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One-sentence summaries of crime and public-safety reporting from local CSRA outlets. Each entry links to the originating publication.
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Augusta PressSep 12Booking record
A former Evans High School coach was sentenced to three years in prison and five years of probation for sexual contact with a 17-year-old student.
Augusta PressSep 12Booking record
A 23-year-old Martinez man faced misdemeanor traffic charges after authorities said he caused a crash while driving someone else’s van.
Augusta PressAug 27
The Columbia County Sheriff’s Office (CCSO) has recently completed the addition of a new section of its detention center. Ground broke last May on the new section of the jail, a SPLOST-funded project costing more than $4.2 million, the second phase of an expansion that began 15…
Augusta PressAug 27
Her life sentence for the 2014 death of her 2-year-old son in Augusta was thrown out, and she could be released after resentencing.
Augusta PressAug 25
A South Carolina man was linked by Flock cameras to the murder of a woman in Augusta after picking her up as a prostitute and giving investigators changing stories.
Augusta PressAug 25Booking record
An Augusta man was indicted on charges of health care fraud and theft of government money for allegedly posing as a veteran to get VA medical care.
Augusta PressAug 23
A Martinez man was sentenced to 25 years in prison for trafficking meth after police found nearly two pounds in his parents' West Lake home.
Augusta PressAug 23
The death of Augusta’s Charles W. Walker Sr. last week shocked and saddened many people throughout the area and state. Walker, Georgia’s first black Senate Majority Leader, died Tuesday at his home at the age of 78. During his prime, he was a force to be reckoned with. He was ta…
