Crime reports: Man gets carjacked on Trask Parkway

A 58-year-old man who pulled over to give a hitchhiker a bathroom break late Saturday was robbed by the man, according to a news release Monday from the Beaufort County Sheriff's Office.

The victim told deputies he pulled into the parking lot of a gas station on Trask Parkway at about 11 p.m. and was approached by the man, who asked for a ride to Yemassee. The two men went north on Trask Parkway, the release said.

The hitchhiker asked the victim to stop so he could use the bathroom. The victim pulled over near Laurel Bay Road. A few minutes later, the suspect returned, brandished a handgun and told the victim to get out of the vehicle, according to the release.

The suspect drove north on Trask Parkway in the victim's blue 2002 Chevrolet Avalanche, the release said. The victim was unharmed and walked to a nearby gas station to call for help.

The suspect was described as a Hispanic man, 35 to 40 years old, about 5-feet-10, 160 pounds, wearing blue jeans, a brown hat and a dark-colored coat.

The Sheriff's Office asks anyone with information to contact the Beaufort County Dispatch Center at 843-524-2777.

The following reports were released Monday by the Beaufort County Sheriff's Office:

BEAUFORT

THEFT

• Bonaire Circle: Electronics worth $390 stolen.

BURTON

THEFT

• Riley Road: Electronics worth $1,500, jewelry worth $6,100, firearms worth $150 and $250 in cash stolen.

LADY'S ISLAND

THEFT

• Alston Road: Vehicle worth $1,000 and electronics worth $1,350 stolen.

BLUFFTON

THEFT

• Fording Island Road: Two gold necklaces worth $600 stolen from apartment.

• Brannan Point: GPS system worth $350 stolen from vehicle.

VANDALISM

• Fording Island Road: Holes in restaurant's bathroom wall. Damage: $150.

Compiled by Juliann Vachon and Josh McCann