NORTH AUGUSTA — Law enforcement agencies in South Carolina are checking into whether the men suspected in a robbery attempt of a gun shop were involved in similar crimes elsewhere.
Friday’s high of 106 degrees in Augusta broke a 76-year-old record for June 29, and meteorologists say more triple-digit highs can be expected through July 4.
Almost every year, more names are added to the list of unsolved deaths in Richmond County, but Sheriff Ronnie Strength said last week that no case is forgotten.
After the third officer death in less than four months, four area law enforcement agencies say they won't make any immediate changes to their procedures.
During the past five years, while sheriff's deputies were summoned to 27 downtown clubs 227 times, officers responded to 312 other incidents - including three homicides - at 26 clubs in south Augusta.
