One-sentence summaries of crime and public-safety reporting from local CSRA outlets. Each entry links to the originating publication.
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A Hephzibah man was charged after deputies said he pointed a gun at a victim and fired through a closed door while children were inside.

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City officials launched a multi-agency raid Friday at Pace Corners Apartments in Augusta following an investigation into reported severe tenant conditions.

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AUGUSTA, Ga. (WRDW/WAGT) - As Richmond County students return to classrooms, the state agency responsible for protecting children is investigating its own local office after receiving complaints. The Georgia Division of Family and Children Services confirmed it received specific…

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SAVANNAH, Ga. — Six Savannah Police Department employees have been placed on administrative leave following an internal audit that found alleged misuse of the department’s Flock license plate reader system. Savannah’s police chief said he feels betrayed by the findings, and city…

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ATLANTA, Ga. (AP) - Flock Safety, the surveillance technology company increasingly under scrutiny from lawmakers from both parties, civil liberties advocates and citizens across the U.S., announced Thursday that it is making changes to its platform intended to quell privacy conc…

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A Burke County suspect killed four people, injured one, and died in a shoot-out with deputies after a 24-hour shooting spree.

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A pedestrian was killed in a crash on Interstate 20 in Columbia County.
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An Aiken County woman pleaded guilty to criminal sexual conduct with a minor and received probation and sex offender registry.

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A Wagener man was arrested and charged with sexual exploitation of a minor after an investigation involving Snapchat.

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Burke County Sheriff Alfonzo Williams was indicted on four felony counts after previously pleading not guilty to federal charges.
A suspect was arrested in an aggravated assault at Augusta apartments on Fayetteville Drive.