Police search for dad in kidnapping case

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Richmond County investigators are searching for a man they say kidnapped his 6-year-old son at gunpoint from the child's home Monday night.

Maurice Leon Holland, 27, of Pearl Avenue, is wanted on charges of kidnapping, terroristic threats and acts, and gun charges, according to Richmond County Sgt. Blaise Dresser.

About 5 p.m. Monday, witnesses said, Holland forced his way into the home of his child's mother at gunpoint, a sheriff's report says.

The mother, Latasha White, wasn't home at the time, so Holland took the child and fled, Sgt. Dresser said.

He said they found the boy Monday night at an apartment in Olmstead Homes off Broad Street, and he was returned to his mother.

Holland has outstanding warrants on file charging him with kidnapping, terroristic threats, possession of a firearm during the commission of a crime and possession of a firearm by a convicted felon.

Anyone with information on him is asked to call Investigator Kendall Brown or any other violent crimes investigator at (706) 821-1020.

Downtown authority to hold meetings on parking ideas

The Downtown Development Authority of Augusta will hold two public meetings on its proposed downtown parking-management system. Both meetings are Thursday at the White's Building, 936 Broad St. The first session is at noon and the second at 6 p.m.

The meetings will be directed by an outside facilitator. People attending the meeting will get an overview of the parking proposal and an opportunity to voice concerns and ask questions.

In December, the DDA approved a parking management plan for the Broad Street corridor that involves parking meters.

Fort Gordon airman to be on game show

An Air Force airman stationed at Fort Gordon will appear tonight on the game show Who Wants to be a Millionaire.

Senior Airman Justin Razey and his wife, Colette, went to New York to tape the show in late October. The show will air at 7:30 tonight on WAGT (Channel 26).

The Shady Hills, Fla., airman has been stationed at Fort Gordon since late 2007.

Arson suspected in Tuesday morning fire

Authorities say they believe a house fire in Hephzibah early Tuesday morning was caused by an arsonist.

A Richmond County sheriff's report says the fire was reported about 8 a.m. at 3038 Mistletoe Ave. A fire investigator told officers that someone started a fire at the window on the front porch of a woman's home.

Customer tries to steal gun from man's holster

A young man attempted to snatch a handgun from an employee at an Augusta tattoo parlor about 4 p.m. Tuesday.

According to a Richmond County sheriff's report, an employee of Intricate Ink Tattoo at 2664 Barton Chapel Road told officers he was standing outside the business with his gun in a holster when the man reached for the weapon.

The employee said he turned so that the man could not reach the weapon and punched the would-be thief in his face. The man fled the business.

Westside High will hold AP fair Thursday

Westside High School will hold its advanced placement fair from 6:30 to 8 p.m. Thursday in the school cafeteria.

Parents and students are invited to learn about the AP course offerings at Westside. AP faculty will be on hand to give a preview of the course of study.

Some Twitter account passwords changed

Some Twitter users had their passwords changed Tuesday by the social media network because of potentially compromised accounts.

The network said on the site's @safety account that it had sent out e-mails that some had speculated might be a phishing scam.

If you receive an e-mail telling you to change your password, the safest route is to visit twitter.com rather than a third-party connections, such as TweetDeck. Signs that your account has been hacked include tweets posted by your account you didn't send or direct messages with spam.

For more about Twitter security, visit the troubleshooting page on compromised accounts: help.twitter.com/forums/10713/entries/31796.