Police searching for man who attempted to steal a car in Carolina Forest
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Horry County police are looking for an armed man they say attempted to carjack a vehicle in the Myrtle Beach area Monday morning.
The suspect allegedly attempted to take a car on the 9000 block of Pond Cypress Lane in the Carolina Forest area about 7:45 a.m. At one point during the incident, the suspect showed a handgun, police said.
HCPD Chief Joseph Hill posted on the NextDoor neighborhood app that there were multiple people in the vehicle during the incident.
The man is described as a 6-foot-2, skinny, black man between the ages of 18 and 22, wearing jeans and a gray and red hoodie.
HCPD is asking anyone in the Waterford Plantation community with a home surveillance system to review their footage and consider turning in any relevant portions that may have caught video of the incident or suspect vehicle traveling through the area.
Police said the suspect drove away in a white Kia Optima with a paper tag, but did not actually take the victim’s vehicle. The Kia has not been located.
Anyone with information about the incident is asked to call Horry County police at 843-915-8477.
This story was originally published December 10, 2018 at 9:03 AM.
