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FROM NEWS RELEASES
♦ It seems like the 600-800 block
of Harden Street has been snarled
with construction forever, and this
week won’t be any different.
The Devine and Harden
intersection has been reopened,
but be prepared for other conduits
still narrowed to one lane and more
blind spots for drunks to hide in.
If you’re driving, avoid Five
Points like the plague. If you can’t
avoid it, try sticking to the posted
25 mph construction speed limit
(for once).
•
♦ Not to be outdone, the 900
1000 block of Harden is getting
its own curb and sidewalks. Trying
a left turn out of the Food Lion
parking lot is more of a flirtation
with disaster than ever. Take a right
and make a U-turn to avoid the
traffic onslaught.
♦ Gervais Street traffic between
Sumter and Assembly streets is
still one lane.
If you’re headed to the Vista or
Interstate 126, avoid the slow
crawl in front of the State House
by hitting Assembly from campus.
♦ The 1200 block of Main Street
is still getting a good streetscaping
and is navigable by foot only.
♦ Bikers and pedestrians beware:
the sidewalk in front of the
Greene Street Post Office may be
repaired this week. Don’t say we
didn’t warn you if you trip or skin a
knee.
Businesses in the aforementioned
blocks remain open.
POLICE REPORT
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Reports taken directly from the USC Police Department.
Each number on
memdpsidnus
for a crime
corresponding
with numbered
descriptions in
the list below.
DAY CRIMES NIGHT CRIMES CRIMES AT
(6 a.m.-6 p.m.) (6 p.m.-6 a.m.) UNKNOWN
HOURS
□ Violent ■ Violent g Vjo)ent
O Nonviolent • Nonviolent Q Nonvjo|ent
THURSDAY, JUNE 2
•indecent exposure
Thomas Cooper Library, 1322
Greene St.
The victim said Wallace
Williams exposed himself in a lewd
manner.
Security tapes were taken for
evidence.
Reporting officer: J. Widdifield.
MONDAY, JUNE 6
©SIMPLE POSSESSION OF
MARIJUANA
E5 Lot, 1400 Wheat St.
Thomas Smith was observed
sitting at the entrance to the
parking lot.
His car had no USC decal and
paper tags.
Reporting officer M. Gooding
saw a latex glove in the drivers seat.
Smith said Gooding could search
the car.
Inside, Gooding found a bag of
a green, leafy substance believed to
be marijuana.
•NO S.C. DRIVER’S LICENSE,
DRIVING TOO FAST FOR
CONDITIONS
Gervais and Sumter streets
Reporting officer L. Welch saw
Sergio Rojas driving at an
NIGHT LIGHT
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Capstone's Top of Carolina is lit every night and can be seen for
miles around Columbia.
extremely high speed east on
Gervais Street while sidewalks and
crosswalks were packed with
pedestrians.
When Welch asked for Rojas’
driver’s license, the man initially
denied he could speak English,
then said his only license was from
Mexico.
TUESDAY, JUNE 7
©ASSISTANCE RENDERED
Snowden, 1215 Blossom St.
The victim appeared to be in
pain. He said he had been
diagnosed with kidney stones and
had not taken his medicine for two
weeks.
He was transported to Baptist
Medical Center.
Reporting officer: S. Alexander.
•ASSISTANCE RENDERED
(Not pictured on map)
The victim approaced reporting
officer D. Adams asking for food,
something to drink and a ride
home.
He was wearing a hospital
bracelet and said he had recently
been released.
Adams determined the victim
was not in his right mind and
notified EMS.
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