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 214 entries

Fri, Jun 26Friday, June 26, 2026

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 26Booking record
A Richmond County deputy was arrested and fired after being accused of misusing license plate readers.

Thu, Jun 25Thursday, June 25, 2026

Wed, Jun 24Wednesday, June 24, 2026

Mon, Jun 22Monday, June 22, 2026

Sun, Jun 21Sunday, June 21, 2026

WRDWJun 21Booking record
Washington County deputies investigated a Friday night shooting near Hagans Circle, and one person was in custody.
- WJBF· Jun 20

Fri, Jun 19Friday, June 19, 2026

WRDWJun 19Booking record
A suspect was arrested after a false 911 report drew Aiken police to Carriage Drive.
- Augusta Press· Jun 20
- Aiken Standard· Jun 19

Thu, Jun 18Thursday, June 18, 2026

WRDWJun 18Booking record
Aiken County investigators seized drugs and a gun in a Springfield raid, and the suspect was out on bond.

Wed, Jun 17Wednesday, June 17, 2026

WRDWJun 17
A former Richmond County school employee was terminated from her Columbia County library position.

Tue, Jun 16Tuesday, June 16, 2026

WRDWJun 16
A former Thomas County chief deputy was accused of trading departmental weapons over several years to support a drug addiction.

Mon, Jun 15Monday, June 15, 2026

WRDWJun 15
A three-month-old baby girl died in a dog attack in Augusta.

Sun, Jun 14Sunday, June 14, 2026

Fri, Jun 12Friday, June 12, 2026

WRDWJun 12
A 3-month-old baby was found bleeding and unresponsive after a reported family dog attack in Augusta.
- WRDW· Jun 12

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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 214 entries

Fri, Jun 26Friday, June 26, 2026

Thu, Jun 25Thursday, June 25, 2026

Wed, Jun 24Wednesday, June 24, 2026

Mon, Jun 22Monday, June 22, 2026

Sun, Jun 21Sunday, June 21, 2026

WRDWJun 21Booking record
Washington County deputies investigated a Friday night shooting near Hagans Circle, and one person was in custody.
- WJBF· Jun 20

Fri, Jun 19Friday, June 19, 2026

WRDWJun 19Booking record
A suspect was arrested after a false 911 report drew Aiken police to Carriage Drive.
- Augusta Press· Jun 20
- Aiken Standard· Jun 19

Thu, Jun 18Thursday, June 18, 2026

WRDWJun 18Booking record
Aiken County investigators seized drugs and a gun in a Springfield raid, and the suspect was out on bond.

Wed, Jun 17Wednesday, June 17, 2026

WRDWJun 17
A former Richmond County school employee was terminated from her Columbia County library position.

Tue, Jun 16Tuesday, June 16, 2026

WRDWJun 16
A former Thomas County chief deputy was accused of trading departmental weapons over several years to support a drug addiction.

Mon, Jun 15Monday, June 15, 2026

WRDWJun 15
A three-month-old baby girl died in a dog attack in Augusta.

Sun, Jun 14Sunday, June 14, 2026

Fri, Jun 12Friday, June 12, 2026

WRDWJun 12
A 3-month-old baby was found bleeding and unresponsive after a reported family dog attack in Augusta.
- WRDW· Jun 12

WRDWJun 25

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

WRDWJun 25Booking record

A 19-year-old was arrested in connection with the shooting death of a 32-year-old man in Augusta.

WRDWJun 25

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

WRDWJun 24Booking record

A teen was fatally shot at a teenage party at a short-term rental home on Warren Road in Augusta.

WRDWJun 24Booking record

A woman linked to a fatal Burke County shooting was released on bond and charged with furnishing alcohol to people under 21 and contributing to the delinquency of a minor.

WRDWJun 24

WAYNESBORO, Ga. (WRDW/WAGT) - Burke County business owner Daniel Blount Cates has been released from federal prison, where he was supposed to spend more than three years.He was discharged Tuesday under a “good conduct” release, according to officials.He spent about a year in pri…

WRDWJun 24

A head-on crash on Washington Road in Evans killed one person and backed up traffic Wednesday morning.

Augusta Press· Jun 25

WRDWJun 24

A Dollar General store manager was shot and killed in Columbus, Georgia, and the suspect later died after opening fire on officers and a K-9.

WRDW· Jun 24

WRDWJun 24Booking record

One person was injured in a shooting near Gordon Highway and Highland Avenue in Augusta.

WRDWJun 24

A former Washington city councilman faced charges for allegedly sending sexually explicit messages while in office.

WJBF· Jun 24

WRDWJun 24

One person was injured in a Tuesday night shooting on Center Street West in Salley.

WRDWJun 24Booking record

The baby’s parents were arrested in Richmond County after she was hospitalized with broken bones and a brain bleed.

WRDWJun 18

A Lincoln County commissioner resigned a year and a half after being arrested and charged with child molestation.