One-sentence summaries of crime and public-safety reporting from local CSRA outlets. Each entry links to the originating publication.
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WRDW40m ago
Two subjects were wanted by the Columbia County Sheriff’s Office for armed robbery, kidnapping with bodily injury, hijacking a motor vehicle, aggravated assault, and firearm possession.

WFXG4h ago
Four men were arrested after investigators walked into an active dogfight on a rural Sumter County property.

WRDW8h ago
Three local officers lost their certifications after a Georgia Peace Officer Standards and Training Council investigation into a 2022 elevator assault on a handcuffed suspect.

WRDW10h ago
A man was arrested in Richmond County on child molestation and aggravated sodomy charges.

WRDW15h ago
Richmond County deputies searched for Dontrell Maurice Moss, who was wanted in connection with an aggravated assault at the Super 8 Motel on Washington Road in Augusta.

Augusta Press20h ago
Six Richmond County Sheriff's deputies were fired and arrested for allegedly misusing automated license plate recognition cameras.

Augusta Press20h ago
An Augusta man was charged with possession of hallucinogens after a traffic stop during Richmond County’s Operation Wildfire crackdown.

Augusta Press20h agoBooking record
A Richmond County arrest ended with Emily Rollins restrained in a chair.

WRDW3d ago
AUGUSTA, Ga. (WRDW/WAGT) - Augusta-Richmond County leaders on Friday approved new property tax rates that will all be lower than last year, even as the city continues to work through a tight budget. City officials stress that a lower millage rate doesn’t automatically mean every…

WRDW3d ago
Richmond County deputies sought four people for questioning in a 2023 Lumpkin Road homicide.

WRDW5d ago
POTOSI, Mo. (First Alert 4/Gray News) - A Missouri man will spend a total of 17 years in prison after his malnourished older son, who had autism, choked to death while eating his own feces because of starvation, according to authorities. The Washington County Prosecutor’s Office…

WRDW5d ago
A man was arrested in Aiken County and two horses were seized for alleged neglect.

WRDW5d ago
Aiken County investigators and family members sought information about Willie James Simmons Jr.’s 2019 killing.

Augusta Press6d ago
Pepper spray was deployed during a fight involving multiple students at Lucy C. Laney Comprehensive High School.
WRDWSep 14Booking record
A former Evans High School football coach was sentenced to three years in prison followed by five years of probation for sexual contact with a 17-year-old student.