Some good news out of South Carolina: 2008 was a less-deadly year for drivers, with the number of traffic fatalities lower than they’ve been in more than a decade. Law enforcement says there’s a good reason why. WJBF News Channel 6’s Joy Howe explains.

Aiken investigators are still looking for a suspect in a New Year’s Day shooting. A 19-year-old was struck in the head and taken to the hospital with non-life threatening injuries.

According to Lt. David Turno, officers from the Aiken Department of Public Safety (ADPS) responded to call from the homeowner at 288 Sand Fox Place in Aiken, about 4:50 p.m., Wednesday afternoon.

Aiken Public Safety officers need your help to stop a rash of burglaries. Investigators say they’ve had more than 30 burglaries in the past month. While they can’t prove all of them are related, police say there are many similarities. WJBF News Channel 6’s Joy Howe has more.

Aiken Department Of Public Safety officers are searching for a bank robbery suspect. Investigators say, shortly before 2:00 p.m., Thursday afternoon, someone got away with cash from the Security Federal Bank, on Richland Avenue.

According to Lt. Michael Frank, as a result of a two-month undercover drug investigation, the Aiken County Sheriff’s Office, in cooperation with other local and state agencies, arrested 30 people, early Friday, at a home at 155 Kip Road, in North Augusta, South Carolina.

Police are fighting a war against meth labs that seem to be popping up more and more. Monday, Aiken Public Safety Officers discovered a meth lab on wheels. So how do officers get this deadly drug off their streets? Count on Joy Howe for more.

According to Lt. David Turno, with the Aiken Department of Public Safety (ADPS), 29-year-old Veronica Kirby, of Aiken, who was arrested on November 1st, after being arrested in Albuquerque, New Mexico, has been extradicted back to Aiken.

Two people are in custody in Aiken County, accused of making meth. They were busted Monday afternoon after being pulled over for making an improper turn. Police say the it was an active lab. Authorities tell us the two were near the end of the manufacturing process. Now, they are in jail and their alleged drug kitchen, their Cadillac, will likely be destroyed because of the dangerous chemicals found inside. WJBF News Channel 6’s Paige Tucker has more.

According to Lt. David Turno, with the Aiken Department of Public Safety, an Aiken man was shot in the head by unknown assailant, about 6:54 p.m. Wednesday evening.

According to Aiken Department of Public Safety Sgt. Jake Mahoney, the Aiken Department of Public Safety is hosting the Carolina Mounted Patrol Association’s annual training and certification this week.

According to Sergeant Jake Mahoney, for the second year in a row, the Aiken Department of Public Safety has been selected to receive grant funding from the SC Department of Public Safety, Office of Highway Safety, to continue its Highway Enforcement of Aggressive Traffic (HEAT) program.

According to Sgt. Jake Mahoney, with the Aiken Department of Public Safety, at approximately 12:15 p.m., Wednesday afternoon, an unknown subject robbed the South Aiken branch of the Southern Bank and Trust Company, located at 1001 Pine Log Road SW, in Aiken, SC.

Two Aiken Department of Public Safety (ADPS) Officers are heading off to greener pastures…literally, for one of them. Kojak, the one on four legs, and Lieutenant Donald Butler have patroled together for years. Lt. Butler has been with ADPS for 33 years, and he got Kojak to sign up about 9 years ago. The two have been inseparable in their police work, and they did one final task together, as a team…they retired.

Two Aiken Department of Public Safety (ADPS) Officers are heading off to greener pastures…literally, for one of them. Kojak, the one on four legs, and Lieutenant Donald Butler have patroled together for years. Lt. Butler has been with ADPS for 33 years, and he got Kojak to sign up about 9 years ago. The two have been inseparable in their police work, and they did one final task together, as a team…they retired.