One-sentence summaries of crime and public-safety reporting from local CSRA outlets. Each entry links to the originating publication.
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A South Carolina transgender activist was sentenced for threatening to assassinate U.S. Rep. Nancy Mace.

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Richmond County deputies were searching for a 17-year-old wanted on aggravated assault and criminal damage charges.

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The parents of a 14-year-old girl filed a wrongful death lawsuit against the Edgefield County School District over alleged failure to stop bullying.

WRDWJul 18
AUGUSTA, Ga. (WRDW/WAGT) - A “Stop the Violence Guns Down Rally” was held Saturday in honor of 18-year-old Eric Miller, who was killed at a birthday party last month at a short-term rental home on Warren Road, according to the Richmond County Sheriff’s Office.Sheriff Eugene Bran…

WRDWJul 18Booking record
A wanted fugitive was arrested after a vehicle chase through Burke County and firing a handgun toward pursuing deputies.

WRDWJul 17
AIKEN COUNTY, S.C. (WRDW/WAGT) — As another school year begins in Aiken County, a cloud of unanswered questions still hangs over the district’s handling of its now-former human resources chief.Aiken County Public Schools has released more than 1,200 pages of records connected to…

WRDWJul 17
ATLANTA, Ga. — Three more police officers in Georgia have been fired after they allegedly misused the Flock camera system, the Fayetteville Police Department announced on Friday.According to police, testing of a new auditing feature revealed that the officers had conducted searc…

WRDWJul 16
A Fort Benning soldier and his girlfriend were indicted in Columbus after prosecutors said neglect led to the starvation deaths of their infant son and a family pet.

WRDWJul 16
A South Carolina man pleaded guilty to violating his Black neighbor’s housing rights and was expected to be sentenced in federal court.

WRDWJul 15
An 18-year-old arrested in connection with a deadly shooting at South Carolina State University faced an additional murder charge.

WJBFJul 15
Burke County Sheriff Alfonzo Williams faced six federal charges for allegedly taking money to dismiss DUI citations and giving a firearm to a convicted felon.

WRDWJul 14Booking record
A teen was arrested after a shooting on Druid Park Avenue in Augusta.

WRDWJul 14
COLUMBIA, S.C. (WIS) - Over 50 South Carolina law enforcement agencies partner with U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement through its 287(g) program.Below is more information about the program and a full list of which agencies are involved:WHAT IS THE 287(g) PROGRAM?Per ICE,…
Three Richmond County Sheriff’s officers were terminated and charged in an expanding investigation into alleged misuse of the Flock license plate reader system.