One-sentence summaries of crime and public-safety reporting from local CSRA outlets. Each entry links to the originating publication.
30 entries

Augusta Press5d agoBooking record
An armed man barricaded himself in a North Augusta home with his mother and surrendered after a standoff.
Augusta Press5d ago
260 crimes were tracked in Richmond County during May 20-26, including aggravated assaults, simple assaults, criminal trespassing, and other offenses.
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 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.
Augusta PressMay 27Booking record
An Augusta mother was wanted after her infant was hospitalized and allegedly found to have amphetamines in his system.
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.