Man accused of entering vehicles at Athens apartment complex
Matthew Edward Vining, 32, was arrested at Abbey West apartments off Epps Bridge Parkway early Friday after residents allegedly saw him pulling handles of vehicles, Athens-Clarke County police said.He...
View ArticleUGA student witnesses shooting incident
A University of Georgia student reported he was at The Hill apartment complex on Oconee Street when he heard a gunshot from an apartment building on China Street, then saw a man holding a gun running...
View ArticleMan indicted for Athens trailer park sledgehammer attack
A Clarke County grand jury returned a felony indictment for a man accused of a sledgehammer attack earlier this year in an east Athens trailer park.According to Athens-Clarke County police, 25-year-old...
View ArticleConvict escapes Athens work detail, brutally assaults Gwinnett officer,...
A convict who escaped from an Athens prison work detail Tuesday afternoon reportedly surfaced early the next morning in Gwinnett County where he brutally beat a police officer with the officer’s own...
View ArticleWhereabouts of overdosed woman’s children unknown
Athens-Clarke County police said Friday they contacted the Department of Family and Children Services concerning the unknown whereabouts of children belonging to a woman who overdosed and was near...
View ArticlePolice say Athens woman stalled officers from searching for husband sought on...
A Deer Parkway resident was arrested on an outstanding warrant Monday afternoon and his wife also faces a criminal charge for allegedly trying to hide the man when authorities came looking for him,...
View ArticleFight involving several women ends in stabbing
A 25-year-old woman from Carpenters Circle reportedly was stabbed in the head Tuesday afternoon during a fight involving several females on Trail Creek Street, Athens-Clarke County police said.The...
View ArticleMan sentenced for home invasion in which 89-year-old Athens woman was tied up
A man accused of committing a home invasion robbery four years ago in which an 89-year-old Athens woman was bound with electrical tape and had rings taken from her fingers was recently sentenced to 15...
View ArticleWoman killed by train near Boulevard neighborhood in Athens
A woman was struck and killed Thursday morning by a train near Athens’ Boulevard neighborhood.The woman was struck while walking on train tracks just east of the Wynburn Avenue crossing shortly before...
View ArticleMissing toddler found, mother jailed in Athens
A toddler missing for two weeks was recovered Wednesday night after his mother was arrested in Franklin County for felony interference of child custody.Dakota Clark Grayson was reported missing April 1...
View ArticleAthens firefighters suspect arson in burning of Jeep
A 2000 Jeep Grand Cherokee registered to a Baxter Drive resident was destroyed Monday night by a suspected arson fire on Hancock Road, Athens-Clarke County police said.Police said firefighters...
View ArticleMan reports AK-47, pistols stolen in Athens Gardens robbery
A 28-year-old Cedar Shoals Drive resident reported he was robbed of his wallet and three guns Tuesday night at the Athens Gardens apartment complex off Lexington Road, Athens-Clarke County police...
View ArticlePest control employee robbed at gunpoint at Athens apartment complex
An employee of American Pest Control was robbed of his cellphone at gunpoint Tuesday morning at Timber Chase apartments on Sycamore Drive, Athens-Clarke County police said.The victim was confronted by...
View ArticleCash, PlayStation stolen from Athens home
A burglar kicked in the front door of a home at Bluff Apartments on South Finley Street between 4:30 p.m. Sunday and 5 p.m. Tuesday and stole a watch, cash and a PlayStation 3 altogether valued at...
View ArticlePolice identify woman killed by train in Athens
The woman who was struck and killed by a train in Athens Thursday morning was identified by police as 31-year-old Brandi Sue Darling.Darling was homeless at the time, according to Athens-Clarke County...
View ArticleAthens cop saves DUI driver's life by not arresting him
As he has done on numerous previous occasions, Senior Police Officer Vincent Schill on March 26 responded to an alcohol-related car crash. The manner in which the Athens-Clarke County police officer...
View ArticleAthens man crashes Mustang Shelby GT500 into apartment lawn
Denis Flores Heredia, 23, of Candy Court was arrested for reckless driving Wednesday morning after he spun out his car and crashed it on the lawn of a Gaines School Road apartment complex,...
View ArticlePepper spray threat ends man’s attempt to flee police
William Christopher Whisenant, 23, was arrested early Monday after police said they spotted him urinating in the parking garage at Hilton Garden Inn on East Washington and he ran in an attempt to elude...
View ArticleMan accused of threatening convenience store employee with knife
Athens-Clarke County police said they were looking for a man who Sunday night threatened an employee of the Apex convenience store with a knife.The man reportedly was told to leave the store the day...
View ArticleAthens woman charged with entering autos, assaulting ex-boyfriend
Danielle Ann Bosby, 27, of Barrington Place was arrested Wednesday after she showed up at an ex-boyfriend’s home, removed items from his car and a car belonging to another woman, and then assaulted her...
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