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Thursday, December 30, 2010
Pizza delivery man put in choke-hold, robbed by three men

Pizza delivery man put in choke-hold, robbed by three men

The Sheriff’s Office is investigating an alleged strong arm robbery that occurred Wednesday night, December 29, outside an apartment complex on the north end of Hilton Head Island. [ read article ... ]

Wednesday, December 29, 2010
Valero robbed at gunpoint by masked men

Valero robbed at gunpoint by masked men

The Beaufort County Sheriff’s Office is investigating an alleged armed robbery that occurred last night at a gas station on Parris Island Gateway. [ read article ... ]

Wednesday, December 29, 2010
Stolen credit cards bought gift cards, used over several states

Stolen credit cards bought gift cards, used over several states

Beaufort County Sheriff’s Office investigators are turning to the public for assistance in identifying two suspects in an alleged financial transaction card theft/fraud investigation. [ read article ... ]

Tuesday, December 28, 2010
Man wounds himself after hearing gunfire near his home

Man wounds himself after hearing gunfire near his home

According to a sheriff’s office report, within minutes of the fatal shooting on Christmas Eve of Carlos Alberto Olivera by Preston Ryan Oates, emergency crews answered to a call of a gunshot victim on the same street. [ read article ... ]

Tuesday, December 28, 2010
Towtruck driver arrested in Christmas Eve killing

Towtruck driver arrested in Christmas Eve killing

Preston Ryan Oates, 27, the towtruck owner/operator alleged to have shot to death on Christmas Eve a Bluffton construction contractor who had parked his car on a residential street in the Edgefield neighborhood, has been arrested and charged with manslaughter. Beaufort County Sheriff Tanner stated that the victim, Carlos Alberto Olivera, had been shot six times. Members of the victims family stated that the killing was “execution style”.
[ read article ... ]

Tuesday, December 21, 2010
Man charged with two November attempted robberies

Man charged with two

November attempted robberies

The suspect who allegedly attempted two robberies within a span of several minutes in November has been arrested. On November 1 at approximately 4:30 a.m., Beaufort Police Officers responded to two reports of attempted robberies. [ read article ... ]

Monday, December 20, 2010
Two men convicted in home invasion, one man awaiting trial

Two men convicted in home invasion, one man awaiting trial

Two men have been convicted for their roles in a violent Bluffton home invasion in which they robbed four people of cash and prescription drugs. [ read article ... ]

Monday, December 20, 2010
HE McCracken Middle School searched, nothing found

HE McCracken Middle School searched, nothing found

During a search conducted on Friday morning, December 17, no illegal contraband was found at HE McCracken Middle School, 250 HE McCracken Circle. [ read article ... ]

Monday, December 20, 2010
Flipped vehicle results in fatality

Flipped vehicle results in fatality

On Sunday, December 19 at approximately 3:03 a.m., Bluffton Police responded to a single vehicle traffic collision on Okatie Highway (SC Highway 170) between May River Road (SC Highway 46) and Heritage Parkway. The accident resulted in one fatality. [ read article ... ]

Monday, December 20, 2010
Collision closes road for an hour

Collision closes road for an hour

On Friday, December 17 at approximately 6:47 a.m., Bluffton Police responded to a traffic collision on Okatie Highway (SC Highway 170) between May River Road (SC Highway 46) and Heritage Parkway. [ read article ... ]

Friday, December 17, 2010
Burglars held up at gunpoint

Burglars held up at gunpoint

Two St. Helena Island teens were arrested yesterday afternoon after allegedly being caught in the act of burglarizing several Marsh Harbor apartments. The victim confronted the suspects, holding them at gunpoint while he called 911. [ read article ... ]

Friday, December 17, 2010
St. Helena drug dealer sentenced to 20 years

St. Helena drug dealer sentenced to 20 years

A St. Helena Island drug dealer was sentenced to 20 years in prison for drug trafficking charges and the February 2010 shooting of his cousin. [ read article ... ]

Wednesday, December 15, 2010
Two May River Road homes burglarized

Two May River Road homes burglarized

The Beaufort County Sheriff’s Office is investigating the burglaries of two Bluffton homes. Both residences are located on May River Road, and both were broken into early yesterday afternoon, leading investigators to believe these crimes may have been perpetrated by the same suspect(s). [ read article ... ]

Wednesday, December 15, 2010
ICE arrests four in counterfeit document investigation

ICE arrests four in counterfeit document investigation

A search warrant executed Monday, December 13 at a Bluffton apartment complex resulted in the arrest of four individuals, and the seizure of numerous items of evidence allegedly used in the manufacturing of fraudulent identification documents. [ read article ... ]

Monday, December 13, 2010
New information service for tracking local sex offenders

New information service for tracking local sex offenders

The Beaufort County Sheriff’s Office announced a new informational service available to our community designed to create awareness of locally registered sex offenders. [ read article ... ]

Thursday, December 9, 2010
Man and woman robbed at gunpoint on Poppy Hill Road

Man and woman robbed at gunpoint on Poppy Hill Road

The Beaufort County Sheriff’s Office is investigating an alleged armed robbery that occurred outside a Beaufort home on the evening of Wednesday, December 8. [ read article ... ]

Thursday, December 9, 2010
Masked men with shotgun: Auto Zone heist at gunpoint

Masked men with shotgun

Auto Zone heist at gunpoint

At approximately 9:00 p.m. on Wednesday, December 8, Beaufort Police officers were dispatched to the Auto Zone store at 2602 Boundary Street in reference to an alleged armed robbery that had just occurred. [ read article ... ]

Tuesday, December 7, 2010
Bomb threat at Bluffton grocery store

Bomb threat at Bluffton grocery store

The Food Lion grocery store located at the Kittie’s Crossing shopping complex (1008 Fording Island Road) was evacuated in response to a bomb threat on Tuesday, December 7. [ read article ... ]

Tuesday, December 7, 2010
HHI teens arrested for several car break-ins

HHI teens arrested for several car break-ins

Three Hilton Head Island teens have been arrested in connection with several car break-ins that occurred Sunday night, December 5, at two South end apartment complexes. [ read article ... ]

Sunday, December 5, 2010
Man fatally shot in roadway on HHI

Man fatally shot in roadway on HHI

The Beaufort County Sheriff’s Office is investigating a shooting incident that occurred in the roadway near 50 Farmer’s Club Drive on Hilton Head Island at approximately 7:50 p.m. on Saturday, December 4. [ read article ... ]

Friday, December 3, 2010
New program targets career criminals in Jasper County

New program targets career criminals in Jasper County

According to a Fourteenth Judicial Circuit press release, a new prosecution team will target repeat offenders in Jasper County. This coordinated effort is expected to fast-track cases of career criminals and reduce county jail costs. [ read article ... ]

Wednesday, December 1, 2010
Brays Island shooting investigation continues

Brays Island shooting investigation continues

The investigation into the November 25 shootings at a Bray’s Island Plantation residence continues as Beaufort County Sheriff’s Office deputies work to piece together the events leading up to and including the incident. [ read article ... ]

Wednesday, December 1, 2010
Man kidnapped at Blockbuster Video, then robbed

Man kidnapped at Blockbuster Video, then robbed

At approximately 9:30 a.m. on Wednesday, December 1, Beaufort Police Officers were dispatched to a report of an alleged kidnapping that had just taken place. Officers met with a witness in the parking lot of Blockbuster Video on Robert Smalls Parkway who reported that she and the victim (a 53-year-old man) had been confronted by some subjects who claimed the victim owed them money. [ read article ... ]

Tuesday, November 30, 2010
Two suspects arrested in arson cases, charges dropped on Joseph Clement

Two suspects arrested in arson cases

Charges dropped on Joseph Clement

Charges have been dropped against Joseph Clement, one of three men originally charged in an alleged burglary and arson case in Bluffton.

Monday morning, November 29 at approximately 3:00 a.m., Bluffton police responded to Dan’s Fan City, 22 Plantation Park Drive in reference to a suspicious fire. Moments later a burglar alarm was activated at Ligato’s Fine Jewelry, 80 Baylor Drive. [ read article ... ]

Thursday, November 25, 2010
Burglary suspects caught in the act

Burglary suspects caught in the act

Two men are in custody after observant neighbors noticed and reported an alleged burglary in progress at a Bluffton home Tuesday afternoon, November 23. [ read article ... ]

Wednesday, November 24, 2010
Bluffton Middle School searched

Bluffton Middle School searched

No illegal contraband was found at the new Bluffton Middle School, 30 New Mustang Lane, during a search conducted Tuesday morning, November 23. [ read article ... ]

Wednesday, November 24, 2010
Investigators seeking public help in restaurant burglary

Investigators seeking public help in restaurant burglary

Sheriff’s Office investigators are requesting the assistance of the public in identifying a suspect captured by surveillance cameras burglarizing a local area restaurant. [ read article ... ]

Tuesday, November 23, 2010
Local man enters teenager’s bedroom at 2:00 a.m., charged with trespassing:

Charged with trespassing

Local man enters teenager’s bedroom at 2:00 a.m.

At approximately 2:00 a.m. on this past Wednesday, November 17, a man entered an unlocked house in the Hermitage Road neighborhood of Beaufort and went to the bedroom door of a 15-year-old girl, according to Beaufort Police Chief Matt Clancy. The man told the girl, “I’m here with a party from Ridgeland”. After the girl asked the man a few questions he said, “I must be at the wrong house; sorry to disturb you, Ma’am” and departed. [ read article ... ]

Monday, November 22, 2010
Man beaten, robbed by at least 3 men

Man beaten, robbed by at least 3 men

The Beaufort County Sheriff’s Office is investigating a robbery and assault that allegedly occurred Friday evening, November 19 at a Bluffton apartment complex. [ read article ... ]

Monday, November 22, 2010
Neighbor charged with manslaughter in shooting

Neighbor charged with manslaughter in shooting

On Friday, November 19 at approximately 9:00 p.m., Bluffton Police responded to 7 Moonbeam Court in reference to an individual who had been shot. [ read article ... ]

Saturday, November 20, 2010
Burglary suspects deterred by traffic stop

Burglary suspects deterred by traffic stop

On Monday, November 15, members of the Beaufort/Jasper Multi-Agency Drug Task Force (DTF)with the assistance of the Federal Bureau of Investigations (Beaufort) and detectives from Jasper County arrested three suspects for Burglary, Conspiracy to Commit Burglary, and weapons offences. [ read article ... ]

Thursday, November 18, 2010
Man looking for ride home beaten and robbed

Man looking for ride beaten & robbed

The Beaufort County Sheriff’s Office is investigating an alleged strong arm robbery that occurred Tuesday night, November 16, on the north end of Hilton Head Island. [ read article ... ]

Tuesday, November 16, 2010
Arson suspect turns himself in

Arson suspect turns himself in

On Monday, November 15 at approximately 10:15 a.m., Joseph Samuel Clements, wanted for alleged arson, turned himself in at the Bluffton Police Department. [ read article ... ]

Monday, November 15, 2010
Maintenance worker killed in collision

Maintenance worker killed in collision

On Friday, November 12 at approximately 11:30 a.m., Bluffton Police Department responded to the Belfair Plantation Golf Course maintenance yard at 1 Dillon Drive for a traffic collision. [ read article ... ]

Monday, November 15, 2010
Reward offered in arson cases

Reward offered in arson cases

The Bluffton Police Department encourages anyone with information regarding the arson of Easy 2 Own at 21 Simmonsville Road which occurred on November 4, 2010 or USA Rider at 22 Plantation Park Drive which occurred on November 11, 2010 to call the ARSON HOTLINE at 1-800-92-ARSON. Rewards are available for information leading to the arrest and indictment of persons setting these fires. [ read article ... ]

Saturday, November 13, 2010
Fire destroys Bluffton business

Fire destroys Bluffton business

On Thursday, November 11 at approximately 3:00 a.m., Bluffton Police responded to an activated alarm at USA Rider, 22 Plantation Park Drive, Bluffton. Upon arriving, they found the rear of the business in flames. [ read article ... ]

Wednesday, November 10, 2010
Deputies asking public for assistance in fraud case

Deputies asking public for assistance in fraud case

The Beaufort County Sheriff’s Office is seeking the assistance of the public in identifying two suspects in an alleged financial transaction card theft and fraud case. [ read article ... ]

Tuesday, November 9, 2010
Single car collision results in fatality

Single car collision results in fatality

On Sunday, November 7 at approximately 12:25 p.m., Bluffton Police responded to a single vehicle traffic collision on Buckwalter Parkway near Lord of Life Luthern, 351 Buckwalter Parkway, Bluffton that resulted in one fatality. [ read article ... ]

Monday, November 8, 2010
Two men charged with vehicle break-ins in Bluffton

Two men charged with vehicle break-ins in Bluffton

On Friday, November 5, at approximately 3:30 a.m., a resident of Hidden Lakes, a subdivision off of Simmonsville Road, contacted the Bluffton Police Department regarding a car alarm he heard. He looked outside and observed two individuals walking away from a vehicle parked at the community pool located at 1 Hidden Lakes Circle, Bluffton. [ read article ... ]

Friday, November 5, 2010
More Bluffton businesses victims of arson and burglary

More Bluffton businesses victims of arson and burglary

On Thursday, November 4, in the early morning hours, there were incidents of attempted burglary and arson at the Top Dollar Pawn Shop and a burglary at Sebastian Multiservices in Bluffton. [ read article ... ]

Friday, November 5, 2010
Bluffton business victim of burglary and arson

Bluffton business victim of burglary and arson

On Thursday, November 4 at approximately 2:20 a.m., Bluffton Police responded to an active alarm at Easy 2 Own, 21 Simmonsville Road, Bluffton. [ read article ... ]

Monday, November 1, 2010
Armed robbery suspect photo

Armed robbery suspect photo

The subject pictured below is the man who allegedly attempted to rob the Smoker’s Express and IHOP in Beaufort early morning, Monday, November 1. [ read article ... ]

Monday, November 1, 2010
Man attempts two armed robberies

Man attempts two armed robberies

In the early morning hours to begin the work week, a suspect allegedly attempted two armed robberies in Beaufort. [ read article ... ]

Friday, October 29, 2010
HHI man gets 12 years for selling cocaine

Man gets 12 years for selling cocaine

A 36-year-old Hilton Head Island man was sentenced Thursday afternoon to 12 years in prison for selling cocaine to an undercover officer on three occasions in and around south-end bars and restaurants. [ read article ... ]

Friday, October 29, 2010
DTF seizes 14 lbs marijuana in package from Arizona

DTF seizes 14 lbs marijuana in package from Arizona

On Wednesday, October 27,members of the Beaufort/Jasper Multi-Agency Drug Task Force with the assistance of the Chandler Police Department in Arizona, seized approximately 14 pounds of marijuana destined for Beaufort County. [ read article ... ]

Friday, October 29, 2010
Bluffton Middle School teacher charged with disrupting school

Bluffton Middle School

Teacher charged with disrupting school

On Thursday, October 28, at approximately 8:00 a.m., Bluffton Police responded to an alleged intoxicated faculty member at Bluffton Middle School, 30 New Mustang Lane. [ read article ... ]

Thursday, October 28, 2010
Deputies seek help identifying sexual assault suspect

Deputies seek help identifying sexual assault suspect

The Beaufort County Sheriff’s Office is looking for assistance in identifying the unknown sexual assault suspect. [ read article ... ]

Thursday, October 28, 2010
Men arrested on Lynching/Assault & Battery by a Mob charges for Bluffton High School assault

Bluffton High School assault

Men arrested on Lynching/Assault & Battery by a Mob charges

On Tuesday, October 26, at approximately 2:30 p.m. a 17-year-old male student was allegedly assaulted at Bluffton High School, 12 H.E. McCracken Circle, near the bus loading area. [ read article ... ]

Thursday, October 28, 2010
Suspect in Bluffton home invasion considered armed and dangerous

Bluffton home invasion

Suspect considered armed and dangerous

One suspect allegedly involved in the home invasion on Monday, October 25 at 153 Oakesdale Drive, Bluffton, has been identified and warrants have been obtained. [ read article ... ]

Wednesday, October 27, 2010
Person of interest wanted in Bluffton home invasion

Bluffton home invasion

Person of interest wanted

On Monday, October 25, 2010 at approximately 6:20 p.m., Bluffton Police officers were dispatched to 153 Oakesdale Drive, Bluffton,in the subdivision of Mill Creek in reference to an alleged home invasion. [ read article ... ]

Monday, October 25, 2010
Woman arrested and charged with kidnapping/carjacking

Woman arrested and charged with kidnapping/carjacking

On Sunday, October 24, 2010, the Beaufort County Sheriff’s Office arrested Lisa Lynn Cosacchi of Hilton Head Island on the charges of Kidnapping/Carjacking and Possession of a Weapon during the Commission of a Violent Crime. [ read article ... ]

Monday, October 25, 2010
Drug Task Force arrests man charged for large supply of drugs in Bluffton/HHI

Drug Task Force arrest

Man charged for large supply of drugs in Bluffton/HHI

On Thursday, October 21, members of the Beaufort/Jasper Multi-Agency Drug Task Force arrested Alejandro Alvear-Leyva of Hilton Head Island for alleged trafficking cocaine and driving offenses. [ read article ... ]

Friday, October 22, 2010
Bond denied for accused kidnappers of Hampton county woman they stuffed in car trunk

Kidnapped Hampton county woman stuffed in car trunk

Bond denied for accused kidnappers

Bond was denied for the two men who were charged with shooting an elderly Hampton county woman last December, kidnapping her and stuffing her in the trunk of her own car. [ read article ... ]

Friday, October 15, 2010
Dog urinates on lawn, man kills dog’s owner

Dog urinates on lawn, man kills dog’s owner

A former Marine residing in the village of University Park, Illinois, shot and killed a young man who attacked him after allowing his dog to urinate on the man’s lawn. [ read article ... ]

Friday, October 15, 2010
Kate Waring murder trial goes to jury

Sensational Charleston murder

Kate Waring murder trial goes to jury

The trial of Ethan Mack, 30, for the sensational murder of Kate Waring, 28, troubled daughter of a prominent Charleston family, went to the jury at 4:30 p.m. Thursday. [ read article ... ]

Tuesday, October 12, 2010
Charleston: Mack’s mother defends him in lurid Kate Waring murder case

Charleston: Kate Waring murder case

Mack’s mother defends him in lurid murder case

In the second week of Ethan Mack’s murder trial, his mother stated that she would turn him into the police herself if she suspected he was involved in Kate Waring’s killing, however she doesn’t believe that he was involved.

[ read article ... ]

Tuesday, October 12, 2010
Hampton County Sheriff’s Office holding prescription drug collection day

Hampton County

Sheriff’s Office holding prescription drug collection day

The Hampton County Sheriff’s Office will be allowing citizens an opportunity to clean out their medicine cabinets and remove their unused or outdated medication from their homes by bringing them to the sheriff’s office next Saturday, October 23. The goal of the free and anonymous event is to highlight growing pharmaceutical drug abuse in the country. [ read article ... ]

Thursday, October 7, 2010
Sheriff’s Department asking public for help with shooting

Beaufort County Sheriff’s Department

Asking public for help with shooting

Beaufort County Sheriff’s Office is currently investigating a shooting that occurred in the area of Mayriver road and Hagler Blvd this afternoon. [ read article ... ]

Thursday, October 7, 2010
Prominent Waring family’s daughter murdered: Charleston murder trial captures local attention

Prominent Waring family’s daughter murdered

Charleston murder trial captures local attention

Although South Carolina is not so inbred as it once was, enough natives still inhabit the state to make the murder trial in Charleston this week of Ethan Mack for the brutal murder of Kate Waring, 28, daughter of one of the Lowcountry’s most prominent families, a matter for rapt attention and concern. [ read article ... ]

Saturday, October 2, 2010
Woman linked to disappearance of Beaufort boy found guilty

She hid infant girl in a box

Guilty: Woman linked to disappearance of Beaufort boy

A woman linked to the disappearance of a Beaufort boy in 1987 was found guilty of child abuse and other crimes in Florida on Friday, October 1, for hiding an infant girl in a box under her bed in 2009. The infant girl survived, but the little boy has never been found. [ read article ... ]

Saturday, October 2, 2010
Rash of home burglaries: Bluffton Police Department seeks citizen help

Bluffton Police Department seeks citizen help

Rash of home burglaries

In the last 16 days Bluffton Police Department has responded to six burglaries throughout the Town of Bluffton. All the burglaries appear to have occurred in the day time while residents were not at home. [ read article ... ]

Thursday, September 30, 2010
Hampton County: Three people arrested for alleged burglaries

Hampton County

Three people arrested for alleged burglaries

Two Garnett men and an Estill woman were arrested recently on several burglary charges by the Hampton County Sheriff’s Office. [ read article ... ]

Wednesday, September 29, 2010
Bluffton Police: Alleged vehicle thieves arrested

Bluffton Police

Alleged vehicle thieves arrested

The Bluffton Police Department arrested two individuals after the Beaufort County Sheriff’s Office pursued them in a stolen vehicle. [ read article ... ]

Monday, September 27, 2010
Brother and sister sentenced same day: Siblings sentenced to prison for unrelated crimes

Brother and sister sentenced same day

Siblings sentenced to prison for unrelated crimes

On Thursday, September 23, two siblings were sentenced to prison, one for unlawful neglect of a child and the other for burglaries. [ read article ... ]

Friday, September 24, 2010
Feds indict Elizabeth Smith, former Beaufort County clerk of court

Former Beaufort County clerk of court

Feds indict Elizabeth Smith

One day after former Beaufort County Clerk of Court Elizabeth Smith was convicted and sentenced in state court for embezzlement of public funds and misconduct in office, U.S. Attorney William N. Nettles announced her indictment for illegal conversion of public funds. [ read article ... ]

Thursday, September 23, 2010
Former Beaufort County Clerk of Court Elizabeth Smith convicted of embezzlement

Disgraced former Beaufort County clerk of court

Elizabeth Smith convicted of embezzlement

Elizabeth Smith, clerk of court for Beaufort County until she resigned upon being arrested on charges of embezzling county funds and misconduct in office, was convicted in the local court she served in a brief trial on Tuesday, September 21. [ read article ... ]

Thursday, September 23, 2010
7 arrest warrants for 1 man: Criminal sexual conduct charged

7 arrest warrants for 1 man

Criminal sexual conduct charged

The Bluffton Police Department has obtained seven arrest warrants for Raymond Delgado for alleged Criminal Sexual Conduct with a Minor, according to a press release dated September 20, 2010. [ read article ... ]

Wednesday, September 22, 2010
National Prescription Drug “Take Back” Day

September 25

National Prescription Drug “Take Back” Day

On Saturday, September 25, the Beaufort County Sheriff’s Office along with the Drug Enforcement Administration with be conducting a prescription drug collection day. [ read article ... ]

Wednesday, September 22, 2010
Traffic Safety Checkpoint

September 24

Traffic Safety Checkpoint

The Beaufort County Sheriff’s Office Traffic Enforcement Team will be conducting a traffic safety checkpoint on Friday, September 24 from 10:00 p.m. until 12:00 midnight in Beaufort. [ read article ... ]

Monday, September 20, 2010
Elizabeth Smith faces embezzlement trial this week

Elizabeth Smith faces embezzlement trial this week

The embezzlement/misconduct in public office trial of former Beaufort County Clerk of Court Elizabeth Smith is set to begin Tuesday, September 21 at the Beaufort County Courthouse. The announcement was made by Isaac Mcduffie Stone, III, solicitor for the 14th judicial circuit. [ read article ... ]

Tuesday, September 14, 2010
Letter to editor: Beaufort is lucky to have Police Chief Matt Clancy

Letter to editor

Beaufort is lucky to have Police Chief Matt Clancy

I know that our City, and interested residents, would like to know the following about Matthew Clancy, our Chief of Police. I want all of you to know what I know. [ read article ... ]

Thursday, September 9, 2010
Update: Missing Beaufort woman returned home

Update: Missing Beaufort woman returned home

Damita Smith, a 34-year-old African American woman who was reported missing on Sunday, September 5 by her boyfriend returned home without incidence, according to a press release. [ read article ... ]

Wednesday, September 8, 2010
Beaufort woman missing

Beaufort woman missing

Damita Smith, a 34-year-old African American woman was reported missing on Sunday, September 5 by her boyfriend, according to a press release. [ read article ... ]

Wednesday, September 8, 2010
DTF arrests 5 suspects in Ridgeland on drug charges

DTF arrests 5 suspects in Ridgeland on drug charges

According to a press release, on Saturday, September 4 at approximately 5:00 a.m., members of the Beaufort/Jasper Multi-Agency Drug Task Force executed a search warrant at a residence located at 768 Captain Bill Road in Ridgeland and arrested five subjects on drug charges. [ read article ... ]

Tuesday, September 7, 2010
Foreign currency found at HHI middle school

Foreign currency found at HHI middle school

According to a Sheriff’s Department press release, on August 29 at 2:00 p.m. the Beaufort County Sheriff’s Office responded to the Hilton Head Middle School in reference to a student who was in possession of foreign currency that did not belong to the student. [ read article ... ]

Thursday, September 2, 2010
Hampton County Sheriff’s Office participating in Hands Across The Border

Hampton County Sheriff’s Office participating in Hands Across The Border

The Hampton County Sheriff’s Office will be participating in the Hands Across The Border DUI Enforcement Campaign tonight and throughout the holiday weekend. The agency is a part of the 14th Judicial Circuit Law Enforcement Network. [ read article ... ]

Wednesday, September 1, 2010
Beaufort Police Department promotes Darrell A. Gruel

Beaufort Police Department promotes Darrell A. Gruel

Darrell A. Gruel has been promoted to the position of Lieutenant over Investigations and Administration for the Beaufort Police Department, according to a press release. [ read article ... ]

Thursday, August 26, 2010
LEN Conducts DUI Safety Checkpoints in Hampton, Allendale Counties

LEN Conducts DUI Safety Checkpoints in Hampton, Allendale Counties

The 14th Judicial Circuit Law Enforcement Network held DUI Safety Checkpoints on Friday and Saturday, August 13 and 14, in Hampton and Allendale Counties. [ read article ... ]

Thursday, August 26, 2010
August 27: Traffic Safety Checkpoint

August 27

Traffic Safety Checkpoint

The Beaufort County Sheriff’s Office Traffic Enforcement Team will be conducting a traffic safety checkpoint on Friday, August 27, 2010 from 10:00 p.m. until 12:00 a.m. in Beaufort. [ read article ... ]

Wednesday, August 25, 2010
Letter to editor: Roy Flannagan rebuts former Chief Jeff Dowling

Letter to editor

Roy Flannagan rebuts former Chief Jeff Dowling

Since my testimony has been impeached by former Chief Dowling, I need to defend my reporting. [ read article ... ]

Wednesday, August 25, 2010
Letter to editor: Former Beaufort police chief challenges downtown crime concerns

Letter to editor

Former Beaufort chief challenges downtown crime concerns

I take issue with comments such as Roy Flannagan’s concerning the police being in “collusion” with drug dealers. To make a statement such as this without coming forward to report the officers that he thinks are in “collusion” indicates a fabricated story. [ read article ... ]

Monday, August 23, 2010
Arrested by Beaufort Police Department: Adrian “Ron” Jenkins

Arrested by police: Adrian “Ron” Jenkins

Adrian Jenkins, who was wanted for armed robbery in connection with an incident in downtown Beaufort on August 9, was located and arrested by Beaufort Police Department patrol officers at 12:15 this afternoon, Monday, August 23, according to a press release by Chief Matthew Clancy. [ read article ... ]

Monday, August 23, 2010
Roy Flannagan writes about local crime: Problems of petty theft, grand larceny and muggings

Roy Flannagan writes about local crime:

Problems of petty theft, grand larceny and muggings

Picture this: not long ago, an elderly man in the Northwest Quadrant saw an adolescent take a bike from his front porch and start peddling down the street.  The elderly gent, quite fit, gave chase.  The kid on the bike had some trouble with the drive chain on the bike and had to stop to fix it.  Meanwhile, three or four other kids came out of their houses to make fun of the spectacle of the older man running towards the thief as the thief tried to fix the chain.  The thief gave up and started pushing the bike down the street under his own power.  The other kids remained, mocking the older man chasing their friend. [ read article ... ]

Monday, August 23, 2010
Wanted: Downtown Beaufort Armed Robber

Wanted

Downtown Beaufort Armed Robber

The individual listed on this poster is wanted in connection with the armed robbery of an individual that took place on the evening of Monday, August 9 in a parking lot off of Bay Street. [ read article ... ]

Friday, August 20, 2010
Letter to editor: Underneath beautiful facade Beaufort is full of crime, mayor promotes appearance over safety

Letter to editor

Underneath beautiful facade Beaufort is full of crime, mayor promotes appearance over safety

I have made Beaufort my home for more than 35 years now. As a matter of fact it has been 38. I was born and raised here as the first child born in Beaufort in 1972. Over the years I have been more than proud to show off the town I call home. Much of this is due in part to the fact that for more than three decades Beaufort has been a serene, peaceful town on the beautiful Beaufort River. [ read article ... ]

Thursday, August 19, 2010
Barricaded HHI man subdued and taken into custody safely

Barricaded HHI man subdued and taken into custody safely

After several hours of negotiations, a man barricaded in his Hilton Head Plantation home was successfully taken into custody by members of the Beaufort County Sheriff’s Office SWAT Team, according to a press release. [ read article ... ]

Thursday, August 19, 2010
Man comes home to masked intruder armed with handgun in Bluffton

Man comes home to masked intruder armed with handgun in Bluffton

The Beaufort County Sheriff’s Office is investigating an alleged burglary that occurred Tuesday night, August 17, at a home on Whites Lane, according to a press release. [ read article ... ]

Thursday, August 19, 2010
Man barricades himself in home on Hilton Head Island

Man barricades himself in home on Hilton Head Island

The Beaufort County Sheriff’s Office was engaged in an incident with a barricaded subject on Hilton Head Island, Wednesday night, August 18 according to a press release. [ read article ... ]

Thursday, August 19, 2010
Police Chief Matthew Clancy responds: Start a crime watch group

Police Chief Matthew Clancy responds

Start a crime watch group

While I disagree with Alton Aimar’s recollection of our meeting and the facts shared with him, I do applaud his interest in maintaining Beaufort’s tranquility. Having been a victim of property crimes myself in the past, I can empathize with the sting that he feels from having his car broken into. [ read article ... ]

Thursday, August 19, 2010
Alton Aimar says: A pattern of increasing criminal activity downtown

Alton Aimar says

A pattern of increasing criminal activity downtown

On Tuesday, July 27, 2010, I met with Mayor Keyserling and Police Chief Matt Clancy at Police Headquarters. We met to discuss the increased criminal activity occurring in the Core Commercial/Waterfront Park/Marina area in downtown Beaufort. [ read article ... ]

Tuesday, August 17, 2010
Letter to editor: Why are downtown crimes not being reported by local press?

Letter to editor

Why are downtown crimes not being reported by local press?

Dear Editor,

I am trying to discover why the public is not more aware of the escalating crime occurring in downtown Beaufort.

Over the last several months we have seen an increase in not only the number of incidents occurring but also in the type of criminal activity occurring in the core commercial district, waterfront park and city marina. [ read article ... ]

Tuesday, August 17, 2010
Rash of muggings and a robbery in Bay Street commercial area of downtown Beaufort

Rash of muggings and a robbery in Bay Street commercial area of downtown Beaufort

Responding to an inquiry today, August 17, by The Beaufort Tribune, Chief Matthew Clancy of the Beaufort Police Department has disclosed that three nighttime muggings and a robbery have recently taken place in the Bay Street commercial area of downtown Beaufort. All four of these reported crimes have occurred in the 800 and 900 blocks of Bay Street, location of downtown bars and restaurants, the downtown marina, and the downtown waterfront park. [ read article ... ]

Thursday, August 12, 2010
Charleston newspaper report: Murder victim was mother of infant twin boys

Charleston newspaper report

Murder victim was mother of infant twin boys

Alexis Lukaitis, the Bluffton murder victim whose dead body was discovered by loggers on a rural dirt road in Charleston County early Monday morning, was the mother of infant twin boys according to a Charleston newspaper report published online today in The Post and Courier. [ read article ... ]

Thursday, August 12, 2010
Accused murderer was convicted of lewd act on a child

Accused murderer was convicted of lewd act on a child

Darold Lavar Drayton, the 32-year-old Bluffton man who goes by many aliases and was accused today of murdering 27-year-old Alexis Lukaitis, was convicted on January 6, 2005, of committing a lewd act upon a child under the age of 16, according to the South Carolina Law Enforcement Division’s (SLED) website. SLED’s records show that Drayton was placed on probation three years later on January 5, 2008 after having failed to register as a convicted sex offender as required by law.. [ read article ... ]

Thursday, August 12, 2010
Unregistered sex offender charged in Lukaitis murder

Unregistered sex offender charged in Lukaitis murder

A 32-year-old Bluffton man has been arrested in connection with the murder of 27-year Alexis Lukaitis, whose body was discovered along a roadway in Charleston on Monday.

Darold Lavar Drayton of May River Road in Bluffton was charged with one count of Murder by Charleston County Sheriff’s Office investigators this afternoon, Thursday, August 12, according to a press release from the Beaufort County Sheriff’s Office. Drayton, who was arrested yesterday by Beaufort County Sheriff’s Office investigators on unrelated charges including failure to register as a sex offender, was considered a person of interest in the initial missing person investigation. [ read article ... ]

Wednesday, August 11, 2010
Update: Missing Bluffton woman’s body found on roadside

Update

Missing Bluffton woman’s body found on roadside

The search for a Bluffton woman reported missing Monday morning, August 9, has ended with the confirmed discovery of her body on a Charleston County roadside, according to a Sheriff’s Department press release. [ read article ... ]

Tuesday, August 10, 2010
Twenty-seven year old Bluffton woman missing after trip to Charleston

Twenty-seven year old Bluffton woman missing after trip to Charleston

The Beaufort County Sheriff’s Office is searching for a Bluffton woman reported missing after failing to return from a trip to Charleston, according to a press release. [ read article ... ]

Monday, August 9, 2010
Man and girlfriend arrested on drug and weapons charges on St. Helena Island

Man and girlfriend arrested on drug and weapons charges on St. Helena Island

An ongoing drug investigation by members of the Beaufort/Jasper Multi-Agency Drug Task Force (DTF) resulted in the Friday, August 6, arrest of two people on St. Helena Island according to a Beaufort County Sheriff’s Department press release. [ read article ... ]

Saturday, August 7, 2010
Beaufort Police Department officer named South Carolina SRO of the Year

Beaufort Police Department officer named South Carolina SRO of the Year

Beaufort Police Officer Othoniel Hatchett has been recognized as School Resource Officer of the Year for the Low Country Region and the State of South Carolina at the recent SC Association of School Resource Officers’ conference, according to a press release. [ read article ... ]

Friday, August 6, 2010
Another beach assault and robbery on HHI

Another beach assault and robbery on HHI

The Beaufort County Sheriff’s Office is investigating a strong arm robbery that occurred early Friday morning, August 6, on the South end of Hilton Head Island according to a press release [ read article ... ]

Wednesday, August 4, 2010
Two men involved in 2007 Hampton robbery & shooting found not guilty of murder

Two men involved in 2007 Hampton robbery & shooting found not guilty of murder

Two of the four men involved in the June 23, 2007 robbery and murder of store owner Ronnie Wooten at the Lena Quick Stop, located on 1550 Browning Gate Road in Estill, were found not guilty of murder but guilty of armed robbery Wednesday, August 4 by a jury during Hampton County General Sessions Court according to a Hampton County press release. [ read article ... ]

Wednesday, August 4, 2010
Witness helps with composite drawing of motel robber

Witness helps with composite drawing of motel robber

As stated in an earlier press release, the Quality Inn on Boundary Street was robbed at gunpoint in the early morning hours of Saturday, July 31. Investigators located a witness who saw the suspect with his mask off. [ read article ... ]

Tuesday, August 3, 2010
Vehicle break-in on HHI caught on surveillance video

Vehicle break-in on HHI caught on surveillance video

Beaufort County Sheriff’s Office investigators are asking the public for assistance in identifying a suspect captured on video surveillance breaking into a car on the Northern end of Hilton Head Island, according to a press release.

[ read article ... ]

Monday, August 2, 2010
Man attacked and held at knife-point, wrestles free on HHI

Man attacked and held at knife-point, wrestles free on HHI

The Beaufort County Sheriff’s Office is investigating an assault and attempted kidnapping that occurred just after midnight Saturday, July 31 according to a press release. [ read article ... ]

Saturday, July 31, 2010
Motel clerk robbed at gunpoint during early morning hours

Motel clerk robbed at gunpoint during early morning hours

The Quality Inn at 2001 Boundary Street was robbed early Saturday morning, July 31 according to a Beaufort Police Department press release. [ read article ... ]

Saturday, July 31, 2010
SC man granted new trial in Zoloft case

SC man granted new trial in Zoloft case

On Tuesday, July 27, a judge ordered a new trial for a SC man whose defense blamed the antidepressant Zoloft after he (12 years old at that time) shot his grandparents to death and set their home on fire. [ read article ... ]

Friday, July 30, 2010
Ongoing DTF investigation yields three more arrests on HHI

Ongoing DTF investigation yields three more arrests

On Thursday, July 29, members of the Beaufort/Jasper Multi-Agency Drug Task Force (DTF) arrested three individuals for numerous drug offenses as a result of an ongoing drug investigation according to the Beaufort County Sheriff’s Department press release. [ read article ... ]

Wednesday, July 28, 2010
Sleep Inn clerk robbed at gunpoint

Sleep Inn clerk robbed at gunpoint

The Beaufort Police Department is investigating an early Wednesday morning, July 28, robbery of the Sleep Inn Motel located at 2523 Boundary Street according to a Beaufort Police Department press release. [ read article ... ]

Wednesday, July 28, 2010
July 29: Traffic safety checkpoint

July 29

Traffic safety checkpoint

The Beaufort County Sheriff’s Office Traffic Enforcement Team will be conducting a traffic safety checkpoint on Thursday, July 29 from 8:00 p.m. until 10:00 p.m. in Beaufort. [ read article ... ]

Tuesday, July 27, 2010
Accused Yemassee murderer charged with intimidation

Accused Yemassee murderer charged with intimidation

A Yemassee man out of jail on bond violated the conditions of his bond and was arrested on July 22 for attempting to threaten or intimidate a victim/witness, according to a Hampton County Sheriff’s Office press release. [ read article ... ]

Tuesday, July 27, 2010
Hampton County Sheriff’s Office Sergeant Samuel White speaks to seniors

Hampton County Sheriff’s Office Sergeant Samuel White speaks to seniors

Hampton County Sheriff’s Office Sergeant Samuel White has been visiting senior centers around the county recently in an effort to make seniors aware of scams which are present around not only Hampton County but also the nation.d [ read article ... ]

Tuesday, July 27, 2010
Police need help identifying suspect in HHI vehicle B&E

Police need help identifying suspect in HHI vehicle B&E

Beaufort County Sheriff’s Office investigators are asking the public for assistance in identifying a suspect captured on video surveillance breaking into a car on the northern end of Hilton Head Island. [ read article ... ]

Saturday, July 24, 2010
Man shot in his home in Inman

Man shot in his home in Inman

Spartanburg County Sheriff’s office is searching for a suspect accused of shooting another man at his home Saturday morning, July 24. [ read article ... ]

Saturday, July 24, 2010
Informant helps convict drug dealer

Informant helps convict drug dealer

A a drug informant working an undercover operation last year helped convict an Orangeburg man during court this week. [ read article ... ]

Friday, July 23, 2010
Policeman injured in shootout in quiet neighborhood

Policeman injured in shootout in quiet neighborhood

A shootout in a quiet Goose Creek neighborhood on Monday night, July 19, that injured a police officer left residents in shock. [ read article ... ]

Friday, July 23, 2010
20 year old murder case may be finally solved

20 year old murder case may be finally solved

Justice may have finally been served two decades after James Allen Horton was murdered. The young sailor was just 22 years old when he was murdered in 1992. Horton, assigned to the Navy minesweeper the USS Exultant, was last seen the night of October 30, 1992 [ read article ... ]

Friday, July 23, 2010
A former SC State Representative is convicted of insurance fraud

A former SC State Representative is convicted of insurance fraud

On Thursday, July 22, US Attorney William N. Nettles said that Robert A. Kohn, age 65, of Charleston, was convicted of mail fraud after a trial lasting over 2 days. [ read article ... ]

Friday, July 23, 2010
Florida man accused of stabbing parents stopped, arrested in SC

Florida man accused of stabbing parents stopped, arrested in SC

A Florida man accused of stabbing and critically injuring his parent was stopped and arrested on I-95 near Summerton, SC on Thursday morning, July 22. [ read article ... ]

Friday, July 23, 2010
Greenwood doctor charged with falsifying records bond reduced

Greenwood doctor charged with falsifying records bond reduced

Circuit court reduced the bond for a Greenwood doctor charged with falsifying patient records from $200,000 to $25,000 on Thursday, July 22. [ read article ... ]

Monday, July 19, 2010
Myrtle Beach: SC Highway Patrolman arrested on drug charges

Myrtle Beach

SC Highway Patrolman arrested on drug charges

A South Carolina Highway Patrolman residing in Myrtle Beach was arrested this past Friday, July 16, and charged with numerous counts of manufacturing, distributing and possessing narcotic drugs, according to press reports. [ read article ... ]

Friday, July 16, 2010
Hit and run near HHI bridges, suspect being sought

Hit and run near HHI bridges, suspect being sought

The Beaufort County Sheriff’s Office is investigating an accident involving a vehicle and a bicycle that occurred just before 10:00 a.m. Friday morning, July 16. [ read article ... ]

Thursday, July 15, 2010
Cat Island manhunt bags four suspects

Cat Island manhunt bags four suspects

The manhunt for two men suspected in a burglary at a Cat Island restaurant early Thursday morning, July 15, has ended with the arrest of four men, according to press releases from the Beaufort County Sheriff’s Office. [ read article ... ]

Thursday, July 15, 2010
Manhunt on Cat Island

Manhunt on Cat Island

A manhunt was conducted in the area of Cat Island in reference to two burglary suspects at large. [ read article ... ]

Saturday, July 10, 2010
Update on 2008 murder in Polk Village

Update on 2008 murder in Polk Village

The six defendants charged in the 2008 murder of a Beaufort man will now face charges in a federal court. [ read article ... ]

Thursday, July 8, 2010
Missing Varnville man released, no charges pending

Missing Varnville man released, no charges pending

Benjamin Cook, 51, of 2029 Mill Pond Road, Varnville, was released from custody from the Hampton County Sheriff’s Office Thursday, July 8, and will not face any charges, according to Hampton County Sheriff T.C. Smalls. Cook will now be transported to a mental facility for evaluation. [ read article ... ]

Wednesday, July 7, 2010
Missing Varnville man in custody, mental evaluation conducted

Missing Varnville man in custody, mental evaluation conducted

A missing Varnville man was found Wednesday afternoon at his residence after being reported missing since Monday. He is currently in custody at the Hampton County Detention Center receiving a mental evaluation and a debriefing from detectives, according to Hampton County Sheriff T.C. Smalls. [ read article ... ]

Wednesday, July 7, 2010
Bloody Varnville residence upgraded to crime scene with missing person alert

Bloody Varnville residence upgraded to crime scene with missing person alert

The Hampton County Sheriff’s Office and the South Carolina Law Enforcement Division continues to investigate the case involving a missing Varnville man. Benjamin Cook, 51, of 2029 Mill Pond Road, Varnville, remained missing late Tuesday afternoon, July 6, following what authorities believe to be some sort of crime which took place at his residence. [ read article ... ]

Monday, July 5, 2010
Police chase early morning burglar at Old Bay Market Place

Police chase early morning burglar at Old Bay Market Place

Beaufort police officers responding to an activated alarm at Old Bay Market Place Sunday morning, July 4, got into a foot chase with a burglary suspect. [ read article ... ]

Thursday, July 1, 2010
Update: Man robs Hilton Head bank at gunpoint

Update

Man robs Hilton Head Island bank at gunpoint

Beaufort County Sheriff’s deputies are on the scene of an alleged armed robbery reported at a north end bank Monday, June 21. The surveillance photos are of what is believed to be the getaway vehicle used in the armed robbery. [ read article ... ]

Thursday, July 1, 2010
State vs. Casaundra White: Beaufort County releases KMPG audit of Treasurer’s Office

State vs. Casaundra White

Beaufort County releases KMPG audit of Treasurer’s Office

In connection with the alleged embezzlement of more than $210,000 from the Beaufort County Treasurer’s office by Casaundra White, a former employee, Beaufort County has released the $250,000 forensic audit report prepared by KMPG, the Atlanta accounting firm. [ read article ... ]

Thursday, July 1, 2010
State grand jury indicts 20 for Lowcountry area criminal gang activities

State grand jury indicts 20 for Lowcountry area criminal gang activities

Attorney General Henry McMaster announced in Walterboro that 20 individuals were indicted on Tuesday, June 22, by the state grand jury for their alleged participation in 15 types of criminal gang activities ranging from arson to murder. The indictments cover alleged crimes that occurred in Colleton, Beaufort and Richland Counties . [ read article ... ]

Wednesday, June 30, 2010
Major announcement pending in Lowcountry’s fight against criminal gangs

Major announcement pending in Lowcountry’s fight against criminal gangs

Attorney General Henry McMaster will travel to Walterboro today, Wednesday, June 30, to announce major developments in the area’s fight against criminal gangs. [ read article ... ]

Tuesday, June 29, 2010
July 1: Traffic Safety Checkpoint

July 1: Traffic Safety Checkpoint [ read article ... ]

Tuesday, June 22, 2010
St. Helena Island woman wanted for financial identity fraud turns herself in

St. Helena Island woman wanted for financial identity fraud turns herself in [ read article ... ]

Monday, June 21, 2010
Woman assaulted while jogging near Lowe’s

Woman assaulted while jogging near Lowe’s [ read article ... ]

Friday, June 18, 2010
Hilton Head Island: Teenagers attacked, robbed on the beach

Hilton Head Island

Teenagers attacked, robbed on the beach [ read article ... ]

Wednesday, June 16, 2010
I-95 traffic stop at Yemassee yields assault weapons arsenal

I-95 traffic stop at Yemassee yields assault weapons arsenal

[ read article ... ]

Friday, June 11, 2010
Beaufort County’s Risk Management & Safety Officer charged with criminal sexual conduct

Beaufort County’s Risk Management & Safety Officer charged: criminal sexual conduct [ read article ... ]

Thursday, June 10, 2010
Hilton Head Island: Three teens arrested for burglary

Hilton Head Island

Three teens arrested for burglary

[ read article ... ]

Tuesday, June 8, 2010
Police identify weapon in Southside Boulevard fatal shooting

Police identify weapon in Southside Boulevard fatal shooting [ read article ... ]

Friday, May 28, 2010
Port Royal drug man sentenced to 27 years in prison

Port Royal drug man sentenced to 27 years [ read article ... ]

Friday, May 28, 2010
Beaufort police shoot, kill fleeing man on Southside Boulevard

Beaufort police shoot, kill fleeing man
[ read article ... ]

Wednesday, May 26, 2010
May 27: Traffic Safety Checkpoint

May 27: Traffic Safety Checkpoint [ read article ... ]

Friday, May 21, 2010
Adrian Coore arrested in county embezzlement scheme

Adrian Coore arrested in county embezzling scheme [ read article ... ]

Friday, May 21, 2010
Deputies grab county’s computers in embezzlement investigation

Deputies grab county’s computers in embezzlement investigation

[ read article ... ]

Thursday, May 20, 2010
Beaufort Police Movie Club ready for another season

Beaufort Police Movie Club ready for another season [ read article ... ]

Tuesday, May 18, 2010
Handsome alleged check forger arrested

Handsome alleged check forger arrested [ read article ... ]

Saturday, May 15, 2010
Sheriff’s Office seeks help to identify credit card fraud suspect

Sheriff’s Office seeks help to identify credit card fraud suspect

Beaufort County Sheriff’s Office investigators are hoping local citizens may recognize and be able to provide assistance in identifying a suspect, pictured above, who allegedly used a credit card stolen from a vehicle in the Okatie area. [ read article ... ]

Friday, May 14, 2010
Accused county embezzler’s bond set at $250,000

Accused embezzler’s bond: $250,000 [ read article ... ]

Friday, May 14, 2010
Handsome young forger remains unidentified

Handsome young forger remains unidentified

Beaufort County Sheriff’s Office investigators continue to investigate recent forged checks issued at local banks, and are still attempting to identify the male suspect shown in surveillance footage presenting the checks, according to a news release from the Sheriff’s Office. [ read article ... ]

Thursday, May 13, 2010
Beaufort County Administrator calls on County Treasurer to resign for “credibility problem”

Kubic calls on Logan to resign [ read article ... ]

Thursday, May 13, 2010
Former employee accused of stealing $210,000 from Beaufort County Treasurer’s Office

Former employee accused of embezzling $210,000 from Beaufort County Treasurer’s Office

A former Beaufort County Treasurer’s Office employee has been arrested for allegedly embezzling more than $210,000 in county funds. [ read article ... ]

Tuesday, May 11, 2010
Lady’s Island man reported missing by family

Lady’s Island man reported missing by family

The Beaufort County Sheriff’s Office is actively investigating a 19-year-old Lady’s Island man reported missing by his family. [ read article ... ]

Friday, May 7, 2010
Accused Beaufort check forger arrested while walking down Boundary Street

Accused Beaufort check forger arrested while walking down Boundary Street

James Habersham, who was wanted in connection with a series of check forgeries in Beaufort, was located and arrested at approximately 10:45 Thursday morning, May 6, according to a press release from Beaufort Police Chief Matthew Clancy. [ read article ... ]

Thursday, May 6, 2010
Handsome young man passes forged checks, sheriff’s office says

Sheriff’s Office says:

Handsome young man passes forged checks

Beaufort County Sheriff’s Office investigators are asking for help from the community in identifying a suspect believed to be responsible for more than $12,000 in check forgeries over the last week. [ read article ... ]

Thursday, May 6, 2010
Poses as yard man, steals your checks in downtown Beaufort neighborhoods

Poses as yard man, steals your checks in downtown Beaufort neighborhoods

The Beaufort Police Department is looking for James Habersham in connection with a series of stolen and forged checks. Chief Matt Clancy issued the following press release: [ read article ... ]

Thursday, May 6, 2010
Woman mugged in broad daylight near La Hacienda restaurant on Lady’s Island

Woman mugged in broad daylight near La Hacienda restaurant on Lady’s Island

A mother in her mid 30s was mugged while walking from her car through the Grayco Shopping Center parking lot on Lady’s Island on her way to the La Hacienda restaurant for dinner at approximately 6:00 p.m. late Monday afternoon, May 3. [ read article ... ]

Wednesday, April 28, 2010
April 29: Traffic Safety Checkpoint

April 29: Traffic Safety Checkpoint

The Beaufort County Sheriff’s Office Traffic Enforcement Team will be conducting a traffic safety checkpoint on Thursday, April 29, from 8:00 p.m. until 10:00 p.m. in Beaufort. [ read article ... ]

Wednesday, April 28, 2010
May 1: Medicine Cabinet Clean-Out

May 1: Medicine Cabinet Clean-Out

The Beaufort County Sheriff’s Office will be sponsoring a medication disposal event on May 1. The purpose of the Medicine Cabinet Clean-Out event is to reach out to the citizens of Beaufort County with expired and leftover medicines (including prescription and over-the-counter drugs, vitamins, and herbal supplements) in their homes. [ read article ... ]

Wednesday, April 21, 2010
Bank robbed on Hilton Head, man arrested

Bank robbed on Hilton Head, man arrested

A Hilton Head Island man was arrested Tuesday afternoon in connection with the armed robbery of a Hilton Head bank occurring earlier in afternoon. [ read article ... ]

Monday, April 19, 2010
On-site accreditation assessment scheduled for Beaufort County Sheriff’s Office

On-site accreditation assessment scheduled for Beaufort County Sheriff’s Office

The Commission on Accreditation for Law Enforcement Agencies, Inc. (CALEA) has scheduled the Beaufort County Sheriff’s Office for an on-site assessment as part of a program to achieve accreditation for the Sheriff’s Office. The accreditation program requires agencies to comply with standards that address agency functions such as: policy and procedures, administration, operations, and support services. [ read article ... ]

Friday, April 16, 2010
Letter to editor: Rash of utility trailer thefts on St. Helena Island

Letter to editor: Rash of utility trailer thefts on St. Helena Island

I live on Eddings Point Road on St. Helena Island. I have had two utility trailers stolen out of my front yard in the last two weeks. Deputy sheriffs have come to my house to investigate the crimes, but there has been no luck locating my belongings. [ read article ... ]

Thursday, April 15, 2010
House of Tang II restaurant on Lady’s Island robbed at gunpoint

House of Tang II restaurant on Lady’s Island robbed at gunpoint

The House of Tang II restaurant on Lady’s Island was robbed at gunpoint Tuesday afternoon, April 13, according to a report from the Beaufort County Sheriff’s Office. [ read article ... ]

Tuesday, April 6, 2010
Men lured from North Carolina to Beaufort to buy motorcycle, robbed at gunpoint

Men lured from NC to Beaufort to buy motorcycle, robbed at gunpoint

Two men were lured to Beaufort from North Carolina by an advertisement to buy a Honda motorcycle, then robbed at gunpoint at approximately 1:00 p.m. Sunday, according to a report from the Beaufort County Sheriff’s Office. [ read article ... ]

Saturday, April 3, 2010
Sheriff’s Office investigating strong arm robbery

Sheriff’s Office investigating strong arm robbery

The Beaufort County Sheriff’s Office is investigating a robbery that occurred on the evening of Thursday, April 1, at Martin Luther King Memorial Park. [ read article ... ]

Saturday, April 3, 2010
Suspect arrested in drive-by shooting

Suspect arrested in drive-by shooting

A Beaufort man was arrested Thursday, April 1, following a drive-by shooting occurring earlier in the afternoon at an Adams Way home. [ read article ... ]

Saturday, April 3, 2010
Burton man pleads guilty to molestation

Burton man pleads guilty to molestation

A 22-year-old Burton man pleaded guilty Thursday to second-degree criminal sexual conduct with a minor for molesting a young girl on at least two occasions. [ read article ... ]

Tuesday, March 30, 2010
Shots fired at Lafayette Square apartment

Shots fired at Lafayette Square apartment

Just after 10:00 p.m. Sunday night there was a report of shots fired at the Lafayette Square apartment complex on Lafayette Street, according to Beaufort Police Chief Matt Clancy. [ read article ... ]

Monday, March 29, 2010
Dale McDorman named deputy chief of Beaufort Police Department

Dale McDorman named deputy police chief

Dale McDorman has been selected for the position of deputy chief of police for the Beaufort Police Department. [ read article ... ]

Saturday, March 27, 2010
Counterfeit money found at two Hilton Head businesses Friday, March 26, 2010
Trey Ambrose indicted for cocaine sale & distribution, faces potential 15 years if convicted

Trey Ambrose faces up to 15 years on cocaine charges

On Thursday, March 25, prominent Beaufort construction contractor Raymond “Trey” Ambrose was indicted by the Beaufort County Grand Jury on two counts of Sale and Distribution of Cocaine, [ read article ... ]

Thursday, March 25, 2010
Jade Garden restaurant owner & 14 employees arrested on immigration charges

Jade Garden restaurant owner & 14 employees arrested on immigration charges

As part of a joint ongoing criminal investigation, U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agents and Beaufort County Sheriff’s Office ICE Task Force officers executed search warrants Wednesday, March 24, at two Jade Garden Chinese restaurants and five residences in Beaufort and Bluffton and arrested the owner and 14 employees, according to a news release from the sheriff’s office. [ read article ... ]

Tuesday, March 23, 2010
Sheriff’s Office investigating armed robbery on Lady’s Island

Sheriff’s Office investigating armed robbery on Lady’s Island

The Beaufort County Sheriff’s Office is investigating an alleged armed robbery that took place at an unknown residence in the area of Mayfair Court late last night. [ read article ... ]

Friday, March 12, 2010
Roseida manhunt results in four arrests, mugfaces here

Roseida manhunt yields four arrests, see mugs here

65 arrests for two of the suspects

Four suspects, pictured below, have been taken into custody as a result of Thursday afternoon’s manhunt in the area of Roseida and Shanklin Roads, Beaufort. Two of the suspects have been arrested a combined total of 65 times. [ read article ... ]

Friday, March 12, 2010
Outside experts evaluate Beaufort police, fire departments for emergency service performance

Outside experts evaluate Beaufort police & fire departments [ read article ... ]

Thursday, March 11, 2010
Second manhunt in two days in progress in Roseida area

Second manhunt in two days in progress in Roseida area

Update: This afternoon’s manhunt in Beaufort was concluded as of 4:30 p.m. No suspect was located. The Beaufort County Emergency Operations Center utilized the Reverse 911 system to make contact with residents/businesses within the active perimeter and surrounding areas. The investigation will remain active. [ read article ... ]

Wednesday, March 10, 2010
Manhunt in progress in Shanklin/Stanley Farm Road area

Manhunt in progress in Shanklin/Stanley Farm Road area

Update at 3:00 p.m. Search efforts yielded no contact with the suspects, and the perimeter was dissolved as of 3:00 p.m. The investigation into the burglary at 36 Westgate Circle will remain active. The stolen televisions were successfully recovered during the course of the search. There is no new or additional information available at this time.

As of 12:45 p.m. today, Wednesday, March 10, a manhunt is in progress in the area of Shanklin Road and Stanley Farm Road, Beaufort, in reference to suspicious activity, possibly related to recent home burglaries. [ read article ... ]

Thursday, February 25, 2010
Burton man sentenced to life for October home invasion

Burton man sentenced to life for October home invasion

Justice was swift for a 50-year-old Burton man who invaded a home in the Roseida subdivision this past October. He was sentenced to life in prison without the chance of parole on Wednesday after being found guilty of a 2009 home invasion. [ read article ... ]

Wednesday, February 24, 2010
Traffic safety checkpoint, Thursday, February 25

Traffic safety checkpoint Thursday

The Beaufort County Sheriff’s Office Traffic Enforcement Team will be conducting a traffic safety checkpoint on Thursday, February 25, 2010 from 8:00 p.m. to 10:00 p.m. [ read article ... ]

Wednesday, February 17, 2010
Drug charges against Trey Ambrose come from two DTF undercover stings, he allegedly delivered cocaine to Hilton Head informant by airplane

Trey Ambrose allegedly delivered cocaine by airplane

The February 9 arrest of prominent Beaufort construction contractor Raymond Gordon “Trey” Ambrose on cocaine trafficking and cocaine sale & distribution charges are the result of two undercover sting operations conducted by members of the Beaufort/Jasper Multi Agency Drug Task Force (DTF), the Beaufort County sheriff’s office incident reports reveal. The Beaufort Tribune on February 17 obtained the reports, which may be seen at the links below, after they were released by the sheriff office’s criminal records division. [ read article ... ]

Friday, February 12, 2010
17 pounds of cocaine, $120,000 and seven suspects grabbed in Beaufort drug bust

17 pounds of cocaine, $120,000 and seven suspects grabbed in Beaufort drug bust

A long-term drug investigation by the Beaufort-Jasper Multi-Jurisdictional Drug Task Force (DTF) and Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) resulted in a major drug bust announced Friday at a news conference by Sheriff PJ Tanner that included the arrest of seven suspects and seizure of more than 17 pounds of cocaine and $120,000 in cash. [ read article ... ]

Friday, February 12, 2010
Prominent local construction contractor faces drug trafficking charges

Prominent Beaufort construction contractor faces drug trafficking charges

A prominent Beaufort construction contractor was arrested Tuesday afternoon by the Beaufort County sheriff’s office on drug trafficking charges. Raymond Gordon “Trey” Ambrose, owner of Pro Slab, Inc., a local concrete foundation construction firm, was charged with cocaine sale and distribution and drug trafficking. [ read article ... ]

Thursday, January 28, 2010
Stabbing report on St. Helena Island

Stabbing reported on St. Helena Island

The Beaufort County Sheriff’s Office is investigating a stabbing that reportedly occurred Monday evening on St. Helena Island. [ read article ... ]

Monday, January 18, 2010
An open letter to Interim Fire Chief Sammy Negron

An open letter to Interim Fire Chief Sammy Negron

Dear Chief Negron,

As a resident of Beaufort for almost 70 years, I am but one of almost 12,000 Beaufort citizens who put our confidence in your department not only to provide a cost-effective and courteous service with professionalism and integrity, but also to deal with the public as public servants. [ read article ... ]

Sunday, January 17, 2010
Beaufort Interim Fire Chief Sammy Negron responds

Beaufort Interim Fire Chief Sammy Negron responds

The Beaufort Tribune received the following letter by email from Beaufort Interim Fire Chief Sammy Negron on Sunday evening, January 17: [ read article ... ]

Saturday, January 16, 2010
Beaufort City fire marshal threatens the Tribune

City fire marshal threatens the Tribune

The City of Beaufort fire marshal threatened The Beaufort Tribune Friday afternoon in a telephone call following our publication of a letter to the editor claiming that city firemen are using city fire trucks to drive to a local gymnasium for exercise. Continue below to listen to the voicemail message of what he said. [ read article ... ]

Tuesday, January 12, 2010
Press release: Wanted armed robbery suspect arrested

Press release: Wanted armed robbery suspect arrested

A suspect wanted in connection with an armed robbery in August of last year was arrested yesterday afternoon after turning himself in to deputies. [ read article ... ]

Wednesday, December 30, 2009
Press release: Suspect identified in armed robberies

Press release: Suspect identified in armed robberies

Beaufort County Sheriff’s Office investigators are searching for a suspect wanted in connection with two armed robberies occurring on St. Helena last week. [ read article ... ]

Wednesday, December 30, 2009
Press release: Sheriff’s Office working to identify Huddle House armed robbery suspect

Press release: Sheriff’s Office working to identify Huddle House armed robbery suspect

The Beaufort County Sheriff’s Office is requesting assistance from the public in identifying the suspect responsible for the armed robbery of the Lady’s Island Huddle House on December 22, 2009. [ read article ... ]

Wednesday, December 23, 2009
Accused Club Insomnia shooter arrested

Accused Club Insomnia shooter arrested

Bryant Reviere, 23, wanted in connection with the Club Insomnia shooting early Monday morning, has been arrested, Beaufort Police Chief Matthew Clancy announced Wednesday morning. He turned himself in voluntarily at approximately 11:00 am. [ read article ... ]

Wednesday, December 23, 2009
Beaufort police department VOICE program helps needy individuals

Beaufort police department VOICE program helps needy individuals

Most Beaufortonians don’t know that the Beaufort police department has an “underground” crew of volunteers serving a list of people in the community who have a need, 365 days a year. These needy individuals have long-term medical ailments, are aging and alone without a family, or are otherwise without the assistance that normal social service programs provide. The volunteer program is called VOICE, short for Volunteer Outreach in the Community. [ read article ... ]

Tuesday, December 22, 2009
Wanted: Bryant Reviere, suspected Club Insomnia shooter

Wanted: Bryant Reviere, suspected Club Insomnia shooter

Beaufort police investigators have identified the man suspected of shooting an employee of Club Insomnia early Sunday morning. Warrants have been obtained charging Bryant Reviere, 23, of 56 Poppy Hill Road with assault and battery with intent to kill, possession of a firearm by a prohibited person, and possession of a firearm during the commission of a violent crime. [ read article ... ]

Monday, December 21, 2009
Sleepless flee Club Insomnia, bouncer shot in back

Sleepless flee Club Insomnia, bouncer shot in back

A “bouncer” at a local nightclub was shot in the back early Sunday morning as partying patrons fled the scene. Shortly before 2:00 am Beaufort police officers responded to a report of shots fired at Club Insomnia, 2247 Boundary Street. Officers encountered a chaotic scene as large groups of patrons were fleeing the area. While trying to determine what had taken place officers located a member of the club staff who had apparently been shot once in the back. [ read article ... ]

Tuesday, December 15, 2009
Traffic safety checkpoint Thursday: US 21 at Lobeco

Traffic safety checkpoint today: US 21 at Lobeco [ read article ... ]

Thursday, December 10, 2009
Plucky Margaret Gooding survives Hampton county kidnapping

Plucky Margaret Gooding survives Hampton county kidnapping

Details of the Monday kidnapping and rescue of Margaret S. Gooding, 78, of 21484 Old Salkehatchie Road in Hampton county reveal she is one plucky and lucky lady. At a press conference Tuesday, Hampton County Sheriff T.C. Smalls said Gooding grabbed her trusty pistol and engaged in a shootout with one of the men who invaded her rural home in the middle of the night and kidnapped her. She then survived more than 12 hours in the trunk of her car with a bullet in her belly before being rescued and taken to the hospital Monday afternoon. [ read article ... ]

Wednesday, December 9, 2009
Elderly woman shot, kidnapped, stuffed in car trunk for 15 hours, survives; three men arrested

Elderly woman shot, kidnapped, stuffed in car trunk for 15 hours, survives; three men arrested

Three Walterboro men were arrested Tuesday morning in connection with the bizarre home invasion and kidnapping soon after midnight Monday morning of Margaret S.Gooding, 78, of 21484 Old Salkehatchie Road in Miley, a community near Hampton, up the road from Yemassee and Beaufort. According to reports from the Hampton County sheriff’s office, Gooding was shot, kidnapped from her home, and stuffed in a car trunk for 15 hours before she was discovered late Monday afternoon alive in the trunk by deputies after a report by an alert citizen. [ read article ... ]

Tuesday, December 8, 2009
Letter to editor: Concealed weapon advice right on the mark

Reader: Concealed weapon advice right on the mark

Dear Editor,

Thank you for the excellent letter from Kelly McGowan on carrying concealed weapons with tips and info especially geared towards women. I am not a huge proponent of carrying guns myself, but her information was right on the mark. [ read article ... ]

Monday, December 7, 2009
Letter to editor: Get a concealed weapons permit

Reader: Protect yourself against criminals

Dear Editor,

Crime is rampant here as evidenced by the Tribune’s informative jailhouse report & mugshots daily. Some people only 21 years old have been arrested nine times, older ones up to 83 times. It’s a revolving door, and convicted, hardened criminals are frequently let out on the streets. In just the past 30 days almost 500 people have been arrested and jailed on various charges in little old Beaufort county alone. What’s a law abiding resident supposed do? [ read article ... ]

Friday, December 4, 2009
Would-be Piggly Wiggly armed robbery suspects don ski masks, get arrested

Would-be armed robbery suspects arrested

Three Yemassee men are under arrest after witnesses reported suspicious activity that appeared to be an attempted armed robbery outside a Yemassee grocery store. Just before 9:00 am Wednesday, deputies responded to the area of the Piggly Wiggly store at Gardens Corner, 1 Dairy Farm Road, after a witness saw several people donning ski masks outside the store, according to a sheriff’s office press release. [ read article ... ]

Tuesday, December 1, 2009
Home invaded, occupant robbed on St. Helena Island

Home invaded, occupant robbed on St. Helena Island

The Beaufort County sheriff’s office is investigating a home invasion and armed robbery that allegedly occurred at a Seaside Road home on St. Helena Island Saturday afternoon. About 3:15 pm Saturday, deputies responded to a burglary and armed robbery that allegedly occurred moments before at 780 Seaside Road. Upon arrival, deputies met with a 51-year old woman who said she had been robbed at gunpoint by two unknown males. [ read article ... ]