Crime & Public Safety

Someone took a photo of this guy after he allegedly left a Bluffton store without paying

This driver, described as a 6-foot-1 black male, wearing a navy blue ball cap and a white/red/blue stripped polo shirt, is suspected of stealing from the Bluffton Lowe’s on Aug. 15.
This driver, described as a 6-foot-1 black male, wearing a navy blue ball cap and a white/red/blue stripped polo shirt, is suspected of stealing from the Bluffton Lowe’s on Aug. 15. Beaufort County Sheriff’s Office

The Beaufort County Sheriff’s Office is asking the community to help identify a man suspected of stealing several hundred dollars worth of items from a Bluffton store.

The suspect allegedly took $700 worth of merchandise from Lowe’s on Malphrus Road on Aug. 15, according to a Sheriff’s Office news release. As the man left the store, the alarm went off and a witness followed him to an Infinity Q56 SUV where he placed the items and then drove away.

He is described as a 6-foot-1 black male and was wearing a navy blue ball cap and a white/red/blue stripped polo shirt at the time.

Anyone with information can contact Cpl. C. Seronka at 843-322-2529 or Beaufort County Dispatch at 843-524-2777 and refer to case 17S179149.

Joan McDonough: 843-706-8125, @IPBG_Joan

This story was originally published August 28, 2017 at 5:28 PM with the headline "Someone took a photo of this guy after he allegedly left a Bluffton store without paying."

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