A woman was rescued after mouthing "help me" during a traffic stop in South Carolina, according to the North Myrtle Beach police. Police say Officer Kayla Wallace was patrolling on May 28 in North Myrtle Beach when she observed a white jeep disregard a red light at an intersection.Wallace pulled over the car and saw a female driver and male passenger. She said she noticed the woman appeared to be distressed, and when the man wasn't looking, the driver silently mouthed "help me" repeatedly. Wallace said she put the driver in her patrol car and spoke with the woman who told her that the man had just shot someone. Moments later police said an alert was sent out from a dispatcher about a vehicle involved in a shooting. "Due to Officer Wallace proactively patrolling the streets of North Myrtle Beach, even to the last 30 minutes of her shift, a suspect in a shooting was arrested and an unlawfully carried pistol was recovered underneath the suspect's seat," a Facebook post from the department said. "Our department and our community is lucky to have Officer Wallace. Great Job!"
A woman was rescued after mouthing "help me" during a traffic stop in South Carolina, according to the North Myrtle Beach police.
Police say Officer Kayla Wallace was patrolling on May 28 in North Myrtle Beach when she observed a white jeep disregard a red light at an intersection.
Wallace pulled over the car and saw a female driver and male passenger.
She said she noticed the woman appeared to be distressed, and when the man wasn't looking, the driver silently mouthed "help me" repeatedly.
Wallace said she put the driver in her patrol car and spoke with the woman who told her that the man had just shot someone.
Moments later police said an alert was sent out from a dispatcher about a vehicle involved in a shooting.
"Due to Officer Wallace proactively patrolling the streets of North Myrtle Beach, even to the last 30 minutes of her shift, a suspect in a shooting was arrested and an unlawfully carried pistol was recovered underneath the suspect's seat," a Facebook post from the department said. "Our department and our community is lucky to have Officer Wallace. Great Job!"
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