One-sentence summaries of crime and public-safety reporting from local CSRA outlets. Each entry links to the originating publication.
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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.

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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.

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

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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.

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Five Richmond County school resource officers were fired and a sixth was disciplined after a state law enforcement review raised concerns about their ability to serve as peace officers.

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Richmond County Sheriff’s Office made 145 arrests during a 45-day crackdown that included suspects wanted for murder and assault.

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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…

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

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BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (WBRC/Gray News) - A Birmingham family is grieving after a routine call for roadside help turned into an unimaginable tragedy Sunday night, claiming the lives of both a father and his youngest son on Interstate 65. The Jefferson County Coroner’s Office identifie…

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Two people were arrested after a pepper spray attack at a Grovetown Cracker Barrel injured a server and affected employees and customers.

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CINCINNATI (WXIX/Gray News) — A father charged with murdering his newborn daughter appears to have set up a GoFundMe page to pay for her funeral. Christopher Evans, 34, was charged with murder, felonious assault and endangering children, police announced Thursday. His daughter,…

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A Warrenville man was arrested after a teenager was injured in a road-rage shooting in Aiken County.
A 13-year-old Harlem Middle School student died in an electric dirt bike crash on Harlem-Appling Road in Appling.

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SAVANNAH, Ga. - Two Georgia men have been sentenced to federal prison following guilty pleas in separate firearms cases, federal prosecutors announced Wednesday. Margaret E. “Meg” Heap, U.S. attorney for the Southern District of Georgia, announced the sentences handed down in U.…