While a Beaufort officer was in a store, someone vandalized his patrol car

Someone slashed the tire of a Beaufort Police Department patrol vehicle late Friday night while the officer was inside a store, according to police.

The on-duty officer was inside the Circle K at Robert Smalls Parkway and Parris Island Gateway around 11:45 p.m., according to a police report.

The patrol vehicle was parked in the parking lot when the tire was cut, police spokeswoman Sgt. Hope Able said. The damage was estimated at $300.

The incident was not seen on any surveillance footage and there is no description available of a suspect, Able said.

This story was originally published August 22, 2017 at 4:18 PM with the headline "While a Beaufort officer was in a store, someone vandalized his patrol car."