Berkeley County police dog helps arrest man accused of stealing golf cart

BERKELEY COUNTY, SC (WCSC) – The Berkeley County Sheriff's Office has arrested a 38-year-old man in connection with a golf cart that was reported stolen.

Joshua Steven Yates, 38, was arrested for receiving stolen goods valued at more than $2,000 but less than $10,000.

On August 5, officers were called to a home on Hampton Drive in Sangaree for a report of a stolen golf cart beeping at a residence down the street.

When officers knocked on the door of the house, where a golf cart was parked in the yard, a man later identified as Yates ran out the back door, said sheriff's office spokeswoman Cpl. Carli Drayton.

Officers called the Berkeley County Sheriff's canine unit, and they found Yates in another backyard.

They conducted a search and found a debit card and three other identification cards that did not belong to him.

Drayton said additional fees are possible.

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