CSRA crime news

Crime blotter

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

Showing 31–60 of 84 entries

Thu, Jul 2Thursday, July 2, 2026

Augusta PressJul 2Booking record
A Richmond County deputy jailer was arrested after allegedly giving an inmate outside food and lying during the investigation.

Wed, Jul 1Wednesday, July 1, 2026

Augusta PressJul 1
An Augusta man was arrested and charged in connection with a hit-and-run crash that left a worker in critical condition with a severe brain injury.
- WRDW· Jul 1
- WJBF· Jun 30
Augusta PressJul 1
The Georgia Supreme Court upheld two Richmond County murder convictions, leaving the defendants in prison.
- WRDW· Jun 30
Augusta PressJul 1Booking record
A 3-year-old Augusta boy died after being rushed to the hospital with signs of severe abuse and malnutrition, and his mother and her boyfriend were arrested.
- WRDW· Jun 30
- WJBF· Jun 29

Mon, Jun 29Monday, June 29, 2026

Fri, Jun 26Friday, June 26, 2026

Augusta PressJun 26Booking record
An Aiken man was arrested after a hit-and-run crash killed a 19-year-old utility worker and critically injured another man.

Thu, Jun 25Thursday, June 25, 2026

Wed, Jun 24Wednesday, June 24, 2026

Augusta PressJun 24Booking record
An Augusta man was charged with two counts of aggravated assault after a shooting at a Gordon Highway gas station injured an innocent bystander.
- WRDW· Jun 24
- WJBF· Jun 23

Sun, Jun 21Sunday, June 21, 2026

Augusta PressJun 21Booking record
A fatal shooting at an Augusta Airbnb led to murder charges against three teenagers, and a second victim survived.

Sat, Jun 20Saturday, June 20, 2026

AP
Augusta PressJun 20Booking record
An Aiken woman’s fake 911 call triggered a large police response to a Carriage Drive apartment.
- Aiken Standard· Jun 19
- WRDW· Jun 19

Fri, Jun 19Friday, June 19, 2026

AP
Augusta PressJun 19Booking record
A Springfield man faced multiple charges after Aiken County authorities found nearly 6 pounds of cocaine, marijuana, methamphetamine, oxycodone, a handgun and $8,000 in cash.

Thu, Jun 18Thursday, June 18, 2026

AP
Augusta PressJun 18
A Lincoln County commissioner resigned after taking a probation plea that reduced child molestation charges to child cruelty.
- WRDW· Jun 18
- WJBF· Jun 16

Wed, Jun 17Wednesday, June 17, 2026

Sat, Jun 13Saturday, June 13, 2026

Fri, Jun 12Friday, June 12, 2026

Thu, Jun 11Thursday, June 11, 2026

Augusta PressJun 11
A former Augusta teacher’s move into a Columbia County children’s library job drew scrutiny after court filings and investigative records accused her of grooming students.

Wed, Jun 10Wednesday, June 10, 2026

Augusta PressJun 10Booking record
An Augusta woman was killed during a violent confrontation outside an Allen Homes apartment, and a neighbor was charged in connection with her death.

Tue, Jun 9Tuesday, June 9, 2026

Sun, Jun 7Sunday, June 7, 2026

Augusta PressJun 7
A 3-month-old infant died in an Augusta home in a suspected dog attack, and a Cane Corso was removed.

Sat, Jun 6Saturday, June 6, 2026

AP
Augusta PressJun 6
A Hephzibah husband and wife were killed in a single-vehicle crash on Gordon Highway.
- WRDW· Jun 5
- WJBF· Jun 5

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Showing 31–60 of 84 entries

Thu, Jul 2Thursday, July 2, 2026

Augusta PressJul 2Booking record
A Richmond County deputy jailer was arrested after allegedly giving an inmate outside food and lying during the investigation.

Wed, Jul 1Wednesday, July 1, 2026

Mon, Jun 29Monday, June 29, 2026

Fri, Jun 26Friday, June 26, 2026

Augusta PressJun 26Booking record
An Aiken man was arrested after a hit-and-run crash killed a 19-year-old utility worker and critically injured another man.

Thu, Jun 25Thursday, June 25, 2026

Wed, Jun 24Wednesday, June 24, 2026

Augusta PressJun 24Booking record
An Augusta man was charged with two counts of aggravated assault after a shooting at a Gordon Highway gas station injured an innocent bystander.
- WRDW· Jun 24
- WJBF· Jun 23

Sun, Jun 21Sunday, June 21, 2026

Augusta PressJun 21Booking record
A fatal shooting at an Augusta Airbnb led to murder charges against three teenagers, and a second victim survived.

Sat, Jun 20Saturday, June 20, 2026

AP
Augusta PressJun 20Booking record
An Aiken woman’s fake 911 call triggered a large police response to a Carriage Drive apartment.
- Aiken Standard· Jun 19
- WRDW· Jun 19

Fri, Jun 19Friday, June 19, 2026

AP
Augusta PressJun 19Booking record
A Springfield man faced multiple charges after Aiken County authorities found nearly 6 pounds of cocaine, marijuana, methamphetamine, oxycodone, a handgun and $8,000 in cash.

Thu, Jun 18Thursday, June 18, 2026

AP
Augusta PressJun 18
A Lincoln County commissioner resigned after taking a probation plea that reduced child molestation charges to child cruelty.
- WRDW· Jun 18
- WJBF· Jun 16

Wed, Jun 17Wednesday, June 17, 2026

Sat, Jun 13Saturday, June 13, 2026

Fri, Jun 12Friday, June 12, 2026

Thu, Jun 11Thursday, June 11, 2026

Augusta PressJun 11
A former Augusta teacher’s move into a Columbia County children’s library job drew scrutiny after court filings and investigative records accused her of grooming students.

Wed, Jun 10Wednesday, June 10, 2026

Augusta PressJun 10Booking record
An Augusta woman was killed during a violent confrontation outside an Allen Homes apartment, and a neighbor was charged in connection with her death.

Tue, Jun 9Tuesday, June 9, 2026

Sun, Jun 7Sunday, June 7, 2026

Augusta PressJun 7
A 3-month-old infant died in an Augusta home in a suspected dog attack, and a Cane Corso was removed.

Sat, Jun 6Saturday, June 6, 2026

AP
Augusta PressJun 6
A Hephzibah husband and wife were killed in a single-vehicle crash on Gordon Highway.
- WRDW· Jun 5
- WJBF· Jun 5

Augusta PressJun 26Booking record

A Richmond County deputy was arrested and fired after a routine audit found misuse of the Flock license plate database.

Augusta PressJun 26Booking record

Two 18-year-olds were arrested in Evans and each charged with interference with government property after a park bathroom fireworks prank.

Jun 25

Booking record

A weekend shooting in Richmond County left one teen dead and four others jailed.

Augusta PressJun 25

An 84-year-old Evans man was killed in a head-on collision on Washington Road in Columbia County.

WRDW· Jun 24

Jun 12

A former Army soldier pleaded guilty in federal court to killing Sgt. Andre S. Stewart Jr. during a confrontation at a Fort Gordon apartment.

AP

Augusta PressJun 9Booking record

A Columbia County woman was arrested for practicing as a nurse without a license after using other nurses’ licenses to get health care jobs.

WRDW· Jun 8