Crime blotter

WJBF·3d ago·Booking record

Two teens were arrested in connection with an alleged February 2026 kidnapping case in Richmond County.

WJBF·4d ago

A Hephzibah man was arrested and faced child exploitation charges.

WJBF·6d ago·Booking record

An Aiken County man was arrested for impersonating a law enforcement officer and kidnapping a woman.

WJBF·May 28·Booking record

An arrest was made in an Aiken County murder investigation, and Dashawn Trevalla Hankinson was charged in Reginald Young III's shooting death.

WJBF·May 27

An Augusta Fire Department employee was arrested for allegedly conducting unauthorized inspections at local schools.

WJBF·May 26·Booking record

An Augusta woman was wanted on child cruelty charges after a child under age 1 tested positive for drugs.

WJBF·May 25

A man wanted for questioning in a Richmond County homicide was located in Florida and arrested on an unrelated warrant.

WJBF·May 22·Booking record

Four people were arrested after a shooting in Girard, Georgia.

WJBF·May 20

Barnwell County deputies arrested Chemar Treyvon Black during a narcotics investigation that uncovered evidence of an alleged dog-fighting ring.

WJBF·May 18

Dozens were arrested in Richmond County during Operation Red Recoil, a gang enforcement initiative targeting gang activity and violent crime.

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