Athens-Clarke County and University of Georgia police are currently investigating a pair of weekend robberies following on the heels of a rash of such crimes. Since March 17, there have been more a dozen robberies in the community, all of which are being investigated as possibly being related, according to Maj. Mark Sizemore, commanding officer of the Athens-Clarke County police Centralized Investigations Division.
Most of the incidents have been armed robberies, and victims include both UGA students and employees.