Crime and police news from Hilton Head & Beaufort, SC

Crime & Public Safety

<span>Gary Bright, a volunteer with the Beaufort Water Search and Rescue, holds their new SONAR system, the Hummingbird 998c HD SI Combo, as he describes how it works at on Tuesday afternoon in Port Royal. Their SONAR system is the first side scan device in the county.</span></p>

Beaufort County water-rescue group gets new gadgets

Equipment upgrades and a new system to alert crew members to emergencies will soon make their missions easier, Beaufort Water Search & Rescue Squad volunteers say.

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TRAFFIC

Life on a curve: Burton woman fed up with years of car crashes in her yard

A car crashed through JoAnne Murdaugh's fence and pool on Colonial Avenue in Burton on Saturday, the fifth accident there this year and one of numerous ones in her 39 years at the address. Murdaugh has asked authorities to find a way to curb the number of cars careening through her yard.
BEAUFORT NEWS

Texting-while-driving ban given first round approval by Hilton Head council

An ordinance to ban texting while driving on Hilton Head Island was approved on first reading by Town Council Tuesday.
BEAUFORT NEWS

Man found dead in Ridgeland hotel parking lot; police investigating homicide

Ridgeland police are investigating a homicide after a man was found dead in a hotel parking lot earlier this week.
CRIME & PUBLIC SAFETY

Tuesday's crime reports

The following reports were released Tuesday by the Beaufort County Sheriff's Office:
CRIME & PUBLIC SAFETY

Traffic checkpoint scheduled for Thursday

The Beaufort County Sheriff's office will conduct a traffic safety checkpoint in the eastbound lane at the S.C. Highway 46 and S.C. Highway 170 intersection from 9 to 11 p.m. Thursday.
BUSINESS

Attorneys say Sun City stucco case speeding up

Attorneys for Sun City Hilton Head residents who are suing the gated community's builder and developer over stucco say two recent developments signal that the years-long battle is gaining momentum.
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VAN DAM,HUNTER JAMES

1 Counts of CONTRIBUTING DELINQUENCY MINOR On 06/18/2013
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SHARPE,CALVIN CLEOTIS

POSTED BOND
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CORTES,FRANCISCO NMN

1 Counts of SHOPLIFTING On 06/18/2013
BEAUFORT NEWS

Lady's Island man jailed after snatching purse in church parking lot

A Lady's Island man is in jail after snatching a woman's purse in a church parking lot Sunday, according to the Beaufort County Sheriff's Office.