One-sentence summaries of crime and public-safety reporting from local CSRA outlets. Each entry links to the originating publication.
Showing 91–120 of 190 entries

Augusta PressJul 31Booking record
A Richmond County Jail nurse was accused of scheming to smuggle synthetic drugs to an inmate.

Augusta PressJul 31
An elderly woman was identified as the victim in a deadly July 1 fire in Warrenville.

Augusta PressJul 31
Colin Gray was sentenced to 15 years in prison for giving his son the gun used in the Apalachee High School shooting.

Augusta PressJul 26
The Georgia Division of Family and Children Services says it is conducting a comprehensive review of its Richmond County office following a series of child deaths and severe abuse cases that have shaken the Augusta area over the past several months. The agency confirmed the revi…

Augusta PressJul 26Booking record
An Augusta man was arrested Wednesday and charged with felony rape after a woman reported a sexual assault and provided a phone recording.

Augusta PressJul 24
Augusta Assistant District Attorney Deshala Dixon has been named Georgia ADA of the year by the District Attorneys’ Association of Georgia. Dixon, deputy chief of the Augusta Judicial Circuit Special Victims Unit, was selected by elected DAs from across Georgia, according to a n…

Augusta PressJul 24
A man wanted for allegedly killing his ex-girlfriend in Hall County was captured at an Augusta motel.

Augusta PressJul 18Booking record
A 26-year-old Augusta woman was arrested after a DUI chase ended when her car overturned at the Augusta Water Works Wastewater Treatment Facility.

Augusta PressJul 18Booking record
A 70-year-old homeless man was arrested after allegedly stabbing a man during an argument outside a Walton Way McDonald’s in Augusta.

Augusta PressJul 29
A 21-year-old Aiken County man was killed in a single-vehicle crash near Springfield.
A Richmond County mother was accused of stabbing her 2-year-old son, leaving him critically injured.
An Augusta man on probation after a felony gun conviction was arrested after a vehicle pursuit ended in a rollover crash.