Saturday, Nov. 07, 2009

New York pair rescued from sinking boat off Myrtle Beach coast

Police

Myrtle Beach

New York pair rescued from sinking boat

Two people are safe after the 63-foot sport fishing boat they were transporting sank about 20 miles east of Myrtle Beach on Friday.

Jason Milius, 34, and Jamie Castantine, 33, both from New York, were aboard the boat when they radioed for help, said Petty Officer Michael Hulme with the Coast Guard.

Three boaters from Grantsboro, N.C., were in a nearby boat when they heard the radio transmission and were able to respond, Hulme said. They safely removed Milius and Castantine from the boat and the men never touched the water, he said.

A Coast Guard utility boat crew picked up the Milius and Castantine from the other boat and transported them to Coast Guard Station Georgetown, Hulme said. He was unsure if either of the men was transported for medical treatment.

Milius and Castantine were hired to transport the boat from Lindenhurst, N.Y., to West Palm Beach, Fla. This morning, the boat left from Wrightsville Beach, N.C. and was headed to a stop-over in Hilton Head, S.C., Hulme said.

Conway

Clerk seizes rifle from robber

A 57-year-old man took a sawed-off rifle from a man who tried to rob him at a Conway business, according to a police report.

The robber went into Anderson's ABC store at 905 Church St., about 7 p.m. Wednesday, pointed the gun at the clerk and demanded money, police said. The clerk grabbed the gun away, police said.

The robber punched the clerk before running away, according to the report. Police seized the .22-caliber gun, which was not loaded.

Myrtle Beach

Man facing 7th armed robbery charge

A Hemingway man already facing six armed robbery charges filed by Horry County police will face an additional armed robbery charge filed by Myrtle Beach police early Friday, according to authorities.

Myrtle Beach police charged Joshua Lee Causey, 27, with armed robbery early Friday after he was taken to the city's jail. The charge stems from an incident earlier this year, Lt. Doug Furlong said.

Causey and Holly Marie Griffin, 32, also of Hemingway, were arrested Oct. 23 by Georgetown County police in connection with six armed robberies at various hotels and businesses. Information about Friday's charge against Causey in Myrtle Beach was not available, but the Horry County charges stemmed from robberies that included one at 12:30 p.m. Oct. 20 where a man went to the Country Inn and Suites at 3516 Waccamaw Blvd., Myrtle Beach and brandished a handgun demanding money.

Myrtle Beach

Trio discuss how to split found money

A 47-year-old Myrtle Beach woman told police two men approached her inside a home improvement store with an envelope that contained a letter and money and offered to split it with her, according to a police report.

The woman told police at 10 a.m. Wednesday she was inside Home Depot at 951 Oak Forest Way when two men presented a letter they found inside an envelope along with an unknown amount of money, police said.

The woman said the letter was handwritten, but not very legible, according to the report. She said they discussed splitting the money and asked her to go to the parking lot to count it.

The woman said as they walked outside one man asked her to go to a nearby restaurant to count the money, but she declined to ride with him and said she would walk there, according to the report. The woman said when she got to the restaurant the men were gone.

Myrtle Beach

Classmates beat me up, man says

A Myrtle Beach man told police two men he went to high school with beat him as he walked home this week, according to a police report.

The 23-year-old man reported to police Thursday that the one of the men had brass knuckles when they punched him in the face several times as he walked in the 2600 block of South Ocean Boulevard at 6 p.m. Wednesday, police said. The man said he attended Carvers Bay High School with the men.

Local

Atlantic Beach

Food distribution today in Atlantic Beach

The North Strand Helping Hand will host a mass food distribution from 2 to 4 p.m. at the Atlantic Beach Community Center, 1010 32nd Ave. S., Atlantic Beach, for anyone in need of food, said Margaret Owens, director of North Strand Helping Hand.

In addition to food, household linens and other services will be available. The food distribution, which will be held in conjunction with the Dream Fest hosted by Barefoot Church and Celebrate Recovery, is being provided by North Strand Helping Hand and the Lowcountry Food Bank, Owens said.

Myrtle Beach

Walk For Food Allergy event is today

The inaugural Food Allergy & Anaphylaxis Network Walk for Food Allergy happens in Myrtle Beach.

The two-mile walk will begin at 10 a.m. at Broadway at the Beach, 1325 Celebrity Circle, Myrtle Beach. Check-in begins at 9 a.m.

Chick-fil-A at Carolina Forest is the title sponsor for the event. The event helps raise money to study food allergies and raise awareness, according to Anne Seay, marketing director at Chick-fil-A at Carolina Forest.