Roof problems
A Smoaks Road resident reportedly contracted with Clayton “Bubba” Lamar Smoak Jr. to make roof repairs on his home. The victim said he agreed to give the man $1,200 for materials, but when he went to the bank to deliver the money, the suspect’s son showed up.
The son reportedly said his father was running late, so he was there to collect the money. He did.
However, no one ever showed up to repair the roof or deliver supplies, the victim said.
Deputies issued a BOLO on the suspect’s vehicle on March 31, but were unable to locate the suspect.
City helps during chase
On March 29 Walterboro Police and Colleton County Sheriff’s deputies were involved in a car chase. Deputies were chasing the vehicle on Hendersonville Highway and Mabel T. Willis Blvd, entering the city limits.
The vehicle turned onto Jefferies, then Eddie Chasteen, then left on Bells Highway before getting on southbound I-95.
Then he ran out of gas.
After a short foot pursuit, the suspect was taken into custody.
Man refuses to leave
A man was eventually taken to jail after refusing the leave the hospital.
He reportedly locked himself in the bathroom after being discharged five hours earlier. When officers arrived, he was found lying on the bathroom floor. He was asked to walk out to the lobby, but refused, so he was escorted by officers. Once at the main door, the officer said the man locked his arms out, attempting to refuse to leave. The officer swept the man’s legs from out him in an attempt to gain control. The offender agreed to leave, but when two officers tried to escort him to the sidewalk, he again refused to move.
So he ended up getting a trip to the jail.
Cases of beer taken
A business called police after noticing a black man and black female take 13 cases of beer, scan the bar code of one case at the self-checkout, pay $10 and leave.
A while later, the man returned and loaded 12 more cases of beer into a cart, then 11 more into the female’s cart. The man took bar codes off a product in the wine area, stuck them on the beer and scanned the bar codes with the wrong prices.
The two got away with an estimated $900 in beer.
Items missing from shed
A Round O man reported a burglary on April 3.
When he went to his hunting property, he found two 4-horsepower Mariner boat motors were missing from his shed. Two trailers were also missing: a 2004 Kaufman car carrier and a rusted red trailer that had two flat tires on the right side.
Then he found his Kubota tractor with a green mower were not in his carport.
Deputies are investigating.
Dodge truck missing
A man parked his 1987 Dodge Ram 50 beside a burn pile in Ridgeville on April 3 with the key inside. When he returned from running an errand, the truck was gone.
