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 91–120 of 265 entries

Wed, Jul 1Wednesday, July 1, 2026

WRDWJul 1
A mother and father were charged after three children were left alone in a cockroach-infested Columbia home during a fire.
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

Tue, Jun 30Tuesday, June 30, 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

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All WRDW 353 WJBF 135 Augusta Press 134 WFXG 49 Aiken Standard 35

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Showing 91–120 of 265 entries

Wed, Jul 1Wednesday, July 1, 2026

Tue, Jun 30Tuesday, June 30, 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

WJBFJun 30

A man was wanted for questioning in a Waynesboro aggravated assault that left one victim shot and hospitalized.

Augusta PressJun 29

Authorities sought an Augusta teen on aggravated assault warrants after a predawn shooting sent bullets into an occupied home.

WFXGJun 29

Richmond County deputies were searching for a 35-year-old man wanted for aggravated assault.

WFXG· Jun 30

WRDWJun 29

Richmond County deputies were looking for Abe Joseph Faust, 35, who was wanted for aggravated assault in Augusta.

WJBF· Jun 29

WRDWJun 29Booking record

A driver was arrested in Richmond County after a traffic stop led to a pursuit that ended with deputies using a PIT maneuver.

WRDWJun 26

A Screven County man was charged with child molestation after allegedly exposing himself and performing a sexual act in front of two juveniles.

WRDWJun 26

A woman was arrested at a business on Wrightsboro Road in Augusta.

WJBFJun 26

Darius Savage was convicted of murdering Brian Carswell in Burke County and sentenced to life.

WRDW· Jun 26

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.

WRDWJun 26Booking record

A man accused of posing as a law enforcement officer and kidnapping a teenager in Aiken County was also charged with cruelty to children.

WRDWJun 25

The Georgia Department of Agriculture closed its investigation into the Lincolnton cat shooting case involving Lizzy Long.

Augusta PressJun 25Booking record

A fugitive suspected in an Augusta tattoo artist’s killing was captured, and a woman was arrested for helping him hide.

WFXGJun 25

A short video making the rounds online of an interaction between a Richmond County deputy and a CSRA resident has drawn plenty of attention, prompting a response from the RCSO.

WRDWJun 25

Richmond County deputies responded to a disruptive woman’s arrest at 3481 Wrightsboro Road in Augusta.

Augusta PressJun 25Booking 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