🌱 3 Businesses Broken Into + Car Arsonist Sentenced

Happy Friday, Charleston! Here's everything worth knowing today in town.

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First, today's weather:

Mostly sunny. High: 58 Low: 40.

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Here are the top three stories today in Charleston:

1. Within a 24 hour period, a man broke into three North Charleston businesses between Jan. 10 and Jan. 11. Officers have since arrested Robert Grandison on three counts of second-degree burglary. He was arrested Wednesday afternoon. (Live 5 News WCSC)
2. A man who set fire to a police PT cruiser during the May 2020 downtown riots in Charleston was sentenced on Thursday. Abraham Jenkins pled guilty to charges of second-degree assault and battery, third-degree arson, and malicious injury to property. He will serve more than a year in a South Carolina prison for these actions. (WCBD News 2)
3. On Thursday, the Charleston Police Department received a $30,000 grant from the Rotary Club of Charleston to support their leadership training programs. The Police Department launched its Leadership Development Institute in 2020 with a $50,000 grant from the Rotary. Their goal is to enhance the personal development of their partners and to create a safe community that helps build partnerships and develops leaders within it. (WCBD News 2)

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Today in Charleston:

• Pizza Da Michelino Food Pop-Up! At Snafu Brewing Company (5:00 PM)
• Frothy Friday At North Charleston Coliseum & Performing Arts Center (6:00 PM)

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From my notebook:

• Temperatures Thursday and Friday may be a bit chilly, but at least there will be sunshine over the next couple of days. Enjoy the weather before rain chances increase over the weekend! (Facebook)
• All Charleston County Public Library branches will be closed on Monday, Jan. 18 in observance of the Martin Luther King Jr. Day holiday. (Facebook)
• Remote access to Ancestry expired on Dec. 31, but if you're still wanting to do genealogical research from home you need to check out Heritage Quest. (CCPL)

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Now you're in the loop and ready to head out the door on this Friday! See you tomorrow for your next update.

— Nicole Fallon-Peek

About me: Nicole Fallon-Peek is a journalist and copywriter with a degree in Media, Culture and Communication from New York University. She has served as a freelance reporter, managing editor, copy editor, and editorial director for a variety of B2B news outlets. She currently co-owns and operates content creation agency Lightning Media Partners.