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170 traffic incident

Hot off the presses- Pilotguy is stuck at a dead stop on 170 between Gibbet & 278. Seems to be some "police activity" that has the road all tied up.
So if you are in a hurry- stay away!

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pilotguy71 08/18/06 - 10:35 pm

170 Incident

Hopefully someone from BT can get the scoop on this one! As Kimburrkay mentioned, I was stuck in what appeared to be the end of a police chase between Gibbet and 278 on 170. As traffic started to move and I passed the scene in the left lane heading towards Gibbet, I noticed only one vehicle in the right lane surrounded by police. I couldn't tell, due to the darkness, if the driver of that car was in custody or if he managed to run into the woods. As I continued my drive home down Gibbet and May River Road, two other police vehicles were heading at high speed to the scene.

Ted H.
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GabrielDeafBlindPupFamily 08/19/06 - 03:01 am

170 - they won't tell you a thing

I drove home the night of the murders of Coursen and Tate. I had BCSO, State, GA, DNR, all aiming guns, at bridges, intersections, had helicopters circling the field and woods where I lived. I made a TON of calls. Said I have a need to know, I am surrounded by crackheads w/ak-47s. Still they wouldn't tell me, even when I said, whoever you arelooking for is probably under my house, back here in the dark woods.
You have to know someone in the Fire Dept.. to find out anything. Even the Chief wouldn't tell me. All he would say is DON'T GO OUT OF YOUR HOUSE.
Gonna check the news now. Maybe someone has been 'caught'. Nope, nothing there.

born_in_beaufort 08/19/06 - 10:07 am

The Fire Dept.?

Why would you have to know someone @ the FD to get any answers on a police issue? Was the Chief from Bft. or Burton?

WileyCoyote 08/19/06 - 11:55 am

Ok Guys

It's called "Dissemination of Information" and in SC it carries a $10,000 fine with a year in prison. That's why 'regular people' can't call and get info - because they don't have any real way of knowing if you are a regular person or a friend of the hiding perp when you call...

Now, if you have friends on the force, they might tell you because they know you; but you'd better not tell where you got it, or you could actually get them fired and even (not often, but could happen) prosecuted.

"Stay alert - the country needs more lerts."

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