Suspicious Person

October 12, 2018 Update

Mount Pleasant, S.C. - The Mount Pleasant Police Department concluded the investigation into the suspicious activity case that occurred on October 6, 2018, on Highway 41 at Dunes West Blvd. Detectives determined that no criminal activity occurred.  

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Mount Pleasant, S.C. - On October 6, 2018, officers from the Mount Pleasant Police Department responded to a report of a suspicious person on Highway 41 at Dunes West Blvd. The complainant told officers that as children were crossing Highway 41, the subject asked if they wanted to “get in his truck because he had just bought a new bucket of gum.” The children, all 12 years old, ran away and informed their parents. Officers patrolled the area for the person and the U-Haul pickup truck he was driving but did not locate him.

On October 9, 2018, officers were called to Planters Pointe Blvd. In reference to a parent locating the truck. Officers met with the subject who stated that he was working at a home in the area as a plumber. Officers confirmed this information and inquired about the incident that occurred on October 6^th. The subject told officers that he saw the children skateboarding and stopped to comment on their skateboarding skills. He further told officers that he did offer them gum but denied trying to lure them into the truck.

The Mount Pleasant Police Department takes these types of allegations seriously. Our Criminal Investigations Bureau continues to investigate this incident and an update will be provided as information becomes available.