Police Blotter Highlights Thefts Arrests In Aiken Area
A dropped trash find near Midland Valley Shopping Center yielded a driver's license credit cards and permits turned to the sheriff. A Webb's Pond Drive theft is reported along with a tow dolly attachment. Burglary on Kershaw Drive stole jewelry clothes a TV set and more. A Breeze Way Lane larceny and shed thefts of farm equipment are noted. A dog on Augusta Road barked at a prowler. Burglaries on Legion Road and Martin Hollow Road involved TV and a computer. A traffic stop on Richland Avenue exposed a 61 mph speed and no license or insurance. a 31-year-old was arrested. Ridge Spring man aged 21 arrested near Pub lix for boot theft. A Berkeley Street argument led a 16-year-old girl to acquire a knife and threaten a resident.
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Midland Valley Shopping Center
Aiken County
Breeze Way Lane
Augusta Road
Sheriff's Deputies
Legion Road
Martin’s Tax Service
Martin Hollow Road
Aiken Department of Public Safety
Richland Avenue
University Parkway
Richland
S.C. 421
Aiken
Ridge Spring
Publix
Aiken Mall
Berkeley Street
Local resident Ludy Keaton to attend Oprah Winfrey Show
Ludy Keaton, formerly of Aiken and now living in Amarillo Texas, has tickets for the Oprah Winfrey Show audience on Tuesday. Silver Spirit marching band from Silver Bluff High School is Columbia bound to be honored Wednesday at 2 pm on the State floor, at the invitation of Rep Roland Smith R Langley.
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Ludy Keaton
Aiken
Amarillo
Texas
Ms. Keaton
Silver Spirit
Silver Bluff High School
Roland Smith
R-Langley
Firefighter and officers log cross trained law enforcement shift
Aiken Public Safety firefighter Jeff Boothe and colleagues David Savage and Maurice Jordan book a man resisting arrest found with cocaine and nearly $900 cash. Boothe explains cross training across fire and police roles while describing irregular seven day on and four off cycles and the impact on sleep.
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Department of Public Safety
Jeff Boothe
Public Safety Headquarters
Laurens Street
David Savage
Maurice Jordan
Boothe
Aiken Public Safety Officers
Confederate Authors Recall Turbulent Civil War Era
At the University of South Carolina Aiken a Saturday gathering of writers focused on Confederate history showcased discoveries behind their books. Notable figures included Anne Carter Zimmer, great-granddaughter of Gen. Robert E. Lee, and Columbia resident Carrie Allen McCray, chronicling a Confederate general’s Black daughter. personal family links and surprising research sparked fresh insights into familiar battles and hidden politics.
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America
University of South Carolina Aiken
Anne Carter Zimmer
Robert E. Lee
Upperville
Robert E. Lee Jr
General Lee
Columbia
Carrie Allen McCray
Custody Battle Returns To International Court
In Augusta US District Judge Dudley Bowen blocked an order by Aiken County Family Court Judge Peter Nuessle directing Christiane Lops to return her two daughters to Aiken County. Lops and estranged husband Michael Lops pursue the custody fight with German court backing cited by Hague Convention. Anne Harrington of Martinez Ga aided Lops by recovering the children after they had been taken from Germany. Bowen intervened to uphold the Hague treaty while Nuessle seeks to set the custody issue.
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Georgia
Aiken County
Peter Nuessle
Dudley Bowen
Augusta
Nuessle
Christiane Lops
Anne Harrington
Martinez
Lops
Bowen
Germany
Teen faces murder charges in Ennis killing case
In Charlotte a 16 year old, James Wang, was ruled eligible for adult trial on murder, armed robbery and weapons charges in the June 23, 1997 slaying of pawn shop owner Carlton Ennis. He is joined by three other teens as defendants in the case.
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Charlotte
Nager
Southside
Carlton Ennis
Family Court
Larry Inabinet
James Wang
Wang
Curtis Bruce Kess
Ae Khingratsaiphon
Kai Wang
Ennis
Equity Order Under Appeal to Higher Courts
The Nuessle order is currently under appeal to the U S Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit in Atlanta while Nuessle's order remains under appeal to the South Carolina Supreme Court.
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US. 11
Circuit Court of Appeals
Atlanta
Nuessle
S.C. Supreme Court
Aiken Soldier's World War II Tale and a Chance Meeting
In 1941 Army trooper Andy Alecks posted at Richland Avenue and Newberry Street directs traffic in Aiken. A chance encounter with Louise Odom leads to a long courtship, letters from New York Times writer, and a later marriage after years apart. Louise dies seven years ago and Andy battles a disease while cherishing the memory of that improvisational meeting.
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Aiken
Richland Avenue
Newberry Street
Andy Alecks
South Georgia
Andy
Teddy Roosevelt
New York Times
New York
Louise Odom
George L. Smith
Crosland Park
Louise
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Aiken Chamber Oommerce
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Carbondale
Africa
Italy
Chamber of Com
Carl Langley
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