Heavy rains flood Aiken streets stranding several drivers
Sudden downpour drenched Aiken Sunday afternoon with two to four inches of rain in minutes. Flooding affected at least five city streets including Edisto and Richland Avenues with vehicles stalled and a bus blocked. Public safety officers managed closures as drainage caught up amid a saturated ground and slow-moving storm.
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Aiken
David Turno
Edisto Avenue
Richland Avenue
I-20
WJBF
Channel 6
John Lynn
Lynn
National Weather Service
Columbia
Aiken County
Rigid rules in place for police pursuits
Aiken County examines police pursuit policy based on a 1993 94 USC study. Findings show 43 percent of pursuits target felonies with stolen vehicles and armed robbery most common. arrests attained in 82 percent of cases. Sheriff Hunt emphasizes safety over chasing every suspect.
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Aiken
Aiken County
Michael Hunt
Hunt
Geoffrey P. Alpert
USC Columbia
Alpert
National Institute of Justice
Department of Justice
Crime rate at its lowest in a decade
The 2002 national crime survey shows violent and property crimes at their lowest since records began. About 23 million victims were reported, with violent crime at 23 per 1,000 residents and property crime at 159 per 1,000, down from 1993 figures. Murder rates rose slightly in FBI preliminary data.
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Washington
Justice Department
Bureau of Justice Statistics
Tims
FBI
Lightning halts Aiken youth soccer amid weekend rain
Afternoon showers and a thunderstorm forced an early stoppage of a youth soccer tournament in Aiken. Frank Wise of the Aiken Soccer Club called off games at 3 15 p m after lightning eight miles away. Families dispersed as cleanup work began, hotels filled, and some players headed home to Atlanta and Charlotte.
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Frank Wise
Aiken
Wise
Weather Channel
Atlanta
Charlotte
Whiskey Road
Augusta
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