Officers out to swat litterbugs

Staff photo by Teddy Kulmala Chief Craig McBride, left, and officer Samuel Ford are two of Aiken County's litter enforcement officers. The officers go to the law enforcement academy and have some of the same powers as police officers, but concentrate their efforts on littering and unsecured load violations.

Staff photo by Teddy Kulmala Chief Craig McBride, left, and officer Samuel Ford are two of Aiken County's litter enforcement officers. The officers go to the law enforcement academy and have some of the same powers as police officers, but concentrate their efforts on littering and unsecured load violations.