Aiken County Blotter: DV, thefts, and vehicle crimes listed
The Aiken County Sheriff’s Office reports multiple incidents. An Aiken woman was charged with third degree domestic violence malicious injury to personal property and removing her seat belt after an alleged assault at a Boucher Court home. A Warrenville man reported a gunpoint robbery and vehicle theft by someone called Loco on Project Road. A North Augusta woman reported vehicle theft on Jefferson Davis Highway in Clearwater. A Gregg Avenue residence break in yielded $163 stolen from a billfold. A North Augusta pair faced larceny charges after stealing insulation from Thomas Park Road and attempting to sell it. A Luckie Bear Lane home was broken into, and a Warrenville man reported his mother’s vehicle stolen from outside a family business on Augusta Road.
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Aiken County
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Project Road
North Augusta
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Aiken County woman charged with sex abuse of a minor
Jennifer Maria Hyman, 28, of Duncan Hyman Road, was charged by the Aiken County Sheriff's Office with second degree criminal sexual conduct with a minor. Deputies were told by a witness that she and the juvenile victim were found partially unclothed. The victim said the suspect claimed she needed to have sex and the suspect admitted to consensual intercourse while intoxicated. Hyman was jailed in the Aiken County detention center awaiting bond information.
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Hyman
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Firefighters make progress on North Carolina wildfires
Authorities say 2,500 firefighters and support staff are making headway on western North Carolina blazes. Five of 11 fires exceed 50 percent containment, including Party Rock at 80 percent with about 300 crews, while Maple Springs Chestnut Knob and Boteler fires stay above 70 percent contained. The Pinnacle Mountain and Rock Mountain fires hover around 40 percent containment with hundreds of personnel. A public meeting is set in Cleveland South Carolina. Drought and smoke occasional air-quality issues persist across the region.
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Asheville
N.C
North Carolina
Joint Information Center
South Carolina
Georgia
Party Rock
Lake Lure
Maple Springs
Graham County
Chestnut Knob
Burke County
Boteler
Clay County
Pinnacle Mountain
Transylvania County
Pickens County
Cleveland
Rock Mountain
Clay
Macon
Feral hogs cause millions in damage across South Carolina
A Clemson University report cited by The Post and Courier puts feral hog damage in South Carolina at about 115 million dollars annually. Hog populations exceed 130,000 animals across 46 counties, uprooting habitats, damaging crops, spreading disease, and entering subdivisions during floods. Researchers call them ecological threats, noting their prolific breeding and wide distribution.
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Charles Ruth
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