Crime & Public Safety

Suspect allegedly stole donations from a Hilton Head thrift store — 14 times, police say

A suspect was caught on camera stealing donations from a Hilton Head Island thrift store, not once, but at least 14 times between Jan. 20 and Feb. 17, according to a Beaufort County Sheriff’s Office report.

A representative of The Bargain Box on William Hilton Parkway told a deputy she’d seen a decline in the amount of donations the store typically receives, the report said.

A high definition surveillance camera recorded the suspect stealing donations from the back loading dock of the building after hours, the report said.

Although the representative said she does not know exactly what items were stolen, she estimates the loss to be between $3,000 and $4,000, the report said.

On Tuesday, a judge advised the deputy he would sign an arrest warrant for larceny for the suspect, the report said.

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Lana Ferguson
The Island Packet
Lana Ferguson typically covers stories in northern Beaufort County, Jasper County and Hampton County. She joined The Island Packet & Beaufort Gazette in 2018 as a crime/breaking news reporter. Before coming to the Lowcountry, she worked for publications in her home state of Virginia and graduated from the University of Mississippi, where she was editor-in-chief of the daily student newspaper. Lana was also a fellow at the University of South Carolina’s Media Law School in 2019. Support my work with a digital subscription
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