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Police arrest Kentucky murder suspect

A man wanted in Kentucky was arrested by Myrtle Beach police after officers learned he was staying at an Ocean Boulevard motel, according to a police report.

Jessie Dale Parke, 22, of Summer Shade, Ky., was arrested without incident about 6:40 p.m. Monday as a fugitive from justice at the Westgate Oceanfront Resort at 415 S. Ocean Blvd., police said.

Parke was wanted by Summer Shade authorities on charges of homicide, arson to destroy evidence and burglary, according to the report. Details about the homicide and circumstances leading to the charges were not immediately available.

Parke was staying in the room with his wife, and police seized a knife from their vehicle.

MYRTLE BEACH

Man suspects call girl stole $8,000

A 50-year-old Myrtle Beach man told police he thinks a call girl took an envelope containing $8,000 from him, according to a police report.

The man told police he was with the woman and his adult son at a motel swimming pool when he gave the envelope to his son to hold while he went swimming, police said.

Both men were intoxicated and the victim said he realized his money was missing when they returned to his apartment, according to the report. The woman told police she never saw the man's money and had known him for a few hours after meeting him at a bar.

Police asked hotel employees about the incident and learned the trio were asked to leave the pool area because they were trespassing and the men were intoxicated, according to the report. The man said he did not want his son to get in trouble.

MYRTLE BEACH

Woman, 20, reports attack by two women

A 20-year-old Myrtle Beach woman told police two women took her purse and assaulted her after she stopped to give them directions, according to a police report.

The woman said she was walking in the 400 block of Flagg Street when the two women asked her for directions to Coastal Grand mall, police said. The woman said one of the attackers grabbed her purse and the other grabbed her wrists.

The woman said she fought the women, but they punched her in the face and chest and ripped her clothing during the incident, according to the report. The woman said she screamed and when people in the area came toward her the attackers ran to a nearby vehicle and left.

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MYRTLE BEACH

Pet adoption strategy takes flight

The Grand Strand Humane Society says it will find good homes for its animals, even if it has to fly them out of state.

The shelter has joined forces with Pilots N Paws, a Gulf Coast service that takes animals to rescue organizations and shelters.

This week, Pilots N Paws will carry two senior German shepherds from Myrtle Beach to Maryland to find new, permanent families.

Skye and Sasha leave from the North Myrtle Beach Airport at 2 p.m. today and will be flown to a foster family in Westminster, Md.

The humane society said Skye and Sasha need extra care because they have hip dysplasia and need a place where they can run and walk, not stand on hard concrete.

Eventually, they will be adopted out by Reach Out Rescue.

The shelter said the flight is possible because local Realtor Erin Callihan has donated part of her sales commissions to help animals.

MYRTLE BEACH

Bed bug training moves to larger venue

A training session set for today on combating bed bugs has been moved to the Sheraton Myrtle Beach Convention Center to accommodate a larger crowd, according to the Myrtle Beach Area Hospitality Association, which is sponsoring the session.

Experts from the S.C. Department of Health and Environmental Control will be on hand from 1 to 4 p.m. in meeting rooms 202-204 at the convention center to provide information on the biology and behavior of bed bugs and to discuss control strategies and techniques.

The first portion of the training will provide a general overview of the pests, and the second will deal with issues facing the hospitality industry.

Bed bugs have become a growing problem for those who provide lodging. The Street Reach homeless center has had to temporarily suspend emergency shelter because of a recent outbreak.

For information, contact the hospitality association at 626-9668.

CONWAY

CCU post office open on Saturdays

Area residents can now visit the Coastal Carolina University Post Office, 107 Founders Drive off S.C. 544, from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. on Saturdays, according to a release from the university.

The office, a satellite branch of the Conway Post Office, was closed on Saturdays during the summer. It also is open from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Mondays through Fridays.

"We want the community to know they have alternatives to the very busy post offices in Conway and Carolina Forest," said Nick DeFuria, director of postal services at CCU.

For more information or directions, call 349-2118.