Argument over grilled cheese leads to 911 call, arrest of father
James DePaola, 55, was arrested Wednesday over a family violence incident in which he reportedly became extremely upset about his wife using three slices of cheese instead of two when making a grilled...
View ArticleUGA student indicted for $20k vandalism spree at downtown apartment complex
A Clarke County grand jury recently indicted a University of Georgia student who allegedly caused $20,000 in damages to nearly a dozen vehicles belonging to other students at their luxury apartment...
View ArticleReward offered in Athens gang shooting that injured 7
A cash reward is being offered for information that helps identify street gang members involved in a weekend shooting incident in which seven people were wounded, Athens-Clarke County police announced...
View ArticleAthens man’s ex-girlfriend charged with trespass, battery
Harley Alexis Walker, 18, was arrested at Cedar Shoals Square apartments Thursday after an altercation with her former boyfriend who recently broke up with her because she allegedly cheated on him,...
View ArticleWhiskey, crack pipe, cocaine found in car after Athens traffic stop
Bradford Tyrone Simon, 44, of Kingswood Drive was arrested early Thursday morning after he was stopped for driving erratically on Mitchell Bridge Road and was found to have an open bottle of whiskey in...
View ArticleAthens apartment occupants sleep through burglary
A home at the Connection of Athens student apartment complex was reportedly burglarized Sunday between 2:30 a.m. and 11 a.m. A laptop computer, a Bose sound system, a PlayStation 3 and cash, together...
View ArticleAthens woman tries to buy gas with movie prop money
A 56-year-old Highland Park Drive resident on Friday reportedly attempted to use motion picture prop money when attempting to buy gas for her vehicle at Murphy’s Express on Lexington Road,...
View ArticleTVs, shoes reported missing from Athens storage unit
A man and woman reported Friday that belongings valued at more than $3,200 were stolen from a rental storage unit at Athens Self Storage on Gaines School Road, Athens-Clarke County police said.The...
View ArticleAthens woman reports cat trap stolen
A resident of the 100 block of Cleveland Avenue reported a feral cat trap valued at $100, which had been loaned to her by Athens-Clarke County Animal Control, was stolen from her front porch between 11...
View ArticleMadison County man arrested for armed robbery of store in northeast Athens
An arrest has been made in the armed robbery last week of a convenience store in northeast Athens-Clarke County.Kwik Pick on U.S. Highway 29 North near the Madison County border was robbed Thursday...
View ArticleAthens woman ‘loses it,’ faces assault charge
Jamie Rebecca Jadwin, 39, was arrested early Friday morning after she allegedly assaulted a man with whom she lived in the 300 block of Lexington Heights and damaged their home with a hammer,...
View ArticleFleeing man charged with reckless conduct, other offenses
Dwain Xavier Sanders, 26, of East Paces Drive, was arrested Friday night after he jumped from a moving car during an attempted traffic stop, Athens-Clarke County police said.Police said they attempted...
View ArticleMan charged with stealing cellphone, assaulting woman
John Lee Gray, 33, of Alps Road was arrested Friday night for allegedly stealing a woman’s cellphone at University Oaks apartments and then assaulting her when she chased after him, Athens-Clarke...
View ArticleAthens man facing drug charges
Boycie Tyrell Howard, 22, of Pittard Road was arrested at Clarke Gardens apartments Friday night after he was found in possession of a hydrocodone pill, Athens-Clarke County police said.Officers were...
View ArticleUGA student charged with alcohol, ID violations
A University of Georgia student was arrested early Saturday morning after an officer asked him how he was able to get past the doorman and onto the patio at the Silver Dollar bar on College Avenue and...
View ArticleComplaint of stolen keys leads to arrest
Frederick Lee Malcom Jr., 23, of Nicole Circle was arrested Saturday afternoon by police who reportedly were investigating a woman’s complaint that he stole car keys from her on Vine Street. During the...
View ArticleMan beats Athens woman for 'too short' dress, police say
A man allegedly beat and imprisoned an Athens woman this weekend because he was upset about the length of a dress the woman had purchased, Athens-Clarke County police said.Federico Funtay Ford, 37,...
View ArticleMan robbed at gunpoint on Altarstone Drive
A Jefferson Road resident reported he was robbed at gunpoint early Sunday morning while outside a friend’s house on Altarstone Drive, Athens-Clarke County police said.A masked man wearing a ski mask...
View ArticleWoman robbed at Broadacres
A woman reported that she was robbed at gunpoint early Saturday morning as she sat in a car at the recreation center of the Broadacres Homes apartment complex, Athens-Clarke County police said.She told...
View ArticleAthens woman fearful of son
A 63-year-old woman called 911 Saturday night because she was fearful of a son who lived with her who was doing drugs and “acting a fool” Athens-Clarke County police said.The son had not been accused...
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