Officers in Aiken are trying to solve their first murder case in nearly two years. Tuesday night, a man was shot to death near downtown Aiken. WJBF News Channel 6’s Joy Howe has the details. UPDATE: According to Sgt. Aaron Dowdy, the Aiken Department of Public Safety has arrested 20-year-old Freddie L. Simpkins for the murder of Donald McCalla. UPDATE: According to Sgt. Aaron Dowdy, a third suspect, Jeremy Holloway is still wanted in the murder. UPDATE: Jeremy Holloway turned himself into the Aiken Department of Public Safety around 2:00 a.m. Saturday morning.

According to Sgt. Aaron Dowdy, the Aiken Department of Public Safety (ADPS) is looking for a suspect in a Tuesday morning robbery in Aiken. Sgt. Dowdy says, Tuesday morning, at about 05:45 a.m., an armed robbery occurred at the Kangaroo Express at the intersection of Richland Avenue West at University Parkway (3540 Richland Avenue West).

The FBI says a man believed to be the so-called “limping bandit” attracted little attention as he quietly held up banks and made his getaways afterward.

According to Lt. David Turno, with the Aiken Department of Public Safety, a suspect in a 2007 Aiken bank robbery has been arrested near Charleston. He was known as the “Limping Bandit” to the FBI, and is suspected in over 20 bank robberies across the Southeast.

The Aiken Department of Public Safety (ADPS) officers have some new weapons. ADPS has 14 Tasers for its officers to use. At ADPS, the Taser falls under the same level of use of force as pepper spray. Officers carrying Tasers went through training on how and when to use them…

According to the the Aiken County Sheriff’s Office (ACSO), in coordination with the Aiken Department of Public Safety (ADPS), ACSO arrested a North Augusta man and a juvenile early Saturday morning concerning the armed robbery that occurred at 349 Edgefield Road, in North Augusta, South Carolina on June 26, 2009.

Texting…it’s a very common thing people use instead of calling someone up, but how about when that simple way of ‘getting in touch with someone’ goes too far? Count on WJBF News Channel 6’s Barclay Bishop to take a look at “sexting.“

According to Lt. David Turno, the Aiken Department of Public Safety (ADPS) has made an arrest in a downtown kidnapping case from last week. ADPS Investigators have arrested Mrs. Rikki Lynn Halavonich, 34, of Charleston, SC and have charged her with Filing A False Police Report (Felony).

According to the Aiken Department of Public Safety (ADPS), Monday morning at around 2:48 a.m., the Econo Lodge located at 3560 Richland Avenue West was robbed at gunpoint. The suspect vehicle, a red Jeep Cherokee, was spotted by Aiken County Sheriff’s Office (ACSO) deputies. A vehicle pursuit ensued into several neighboring jurisdictions. The pursuit ended when the suspect abandoned his vehicle on York Street north, near Crosland Park playground area. The suspect was taken into custody after a brief foot pursuit.

The Aiken Department of Public Safety (ADPS) is looking for about 2,000 people who have outstanding warrants in the city of Aiken, and officers are giving those people a chance to turn themselves in, this week. A judge will hold bench warrant hearings all day, this Friday.

According to Lt. David Turno, Aiken Department of Public Safety (ADPS) investigators are searching for three suspects in a purse snatching. A surveillance image shows three suspects from a purse snatching that occurred at Wal-Mart, on Richland Avenue, on March 7th, at around 9:30 p.m.

The stimulus package is trickling down to our local law enforcement. The Aiken County Sheriff’s Office and the Aiken Department of Public Safety stand to get thousands of dollars, money that is greatly appreciated in light of the greatly depreciated budgets. WJBF News Channel 6’s Joy Howe has more.

A suspect wanted for theft at Aiken Regional Medical Centers has been arrested in Lincoln County, Georgia. He is identified as John Matthew Cox.

According to Lt. David Turno, Aiken Department of Public Safety (ADPS) investigators have arrested two men in connection to a Monday shooting, in Aiken.

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.