MPPD News

The Mount Pleasant Police Department is recruiting citizens to enroll in the upcoming Mount Pleasant Citizen's Police Academy beginning September 6, 2018.   “The Mount Pleasant Police Department believes its service delivery must incorporate a shared responsibility with the community and motivate the strengths of neighborhoods. Critical to the success of this shared responsibility are well-informed citizens who have an awareness of the mission, resources, practices, and services of the department. To engage our residents and provide insight to their police department, the Mount Pleasant Police Department is continuing its 10-week Citizen’s Police Academy for the residents of Mount Pleasant,” said Mount Pleasant Police Chief Carl Ritchie.   The Mount Pleasant Citizen’s Police Academy provides a chance for the citizens of Mount Pleasant to understand the various aspects of the police department on a more personal level and to closely interact with its members.

Mount Pleasant, S.C. - Detectives are asking for the public's help identifying a woman believed to be responsible for an identity theft. If you have information about this person, please contact Detective Buono at 843-884-4176. Tips can be submitted anonymously through Crime Stoppers of the Lowcountry by visiting  http://www.5541111.com or calling 843-554-1111. Crime Stoppers of the Lowcountry offers rewards of up to $1,000.00 for information that leads to an arrest.   

 Below are fireworks safety tips from the National Safety Council. You can read more by visiting https://www.nsc.org/home-safety/tools-resources/seasonal-safety/summer/ Sparklers Every year, young children can be found along parade routes and at festivals with sparklers in hand, but they are a lot more dangerous than most people think. Parents don't realize they burn at about 2,000 degrees – hot enough to melt some metals. Sparklers can quickly ignite clothing, and many children have received severe burns from dropping sparklers on their feet. Bottle Rockets These small rockets are attached to a stick, lit by a fuse and typically fired from a bottle. Teens have been known to have bottle rocket wars, firing them at one another and causing chest, head and eye injuries. Physicians at Vanderbilt Eye Institute at Vanderbilt University Medical Center have seen so many eye injuries caused by bottle rockets they  conducted a study they hope will lead to better edu