Athens woman sought by Hall County found in hotel parking lot
Jennifer Alyssa Dutton, 33, of Janice Drive, was arrested Wednesday morning when she was discovered sleeping or passed out inside a car in the parking lot of Microtel Inn on Ultimate Drive and it was...
View ArticleUPDATE: Missing developmentally disabled Athens woman found in North Carolina
A developmentally disabled Athens woman who sparked a search when she went missing in western Athens-Clarke County on Friday was later found in North Carolina.Aimee Lester, 24, was in the company of a...
View ArticleAthens man gets 7 years in federal prison for drug and gun convictions
An Athens man who last year accidentally fired a gun into an apartment and was subsequently found in possession of three ounces of pot was sentenced this week to seven years in federal...
View ArticleBethlehem man found with pot, meth, stolen credit card, authorities say
Barton Cox Shepherd, 52, of Bethlehem, was arrested Sunday night after someone reported he was acting suspiciously in the area of the Big Dogs on the River kayaking outfitters on Atlanta Highway and...
View ArticleAthens man charged in theft of $40 during burglary at home
Greg Kolowich, 28, of King Avenue, was arrested Wednesday in connection with the burglary of a home on Greenwood Lane two weeks earlier in which $40 was stolen from a night stand, Athens-Clarke County...
View ArticlePhone scammer tells 85-year-old man to purchase iTunes cards
An 85-year-old man reported Monday he received a call from someone pretending to be his grandson who claimed to have been arrested and needed money to keep from going to jail, Athens-Clarke County...
View ArticleAssistant to Superior Court judge reports threatening calls
The administrative assistant to Western Judicial Circuit Superior Court Judge H. Patrick Haggard reported Monday that she was receiving threatening calls from an unidentified man, Athens-Clarke County...
View ArticleUGA student’s taking of traffic cones gets officer’s attention
A University of Georgia student was arrested early Thursday after she was seen stealing orange traffic cones from a construction site near Nuci’s Space on Oconee Street, Athens-Clarke County police...
View ArticleApartment burglar takes shoes, leaves TVs, electronics behind
A burglar smashed a kitchen window of a home on Dement Street on Wednesday, apparently to steal four pairs of Nikes from a bedroom closet, Athens-Clarke County police said.A resident told police said...
View ArticleCharles Parker murder: Complex case takes four years to result in arrest
The investigation is not over, but the recent arrest of an Athens man for allegedly murdering his business partner more than four years ago marked a significant milestone in a complicated case.Charles...
View ArticleClassic City High student admits putting hand sanitizer in drink
A Classic City High School student was recently charged with reckless conduct after admitted putting hand sanitizer in a drink that was consumed by a teacher, Athens-Clarke County police said.The...
View ArticleCalifornia woman tells Athens police that someone offered to sell infant to...
A woman from Riverside, Calif., notified local police last week that someone offered to sell an infant to her on Facebook, Athens-Clarke County police said.The woman said the seller wanted $1,200 for...
View ArticleNaked man in only headband runs to woman on Athens street
A woman reported Tuesday that as she and someone else were walking from Baxter Street toward South Milledge Avenue, a naked man ran up to them from the shadows in a parking lot and said, “Excuse me,...
View ArticleIntruder breaks front door glass, takes $170 at Athens Wingsters
Someone used a hammer to bust out the glass of the front door of Wingsters on Baxter Street between 6 and 6:30 a.m. Tuesday, Athens-Clarke County police said.The burglary was captured by a surveillance...
View ArticleAthens man puts up fight during arrest in theft, authorities say
Quarlos Hinif Dunn, 20, of Arch Street, was arrested early Tuesday after fighting with two officers who attempted to take him into custody for an alleged theft, Athens-Clarke County police said.One of...
View ArticleUGA student pleads guilty in commercial gambling case
A University of Georgia student last week pleaded guilty to one count of commercial gambling in connection with his arrest last year for taking bets on campus for sporting events.Brad Kirschner entered...
View ArticleAuthorities looking for hit-and-run driver in fatal I-85 collision in Jackson...
A tractor-trailer driver who got out of his rig on the side on Interstate 85 in Jackson County was struck and killed by another truck that fled the scene.The Georgia State Patrol was looking for a...
View ArticleStudent at UGA possibly drugged while drinking downtown taken to hospital
A University of Georgia student was possibly drugged last week while drinking downtown, according to an Athens-Clarke County police report.Officers responded about 3 a.m. Friday to Hedges on Broad...
View ArticleTV, computer, DVD player, blood drive T-shirt stolen during burglary at home
A back door of a home in the 1200 block of Belmont Road was kicked in between 7 a.m. and 5:15 p.m. Thursday and a TV, desktop computer system, a watch, a Bluetooth headset, DVD player and DVR, and a...
View ArticleGroup runs after shots at Rolling Ridge Apartments; police can’t find witnesses
A police officer was on foot patrol at Rolling Ridge Apartments on Sunday night when four to five gunshots rang out in front of buildings 12 and 7, Athens-Clarke County police said.A group of 15 to 20...
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