The following were taken from actual incident reports filed last month by the City of Folly Beach Public Safety Department. These are not convictions and the names of businesses, complainants, and suspects have been left out to protect the innocent. All suspects are innocent until proven guilty … of course.
Wednesday, Sept. 2
42 Years of Weak Bladder
The Responding Officer (R/O) was dispatched to the Harris Teeter Fuel Center around 10:40 a.m. in reference to a case of Disorderly Conduct. Upon arrival, he met with the Harris Teeter manager who pointed out a silver Chevy Impala and said the 54-year-old female driver was intoxicated, and had almost hit the brick beam supporting the gas pumps. He also observed the subject open her door, get out, pull down her pants and urinate in the parking lot. She then pulled up her pants and walked into the store. The officer approached the subject’s vehicle and asked her why she had peed in the parking lot. The woman said she had had a weak bladder since she was 12 and couldn’t hold it. The R/O attempted to get the subject a ride home, but she was not able to do so. Due to her intoxicated state, the officer took her into custody, charged her with Public Intoxication, and took her to jail.
Thursday, Sept. 3
Irish Travelers on Folly
The R/O was dispatched to a beach store on Folly around 8:30 p.m. in reference to found property. Upon arrival, he met with the store’s manager who said they had found some personal items on a shelf in the store. The officer inventoried the following into evidence: a camouflage wallet containing IDs for a 33-year-old man from Goose Creek who was found to be deceased and a 27-year-old woman from Monks Corner; a Visa card for a male, apparently related to the 33-year-old subject; a Visa card for an unknown individual; a black Samsung cell phone; and a cloth bag containing a clear in color glass smoking pipe with white residue, a “suspected crack pipe.”
Monday, Sept. 7
Reckless Golf Cart Driving
The R/O was on routine patrol near Center Street around 1 a.m. when he observed a golf cart make an illegal U-turn and head east down Ashley Ave. The officer saw a male driver and female passenger. The officer also saw the golf cart swerve to and from along the roadway, driving off the road into a big rain puddle near the Rita’s parking lot, then swerve back onto the road, cross the centerline and head towards some oncoming pedestrians. The driver then announced, “I’m going to hit you,” then saw there was a patrol car following him and straightened back up, stopping the cart near first block. The 22-year-old male driver appeared to the officer to be intoxicated, and “did not have the ability to have a conversation with me.” The subject was identified by an SCDL, charged with Reckless Driving and Disorderly Conduct, and taken to the county jail.
Tuesday, Sept. 8
Aah-aah-aaaah-b****!
The R/O was dispatched to a residence near the second block of West Hudson Ave. around 4 p.m. in reference to an Assault that had taken place minutes before. Upon arrival, he met with the 68-year-old female complainant, who said the 75-year-old male subject had been harassing her. The woman said she was in her yard raking leaves and the subject was across the street in his own driveway. The complainant said the subject had repeatedly made throat-clearing noises, then finishing it with the word b****. She also said the man had made masturbation gestures towards her. She said she and her husband had had a long series of problems with the subject.
The officer then walked across the street to interview the subject, who immediately became irate and claimed to have been assaulted by the complainant’s 72-year-old husband, who the subject said had shoved him to the ground. The R/O observed the subject had a scrape on his leg and dirt on his back consistent with being pushed to the ground. During the interview, the subject was highly animated, highly agitated, and was yelling at the officer. The R/O attempted to calm the subject while observing he appeared to be highly intoxicated, and the subject admitted to have been drinking.
The R/O then contacted the complainant’s husband for an interview. Moments later, the man arrived back home from a Wal-Mart run. The complainant’s husband said he had been inside when his wife came in upset about the subject’s actions. The man went over to the neighbor’s yard and confronted the subject, who was very upset and aggressive. The complainant’s husband told the subject to leave his wife alone and to treat her with respect. During the confrontation, the subject took an aggressive stance while backing away from the man, and eventually took a swing at him, missing. The complainant’s husband said when the subject swung at him, he lost his balance and began to fall. He grabbed the subject by the shirt, but was unable to keep him from falling. He then helped the subject up off the ground and the subject thanked him. As a final act of defiance, the complainant’s husband stomped on a beer can the subject had been holding, crushing it. He then left and got into his car.
The R/O, unable to determine exactly how to resolve the issue, decided to charge both men with offenses and let the judge figure it out: the subject for harassing the complainant and taking a swing at the husband, and the husband for shoving the subject. The husband and wife declined to press charges and agreed to avoid the subject. The subject yelled at the R/O for not doing enough, and told him his lawyer would be handling the issue from here on out. The R/O cleared the scene and left.
Wednesday, Sept. 9
Not a FedEx Deliveryman
The R/O was dispatched to the area in front of Dolce and Banana around 10 p.m. in reference to an individual asleep on the bench out front. Upon arrival, the officer made contact with the 23-year-old male subject and advised him there was a No Sleeping ordinance in the City and he was in violation of it. During the course of the conversation, the officer saw signs the subject was intoxicated. He also had blood on his shirt and ear. During the conversation, the officer asked how he had arrived at Folly Beach. He said he and his girlfriend had been dropped off earlier. When the R/O made further inquiries about the whereabouts of his girlfriend, the subject clammed up and said, “let’s just keep things right here.”
The officer investigated and discovered an incident of assault that had happened a few hours earlier on East Arctic. In that case, witnesses had reported a young woman had been assaulted by her boyfriend and punched several times in the face. She was seen to by EMS and released to the custody of her parents. The subject matched the description of the assailant 100 percent. The officers proceeded to arrest the subject for Disorderly Conduct. A search of his belongings found him in possession of a FedEx package belonging to an East Indian resident, which the subject couldn’t explain having. The subject was taken to jail.
Thursday, Sept. 10
The Dog Smoked It
The R/O pulled a Ford Focus over on East Ashley Avenue around 8 p.m. for speeding. As the officer approached the female driver, he believed he noticed the smell of marijuana. The female driver and her 27-year-old male passenger denied there was any marijuana in the car. The officer asked several more times, but the occupants continued to deny there was any pot in the car. At some point, the male subject suggested maybe it was the canine in the car that smelled like marijuana. Unamused, the R/O had the subject exit the vehicle for a pat down search. The officer discovered a marijuana grinder on the male subject’s person. No other contraband was found in the car. The male subject was cited for Possession of Drug Paraphernalia and released.
