Eight cases of frozen shrimp go missing in Fort Mill
A food distributor in Fort Mill is suffering a severe shrimp shortage after a shipment of frozen shrimp went missing, according to the Rock Hill Herald.
A U.S. Foods employee told police Thursday that the shrimp shipment, valued at $5,480, arrived Tuesday and upon arrival, eight cases of shrimp were not accounted for.
A police report says police and employees have surveillance footage of a pallet being moved into a truck.
According to the York County Sheriff’s Office report, all deliveries are “scanned into the system” before they are stored; however, employees later found eight cases of shrimp were missing.
South Carolina legislators disapprove of law school sale
A number of South Carolina legislators are attempting to stop a Florida-based company from buying the Charleston School of Law, according to The State.
InfiLaw owns for-profit law schools in Charlotte, Jacksonville, Fla., and Phoenix and is looking to merge the law school with a state-supported school, which would give the state two publicly funded law schools.
But before the sale can go through, the South Carolina Commission on Higher Education must give the company a license to operate within the state.
Several legislators are questioning the deal, including state Rep. Leon Stavrinakis, R-Charleston, who wrote to the Commission on Higher Education saying, “That cannot possibly be a safe bet for South Carolina’s students.”
The status of InfiLaw’s application could be known as early as June.
Philip Seymour Hoffman dies of suspected drug overdose
Philip Seymour Hoffman, a prominent character actor, was found dead Sunday in his New York apartment, The Associated Press reported. He was 46.
Anonymous law enforcement officials told the AP that Hoffman was found with a needle in his arm. According to those officials, glassine envelopes containing what is believed to be heroin were also found with Hoffman.
Those who knew Hoffman took to Twitter to express their grief. Actor Ricky Gervais tweeted, “One of the greatest actors of a generation and a sweet, funny & humble man.” Director Spike Lee said, “Damn, We Lost Another Great Artist.”