Police | Man cited after dog thrown, kicked

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CONWAY

Man cited after dog thrown, kicked

A Conway man and woman were cited by police after officers learned a dog was thrown and kicked, according to a police report.

Officers were called about 7 p.m. Friday to an apartment at 2202 Byaside Ave., for a dog bite, police said. A group of people were gathered in the road along Maple Avenue and officers learned Ernest Ronald Powell Jr., 20, of Conway had been bitten by a dog.

Powell told officers the dog bit his nose and he threw it across the room, according to the report. Stacy Regina Cumbee, 35, of Conway, told police that Powell gave the dog a doughnut and she told him not to because it would bite him.

Cumbee said the dog bit Powell and he threw the dog then walked to it and kicked it, according to the report. Police noted scratches on Powell’s face and back.

Police cited Powell for cruelty to animals and Cumbee was ticketed for failing to produce an inoculation tag for the dog, according to the report. Both were given a January court date.

MYRTLE BEACH

Myrtle Beach couple charged with thefts

A Myrtle Beach couple were arrested on shoplifting charges at Costco in connection with the thefts of two coats and two cameras, according to a police report.

Matthew Donald McChesney, 33, and Suzette Luz Barros, 32, were each charged with shoplifting after officers were called at 9 p.m. Wednesday to the store located at 1021 Oak Forest Lane, police said.

A loss prevention employee told police that he saw a man cut open two packages containing cameras and the woman tried to exit the store with two coats that had the tags removed, according to the report.

Police found the cameras in McChesney’s jacket pocket and the power cord and computer cables in Barros purse.

The items were valued at $799.96.

Officers also found multiple pills and cocaine in a container in McChesney’s pants pocket, according to the report.

McChesney also was charged with possession of crack and prescription drugs.

CONWAY

Man tried to use counterfeit $100 bill

Conway police are investigating a counterfeit $100 bill being used at an area department store, according to a police report.

A man tried to purchase a television between 4 and 6 p.m. Saturday at the Wal-Mart located at 2709 Church St., police said. The cashier noted the bill was counterfeit and called authorities.

Police learned the man’s sister gave him the bill to purchase the television, according to the report. The woman said she received the bill from her bank when she cashed a check about three weeks before the incident.

HORRY COUNTY

Area high school affected by bomb threat

Horry County police’s bomb squad returned Thursday morning to St. James High School for a third search in as many days after another bomb threat was made, Sgt. Robert Kegler said.

On Thursday morning, the bomb squad searched the school, but did not find anything after more writing was found in a bathroom, Kegler said. The words: “School better be out Dec 1 and Dec 2 or you will all die” were found written on a bathroom wall late Wednesday.

Nothing was found during the search, Kegler said.

It is the third time since Tuesday the school has been searched by bomb squad members after threats were found written on the walls of that bathroom, Kegler said.

The school was searched Tuesday night and Wednesday morning after a custodian of the school met officers and said while cleaning the bathroom at the school he saw writing on a wall that stated: “I’m going to bomb this school on November 30, 2011.”

Nothing was found during those searches.

The school is open Wednesday and the school’s resource officer is on the property, Kegler said.

Police are investigating the incidents and are seeking any information about the threats.

Anyone with information can call St. James High School at 650-5600 and ask to speak to the School Resource Officer.

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MYRTLE BEACH

Citzens academy applications available

Myrtle Beach police are taking applications for their 23rd session of the department’s Citizen’s Police Academy, Sgt. Joey Crosby said.

The academy is open to people age 21 or older that are interested in law enforcement and live in Horry County, Crosby said. Applicants must undergo a criminal background check.

Crime scene investigation, emergency vehicle operations and simulated firearm training are some of the topics to be covered during the academy, Crosby said. Classes will begin on Jan. 23 and will meet from 7 to 9 p.m. every Monday for 10 weeks at the Myrtle Beach Police Annex located at 3340 Mustang St., on the former air force base. Graduation will be March 26.

Applications must be submitted by 5 p.m. Friday.

For more information call Sgt. Joey Crosby at 918-1800 or e-mail jcrosby@cityofmyrtlebeach.com.

An application is available online at http://thepatchisearned.com/citizens_police_academy.html, at the Myrtle Beach Police Annex or the Myrtle Beach Police Department located at 1101 Oak St.

From staff reports