Aiken police blotter reports thefts and odd incidents
The Aiken Department of Public Safety logged a stolen cell phone at a restaurant bar around 1 30 a m after the owner left it on a chair outside. A ladder was found against a restaurant attic door on Richland Avenue at 1130 p m with no intruders found. A juvenile shoplift at an Aiken department store netted three packs of Marlboros worth seven dollars before being turned over to his father. A theater employee confessed to smoking marijuana on the job and swallowing the remaining joint after a tip. An investigation of a suspicious-person on Cherokee Street led to charges after a small purple car with men inside was found. one occupant had a crack cocaine tube in his sock. A concrete block was thrown at a Silver Bluff Road resident’s door in an attempted break in. A York Street store saw pork chops worth fifteen dollars stolen as a subject concealed them and fled. A Flag Lane resident heard a gunshot while a contractor evaluated property amid a snake problem in the area. Updated 6 18 99.
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Aiken Department of Public Safety
Aiken
Richland Avenue
ADPS
Cherokee Street
Silver Bluff Road
York Street
Flag Lane
Mark Harmon visits Aiken Regional Medical Center
TV and movie star Mark Harmon surprised patients and staff at Aiken Regional Medical Centers on Thursday afternoon. He arranged to purchase an antique car owned by a local doctor but stayed in the lobby to sign autographs, with fans calling him a perfect gentleman.
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Mark Harmon
Aiken Regional Medical Centers
Harmon
Aiken Standard Corrects Road Name and Visitation Headline
The Wednesday Aiken Standard corrects a misidentified road Pow derhouse Road and apologizes for an error in a headline about visitation rights for Susan Smith's stepfather. A judge continued supervised visits and denied unsupervised visits in the related order.
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Aiken Standard
Susan Smith
Thurmond memorabilia to auction in Aiken sale
Nancy Moore Thurmond schedules June 26 estate auction in Aiken featuring signed photos of Ronald Reagan and Captain Kangaroo plus a 1965 Miss South Carolina car. A 1500 item sale overall with 30 percent to cancer research and all proceeds from a Lincoln rocker replica to charity.
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Strom Thurmond
Ronald Reagan
Captain Kangaroo
Nancy Moore Thurmond
Aiken
Nancy Moore
South Carolina
Linda Page
Mount Pleasant
Columbia
Paul
Julia Moore
Thurmond
Page
Lincoln
One-Eyed Pup Winkin Seeks Loving Forever Home
Winkin the chow shepherd mix, missing an eye after abuse, is up for adoption at the Aiken SPCA. She is four months old, housebroken, social, and needs a fenced yard and indoor outdoor living. Adoption fee is 55 dollars, covering shots spaying and tattoo. Call 648 6863 or 649 4540 for details.
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Winkin
SPCA
Suzanne Raynor
Aiken Humane Education
Aiken Considers Fast Track to Demolish Substandard Homes
The Aiken City Council weighs a plan to permit demolition of substandard houses after a homeowner signs an agreement. A $200 fee would cover non-labor costs, letting city crews remove structures instead of contracting out. The approach mirrors Rock Hill’s five year program, with a six month trial after a second reading.
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Aiken
Rock Hill
Roger LeDuc
Switchboard and Subscription Rates Listed
The notice lists switchboard phone number 648 2311 and subscription prices: 17.80 per month, 53.40 for 3 months, 106.80 for 6 months, and 8213.60 per year. Advance payments may be made to Aiken Standard. PHM Subscription.
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Aiken Standard
PHM
Learning made fun at USCA
Kids in College at University of South Carolina Aiken offers courses for elementary to middle school students with fees from 45 to 135 dollars. Camps include Digging for Data, Exploration of Art, Fun with Spanish, study skills, all about me, chem mysteries, mental math, nature lessons, Computer Kids 1, music camp, an herbal primer, and an SAT prep course with dates across June to September. Call Jean Haynes at 641-3288 for details.
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University of South Carolina Aiken Office of Continuing Education
Igh School
Jean Haynes
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