Woman arrested for slashing tent at Athens homeless camp
Flora Lorene Harlow, 39, was arrested Sunday at a homeless camp in the vicinity of Old Hull Road and the Athens Perimeter where she slashed a tent with a knife during a dispute with a man with whom she...
View ArticleAthens woman calls cop about pot, daughter arrested for warrant
A resident of the Stonehenge neighborhood last week called police to report finding a small amount of marijuana on her dining room table, and when officers arrived to investigate they arrested the...
View ArticleMan accused of threatening to kill his new wife
Anthony Bernard Burgess Jr., 21, was arrested last Friday after he allegedly put a gun to the head of the woman he recently married and threatened to kill her, Athens-Clarke County police said.He...
View ArticleKindle, wallet, tablet stolen from Athens home
A thief entered a home in the 1000 block of West Hancock Avenue by busting a window between 4:30 and 7 p.m. Friday and proceeded to steal a Kindle, computer tablet, GPS unit, wallet, watch and...
View ArticleAthens gang members indicted for Rolling Ridge Apartments shooting
Three purported Athens gang members were indicted this week in connection with an April shooting at Rolling Ridge Apartments.A Clarke County Superior Court grand jury returned an indictment Tuesday...
View ArticleAthens woman abused and used 8-year-old daughter to solicit men online,...
An Athens woman allegedly physically and sexually abused her 8-year-old daughter and used the child as means to meet men online, according to Athens-Clarke County police.In addition to allegedly taking...
View ArticlePennsylvania woman searching for missing son who was found in pajamas on...
A Pennsylvania woman was very concerned for the welfare of her mentally-ill son after he went missing from his hometown last month, briefly resurfaced this week in pajamas along a busy Athens highway...
View ArticleUGA student found with cocaine after disorderly conduct arrest
A University of Georgia student was arrested early Saturday in connection with a disturbance at a bar downtown, and when taken to jail was found to have cocaine in his pocket, Athens-Clarke County...
View ArticleFirearms, sporting goods stolen from home of Athens high school coach
Firearms and other sporting goods with a total value of about $3,000 reportedly were stolen during a burglary at the Baxter Street home of a high school coach, Athens-Clarke County police said.The...
View ArticleAthens man injures self punching windshield of girlfriend’s car
Quintavious Lamor Johnson, 20, was arrested early last Saturday after he damaged his former girlfriend’s car by punching the windshield and badly injuring himself in the process, Athens-Clarke County...
View ArticleAthens woman causes scene at Normal Bar, carried away by police
Christine Joy Buice, 38, of Whitehead Road was arrested early last Saturday at Normal Bar on Prince Avenue where she caused a drunken scene, Athens-Clarke County police said.Bar employees called police...
View ArticleDeath penalty removed from case of slain pregnant Athens convenience store clerk
The death penalty has been taken off the table in the case of a man and woman accused of murdering a pregnant clerk and her unborn child six years ago at a convenience store in west Athens.In...
View Article19-year-old charged with reckless driving in Athens store’s parking lot
Malik Travious Tuggle, 19, of West Broad Street, was charged with reckless driving by an officer who saw him showing off in his 1997 Chevrolet Impala in the parking lot of Sam’s Food Mart on Atlanta...
View ArticleFirst day with license ends in drug charge on Athens Perimeter
Kinarious Faust, 21, of Martin Court, was arrested after he was stopped for speeding on the Athens Perimeter the same day he reportedly obtained his driver’s license, and evidence of drug dealing was...
View ArticleTaser used on Lilburn man interfering with arrest, Athens authorities say
Andrew Bradford Carter, 30, of Lilburn, was arrested early June 4 after interfering with a police investigation downtown, authorities say.Officers were arresting 23-year-old Thomas Robinson at East...
View ArticleUGA student breaks bottles while officer watches, report says
A University of Georgia student was arrested early June 4 after she purposely broke three beer bottles while an officer was watching her outside General Beauregard’s on East Clayton Street,...
View ArticleAthens man caught burglarizing home
Bryson Markese Appling, 23, of Stafford Drive, was arrested early June 4 after being caught burglarizing a home in the 300 block of Deer Park Drive, Athens-Clarke County police said.Responding to a...
View ArticleAthens man accused of threatening to kill girlfriend, young son
Mario Antwon Skelton, 34, was arrested early June 5 after he threatened to kill his girlfriend and their 10-month-old son at their home at Lake Place Apartments on Michele Drive, Athens-Clarke County...
View ArticleAthens woman accused of shoplifting arrested on past warrants
Anna Marie Carrollton, 25, of West Hancock Avenue, was arrested early Thursday after being accused of trying to steal nail polish at Walgreens on Hawthorne Avenue, Athens-Clarke County police said.A...
View ArticleFormer cellmate of boyfriend accused of harassing woman
A woman filed a police report Wednesday against a former jail bunkmate of her boyfriend she said was harassing her in an attempt to get her to “slip him some pills” from a pharmacy where she worked,...
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