Burglary and Domestic Disturbances Reported in County
Deputies logged 37 domestic calls over Labor Day weekend and investigated multiple burglaries. A Salley incident ended with a son threatening his mother and slashing her wrist with a knife. Other reports included a prowler on Holder Road, a Cadillac Ranch armed robbery, a bicycle theft on Kellogg Drive, window burglary on Old Friar Road, a Waffle House cash loss, a Honda 4 wheeler theft, and burglaries at Trolley Line Road, Vintage Vale Road, Kinmont Street, and South Boundary. A juvenile identified a New Ellenton man linked to a sex crime ride.
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Aiken
Holder Road
Batesburg
Cadillac Ranch
US. 78
Williston
Kellogg Drive
Old Friar Road
Waffle House
Interstate 20
Blackstone Camp Road
Trolley Line
Graniteville
Vale Road
Kinmont Street
Ellenton
Pine Street
South Boundary
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Board adopts conduct codes for student athletes in Aiken County
The Aiken County Board of Education approved a conduct code stating participation in team sports and extracurriculars is a privilege. It outlines steps to remove or suspend students for crimes against persons theft vandalism gross disrespect or immorality as it reviews misconduct by student athletes.
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Aiken County Board of Education
Bill Burkhalter
Burkhalter
Volunteers fight crime in reserve officer program
John Downs and about 30 volunteers train and patrol with the Aiken County Sheriff's Office. Reserve deputies, who work full time yet commit 20 hours a month, carry uniforms, gear, and weapons and share arrest powers on duty. They handle road patrol and events including security at the Aiken Jaycee County Fair. Downs, a Navy veteran and Owens Corning employee, says the work is fulfilling and high adrenaline, with many trips and stress but little pay.
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John Downs
Aiken County
Sheriff's Office
Frank
Sheriff’s Office
Aiken Jaycee County
Downs
Carmen
Man Cleared of Concealing AIDS Disease
An Aiken man Sylvester Stanford aged 34 was cleared by a criminal court jury of concealing his HIV infection from a sex partner. Deputy Solicitor Lawrence Brown said Stanford misled Chamalla Sapp about his condition. defense counsel Kent Landry argued the case depended on believability. Sapp later tested HIV positive after job corps medical tests. The penalty for knowingly infecting someone with HIV can reach 10 years in prison and a $5,000 fine.
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Sylvester Stanford
Lawrence Brown
Stanford
Chamalla Sapp
Ms. Sapp
Brown
Kent Landry
Aso
Pearce Named City Solicitor for Aiken
Richard L. Pearce, an attorney and lobbyist, becomes the City of Aiken’s new city solicitor. Aiken native and USC chemistry graduate, Pearce previously partnered at Toole and Toole and lobbied for the South Carolina Bar Association, saying the role blends legal practice with administrative and enforcement issues. He and his wife Cathy moved to Aiken in 1986 and have a daughter Melissa.
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Richard L. Pearce
Pearce
City of Aiken
Toole and Toole Law Run
S.C. Bar Association
Aiken County
University of South Carolina
Law School
Edward Cottingham
Aiken
Cathy
Melissa
Ayn Rand
Rodeo Champion Student Vp to Lead NHSRA In 1998
Chris Ready 17 won election as student vice president of the National High School Rodeo Association. He will serve the 1998 99 year from Midland Valley High School and compete nationwide in events in Kansas City Denver Las Vegas and Albuquerque. He plans to push rodeo as an official activity and invites SCHRA members to call 648 3254 for details.
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Aiken County
Chris Ready
National High School Rodeo Association
Chris
Midland Valley High School
Denver
NHSRA
Kansas City
Las Vegas
Albuquerque
MVHS
Margaret Mullen
Shris
South Carolina
Les
Sharon
Robbie
Kay
Missouri
SCHRA
Ridge Spring
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