance Powers                                                       Avery Lites The Mount Pleasant Police Department is seeking the public's help in locating runaways Vance Powers and Avery Lites. Avery Lites was last seen at his home on 11/13/2016 at 1:00 a.m. He was last seen wearing dark colored shorts and a t-shirt Mr. Lites is described as being 5' 8" tall and weighing 125lbs. He is 15 years old and has short blonde hair. Vance Powers was also last seen on 11/13/2016 between 1:00 a.m. and 4:00 a.m. at his home. Mr. Powers was last seen wearing dark khaki pants and green Air Force boots. He is described as being 5' 8" tall, weighing 120lbs, and has brown hair. He is 16 years old. Mr. Powers and Mr. Lites are possibly together and maybe in the vehicle shown above. It is a 2008 Ford Expedition with SC tag EIU 324. No foul play is suspected at this time. If anyone has any information, please contact

The Mount Pleasant Police Department is seeking the public's help in locating a stolen Bobcat and trailer. Both items were taken from Oyster Point around November 5, 2016. The Bobcat has a Pleasant Places sticker on the right side. The trailer has a dual axle and is a 16 foot flatbed. It also has a 2 x 6 wooden bed. Anyone with information about these items is asked to call Detective Sergeant Salata at 843-884-4176. Callers who wish to remain anonymous can call Crime Stoppers at 843-554-1111, submit a tip through our smartphone application, or submit a tip at  http://mppdnews.blogspot.com/p/submit-tip.html . Crime Stoppers offers rewards of up to $1,000 to anyone who provides information which leads to an arrest.

The Mount Pleasant Police Department is requesting the public's help to identify the two shoplifting suspects pictured above. They were seen on November 1, 2016 in Palmetto State Armory and are suspected of removing knives from the store. Anyone with information about these suspects is asked to call Pfc. Boss at 843-884-4176. Callers who wish to remain anonymous can call Crime Stoppers at 843-554-1111, submit a tip through our smartphone application, or submit a tip at http://mppdnews.blogspot.com/p/submit-tip.html . Crime Stoppers offers rewards of up to $1,000 to anyone who provides information which leads to an arrest.