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The following came in from the Beaufort County Sheriff's Office
Oct. 10, 2011
A Hilton Head Island man was arrested yesterday after leading deputies on a brief vehicle pursuit following a car break-in at a mid-island park.
Forty-seven year old Charles Coleman was charged with one count of Breaking into a Motor Vehicle and one count of Petit Larceny after being positively identified as the suspect observed in the area of a burglarized vehicle at Shelter Cove Community Park. Deputies responded to the park at approximately 11:30 am after a victim found a window of his 1998 Chevy Silverado smashed.
The victim reported seeing a suspicious male walking near his vehicle as he and his wife were walking in the park. Upon returning to the vehicle and discovering the damage, he observed the subject leaving in a white Ford F150 pickup truck. The victim advised that his wife’s purse was missing from the vehicle.
As deputies patrolled the area, a truck matching the description provided was observed traveling on Dillon Rd. A traffic stop was initiated, at which time deputies made contact with the driver and sole occupant, Coleman. Deputies observed a ladies’ purse in the truck, and Coleman was asked to step out of the vehicle. Coleman refused to comply, however, and sped off, leading deputies on a brief pursuit throughout the North end of the island. Eventually Coleman did stop and was taken into custody without incident.
The purse in the truck was quickly identified as the purse stolen from the park, and the victim was able to identify Coleman as the individual he’d seen before the break-in. Coleman was transported to the Beaufort County Detention Center where he currently remains awaiting bond hearings.
