Wednesday's crime reports

A man working with a landscape spraying device was bruised on his back when he was pushed to the ground during an attempted strong-arm robbery Friday at a Bluffton apartment complex, according to a Beaufort County sheriff's report released Tuesday.

The man told authorities he was working near a building in the Bluffton House Apartments complex and talking on a cell phone about 11:30 a.m. when he was approached by an unknown man with shoulder-length dreadlocks who demanded the phone.

When the victim refused, the man pushed him to the ground, causing him to fall on top of the sprayer.

The suspect then ran off.

A 73-year-old Bluffton woman alerted authorities after she opened Medicare bills for more than $2,500 worth of treatment, including a "semen exam," according to a Beaufort County sheriff report released Tuesday.

The bills showed that the Sun City Hilton Head resident owed $1,745 for treatment in Louisiana and almost $785 for treatment in California. She said she was not in either of those states when the treatment was rendered and is disputing the claims.

The woman said she had another fraudulent Medicare claim investigated more than a year ago.

She is not being required to pay any money until the latest claim is settled, according to the report.

The following reports were released Tuesday by the Beaufort County Sheriff's Office and Bluffton Police Department:

BLUFFTON

PROPERTY DAMAGE

• Evan Way: Scissor lift bent, sprayed with graffiti at construction site.

BURTON

THEFT

• Morrall Drive: Vehicle accessories worth $400 stolen.

HILTON HEAD ISLAND

THEFT

• Shelter Cove Lane: .380-caliber pistol worth $250 stolen from unlocked vehicle in parking lot.

• Sorgum Lane: Food worth $270, three cases of beer worth $30, .357 Magnum gun worth $300 stolen from home.

• Mallard Street: Radar detector worth $150, iPod cord worth $10 stolen. Window of vehicle broken. Damage: $300.

• Woodhaven Drive: Amplifier worth $350, guitar worth $500, bicycle worth $400 stolen from apartment.

LADY'S ISLAND

THEFT

• Geechie Road: Weapons worth $905 and other goods worth $325 stolen.

ST. HELENA ISLAND

THEFT

• Richardson Place: Vinyl siding of home damaged: $500.

SHELDON

THEFT

• El Cheapo, Trask Parkway: Gas pump damaged: $300.

Compiled by Patrick Donohue and Josh McCann