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FORECAST ♦ TODAY High 90 Low 74 ♦ THURSDAY High 88 Low 73 ♦ FRIDAY High 88 Low 73 ♦ SATURDAY High 89 Low 74 ♦ SUNDAY High 90 Low 73 THE GAMECOCK • Wednesday, July 13, 2005 PAGE Traffic , | Your guide to navigating Q || [ Columbia’s mean streets ” * J. FROM NEWS RELEASES ♦ Worthy traffic news: the city’s got a new marketing campaign to “diffuse negative impressions” of Columbia’s ongoing streetscaping. The campaign will aim its road rage elixir at the Vista, Maih Street, Two Notch Road and Five Points. With nine billboards and a possible Web site in the works, kudos to the city for at least trying to salve its potholes. ♦ Construction crews are stepping up production, working 12-hour shifts. Let 'em work, let ‘em live, let 'em finish the roads for Pete’s sake. ♦ On with the useful stuff: the 1200 BLOCK OF MAIN STREET is closed to vehicle traffic. No news here, but the aforementioned items give a little hope. ♦ GERVAIS STREET TRAFFIC BETWEEN SUMTER AND ASSEMBLY streets is one lane both ways. Paving will be underway soon, and traffic will shift to the north side of the intersection. Savor those lovely asphalt fumes and drift away. ♦ FIVE POINTS, lovely Five Points. Devine Street traffic could be closed or shifted at the drop of a hat, along with the rest of Harden Street. The 25 MPH speed limit seems a wee bit lofty, considering motorists passing through can see turtles and slugs zipping by them. AIR JORDAN LAURA-JOYCE GOUGWTHE GAMECOCK WUSC-FM disc jockey and USC graduate Jordan Redmond mans the mic late Tuesday night. Students can listen to Redmond and other DJs on 90.5 FM. POLICE REPORT 'r, COMPILED BY TAYLOR SMITH/THE GAMECOCK These reports are taken directly from the USC Police Department. Each number on the map stands for a crime corresponding with numbered descriptions in the list below. DAY CRIMES (6 a.m.-6 p.m.) □ Violent O Nonviolent NIGHT CRIMES (6 p.m.-6 a.m.) ■ Violent • Nonviolent CRIMES AT UNKNOWN HOURS □ Violent © Nonviolent TUESDAY, JULY 5 Odui, first degree Greene and Barnwell streets While on patrol, reporting officer J. M. Harrelson observed a Ford Explorer disregard a stop sign at a high speed. Upon making a traffic stop, Harrelson noticed a strong odor of alcohol coming from inside the vehicle. The subject, a 22-year-old Columbia man, was asked to undergo a field sobriety test. The subject failed the test and was placed under arrest. WEDNESDAY, JULY 6 ©LARCENY OF FOOD Carolina Gardens, 101 Pickens St. The complainant said someone stole her hamburger meat. Estimated value: $5. Reporting officer: J.E. Silcox. ©DISREGARD OF TRAFFIC SIGNAL AND SIMPLE POSSESSION OF MARIJUANA Greene and Pickens streets After making a traffic stop for a vehicle that disregarded a traffic signal, reporting officer B. Timbers was waiting for information to return on the status of the vehicles license plate when he noticed the subject, a 20-year-old Columbia man, reach below the front and back of the drivers seat. After asking him , to step out of the car, assisting officer J.M. Harrelson noticed an open container of beer nudged under the drivers seat. While searching the glove box of the vehicle, the reporting officer noticed a small black zip-up case in which a “green leafy substance” and pipe were found. The subject was arrested for simple possession of marijuana. THURSDAY, JULY 7 •illegal transfer of beer TO A MINOR College Mart, 2100 Devine St. While conducting alcohol enforcement team operations, reporting officers J.M. Harrelson and M. Wheeler witnessed an illegal transfer of beer to a minor. Upon approaching the subject, a 40-year-old Columbia man, the officers asked him for identification, which he did not have. Upon further investigation, officers obtained the subject’s information and ran it through the National Criminal Information Center. The search confirmed the subject was wanted in Georgia for six counts of aggravated child molestation and was wanted by the U.S. Army for desertion. The subject was arrested.