From Beaufort County Crime Stoppers

This week Beaufort County Crime Stoppers needs your help to catch a thief. On Wednesday, August 21, at about 11 a.m., an elderly, blind resident of Sandpointe Drive in Washington returned home by taxi from a doctor’s appointment. As she walked up the ramp to enter her house, an unknown assailant pushed her from behind and snatched her purse, which contained her prescription medication.

If you have any information about this crime, call Crime Stoppers at 252-974-6400. Crime Stoppers will pay up to a $1,000 reward for information leading to an arrest in this case.