Elgin Police Department Incident Reports

Civil Disturbance / Warrant Service: On 7/11/2023 at approximately 11:30 am I, Officer Handy, responded to Circle K in reference to Subject being in the store and Management wanted her trespassed. Once on the scene, I was met by the Assistant Store Manage, who stated that he wanted a customer placed on trespass notice. Manager stated that the customer, Subject and her husband Subject #2 needed to be trespassed from the property because they had previously shoplifted from the store. While issuing Subject a trespass notice, I was contact by Cpl. Delong who stated that Elgin P.D. did have active warrants for both Subjects. After taking Subject into custody, Subject #2 arrived on scene and was taken into custody also. Both subjects was transported to Kershaw County Detention Center and Subject's vehicle was towed by Elite towing. Subject is also wanted by RCSO on an arrest warrant.

Sale of Nicotine to Minor: On 07/19/2023, at approximately 5:50 pm, I, Officer Handy, was on routine patrol on Rose St. near White Pond Rd., when I witness a male subject exiting the Elgin Vape Shop located at 1232 Rose St. in the Town Limits of Elgin. I know the male subject by name and face and I also know him a being under the age of eighteen. I later contacted the minor's father who I also know and informed him that I had witnessed his son coming from that location. While the father and I were on the phone, his son did admit to buying a vape from that location. The father stated that he would discipline his son and wanted to remain anonymous. I did go by the vape shop and identify the clerk by an international identification card bearing his photo as Subject. I did speak to the Owner of the vape shop by phone because of the language barrier between the clerk and I. The owner stated that Subject was the clerk who has been working at this location all day. I did request video footage from the vape shop and was told by Owner that he forgot the password and could not access the video footage. I did inform my Chain of Command of my findings. 07/20/2023, approx 10:10am, I, Chief Anders made contact with Owner at The Elgin Vape Shop who told me the Subject was in the back room of the store. After retrieving him, I learned that Subject lives in the back of the business. Law and violation were explained to Subject with the help of Owner due to broken English, but it appeared that the longer I spoke with Subject, the more he understood and spoke English. Ticket issued for Sales of Nicotine to Minor 1st.

Assault 1st x2 / Pointing, Presenting: On 7/18/2023, Myself, Chief Anders, and Ofc. Picciuolo were dispatched to the intersection of Kelly St. and Ontario Rd. in the Town Limits of Elgin in reference to a civil disturbance and threats. Upon my arrival, I met with Complainants who stated the male that lives at Ontario Road address later identified to be Subject came up Kelly St. at a high rate of speed stopped at the intersection and told Complainant to stay right where he was, that he would be right back. Complainants then stated Subject returned and pulled into the yard. When Subject exited his vehicle, Complainants stated he removed a black pistol from his waistband and pointed it at both of them saying "which one of you ran over my mailbox?" Complainant was in the process of installing a brand new mailbox that he admitted to accidentally backing over while on the construction site. (see case number 23-0700508). Complainants both stated they began to advance on Subject and he got in his vehicle and returned to his residence. Complainants, who appeared very physically shaken and upset, both provided written statements of the events that took place. Based on the statements provided Subject was placed under arrest for Assault and Battery 1st degree and Pointing / Presenting a firearm. Subject was then transported to KCDC by Ofc. Piccioulo. Chief Anders and Ofc. Picciuolo interviewed Subject. Subject denied pointing a gun, but did admit to driving up, telling them he would be right back, then admitted to returning and threatening them about running over his mailbox. When Subject was asked why he left and returned to make the threats, he stated he had to change from wearing long pants to shorts. Subject would eventually change his story, from not pointing anything, to pointing his finger and then to retrieving a ratchet from his trunk and pointing it as if it was a gun. No gun was located while on scene. There was enough time to hide or dispose of a gun due to time of call and time it took to respond to the call. We did search his vehicle, yard and home with consent, but was not able to locate a gun. Subject did write a statement denying the allegations. Subject was also sternly warned and educated about hindering / interfering with Officers and their duties. Subject stood in the road, blocking and stopping Ofc. Picciuolo while responding to the call for service, telling him that he could not come onto his property without permission and that he had no trespassing signs posted.

Shoplifting: Circle K Employee called to report a person refusing to show ID for alcoholic beverages. Employee stated that a light-skinned black woman with dredlocks came into the store with her girlfriend, got two White Claw Black Cherry 19.2 OZ cans and came to the register. Employee asked the woman for her ID and she "got an attitude" and refused to show ID to Employee. The woman placed $6.00 in cash on the counter, took the drinks, and left. Employee followed the women out of the store and took photos of the Chevrolet SUV leaving the parking lot. The total for the drinks was $7.75, and the woman only left $6.00, leaving the establishment $1.75 short. The tag number on the photographs is not discernible.

Shoplifting: On 7/18/2023, I Cpl. Delong was at Dollar General to follow up on a case from 7/14/2023. Upon my arrival the staff stated 15 minuets prior to my arrival a tall black male loaded a shopping cart full of laundry items possibly valued close to $300.00 and pushed it out of the back door without paying. I then reviewed Dollar general cameras and seen a tall black male put 8-10 large bottles of laundry soap in a shopping cart and exit through the stock room. I then went to Gyromania next door to look for possible exterior camera footage. The camera on the back corner of Gyromania shows a white Nissan Sentra back in near the back door. The suspect exits the stockroom,loads the items into the car and leaves the parking lot. Video footage from Dollar General and Gyromania will be in the case file.