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Fake Social Worker

COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) _ A 45-year-old Columbia man is accused of posing as a social worker and taking the money of seven vulnerable adults in two homes.
Columbia Police Chief Randy Scott announced Monday that Mitchell Smith is charged with unauthorized practice as a social worker. It was unclear if he has an attorney.

Cold Case Billboards

COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) _ Richland County deputies hope new billboards put up across Columbia will help them figure out who killed a woman 12 years ago.
Sheriff Leon Lott said Friday that the billboards will have Janice Gilchrist-Evans’ picture on them and ask people to call in tips on who might have killed her in March 1999.