Crime-March 15

Crime-March 8, 2012

A woman from Lee Ave. in Murrells Inlet said she was sleeping Feb. 25 and was awakened by her 25-year-old son who was on his hands and knees crawling into her bedroom. She said she believes he was trying to get her car keys off her dresser. When she asked him what he was doing he claimed he was goin ...

Feb. 23, 2012 Student accused of "burger flipping"

Several Waccamaw High female students said they had been touched inappropriately on campus by a 15-year-old male student. One of the teens said the suspect, on several occasions, has slapped the bottom of her breasts causing them to bounce. She said it is called “burger flipping.” She al ...

Crime-January 19, 2012

A 38-year-old Pawleys Island man met police in the 700 block of Front Street Dec. 29 after his ex-wife — also 38 and from Georgetown — allegedly walked up to him and poured bleach over his head. When police arrived, they saw the man’s eyes were very red and he had bleach marks on h ...

Woman at Holiday Inn reports sexual assault

One of the first calls deputies had to respond to in 2012 was at the Holiday Inn Express in Murrells Inlet where they met with a 28-year-old Wilmington woman who said she was raped. She said the rape occurred away from the hotel outside a Murrells Inlet business. The woman — who met with offic ...

Police blotter: Woman, possibly pregnant, kicked in stomach

A 27-year-old Myrtle Beach woman said she was assaulted by her 30-year-old boyfriend while at The Point off South Waccamaw Drive in Garden City Oct. 9. She said she was laying in the sun while her boyfriend was fishing. She said when he finished he said “let’s go.” She did not get ...

Police Blotter: Numerous thefts from vehicles

The Sheriff’s Office is investigating another slew of thefts from vehicles that have occurred in recent days — especially on the Waccamaw Neck. • In the 200 blcok of Masters Drive in Pawleys Island Aug. 9, someone took a $339 GPS unit from an unlocked vehcile. • In the 100 bloc ...

N.C. pair arrested for car theft after tires blown

A high speed chase in Georgetown County ended with blown tires and the arrest of two North Carolina resident charged with stealing the car they were driving. At about 11 a.m. Sunday, deputies were sent to the Kangaroo Convenience Store located at Highway 17 Bypass and Pendergrass Avenue in Murrells ...

Police blotter: Woman reports stalker

A 40-year-old Murrells Inlet woman met with a deputy Aug. 3 to report being stalked by an older man. The report has the man’s age listed as between 50 - 60. The woman said the man comes into the place where she works to drop off his mail and stays for more than an hour talking. She feels he u ...

Police blotter: Pawleys teen charged with disorderly conduct

Deputies were rushed to the 200 block of Annie Rainey Drive in Pawleys Island the morning of Aug. 5 because of a report of gunfire. There were reportedly two male juveniles involved. One of them — a 16-year-old — was spotted by the responding officers as he was walking on Martin Luther K ...