Injured and intoxicated woman reports robbery; police find items still with her

When Myrtle Beach police arrived to an apartment building they found a 50-year-old injured and intoxicated woman lying on the ground and claiming she was robbed of a pocketbook at a grocery store, but authorities said they found her pocketbook still on her.

Officers were called about 3:30 a.m. Friday to an apartment complex on the 100th block of Cedar Street after a man who lives in the apartment the woman was lying in front of called police on her behalf after she knocked on his door and said she was robbed of her phone and $1,000, police said.

The man told police he did not know the woman, but just called authorities for her.

Police said the woman appeared to be having trouble breathing, had a black eye and was grabbing her chest as if it hurt.

Officers called EMS who arrived and took the woman to the hospital for treatment.

The woman told police she was robbed at a grocery store at 1009 U.S. 501, and that two suspects took her pocketbook and phone.

The woman also said she crawled from the store to the apartment building, but police noted there was no dirt on her knees.

The woman told authorities they could look through her pocketbook, which police said was still on her.

Officers said they didn’t find a phone inside, but said the victim did have a couple dollars in her wallet, and noted multiple other belongings still in her pocketbook.

Other officers were called to the scene and continued to investigate.

No arrests had been made in connection with the incident as of Saturday morning.

This story was originally published September 5, 2015 at 11:24 AM with the headline "Injured and intoxicated woman reports robbery; police find items still with her."