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Yahoo
11-04-2025
- Entertainment
- Yahoo
You can buy a K-9 plushy to benefit Goose Creek PD
GOOSE CREEK, S.C. (WCBD) – You can purchase your very own Goose Creek fur-ever K-9. The Goose Creek Police Department is offering stuffed versions of its K-9 officers for $20. The funds raised through the sales will go directly to the agency's new program, Future Heroes Summer Camp. You can choose between Goose, Creeker, Maverick, Nuke, Gander, Rizen, Solo, and Bonnie. Each comes wearing a Goose Creek PD vest. Police say the stuffed K-9s will be available for pickup during regular business hours or after hours by appointment. Visit the department's Facebook page and scan the QR code to make your purchase. Copyright 2025 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
Yahoo
24-02-2025
- Yahoo
21-year-old South Carolina woman killed in multi-vehicle crash, coroner says
A South Carolina woman was killed Thursday in a multi-vehicle crash, according to the Berkeley County Coroner's Office. Meghan Laurence, a 21-year-old Hanahan resident, was the victim, Coroner Darnell Hartwell said in a news release. The crash happened before 11:30 a.m. in the area near the intersection of St. James Avenue and Cobblestone Village Drive, according to the release. That's in Goose Creek, about 24 miles from Charleston. Laurence was driving a 2010 Toyota Corolla on St. James Avenue, Hartwell said. The Goose Creek Police Department said the Toyota crashed into the back of a dump truck that was pulling a trailer, WCSC reported. Laurence died at the scene from injuries suffered in the wreck, according to the release. No other injuries were reported. There was no word if anyone involved in the crash was wearing a seat belt, but the collision continues to be investigated by police and the coroner's office. Through Feb. 16, at least 86 people had died on South Carolina roads in 2025, according to the state Department of Public Safety. Last year, at least 948 people died in crashes in South Carolina, DPS reported. At least six people have died in Berkeley County crashes in 2025, according to DPS data. There were 32 deaths in the county in 2024, DPS reported.
Yahoo
21-02-2025
- Yahoo
21-year-old woman killed in Goose Creek crash: Coroner
BERKELEY COUNTY, S.C. (WCBD) — A 21-year-old woman died Thursday morning after being injured in a multi-car crash in Goose Creek, according to the Berkeley County Coroner's Office. Coroner Darnell Hartwell said the victim was driving a 2010 Toyota Corolla along St. James Avenue near Cobblestone Village Drive around 11:30 a.m. when she was involved in a crash. Former Georgetown County deputy accused of engaging in sexual activity in patrol car while on duty The driver, identified as Meghan Laurence from Hanahan, suffered fatal injuries. The Goose Creek Police Department and coroner's office are investigating. Copyright 2025 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
Yahoo
14-02-2025
- Yahoo
Police agency suspends Black History Month social media posts due to racist, hateful comments
GOOSE CREEK, S.C. (WCBD) – Police agencies in two Lowcountry cities say they have been inundated with what they called racist and hateful comments on their Black History Month social media posts. The Goose Creek Police Department said it was forced to stop posting and sharing messages that highlight its African American employees due to negative comments. 'Unfortunately, the amount of hatred, racism and negativity that has been received on these posts in unfathomable,' the agency said in a social media post Thursday afternoon. 'Honestly, people should be ashamed.' A decision to discontinue the posts was made after several employees spoke up about the comments. 'Our employees do not deserve to be the subject of social media outrage,' the department said. 'We will internally celebrate and appreciate the different view points, perspectives, and cultures our employees have to offer, not only to the Police Department but the City as a whole.' Earlier Thursday, the neighboring North Charleston Police Department decided to disable comments on its social media pages over similar concerns. 'The North Charleston Police Department takes pride in being an all-inclusive agency, hiring people of all faiths, colors, and creeds. That includes recognizing sworn and non-sworn employees during the celebration of Black History Month,' the department said in a Facebook post. 'Unfortunately, we have seen many racist comments on our Black History Month posts. These are totally unacceptable,' the post continued. NCPD said it was following the advice of its attorneys by turning off the comment section on Facebook and other platforms. Copyright 2025 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
Yahoo
31-01-2025
- Politics
- Yahoo
Nancy Mace joins immigration enforcement operation in Goose Creek neighborhood
GOOSE CREEK, S.C. (WCBD) – U.S. Rep. Nancy Mace (R-S.C.) joined immigration agents for an operation in the Lowcountry Friday morning as the Trump administration ramps up promised efforts to conduct mass deportations. Mace posted on X before sunrise that she was 'headed out with ICE,' later posting a video describing an arrest where an individual hid in the ceiling. 'We're not just talking about deporting illegal aliens — we're out here seeing it in action for ourselves – firsthand,' Mace wrote alongside the video. 'South Carolina needs bold leadership to support President Trump's America First agenda deporting the bad guys and putting our people first. 'It helps to have sheriffs who work with ICE too,' she added, seemingly referencing her push to oust former Charleston County Sheriff Kristin Graziano. Friday morning's raid occurred in a neighborhood on Brick Greens Road in Goose Creek. Mace said she witnessed a 'very smooth operation' that resulted in several individuals being taken into custody. 'I think it's really important that when we are crafting law and weighing in on policy, that we as elected officials really have an understanding of what these agents, these offices, these departments, and agencies are going through each and every single day, and what the process is on the other side,' Mace told News 2 when asked why she chose to ride-along with ICE. According to Mace, one of the individuals arrested — the one she described as hiding in the ceiling — was wanted for fentanyl distribution. 'This particular individual was a very bad guy,' she said. 'He was recently caught with 3.5 grams of fentanyl. This is someone in our own backyard, in Goose Creek. That amount of fentanyl could kill hundreds if not more people.' 'This guy is getting a one-way ticket back to whatever country he came from, and he can stay there,' she added. LJ Roscoe, chief of the Goose Creek Police Department, said the department was not notified that ICE would be serving warrants at the location in advance. 'The Goose Creek Police Department was not given information in advance that ICE was going to be at the address, however, we were notified once they needed help,' Roscoe said in a statement to News 2. 'They resolved the issue prior to our arrival, so no one from Goose Creek Police Department was involved or on scene.' Mace chalked it up to a miscommunication but said that local authorities should 'of course' be notified before an operation is carried out. 'Everybody works very closely together, and communication is very important to these agencies, and I know that they're working really hard to make sure that everybody's on the same page,' she said. 'What's going to happen is people are going to call into 911, they're going to call into the police station and say 'What's going on?' when they see many, many vehicles with lights blazing when someone is being apprehended, so that's a good communication method,' Mace continued. Authorities have been conducting raids across the country, intensifying efforts in recent days. ICE has been regularly posting enforcement updates on social media. According to the agency, agents had made 1,016 arrests as of Jan. 29. Since taking office, Trump has signed several executive orders intended to crack down on immigration. He deployed military personnel and federal law enforcement to the southern border, froze the U.S. refugee admissions program, and reinstated policies that restrict pathways for asylum seekers. He also ordered an end to birthright citizenship, though a federal judge quickly blocked the executive order, deeming it 'blatantly unconstitutional.' On Wednesday, Trump announced plans to use Guantanamo Bay in Cuba to detain thousands of migrants while signing the Laken Riley Act – which requires authorities to detain undocumented immigrants if they are accused of burglary, theft, or shoplifting – into law. Mace, who has centralized the issue as she mulls a possible gubernatorial bid, reintroduced a measure in Congress earlier this month that targets migrants convicted of sex crimes. Her bill, the Preventing Violence Against Women by Illegal Aliens Act, passed the House on Jan. 16 with bipartisan support. The Department of Homeland Security has not yet returned a request for information regarding Friday's raid or other operations being carried out in the Lowcountry. But as Mace suggested: 'It's not the first, and it sure won't be the last.' Copyright 2025 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
