Saturday, Feb. 6
“My Fridge is Full”
The Responding Officer (R/O) was dispatched to a Folly Road grocery store around 5 p.m. There he met with a 33-year-old male store clerk who said he had been threatened by a delivery driver (age unknown). According to the clerk, he had been on the phone near the loading dock when he heard the door buzzer, which usually indicated there was a delivery. The complainant said he guessed he hadn’t opened the door quickly enough, because in no time, the driver had entered the front of the store, walked back to the loading dock and confronted the clerk, yelling, “I know you heard that bell!” The clerk told the driver he was on the phone, which seemed to make the subject angrier. The subject then puffed out his chest and began taunting the complainant, saying, “I’m a grown man, and my fridge is full!” The driver then shoved paperwork at the clerk demanding he sign it and to refuse the delivery. The clerk refused, and the man stormed out. The victim indicated the incident should have been captured on the store’s security cameras.
Saturday, Feb. 6
Eye Dotted
The R/O was on routine patrol along Center Street around 6 p.m. when he observed a man standing on the corner of Ashley Avenue. The man appeared highly intoxicated and was unsteady on his feet. The officer began to approach the subject and as he was walking over, observed the man throw down a beer bottle, breaking it on the ground. He then took up a fighting stance with another pedestrian. The R/O was able to reach the men before any punches were thrown and break them up. The 23-year-old male subject was immediately arrested for Public Intoxication and Littering. En route to the county jail, the subject threatened to hurt the R/O several times as soon as he was out of the handcuffs. At the jail, as the subject was being led to the lockup, he paused, and then head-butted the officer in the left eye. An additional charge of Assaulting an Officer was added to his arrest.
Saturday, Feb. 6
Pee-Pee On Po-Po
The R/O was dispatched to The Tides hotel around 6:45 p.m. in reference to a disturbance. Upon arrival he discovered a 25-year-old male in conversation with another officer. The other officer was ordering the man to leave the establishment. Further investigation revealed the subject had been cut off at the bar and gotten angry and loud. Management had asked him to leave, but the subject refused. At some point, the subject told the officer he would not leave, because his mother was still at the bar. The R/O said he would advise the subject’s mother that he was leaving. Still the subject refused to leave the hotel and was arrested for Disorderly Conduct. On the way to the county jail, the subject continually cursed at and berated the R/O. While en route, the subject said he had to urinate. The officer told him he would have to wait until they got to the jail. But the subject went ahead and urinated in the patrol car’s back seat.
Sunday, Feb. 7
Low Rider
The R/O was dispatched to the beach at Second Street and East Arctic around 7 a.m. Upon arrival, he observed a Cadillac stuck in the sand near the ocean. Four people, two women and two men, ages 19 to 22, all hailing from around Columbia, SC, were standing around the vehicle. The owner of the vehicle said he thought he was at a dead-end and was trying to turn the car around at 3 a.m. when he got stuck in the sand. He said he had tried to call a tow truck, but none would come. He said he called the police when the tide began coming in and getting very close to the vehicle. A tow truck was brought in and towed the car out. The driver was issued a citation for Operating a Motor Vehicle on the Beach and issued a court date.
Friday, Feb. 19
Out of the Briar Patch
The R/O was dispatched to Little Oak Island around 7 p.m. in reference to a suspicious vehicle. The officer located a vehicle matching the description and attempted to make contact with the driver. The vehicle did not stop, however, and drove erratically out to Folly Road, turning onto Folly and drifting into the oncoming lane. The officer pulled the car over. As he approached on foot, the 24-year-old female passenger immediately began yelling and cursing at the officer. The R/O also observed the 26-year-old male driver appeared intoxicated. At some point, the female subject got out of the car and began approaching the officer, flailing her arms while doing so. This caused her to lose her balance and fall into a briar patch in the ditch. The officer ran to help the subject out, but the woman refused. At this point, the officer pulled the woman out of the ditch and began placing her under arrest for Disorderly Conduct. The woman resisted arrest, but was eventually subdued. The male subject failed the field sobriety test and was arrested for DUI.
Wednesday, Feb. 24
Pictures of Genitals
A 54-year-old male walked into the Folly Beach Public Safety office around 3 p.m. He told the R/O he believed he was the victim of an internet scam involving a 16-year-old girl. The man said he had been communicating with what he believed to be a 22-year-old woman in Columbia on a dating website a few days before. The subject asked the victim to take the conversation off-line and the two exchanged phone numbers. The victim showed the officer a lengthy text thread where the subject said she would like to visit the victim. The victim gave his address and the two exchanged photos throughout the night, including one of the victim’s genitals. Later in the conversation, the subject said she was about to turn 16. The victim immediately said their deal was off. Two days later, the victim was contacted again by telephone by a man claiming to be the subject’s father. The man said he was going to get the victim arrested for associating with a minor unless the victim wired him $1,000. The victim went to a local grocery store and attempted to get a money transfer. There, a store manager suggested this could be a scam, and urged the victim to contact police. The R/O advised the victim to cease contact with the subjects, and to contact them again if he was further threatened.
