Crime Prevention

As published in The Sun News, the following letter from Mark Kruea, the city’s Information Officer, outlines the many steps that the city and police department have taken to deter crime since the shooting that […]

As reported here, a routine traffic stop of a suspicious vehicle by the Myrtle Beach Police Department resulted in a suspect being arrested on drug and gun charges.

The Myrtle Beach City Council passed an ordinance on Tuesday that changed the curfew for anyone age 17 and under.  Previously the curfew was 1:00 a.m – 6 a.m..  The curfew now begins at midnight. Exceptions include being […]

On July 4th a call reporting a suspicious person resulted in removing a handgun from the streets of Myrtle Beach.  When approaching, officers smelled marijuana and the suspect ran, tripped and fell down.  A handgun […]