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- 68-year-old Aiken County man beaten to death
As deputy cars line the sides of Springwood Loop in Warren ville, the people who live there are trying to make sense of what happened right in their own backyards.
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- Only on 12: Community wants mayor, city council out after vote to suspend chief
The fallout keeps coming after a deadly chase in Jefferson County earlier this month. The Stapleton police chief has been suspended, and the community is in an uproar after violent results.
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- Update: One arrested, one wanted after armed robbery
Investigators have arrested one man and are looking for another after an armed robbery Friday morning. One stood by the door threatening those inside, while the other went behind the counter and got the money
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- Wanted: Two suspected burglars considered armed and dangerous
The Aiken County Sheriff's Office is looking for two men for burglary, grand larceny, and kidnapping.
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- Another of Aiken's most wanted captured
Aiken deputies and officers have captured another of Aiken's most wanted.
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- Update: Warrenville death ruled homicide
The Aiken County Sheriff's Office is investigating an overnight death in Warrenville.
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- Waynesboro armed robbery at Delmac Minute Mart
According to the report, two black men ran into the store with guns and demanded money Tuesday night.
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- Search for missing North Augusta boy
Officers say Tyson Curry left his home at 4:15 p.m. on his bike and did not return home.
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- First on 12: RS-M High Basketball coach arraigned in DSS embezzlement case
News 12 has learned an Aiken County basketball coach was arraigned in federal court on theft of government property charges.
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- Man arrested in Valdosta, Ga. shootings
Police in Valdosta say a 24-year-old man has been arrested in connection with an outbreak of shooting at an apartment complex that left one man dead and wounded 10 other people.
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- Wanted: Two Richmond County sex offenders
Richmond County Investigators are looking for two sex offenders.
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- SC deputies seize $100,000 in counterfeit goods
Sheriff's deputies have seized more than $100,000 in counterfeit goods after raiding an Anderson flea market.
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- Investigators in nine states looking for man sending lewd letters to young girls
Investigators in nine different states including Georgia and South Carolina are looking for an older man sending sexually explicit letters to young girls.
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- SC man gets 15 years in prison in shooting death
A 36-year-old South Carolina man who told police he accidentally shot an acquaintance in the back of the head has been sentenced to 15 years in prison.
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- 12th Street to be closed until January
12th Street from Walton Way to Telfair Street will be closed beginning Friday, November 20, 2009.
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- Update: North Augusta Public Safety officer arrested for domestic violence
The Aiken County Sheriff's Office has arrested North Augusta Public Safety officer Brandon Cameron for criminal domestic violence.
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- Aiken County Most Wanted: Recent Major Crimes
The Aiken County Sheriff's Office has released this week's most wanted list.
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- 2 teenagers arrested for North Augusta burglary
Aiken County Public Safety Officers tell us a 15 and 17 year old have been arrested accused of breaking into a home on Groves Blvd. Wednesday morning.
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- Deputies identified in deadly shooting on Ohio Avenue
Michael Nestor was shot and killed as deputies say he tried to flee a drug arrest in his vehicle. We now know the names of the three narcotics investigators involved in the shooting.
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- Update: Martinez babysitter arrested for killing toddler
Columbia County investigators have arrested 39-year-old Lawanda Tripp for murder.
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- Columbia County deputies look for theft suspect
Suspect hits two different Walmarts in one day. Deputies need help identifying.
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- Woman pleads guilty to charges in Smart kidnapping
One of two people charged in the 2002 abduction of Elizabeth Smart has pleaded guilty to federal charges.
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- Man arrested for public indecency at library
According to the incident report, David Lee Pinkston was caught masturbating at the Columbia County Library in February.
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- Fake cab-robberies reported in Athens, Ga.
Police say the bogus cabbie may be using the same sign as a man they arrested last month.
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- Trial of accused SC day care operator underway
The 42-year-old Columbia woman is charged with homicide by child abuse in a 1998 death.
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- One of the CSRA's most wanted arrested after Crime Stopper tip
Merita Carter was arrested after a Crime Stopper tip. She had been featured on the CSRA's Most Wanted on News 12 at 6 o'clock just hours earlier.
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- Weekend full of crime at Providence Place Apartments
An Augusta apartment complex was the site of four burglaries and several gunshots over the weekend. Neighbors living in and around the complex are afraid and want something to be done.
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- McCormick Deputy returns from Iraq; shot on first night of patrol
The streets inside the Little River community in McCormick are quiet and empty. But early Sunday morning, it was a crime scene after investigators say 51-year old Joe Worley shot a deputy while responding to a call for shots fired at this home on Presidents Drive.
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- Robbery at S.T. Food Store
Deputies say a lone gunman entered the store, jumped over the counter and hit the clerk on the head with a gun.
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- North Augusta man arrested for carjacking
North Augusta Public Safety has made an arrest after last week’s chase on Knox Avenue.
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- Speeding Maserati driver gets probation
A South Carolina man has been placed on probation for three years for reckless homicide after his speeding Maserati hit a house and killed a Greenville man.
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- Secert Service warns of counterfeiters
Secret Service officials say a study of criminal reports indicates that counterfeiters like to take advantage of long lines at retail establishments.
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- Martinez bookkeeper arrested on embezzlement charges
A Martinez woman was arrested last week on charges that she embezzled money from her employer.
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- Additional arrests in Barnwell home invasion
Two more people have been arrested for the September 21, 2009 home invasion in Corley Heights.
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- Woman arrested and charged for selling drugs near school
A 29-year-old woman has been arrested, accused of selling drugs near Odell Weeks Recreation Center.
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- Update: McCormick deputy recovering in hospital after shooting
A sheriff's deputy is in stable condition after being shot while responding to a call early Sunday, dispatchers told News 12.
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- Chronic nuisance ordinance gaining traction
As a violent week draws to a close, deputies report responding to more than 22,000 calls a month. Some people say it's proof the city needs a chronic nuisance ordinance.
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- Confederate Monument vandalism reward offered
A $1,000 reward is being offered for the arrest and conviction of the two men who vandalized the Confederate Monument on Broad Street.
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- Local judge and community organizations says troubled African Americans teens in Richmond County can be saved
From pranks, to drugs, to even murder. More and more teens are ending up in front of a judge. But there is hope in Richmond County as a judge and members of local mentoring organizations say they're trying to take the troubled teens and show them a better way.
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- Altercation at T.W. Josey
The Richmond County Board of Education Police Department is investigating an incident between a juvenile and a public safety officer at T.W. Josey Thursday.
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- Two men arrested for Barnwell home invasion
Police have arrested two men for a home invasion on Corley Heights and Richardson Road in September.
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- Man arrested for calling 911, asking for sex
He claimed it was the only number he could dial after running out of cell phone minutes
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- Atlanta police investigate possible serial killing
Police are investigating and say there is a strong likelihood that a serial killer murdered three men over the past 11 years.
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- State police look for money in SC sheriff's office
Sheriff James Singleton has suspended a clerical employee while SLED investigates the possible disappearance of money seized in drug cases.
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- Jury chooses life sentence in TV anchor death
The man convicted of killing Little Rock television personality Anne Pressly has been sentenced to life in prison without parole.
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- Sheriff looking for ways to "get out" inmates amid $1 million cuts
The Richmond County Sheriff's office is facing a $1 million budget cut.
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- Accused murderer dying of cancer shot, killed by deputies
We're getting a better picture of who Terry Ramsey was. He has a criminal history that stretches several years, but friends say he was also in the final stages of cancer.
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- Man killed by deputies during domestic dispute
What started as a call about domestic violence between a husband and wife turns into a deadly shooting with two Richmond County deputies. Now, the GBI is looking into the case and a woman who knew the man killed is talking to 12.
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- Update: Suspect crashes into business on Knox Avenue
A suspect fleeing from North Augusta Public Safety crashed into North Augusta Chiropractic on Knox Avenue and is now on foot.
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- Two brothers arrested after alleged attack
Aiken County investigators say two brothers are behind bars after an alleged attack.
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