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 PressMay 29Booking record
A violent incident at Piedmont Hospital in Augusta injured two nurses, and 74-year-old Bruce Bland of Edgefield turned himself in.

Augusta PressMay 29
Columbia County is emerging as the likely site for one of Georgia’s most closely watched criminal trials, as a judge overseeing the prosecution of accused Apalachee High School gunman Colt Gray said local court officials appear willing to host the proceedings. During a Thursday…
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.

Augusta PressMay 17Booking record
Richmond County authorities arrested people accused of financially exploiting a disabled Augusta man who vanished under suspicious circumstances.

Augusta PressMay 17Booking record
A drunk Fort Gordon soldier was arrested at Augusta Regional Airport after stripping down to his shorts and fighting responding officers.
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.