BAMBERG – An apparent victim of domestic violence called the Bamberg Police Department on Oct. 23 to report her husband body slammed her in the roadway, leaving her with multiple injuries.

When officers arrived on the scene, the 47-year-old Bridge Street woman had a bleeding cut on her forehead and abrasions near her eye, according to the incident report. She also had scrapes down her right side and bleeding abrasions on her knee, the report said. The victim’s story was recorded in a written and audiotape statement.

Police located the woman’s husband nearby on Main Street and brought him back to the scene, where he was arrested and charged with third-offense criminal domestic violence. Both husband and wife had been drinking, the police report said.

In other reports:

* Three women allegedly attacked a 20-year-old Bamberg woman on Oct. 16 as she walked down Bell Street near the House of Pizza. The victim told police she knew one of the women and gave them the woman’s name. While police were taking down information from the victim, her cell phone rang. The victim answered the phone and told police the woman who jumped her was cursing her over the phone. Police advised the victim to come to the station to speak to the judge about signing a warrant against the subject.

* A wayward deer crashed his way into a vacant hair salon in downtown Bamberg on Oct. 21. The responding officer arrived on the scene to find the front glass window of the building broken in and two dogs running out. The deer had lost a great deal of blood, and the officer shot and removed the deer from the building. Damage to the building was estimated at $300.

* A Bamberg man was arrested for driving under suspension and speeding on Oct. 25 when officers clocked him traveling 37 in a 25 mph zone near U.S. 301 South and Elm Street.

* An Estill man was arrested for DUI and open container on Oct. 18 after an officer observed him weaving as he drove on U.S. 301 South at a very slow speed.

* A Bamberg man contacted police to report that his vehicle, which had been left at a body repair shop for the past year, was missing several items. The victim said a portion of the dual exhaust system, a spare tire and a jack from the truck were missing.

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