Teenager reportedly spat in face of Orangeburg store operator | Crime and courts

An Orangeburg convenience store operator claims a teenager spat in his face when he asked him to leave on Tuesday afternoon, according to an incident report.

The man called assistants at the Lil’ Cricket convenience store, located at 111 Binnicker Bridge Road, at 1:25 p.m.

The operator claims the teenager regularly visits the store and asks customers to buy cigarettes and tobacco products for him, the report said.

He also reported that customers complained they were harassed by the youths and said they would no longer support the business.

The operator does not know the name of the teenager.

• Someone stole a Taurus GX4 9mm handgun from a house in Chanticleer Court in Orangeburg.

The landlady told deputies she was out of town. When she returned on Monday, she discovered a stranger’s clothes on a chair and his missing handgun.

She had provided someone with the security passcode to enter her home, but that person denied taking anything, the report said.

Taurus value is $600.

• A catalytic converter was stolen from a 2003 Chevrolet Silverado parked at Boyd Furniture, located at 7630 Old State Road, Holly Hill.

The value of the catalytic converter is $500. The theft was reported on Monday.

Someone stole a gray 1986 Oldsmobile Cutlass Supreme from a hangar on Ellis Avenue. The theft was reported on Tuesday.

The Supreme had deflated tires and was unusable.