City of Myrtle Beach officials are working with Horry County law enforcement to stress the importance of residents knowing their jurisdiction, especially when placing emergency and non-emergency calls.
Due to jurisdiction confusion of a call on July 10, a shooting victim’s body was located in the Magnolia Pointe parking lot six hours after an initial call was made.
“It can be confusing for the officers on scene and for for the victims of it,”said John Harrelson, public information officer for HCPD. “You can reach out to our precincts with your address and they can tell you whether or not you fall within the county jurisdiction, or whether yu fall within a municipality.”
An initial call was placed to the non-emergency line for the Horry County Police Department at 12:31 AM on July 10. about shots fired at the Myrtlewood Villas.
The call was transferred to by dispatch to the Myrtle Beach non-emergency line.
“The call came in and it wasn’t defined if it was the city or the county, the county then transferred to the city and at the end of the day they searched up until the city limits, and the incident was two blocks outside.” said Myrtle Beach City Spokesperson, Mark Kruea.
Horry County officers took on the investigation and located the body at 6:00 a.m. on July 10.
City Spokesperson Mark Kruea says these are a few helpful tips to determine what jurisdiction your home is in:
- Check your property tax bill.
- Take a look at your garbage can and your solid waste service.
- Better yet, Horry County’s online GIS application offers a helpful mapping tool to locate the jurisdictions. If you’re interested, visit www.horrycounty.org/gis/parcels/. Zoom in on the area of the map where you live. Next, select and expand the “municipalities” tab, then click any of the municipalities listed. Each municipality is coded to appear in a specific color. Areas that do not show a color represent the unincorporated areas of Horry County. Is your home in the county or one of the cities and towns?
