Crime & Public Safety

Yemassee police ID man suspected of shoplifting booze

A man allegedly stole a cell phone charging cable and a bottle of beer from a Yemassee convenience store and was caught on camera, according to the town’s police department.

A black male entered the Horizon EZ Shop at 315 Yemassee Hwy. — near Exit 38 on I-95 — on Friday, and the store’s cameras recorded him allegedly taking the cable. He is also suspected to have shoplifted a bottle of Mad Dog 20/20.

The Yemassee Police Department identified the man as a 62-year-old Yemassee resident who was arrested on the shoplifting charge on Oct. 26.

Wade Livingston: 843-706-8153, @WadeGLivingston

This story was originally published October 22, 2017 at 7:33 PM with the headline "Yemassee police ID man suspected of shoplifting booze."

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