Police blotter reports April thefts and incidents in local area
A list of incidents includes an accidental fire on Colonial Drive caused by a power line contact, burglaries on Camp Rawls Road and Knorcone Drive with stolen goods, mailbox vandalism at Clearwater Post Office, two men cited for seatbelt violations near Warrenville, two 20 inch Mongoose bikes stolen on Augusta Road, a park incident with a suspect described as Larry, a blue duffle bag stolen from Abbeville Avenue Morgan Street with wallet and Medicaid card missing, and other related acts reported by authorities.
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Colonial Drive
Camp Rawls Road
Wagoner
Erskine Lane
Aiken
Knorcone Drive
Clearwater
Augusta Road
Warrenville
Richland Avenue
Larry
Abbeville Avenue
Morgan Street
Correction: Local student’s parents misidentified in error
A Saturday Aiken Standard correction clarifies the family of local student Janie P. Lunsford. Her parents are Janie J. Lunsford of Aiken and Tom Lunsford of Pensacola Florida. The newspaper regrets the error.
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Aiken Standard
Janie P. Lunsford
Janie J. Lunsford
Aiken
Tom Lunsford
Pensacola
Fla
Rich video poker operator sues two game room operators
Collins Entertainment Corp owned by Fred Collins sues Maria Cook and Angela Mathis in Aiken County Court of Common Pleas for 7301.62 alleging breach of contract and unpaid license and gambling revenue from Lucky Ladies game rooms near Trenton. Defendants could not be located and have 30 days to respond.
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Collins Entertainment Corp
Fred Collins
Aiken County
Collins Entertainment
Maria R. Cook
Edisto Rd
Angela Mathis
Barn Owl Rd
Lucky Ladies
Trenton
Timothy C
Oumans
Collins
Grambling
Robert Post
T He
Autopsy links fire death to smoke inhalation in Aiken
Brenda Elaine Cauley 32 died from smoke inhalation after a house fire in Aiken County. Found in a bedroom closet with fire starting likely from a cigarette or electrical fault. Neighbor reported the blaze around 3 am. vehicle destroyed, son not present. Investigations by sheriff's office and SLED ongoing. Hatcher Funeral Home handling arrangements.
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Brenda Elaine Cauley
Aiken County
Sue Townsend
Ms. Cauley
Aiken Plans Y2K Readiness and Contingency Setup
City leaders say Y2K compliance is complete with few older models to replace and contingency plans ready. City Manager Roger LeDuc and Public Safety Chief Pete Frommer describe testing from 911 to traffic systems, and outreach to help local businesses prepare. A town meeting at 7 p.m. today at the Aiken Municipal Building invites public attendance.
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Aiken
Roger LeDuc
Aiken Department of Public Safety
Pete Frommer
Aiken Municipal
CSRA Leadership Conference Heads To Washington DC
The Central Savannah River Area Leadership Conference, a 50-member group from the Augusta Metro Aiken Burke Columbia and North Augusta chambers, travels to Washington this week to meet with four U.S. senators a pair of representatives and administration officials on energy environmental and defense issues including the Savannah River Site and air and water quality.
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Savannah River Area
Washington, DC
Augusta Metro
Aiken
Burke
Columbia
North Augusta
Washington
CSRA
Csra Leadership Conference
Secretary of Energy
Savannah River
Environmental Protection Agency
Dis
Million Dollar Putts Await in Aiken County Golf Contest
The ORA Golf Course hosts a $1 million prize golf contest with qualifying through Friday 4:30 pm or Saturday 9 am to 3 pm. Players must land within 12 feet of the pin. Tickets cost 10 dollars for nine holes and six shots or five dollars for six shots, with extra shots at one dollar each. The three closest win prizes, and the closest earns a final 150 foot shot to the pin. Contact Help Line 641-4143 or ORA 642-0314 for details.
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Ora
Silver Bluff Road
Atlanta Braves
Bridgestone Firestone
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Ape.net
Mike Communications Inc
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