On Oct. 31, the reporting officer was conducting patrol at the intersection of Cherry Road and Constitution Boulevard. The officer ran a license plate on a silver Honda Accord, and it came back suspended for insurance cancelation. The officer made contact with the suspect, who stated that he had insurance but was unable to contact his insurance provider because they were closed on the weekends. The suspect was unable to provide any proof of his insurance and insurance provider. The officer then ran the suspect’s driver’s license, and it came back suspended as well. The suspect called a Veteran Cab to take himself and his children home. The officer cited the suspect for driving under suspension, first offense. The vehicle was towed by interstate towing, and a hold status was placed on the vehicle.
On Nov. 7, a reporting officer responded to the Courtyard at Winthrop and met with a subject in reference to damage that had been done to his passenger window. The subject explained that he arrived back at Courtyard after a game at Clemson University and had parked his car overnight. In the morning, when he went back to retrieve his vehicle, he found that the passenger side window was damaged, as if someone had attempted to break in and steal the car. The reporting officer saw where the window was pried on, but the suspect never actually made entry into the vehicle. The officer told the subject that he would document the incident with a report and check the surveillance cameras to see if they may have picked up anyone around the vehicle. Due to the cameras not showing anything, the officer determined that the incident did not happen in the Courtyard at Winthrop parking lot.
On Nov. 11, a reporting officer was conducting patrol around the lake area when he observed a grey Honda Civic that was parked on the wrong side of the road. The officer made contact with the subjects who were sitting in the vehicle. The officer told the subjects that they were parked on the wrong side of the lake area. While talking with the suspects, the officer also detected the odor of marijuana coming from the car. The officer detained both of the suspects, double locking both sets of handcuffs. Suspect #1 explained to the officer that both he and suspect #2 had been smoking marijuana before the officer arrived. The officer searched suspect #1 but did not uncover any contraband. The officer then asked suspect #2 if she would prefer to have a female officer search her, to which she responded that the officer could do it as long as he was careful. After asking her several times what she meant by “careful,” the officer decided it would be best to let the suspect be searched by a female officer.
A female officer from the Rock Hill Police Department arrived and searched suspect #2. The reporting officer then searched the vehicle and discovered a smoking pipe and a grinder in the center console, as well as two small baggies of marijuana in a black jar, another grinder, pre-rolled smoking tips and a lighter in a wooden box in the back seat of the vehicle. The officer was also advised by dispatch that the vehicle decal was expired. The officer informed both suspects that they would be referred to the Dean of Students, and the officer issued suspect #1 a citation for failing to register his vehicle.
