One-sentence summaries of crime and public-safety reporting from local CSRA outlets. Each entry links to the originating publication.
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Augusta Press21h ago
Six Richmond County Sheriff's deputies were fired and arrested for allegedly misusing automated license plate recognition cameras.

Augusta Press21h ago
An Augusta man was charged with possession of hallucinogens after a traffic stop during Richmond County’s Operation Wildfire crackdown.

Augusta Press21h agoBooking record
A Richmond County arrest ended with Emily Rollins restrained in a chair.

Augusta Press5d agoBooking record
Aiken County authorities charged a man with animal cruelty and abandonment after two horses were found tied behind an Aiken home.

Augusta Press5d ago
A 21-year-old man was wanted for questioning in connection with Richmond County’s first homicide of 2026 on the 500 block of Hines Street.

Augusta PressSep 12Booking record
A former Evans High School coach was sentenced to three years in prison and five years of probation for sexual contact with a 17-year-old student.

Augusta PressSep 12Booking record
A 23-year-old Martinez man faced misdemeanor traffic charges after authorities said he caused a crash while driving someone else’s van.

Augusta PressSep 7
A former Medical College of Georgia anesthesiology resident who developed PTSD after a brutal attack and later lost her residency has lost her federal appeal. Lesley Williams said Augusta University treated her differently after the 2018 assault, failed to accommodate her PTSD a…

Augusta PressSep 7
On Saturday, Sept. 5, hundreds of people gathered at August University’s Summerville Campus to mark the 25th anniversary of Sept. 11, 2001. The event featured a Joint Service Honor Guard, the Davidson Fine Arts Band and a series of keynote speakers with the traditional 5-kilomet…

Augusta PressSep 6Booking record
An Augusta man was charged with second-degree criminal damage to property for damaging two Flock cameras in south Augusta.

Augusta PressSep 6Booking record
An Augusta man was held without bond on charges of raping, aggravated sodomy, and false imprisonment of his ex-girlfriend.

Augusta Press6d agoBooking record
Three men from Goldsboro, N.C., were arrested after deputies found 9,589 Ecstasy pills during a traffic stop in Aiken County.

Augusta PressSep 7
A 59-year-old Warrenville man died after being struck by a Norfolk Southern train.

Augusta PressSep 6Booking record
John Lee Scarboro was fatally shot Friday night on Amsterdam Drive in Augusta.