Tuesday, Nov. 03, 2009

Police | Police look into armed robbery in Horry County

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GEORGETOWN

All war veterans honored at parade

Georgetown's annual Veterans Day Parade begins 4 p.m. Nov. 11 at East Bay Park.

Chairman Richard Hathaway, former Commander of Georgetown VFW Post 6444 and former vice commander of VFW Post 10420 Franklin McCray want not only to recognize veterans of past wars, but also veterans of the Iraqi and Afghanistan wars.

All World War II veterans are asked to assemble at the front of the parade and ride together on provided vehicles.

Families who have lost a loved one may ride on a local merchant's vehicle, and residents are asked to display flags and banners through the weekend.

Immediately after the parade, the Georgetown County Museum will be honoring all veterans from 5:30-6:30 p.m. with a special photo display of local World War II veterans.

For more information, contact Richard Hathaway at 546-0529 or Franklin McCray at 237-3187.

Police

SOCASTEE

Police look into armed robbery

Horry County police are investigating an armed robbery at a Socastee business Friday morning.

A man brandishing a gun walked into Acceptance Insurance on Socastee Boulevard about 9:30 a.m. demanding money, according to a police report. Employees told police there was no money on the site, so the man demanded the employee's wallet. He took about $120 before leaving the store on foot.

Detectives are asking anyone with information to contact police at 915-5350.

MYRTLE BEACH

N.C. woman charged with hitting officer

Myrtle Beach police arrested a Jacksonville, N.C., woman after she punched a police officer in the face while he was arresting one of her acquaintances for public intoxication.

According to a Myrtle Beach police report, officers responded to a taxicab driver who had called because passengers had left his cab after vomiting in the back seat and had tried to skip out on the fare. When the officer arrived about 1 a.m. Sunday morning at the intersection of U.S. 17 Bypass and Mr. Joe White Avenue, he found an intoxicated man stumbling around the Bojangles parking lot.

According to the report, the officer tried to stabilize the man and arrest him for public intoxication, when he was punched in the face below his right eye by Regina Daughtry.

When he continued to place the handcuffs on the man, he said the woman punched him in the chest and continued to flail her arms at him. After securing the man, the officer tried to arrest the woman for assault, but she dropped to the ground and began rolling around to avoid the handcuffs. The officer called for back up and according to the report, Daughtry relaxed enough to be handcuffed.

The officer talked to the cabdriver, who said a third sober passenger came back to pay the fare. Daughtry was charged with resisting arrest, interfering with official police business, assault on a police officer and public intoxication.

HORRY COUNTY

Money stolen from Walgreens recovered

Horry County police arrested a Walterboro man accused of robbing the Walgreens pharmacy on U.S. 501 Friday night.

Police arrested Thomas Legare Reeves III, 23, after a foot search looking for the robber. The pharmacy at 4779 U.S. 501 was robbed about 7:30 p.m. Friday by a man who entered the store and demanded the money from the register. The clerk handed the money to the robber who fled on foot. Reeves was seen a short time later running to the Value Inn on Whitty Lane. Officers arrested Reeves and detained him for identification by the store clerk. The money was recovered and returned to the store.

Reeves is being held at J. Reuben Long Detention Center and has been charged with strong arm robbery.

GREEN SEA

Police investigate home robbery

A Green Sea man told police Friday that he was tied up and robbed by two people in his home, according to Sgt. Robert Kegler, Horry County police spokesman.

The victim, who lives on S.C. 19, told officers that two robbers entered his home at 9:50 p.m.

The robbers took firearms from the victim's home, Kegler said. The robbers fled when a family member entered the home, Kegler said. The family member suffered a cut to the arm with an unknown object.

Police are investigating.