Elgin Police Department Incident Reports

Assisting Other Agency (KCSO): KCSO deputies and Officer Picciuolo were alerted there were vehicles coming from Richland County that were involved in some sort of dispute. Units were further advised they were on US 1 headed toward the Town of Elgin. The initial details from dispatch were not very clear. Subsequent details came out that a Chevrolet Camaro was trying to get away from a black SUV that was attempting to run it off the road. The vehicles were being followed by Bulldog Towing. Eventually, the rolling disturbance got to Watson St. Picciuolo got out with Bulldog Towing until KCSO units arrived shortly thereafter. Once KCSO deputies arrived, the two parties involved in the altercation gave statements to KCSO deputies. The incident was a boyfriend/ girlfriend dispute that was handled by the KCSO. Financial Transaction Fraud: I was dispatched to a walk-in call at Elgin Town Hall in reference to credit card fraud. I arrived and spoke with Victim who stated that her credit card had been used for a total of $85.00 on 01/13/2023 in the Town Limits of Elgin at 2513 Main St. Elgin, SC 29045 (Bojangles) by a Bojangles employee. Victim left her card by mistake and her boyfriend went back to the restaurant to pick up the card. Once the card was picked up, Victim noticed fraud activity on the card. After being told this information I went to Bojangles and spoke with the Manager, who Victim already spoke with. Manager gave me the Suspect's information. Suspect was fired after being confronted about the incident. Manager had video of Suspect looking at, and taking a photo of the card with her cell phone, and then appearing to text someone the card information. Once I returned to the police department I spoke with Victim and Boyfriend and looked at the documentation from their bank that they had. Suspect successfully took $85.00 off of the card, but in total, attempted to take a grand total of $1210.00. Boyfriend and Victim both wrote a written statement about the issue and a victim's form was given to Victim. I called and spoke with Suspect in order to set up an interview and she agreed to be at the police department by 01/18/2023 at 1400 hours and did not show.

DUS 1st, Not for DUI; Assist Other Agency (Wanted Person): While on patrol in the town limits of Elgin, OFC Picciuolo observed a silver Honda Accord traveling out of town on White Pond Road at a high rate of speed. The posted speed limit is 35 MPH. OFC Picciuolo used his patrol vehicle's certified radar (Golden Eagle II) in moving mode to confirm the vehicle's speed at 57 MPH and a traffic stop was initiated. The driver identified himself as Subject and stated he had a suspended SCDL for unpaid traffic tickets. OFC Picciuolo informed Subject he needed to find out what he was suspended for and assured him he would help him if he could. Kershaw Dispatch confirmed Subject was DUS 1st, not for DUI, and also relayed that Subject had a warrant from Orangeburg, SC. Dispatch confirmed the hit through Orangeburg, and Subject was placed into custody by OFC Picciuolo, OFC Bradley, and CPL DeLong. The vehicle was inventoried prior to being towed and a meth pipe, a contact case with white powder residue, and some Advil was found. Subject stated the smoking kit was not his, and a decision was made by OFC Picciuolo not to charge him. The contraband was seized and destroyed. $142 in cash was also found and Subject stated that he wished the money to stay with the vehicle. Subject and Cpl. DeLong attempted to get someone to pick up the vehicle, but after waiting, a decision was made to have a rotation wrecker pick up the vehicle. Kingston MW picked up the vehicle.