Police | Man says he was stabbed in Myrtle Beach

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MYRTLE BEACH

Man reports being stabbed

A man was apparently attacked and stabbed in the thigh early Sunday morning while walking in Myrtle Beach.

The 39-year-old victim told officers he was walking east on Mr. Joe White Avenue near Nance Street about 4 a.m., when three young men walking in the opposite direction attacked him.

One of the attackers grabbed the victim’s head and slung him to the ground, and he told officers that’s when he felt a sharp pain in his left thigh. He said the entire incident lasted only a few seconds. He ran to his girlfriend’s house, and she took him to a local emergency room for treatment.

The victim said he didn’t actually see a weapon and could not identify any of the attackers. Officers said they saw that his left eye was injured and his leg had dried blood on it, but it had been wrapped at the hospital so they didn’t see the wound.

The victim said he didn’t want any further police action.

MYRTLE BEACH

Women report robbery try

Two young women reported nearly being robbed early Sunday morning in Myrtle Beach.

The two women, both 19, told officers they were leaving Derriere’s gentlemen’s club, where they had both danced Saturday night, carrying their proceeds from the night in two small cardboard boxes.

Two men had offered them a ride from the club and they accepted, but when they didn’t want to go up to the men’s room with them, the women said, they left and began walking home. They had reached 14th Avenue North and Ocean Boulevard, the same two men pulled up next to them and one got out of the BMW they were in. He yelled, “give it up, give it up,” grabbed one of the women by the hair and threw her up against the car.

She fell when the car pulled forward, and the man who grabbed her hair struck her in the head several times.

However, he and his friend left without taking either woman’s money.

Local

CONWAY

Road closed for bridge repairs

Horry County Public Works is closing Park Ridge Road, off Highway 319 between Conway and Aynor, beginning at 8 a.m. Monday to make emergency repairs to the bridge.

The repairs are scheduled to be finished by 4 p.m. Monday, the county said.

For more information, call the Horry County Public Works department at 915-5410.

MYRTLE BEACH

Christmas gala raises funds for NAACP

The local chapter of the NAACP is holding its Freedom Fund Banquet and Christmas Gala beginning at 6 p.m. Saturday at the Base Recreation Center, 800 Gabreski Lane, Myrtle Beach.

Tickets are $25 in advance and $30 at the door, and everyone is welcome.

For tickets and more information, call Erica at 457-7796.

MYRTLE BEACH

Santa is coming to town

The city of Myrtle Beach’s Fire Department will driving Santa and some of his helpers through town on a fire truck from noon to 5 p.m. Sunday Dec. 18, to spread some holiday cheer.

For more information on where you can see Santa, call Lt. Christian Sliker at 918-1221.

MYRTLE BEACH

Make your choice for 2012

Signups are being taken for the city of Myrtle Beach’s annual “Choose” programs at Pepper Geddings Recreation Center.

The programs start in January, and last three months. They include Choose to Lose, Choose to Move and Choose to Train.

The city reminds people that space is limited, so the earlier you sign up the better.

More information and registration materials are available at www.cityofmyrtlebeach.com/choose.html, or by calling Pepper Geddings at 918-2280.

The programs kick off with a health and fitness fair from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Jan. 7.

HORRY COUNTY

Rape Crisis Center holds free meetings

Area sexual assault support group meetings scheduled by the Rape Crisis Center for Horry and Georgetown counties, according to a news release.

An adult survivor sexual assault support group meets at 6 p.m. Thursdays at the center’s Myrtle Beach office, and at 11 a.m. on Tuesdays there is a non-offending-parent support group offered at the Conway office, according to the release. For more details about the meetings call 448-3180.

The Rape Crisis Center also offers other free services including counseling, legal advocacy and a 24-hour hotline at 448-7273.

Volunteers are also sought to help provide services and to learn more about becoming a volunteer go to www.victimtosurvivor.org.

From staff reports