Police Blotter July 1, 2011 - July 12, 2011

The blotter is compiled from incident and arrest reports filed by the City of Charleston Police Department and the Charleston County Sheriff's Office in the West Ashley area, which includes ZIP codes 29407 and 29414. Persons charged with a crime are innocent until proved guilty.

Car shot on Savannah Hwy.

CHARLESTON - A family traveling down Savannah Hwy. flagged down a Charleston Police officer around 10:30 p.m. July 4, after what they thought was a rock broke the vehicle's windshield as they passed Avondale Avenue.

Upon closer inspection the officer determined the damage actually was caused by a bullet. A 40-caliber round was recovered from inside the car. No injuries were reported, according to police.

Shot fired during break in on Parsonage Road

CHARLESTON - Two men kicked in the door of a Parsonage Road resident's home around 10:50 p.m. July 5, fired a shot into the resident's kitchen cabinet and fled the scene, according to a Charleston Police report.

Pair robbed at West Ashley hotel

CHARLESTON - Two people were robbed at gunpoint at the Best Western on Savannah Hwy. around 11:30 p.m. July 7, according to a Charleston Police report.

Light bulb thief strikes West Ashley apartment

CHARLESTON -  Residents of Ashley Hall Plantation Road reported the theft of $5 cash and two light bulbs from their apartment July 5.

The couple told police they locked their front door when they left earlier that evening, and the door was still locked when they returned but the cash, all in $1 bills, and light bulbs were gone. Officers found no sign of forced entry.

Officers checked with the apartment complex management and no employees were sent to the apartment during the time the couple was away, according to a Charleston Police report.

Charleston Police Department Arrests

Elizabeth Russo, 26, on July 12, 2011, charged on an outstanding North Charleston Police Department warrant for failure to appear for shoplifting.

Rachel Bridge, on July 12, 2011, charged with trespassing.

Sean Whitehead, 43, on July 12, 2011, charged with driving under suspension.

Don Manigault, Jr., 24, on July 12, 2011, charged with assault and battery and possession with intent to distribute cocaine.

Diane Taylor, 54, on July 11, 2011, charged with DUI.

G. Sulivan, 41, on July 10, 2011, charged with assault and battery, shoplifting and two counts of property crime enhancement.

C. Yantis, 40, on July 10, 2011, charged with property crime enhancement.

Russell P. Long, 39, on July 9, 2011, charged with DUI.

Michael Van Nelson, 46, on July 9, 2011, charged with shoplifting and on an outstanding warrant for driving under suspension.

Eugene Porter Rollins, 46, on July 9, 2011, charged with driving under suspension and receiving stolen goods.

Ashley Seigler, 24, on July 9, 2011, charged with DUI.

Latosha Simmons, 19, on July 8, 2011, charged with shoplifting.

Adam Buchner, 27, on July 8, 2011, charged with unlawful use of aromatic hydrocarbons.

Christopher Martin, on July 8, 2011, charged with simple assault.

Benjamin Conrad, 21, on July 7, 2011, charged with possession of marijuana.

Edward Veal, 26, on July 6, 2011, charged with possession of marijuana.

Tina Whitehead, on July 6, 2011, charged with trespassing after notice.

Samuel Carson, Jr., on July 5, 2011, charged with possession of marijuana.

Latasha Patrice Lovetta, on July 5, 2011, charged with burglary.

Kenneth Porter, 20, on July 4, 2011, charged with discharging a firearm.

Eliot Andrus, 38, on July 4, 2011, charged with discharging a firearm.

Steven Ryba, 24, on July 4, 201, charged with assault on police while resisting arrest, threatening a public official, throwing of bodily fluids by a prisoner and disorderly conduct.

James D. Erickson, 55, on July 4, 2011, charged with public disorderly conduct.

Jerry Washington, on July 4, 2011, charged with assault on police while resisting arrest and open container.

C. Cummings, 26, on July 2, 2011, turned over to the custody of the Charleston County Sheriff's Office.

Alphonso Wilson, on July 2, 2011, charged with DUI.

Whitney Russell, on July 2, 2011, charged with simple assault.

Kristen Marie Parker, 31, on July 1, 2011, charged with DUI.

K. Roberts, 25, on July 1, 2011, charged with simple assault.

William K. Lucas, 26, on July 1, 2011, charged with public disorderly conduct.

Corey Gabe, on July 1, 2011, charged with driving under suspension.

Richard Roach, on July 1, 2011, charged on an outstanding family court warrant.