During the week of Sept. 3-9, a total of 295 crimes were tracked by The Augusta Press from the Richmond County Sheriff’s Office.
Richmond County Sheriff Eugene “Gino Rock” Brantley has done it again, personally intervening to stop a shoplifter at a local Walmart, marking his second on-the-spot arrest in just four months.
A suspect is wanted in connection with a shooting that occurred Tuesday night at Walker Estates Apartments on Peach Orchard Road in Augusta.
The murder and felony murder charges against 18-year-old Nametrius McClam have been dismissed, according to court documents filed Friday by District Attorney Jared Williams.
Scammers are now beginning to impersonate law enforcement to trick people into paying fake fines.
A resurgence in phone scams is targeting Augusta-area residents and threatening them with arrest unless they pay a fake fine.
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