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Newspaper
Aiken Standard
Location
Aiken, South Carolina, United States of America
Date
Aug 24, 1983
Page
9
The forecast calls for a hot weekend with upper 90s, and a 20 percent thunderstorm chance on Thursday and Friday nights. Overnight lows will stay in the 70s, with winds NE at 5 mph.
SRP and Wackenhut Services Inc. sign a letter contract to begin a four month transition toward full security duty at SRP. The deal worth 1.9 million includes 460 uniformed inspectors and 50 support staff. DOE and WSI plan a subsequent 40 million two year contract after transition.
Fifty law officers completed the nine week basic class at the Criminal Justice Academy in Columbia. Aiken County Sheriff’s Department officers Larry B. Burriss and Harvey A. Pitcher and Graniteville Police Department officer William M. Hall were among graduates. The program covered human relations law first aid criminal investigation traffic and firearms.
A girl’s Schwinn bicycle and a Spaulding tennis racket were turned into the Aiken County Sheriff’s Department Friday. The items were found on Two Notch Road. A Gloverville man found another bike, a 20 inch custom built bike in a ditch about a mile away from S.C. 421. The bike was given to the department Monday.
Residents report multiple thefts this week to the Aiken County Sheriff's Department. A 1978 Trans Am on the Aiken Augusta Highway was broken into with $600 damage and an AM FM cassette and two rear speakers stolen. A toolbox and mechanic tools disappeared from a Silver Bluff Road vehicle. An AM FM stereo paging system valued at $250 was taken from a local business, with a side window pried open.
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