Charleston Currents – Luther Reynolds

NEWS BRIEFS: Police say lessons learned; coalition pushes back on report

Staff reports | Charleston police say an internal assessment of May 30-31 protests downtown show the agency has learned, but a coalition of activists is pushing back.

During the presentation of the final after-action report during Tuesday’s Public Safety Committee meeting, Chief Luther Reynolds said the report was made to include the perspectives of officers, community leaders, business owners, residents, protesters and arrested criminal offenders.

by Charleston Currents · 03/01/2021 · Comments are Disabled · Good news, News briefs

NEW for 3/1: Open enrollment; Travel itch; Lessons learned

IN THIS ISSUE
FOCUS: Special window open to sign up for health insurance
COMMENTARY, Brack: Scratch your itch to travel in South Carolina
IN THE SPOTLIGHT: SCIWAY
NEWS BRIEFS: Police say lessons learned; coalition pushes back on report
FEEDBACK: Speak out against Dominion solar proposal on March 23
MYSTERY PHOTO: Raised house
CALENDAR: Safe Sounds to start April 17 after show rescheduled

by Charleston Currents · 03/01/2021 · Comments are Disabled · Full issue

NEW for 12/7: Keep pets warm; Act on environment; More

IN THIS ISSUE
FOCUS: Protect your pets during cold weather
COMMENTARY, Brack: Legislature needs to wake up on environment
IN THE SPOTLIGHT: Magnolia Plantation and Gardens
NEWS BRIEFS: 39th Southeastern Wildlife Expo set for Feb. 11-14
FEEDBACK: Send us your thoughts
MYSTERY PHOTO: Hers, not his
CALENDAR: City to hold two more holiday market weekends; Free parking

by Andy Brack · 12/07/2020 · 1 comment · Full issue

Wappoo Shores resident Julia Sauer, left, carries D'Allesandro's pizzas with Police Chief Luther Reynolds and Mayor John Tecklenburg. Photos by Ruta Smith, Charleston City Paper.

FOCUS: Neighbors chip in to buy pizza for police, firefighters

Staff reports | Residents of the Wappoo Shores neighborhood in West Ashley collected more than $650 in the last two weeks to feed police, firefighters and first responders as a way of thanking them for their service.

Fueled by an additional in-kind donation by D’Allesandro’s Pizza in downtown Charleston, the neighbors bought 30 of the company’s pies for officers on Friday afternoon. They plan to deliver as many to West Ashley firefighters next week.

Reynolds eats a slice of D’Allesandro’s pizza — at a safe social distance from anyone else!

“We’re so grateful for the support,” said Charleston Police Chief Luther Reynolds, who jokes how pizza, or “Vitamin P,” is his favorite food. “This is yet another example of showing how much the community cares for us.”

by Charleston Currents · 05/04/2020 · Comments are Disabled · Focus, Good news

NEW for 5/4: Pizza for police; Wasted time; Cinco de Mayo

IN THIS EDITION
TODAY’S FOCUS: West Ashley neighbors chip in to buy pizza for police, firefighters
COMMENTARY, Brack: Legislators wasted two months of 2020 session
IN THE SPOTLIGHT: Charleston Gaillard Center
NEWS BRIEFS: Corona — the beer, not the virus — on tap for May 5
FEEDBACK: Tree butchers still at it
MYSTERY PHOTO: Big water
CALENDAR: May 8 telethon to raise money for homeless hurt in pandemic
S.C. ENCYCLOPEDIA: Catawbas

by Charleston Currents · 05/04/2020 · Comments are Disabled · Full issue

BRACK: Why are there 1,800 untested rape kits in South Carolina?

By Andy Brack, editor and publisher | There’s a backlog of untested rape kits in South Carolina because there’s more evidence coming in than authorized labs have the capacity to process.

One estimate is there are 1,800 evidence parcels that are waiting to be processed before cases can move forward. As of Dec. 31, the State Law Enforcement Division’s forensics lab had 1,333 untested rape kits waiting for processing, according to spokesman Tommy Crosby. Another 148 are being processed now.

by Andy Brack · 01/20/2020 · Comments are Disabled · Andy Brack, Views

1/20: Food Truck Festival; Untested evidence kits; more

IN THIS EDITION:
TODAY’S FOCUS: Thousands expected at Charleston Food Truck Festival
COMMENTARY, Brack: Why are there 1,800 untested rape kits in South Carolina?
IN THE SPOTLIGHT: Titan Termite & Pest Control
NEWS BRIEFS: Drilling update, more
FEEDBACK: Send us a letter
MYSTERY PHOTO: Formal building
S.C. ENCYCLOPEDIA: Robert Mills House, Columbia
CALENDAR: Be on the lookout for oyster roasts