Man dies after stealing, crashing Greenville police cruiser
GREENVILLE, S.C. (AP) — Greenville police say a man has died after stealing a marked patrol car and crashing it into a brick wall.
Officer Jonathan Bragg tells local media outlets that an officer was responding to a crash at around 8 p.m. Thursday when someone involved in the wreck jumped into his police cruiser and took off.
The car was spotted a short time later, and police started pursuing it. Officers say the driver lost control of the car and crashed into a brick wall.
Greenville County Coroner Parks Evans says the driver died on the scene. His name has not been released, and an autopsy was scheduled for Friday.
SC lawmaker, officials load supplies for Liberian relief
HANAHAN, S.C. (AP) — Shipping containers are being loaded in the South Carolina Lowcountry with supplies to help children affected by the Ebola outbreak in Liberia.
State Rep. Wendell Gilliard is joining representatives of Charleston's maritime community and Save More Kids workers on Friday to load three shipping containers with those supplies. They are being sent to Christ's Children Home Orphanage in Liberia.
In recent months, businesses, churches and volunteers in the Charleston area have been working with Save More Kids, a California nonprofit, to collect supplies to send to Liberia.
That effort has resulted in the collection of more than 100,000 pounds of food and over 20,000 text books.
Suspects in $700,000 Charleston jewelry robbery arrested
CHARLESTON, S.C. (AP) — Charleston police say they have arrested suspects in San Francisco and Atlanta and charged them in the robbery of $700,000 of jewelry from a downtown store.
Authorities told media outlets that 35-year-old Charles Johnson of San Leandro, California, and 34-year-old Aquabeus Moore of Riverdale, Georgia, were charged this week with armed robbery.
Investigators say they found the van used in March 4 robbery of Demetre Jewelers, determined it was bought the day before in Georgia by someone with a fake driver's license and tracked Johnson through a phone number given by the buyer.
The value of the 11 stolen Rolex watches and other jewelry was originally listed at $1 million, but police have revised the figure.
It wasn't known if the suspects had lawyers.
Police say more arrests are possible.