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Aiken man arrested for sub station burglary
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Last Updated: 2:35 PM 03/17/10 - An Aiken man was arrested for burlary at the SCE&G substation in Graniteville. (Full Story)
Man arrested for rape and kidnapping in Columbia County
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Last Updated: 2:38 PM 03/17/10 - Columbia County investigators have arrested a man accused of rape and kidnapping.

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Girl Scouts given counterfeit money in return for cookies
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Last Updated: 2:26 PM 03/17/10 - A North Augusta Girl Scout Troop is given a counterfeit $20 bill in return for cookies. In order to make a $20 profit the girls would have to sell about 50 boxes according to one of the young girls parents. (Full Story)
House OK's changes to sex offender law
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Last Updated: 5:44 PM 03/16/10 - Some low-risk sex offenders would be able to get off the state's registry under a bill that cleared the House. (Full Story)
Dentist used paper clips in root canals
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Last Updated: 6:08 PM 03/16/10 - Dentist charged with assault and battery, larceny, submitting false claims to Medicaid and illegally prescribing drugs. (Full Story)
Update: Man arrested for Shelby Dr. shooting
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Last Updated: 10:40 AM 03/17/10 - Richmond County Investigators have arrested Howard Alexander for a shooting on Shelby Drive Tuesday Afternoon.
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Blackville police still searching for assault suspect
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Last Updated: 5:33 PM 03/16/10 - Blackville Police continue to look for Tyrone James for the Falcon Street incident last week. (Full Story)
Police chase ends in injury crash on Olive Road
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Last Updated: 1:52 PM 03/16/10 - A man, reported to be under the influence of drugs, crashed into another vehicle in front of a home on Olive Road in Augusta after a 6 minute chase down several roads. (Full Story)
Aiken County investigators make arrest in first homicide of 2010

Last Updated: 1:08 PM 03/16/10 - Ashes on the door step, siding missing from the frame and two family pets with no place to call home are all that's left after Aiken County investigators find 57-year old George Griffin, dead in a fire. (Full Story)
Drugs seized in North Augusta neighborhood
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Last Updated: 5:42 PM 03/15/10 - Trebor David Cockrell was arrested at a home on Merriweather Drive on Sunday. (Full Story)
Arrest made in Wagener homicide
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Last Updated: 7:04 PM 03/15/10 - The Aiken County Sheriff’s Office has made an arrest in the death of George Griffin. (Full Story)
Evans man arrested for public indecency
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Last Updated: 9:13 PM 03/15/10 - Columbia County Deputies arrested an Evans man after an officer caught him standing naked and touching himself behind a glass door of Exotic Nails. (Full Story)
VA investigating Atlanta medical record breach
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Last Updated: 9:57 AM 03/15/10 - Investigation launched into a security breach of veterans' medical information at the Atlanta Veterans Administration Medical Center. (Full Story)
Double shooting investigation at Aiken Waffle House parking lot
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Last Updated: 2:05 PM 03/15/10 - The Aiken Department of Public Safety is working a double shooting investigation this morning. Police say they were alerted to the incident when two men came to the hospital, both suffering from gunshot wounds. (Full Story)
UPDATE: Richmond County deputy hit by car identified
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Last Updated: 2:09 PM 03/15/10 - Richmond County deputy Jason Turner is recovering after being struck by a car while on the scene of another accident. It happened Sunday night on the 3300 block of Milledgeville Road around 8:30 p.m. (Full Story)
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