Crime blotter

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

Showing 1–30 of 45 entries

Mon, Jun 8Monday, June 8, 2026

WRDW57m ago
Rick Chow was found not guilty of murder in the shooting death of 14-year-old Cyrus Carmack-Belton.

Fri, Jun 5Friday, June 5, 2026

WRDW2d ago
A Richland County man was arrested after allegedly mailing threats to a state lawmaker.
WRDW2d ago
A Richmond County deputy shot suspect James Louis Jackson, 59, who was taken to a local hospital in stable condition.
WRDW2d ago
A South Carolina attorney general’s office took over prosecution of a boutique owner accused of defrauding customers across the state.
WRDW2d agoBooking record
An Augusta mother was jailed after her child tested positive for cannabis.
WRDW2d ago
A man was arrested after allegedly shooting a woman during a burglary at Rollingwood Apartment in Thomson.

Thu, Jun 4Thursday, June 4, 2026

Wed, Jun 3Wednesday, June 3, 2026

Tue, Jun 2Tuesday, June 2, 2026

Mon, Jun 1Monday, June 1, 2026

WRDW6d ago
A former Edgefield County School District employee filed a federal lawsuit alleging racial harassment and retaliation after reporting it to human resources.

Fri, May 29Friday, May 29, 2026

Thu, May 28Thursday, May 28, 2026

Wed, May 27Wednesday, May 27, 2026

Tue, May 26Tuesday, May 26, 2026

WRDWMay 26Booking record
An additional arrest was made in connection with a May 17 roadside shooting that injured a motorcyclist in Aiken.

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All WRDW 103 WJBF 39 Augusta Press 31 Aiken Standard 16

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Showing 1–30 of 45 entries

Mon, Jun 8Monday, June 8, 2026

WRDW57m ago
Rick Chow was found not guilty of murder in the shooting death of 14-year-old Cyrus Carmack-Belton.

Fri, Jun 5Friday, June 5, 2026

Thu, Jun 4Thursday, June 4, 2026

Wed, Jun 3Wednesday, June 3, 2026

Tue, Jun 2Tuesday, June 2, 2026

Mon, Jun 1Monday, June 1, 2026

WRDW6d ago
A former Edgefield County School District employee filed a federal lawsuit alleging racial harassment and retaliation after reporting it to human resources.

Fri, May 29Friday, May 29, 2026

Thu, May 28Thursday, May 28, 2026

Wed, May 27Wednesday, May 27, 2026

Tue, May 26Tuesday, May 26, 2026

WRDWMay 26Booking record
An additional arrest was made in connection with a May 17 roadside shooting that injured a motorcyclist in Aiken.

WRDW3d ago

A former Edgefield County school bus driver pleaded guilty to DUI while driving children back from a field trip.

WRDW3d ago

Two Barnwell County daycare employees were arrested on cruelty to children charges.

WRDW3d ago

Nearly 50 people were detained and six others were indicted in a South Carolina illegal immigration operation.

WRDW4d agoBooking record

A second suspect was arrested in connection with the shooting death of a Thomson teen.

Booking record

Aiken County deputies arrested Johnny Dehart on three counts of sexual exploitation of a minor in the first degree.

WRDW5d ago

A man was arrested after a 90-minute SWAT standoff on Carolina Springs Road in North Augusta.

WRDW6d ago

A Columbia driver was charged with DUI after police said he hit a pedestrian and threw them off a bridge, seriously injuring them.

WRDWMay 27Booking record

Charges were being filed against Augusta firefighter Tyrone Harris over unauthorized fire inspections at Richmond County schools.

WRDWMay 27

A shooting was reported Wednesday afternoon in the 100 block of Mixon Road in Aiken County, with one patient.

WRDWMay 27Booking record

A Sandersville firefighter was arrested on rape and child molestation accusations.

WRDWMay 27

A 25-year-old Augusta woman was found shot to death on Cameron Drive on May 15.