Reports taken from July 19 to July 29

Perfume pilfery

Security footage from a Maybank Highway pharmacy caught two men on July 19 stealing 137 various cosmetic items worth nearly $2,400, according to a Charleston police report. The store manager told officers that he first noticed the items missing when he was unloading a truck and saw an entire shelf empty. The investigation is ongoing.

Bad friend

A North Charleston man on July 26 gave his house key to a “friend” to check on his dog while he was in the hospital for medical treatment. When he got back home the next day, he told authorities he was missing four power drills and $200 in cash. Salt in the wound: A neighbor reportedly told him that the friend sold him one of the four drills.

Funny choice of words

Mount Pleasant police on J

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