Area News

“On [Saturday at 1 p.m.] I responded to a dog fight at 21 Alred Street. Upon arrival, I observed Tara Smith’s son to be holding a leash on a white and blonde colored pit bulldog. The bulldog had obviously been in a fight as it had fresh blood about its face and body. The dog…

A burglar ransacked and stole items from a Summerville home on Sunday, according to police reports. William Rothrock, of North Street, said someone forced open his front door and stole a 55″ television, a Hummer speaker and a new Xbox 1 console. “Rothrock reported that his apartment had also been ransacked,” Officer Ricky Van Pelt…

A local woman is wondering how her money disappeared, according to Summerville Police reports. Charm Hedgecoth, of Summerville, cashed a check at a local finance company in the amount of $514.39. “The money was not counted back to her inside the bank, but was instead placed inside an envelope and handed back to her,” Officer…

A Summerville man was cited for burning garbage in a burn barrel on Thursday night, according to police reports. Curtis Wayne Valentine Jr., 30, of Scoggins Street, was cited for an illegal burn. “[Valentine] had a barrel in front of his house burning trash and rubbish inside containing plastics and several manmade materials. Firefighter Chuck…

Cops are looking for the person that abandoned a vehicle on Bittings Avenue Thursday night, according to Summerville Police Officer Matt Wilson. Officer Wilson spotted a black 2009 Dodge Journey speeding on Scoggins Street when he tried stopping it. Once he caught up to the vehicle behind Hammonds Auto Parts, the driver had fled and…

A 53-year-old local man was jailed twice on Christmas Day, according to Summerville Police reports. The first incident happened at 2:06 p.m. when cops were called to the residence of Sherman Marion Rutledge, of 676 Highland Avenue. “[Rutledge] in a dispute with wife, [he] did push female and broke her phone during the altercation,” Officer…