City officials tweeted Saturday morning that Parks & Recreation staff discovered "Bernardo Oriental," one of the statues in the Wings of the City collection, knocked off its pedestal.
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A Greenville woman has been charged in the death of a woman who was jogging on Augusta Street early Saturday morning.
Veronica Dawn Tharp, 38, is charged with reckless homicide, hit and run with death and driving under suspension, according to warrants. She had been in custody since Saturday when she was charged with possession of a stolen vehicle.
Brittany Langley Lawson, 38, was walking with her dog, Chloe, on Augusta Street around 7:15 a.m. when a dark colored SUV ran off the roadway and crossed onto the sidewalk. The SUV struck Lawson and her dog.
Police received a 911 call at 7:19 a.m. about a collision in the area of Augusta Street and Oakcrest Court. When officers arrived, they found Lawson and a damaged 2002 Mercury Mountaineer. Police found a woman several blocks away who they believed to be involved in the collision, according to a news release.
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Greenville police said the vehicle that hit and killed a woman and her dog on Augusta Street on Saturday was stolen and that they have a person in custody in the stolen vehicle case.
Brittany Langley Lawson, 38, was running with her dog along Augusta Street near Augusta Place at about 7:15 a.m. when they were struck by a dark colored SUV that ran off the roadway and crossed onto the sidewalk. Lawson died at the scene, according to the Greenville County Coroner s Office.
Greenville Police Department is waiting for forensics and search warrants to determine if the person was the driver of the vehicle, said Beth Brotherton, Greenville city spokeswoman.