Only on Folly Police Blotter End of Summer Recap
Several Classic Cases of Crazy, Well as a Few That Were Left Out
By Blake Bunch
Not Getting Pricked
Two officers responded to a call on May 18 in regards to a man sleeping on the beach near 11th Block. Upon arrival, at 7:18am, the officers noticed a white male asleep in a sleeping bag; beer cans strewn around him. Once awake, the subject stood up revealing a plastic baggy in his pocket. The baggy produced had ten grams of pot in it, and the officers found a hypodermic needle on the subject as well. After stating that he had just gotten a job out on the beach, and had nowhere to live, the man was cited with possession of marijuana and given a verbal warning about sleeping on the beach. The aforementioned syringe was disposed of in a biohazard sharp container, and must have been used for taking water samples. Hypodermic needles are sketchy, unless you are a diabetic.
Bubble Gum Fraud
On June 1 an officer was dispatched to 216 East Cooper Avenue in regards to theft from a vehicle. Upon his arrival, the officer spoke with the complainant, who stated that someone had broken into his friend’s car. The thief made off with a 1911 Eddie Plank baseball card, which was valued at $25,000 – $175,000. Obviously the passenger side window was shattered, and the envelope containing the card was taken out from the center console. During questioning, the complainant lied several times, stating that the card belonged to his “dead step father,” and was also very uncooperative. The owner of the car was very difficult with the officer as well, failing to provide concrete answers to general questions and being very evasive. Since the officer received aid from neither the complainant nor owner of the vehicle, he left this case open. With the end of summer quickly approaching, surely all bar flies could use that kind of cash.
Getting Ripped Off?
On July 25, units from the Public Safety Department were dispatched to the pier regarding to a burglar alarm activation. Upon their arrival, the officers noticed two subjects inside a gated structure on the pier within plain view of “no trespassing” signs. The male subject was handcuffed, with the female subject following shortly. The female subject then began to use profane language towards the officer, and smelled strongly of booze, maintaining an “altered mental status.” While refusing to hand the officers her shorts, which she wasn’t wearing, she accused the officer of trying to “touch her ass.” She continued to be belligerent, and was arrested. Officers found a bag of synthetic herbal “marijuana in the male’s pocket, of which he was not charged. Both subjects were charged with trespassing, and given a bench trial date. Officers further went to locate the female subject’s purse, which had several more bags of synthetic stuff in it. It is amazing what lengths people will go to get stoned, but in this case they didn’t get charged for fake herb.
The Second Time is a Charm
On July 27, a Deputy was on patrol on West Ashley Avenue when he was flagged down by a Loggerhead’s employee. The employee informed the Deputy that a subject had been advised to leave the establishment, and refused to do so. Once the officer checked the scene, the subject was hanging out under the new deck, so he approached the man, who stated that he was going to leave with his friends. No problems, so far. However, later on in the evening the officer was stationary at the corner of West Indian Avenue and Center Street, when he used his radar to determine the vehicle was travelling at 44 miles per hour. After initiating a traffic stop, the officer asked the driver to exit the vehicle. He then performed a “terry frisk,” at which point the subject informed the officer that he had herb in his possession. As it turns out, the subject was the same knucklehead refusing to leave Loggerhead’s, and was arrested for possession of marijuana, as well as careless operation of a vehicle. If you get a break once, man, call it a night.
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