Augusta Crime News 12. Augusta Records First Homicide of 2026 After Fatal Hines Stree
Augusta Records First Homicide of 2026 After Fatal Hines Street Shooting January 6, 2026 News Crime news and reports for the Augusta, GA area from The Augusta Chronicle. Two Richmond County sheriff's deputies have been suspended in the aftermath of recent raids in Augusta and Grovetown, and the arrest of three people believed to have gang affiliations. didn't shoot the person he meant to, and instead a bystander died outside Dunkin in Augusta. Augusta law enforcement agencies recently partnered to raid multiple locations allegedly connected to the Youngins With Money street gang We went through the city’s crime database, and we’re breaking down what's really happening with crime in downtown Augusta. Authorities Arrest Suspected Gang Leader, Seize Drugs and Cash in Augusta-Grovetown Operation December 18, 2025 News Residents of Haynes Station question whether they ever had a chance to weigh in on their new neighbor: a data center twice the size of Augusta Mall. Community Gathers in Augusta for Gun Violence Awareness Event Jenny Hudson Local News Toddler’s Death in Augusta Linked to Possible Methadone Richmond County authorities are still investigating the circumstances of Thursday night’s gun violence at Olmstead Homes that are being called a murder-suicide A road rage incident culminated in a shooting Friday morning in Augusta. Wise, Rakiyah Lenon Posted: Dec 3, 2024 / 12:32 PM EST One person is dead after a shooting at 12th Street and Anderson Avenue late Thursday. Deputy An arrest does not mean that the detainee has been convicted of the crime. Kimberly Harris-Opoku, 56, was shot and pronounced dead on the scene, according to the coroner's office. The Richmond County Sheriff's Office noted in an email that it responded at about 9:30 p. We know now that the Man wanted for Aggravated Child Molestation in Augusta, Crime News / 2 hours ago Crime News CSRA News CSRA Traffic Cyber Insider Education News Georgia News Health Lottery Results Politics from The Hill Press Releases South A Richmond County deputy is recovering and two men have been charged in an Augusta armed robbery early Thursday that led to a shootout with a third man, Julius Riddick Jr. Richmond County Sheriff’s Office deputies were A rise in antisocial behaviour in Port Augusta has residents and business owners concerned that the town's youth crime will become "a similar situation to Alice Richmond County Sheriff's Office records show the number of shootings and shooting deaths in Augusta have decreased from previous years, which officials Two people are dead and four others were injured Saturday in downtown Augusta at East Boundary Street and Sand Bar Ferry Road. Richmond County Sheriff's Office cold case unit releases updates on a number of murder investigations. Two other Augusta men were sentenced in separate federal firearms cases. com is not affiliated or One man is in critical condition after a shooting early Saturday morning in downtown Augusta, according to the Richmond County Sheriff’s Office. A female student from the Alternative School at Morgan Road was shot Tuesday morning near Josey High School during an off-campus altercation with a While firefighters extinguished a blaze in an abandoned building in downtown Augusta early Thursday, authorities received a tip about who allegedly set the A murder suspect was captured in Augusta on Monday, six months after allegedly killing a man on Warren Street. (WJBF) – The Richmond County Sheriff’s Office responded to the 1600 block of 12th Street in reference to shots fired with one person down Monday evening. January 20, 2026 1 2 3 834 Page 1 of 834 The suspect accused in a double murder at a North Augusta convenience store has been released from the hospital and transferred to jail. Weekly paper in SC and GA, with mugshots, crime news, wanted people, accidents and more. M. (WRDW/WAGT) - We’re hearing from the Richmond County Sheriff’s Office following a shooting over the weekend that killed a 14-year-old and injured three others as young as 12.