One-sentence summaries of crime and public-safety reporting from local CSRA outlets. Each entry links to the originating publication.
Showing 61–84 of 84 entries
Augusta PressJun 2
The Richmond County Sheriff’s Office is reminding event organizers, promoters, vendors and community groups that organized events held on county-owned property without proper permits and approvals may be subject to enforcement action, including immediate closure. In a public not…
Augusta PressJun 2Booking record
A New Ellenton man was arrested after allegedly impersonating an officer, handcuffing a woman, and abducting her before she escaped.
Augusta PressMay 26Booking record
Two men were sentenced in Columbia County for a roaming overnight car break-in crew that targeted apartment complexes and neighborhoods.
Augusta PressMay 26
Authorities investigated a swatting incident in Martinez that prompted a large law enforcement response and renewed concerns about false emergency reports.

Augusta PressMay 24
The drowning death of 1-year-old Maddox Grayson Acevedo has reignited debate across the Augusta Judicial Circuit about when criminal charges should follow the death of a child in a swimming pool. Authorities in Richmond County have not announced any charges in connection with Ma…

Augusta PressMay 24
A 21-year-old man was shot to death behind an Aiken home, where deputies found multiple shell casings nearby.
A South Carolina man died after driving the wrong way on Savannah River Bridge in Augusta and crashing into a concrete barrier.
A man was shot and killed Wednesday evening at a home on Dallas Circle in Aiken.
A former American Legion Post 26 finance officer in Aiken County was charged with breach of trust with fraudulent intent in an alleged $37,000 fraud.