Athens woman says she was evicted after refusing sex with manager
A resident of an Athens mobile home park reported that she was being evicted because she would not have sex with the manager, Athens-Clarke County police said. The 47-year-old told police that the...
View ArticleAthens police seize pills, money, gun from man’s home
James Rogers Stephens, 75, was arrested Thursday by authorities who conducted a search of his home on Helen Street and seized a variety of prescription pills, cash and a gun.A search warrant reportedly...
View ArticleAthens man accused of trying to sell crack door-to-door
Bendrick Nikia Elder, 35, of South Ridge Drive was arrested early the morning of Aug. 7 after residents of Clarke Gardens complained he was going door to door asking people if they wanted to buy crack...
View ArticleUGA student’s visit to fire station leads to arrest
An intoxicated University of Georgia student was arrested early Aug. 7 after he attempted to get into a firefighter’s pickup truck at Fire Station #1 on College Avenue, Athens-Clarke County police...
View ArticleAthens teen tries to buy McDonald’s food with movie prop money
Derrick Rucker, 17, of Vineyard Drive was arrested Thursday morning after he allegedly passed motion picture prop money at McDonald’s on West Broad Street and then allegedly tried to flee from...
View ArticleWeekend fatal shooting was first murder in downtown Athens in 13 years
The weekend fatal shooting of a man outside the Athens-Clarke County Courthouse was the first murder in the downtown area in more than a decade.Daniel Joseph Macias, 28, was shot and killed early...
View ArticleMan accused of pulling gun on Athens motorist at red light
Christopher Paul Johnson, 22, was arrested Saturday night after he pulled a gun on another motorist at a red light at Prince and Hawthorne avenues, Athens-Clarke County police said.The victim told...
View ArticleAthens woman burglarized while she was in jail
A resident of North Grove Apartments on Old Hull Road reported her home was burglarized while she was locked up at the Fulton County Jail for nearly 24 hours last week, Athens-Clarke County police...
View ArticleAthens police seek warrants for man accused of wrecking car
Athens-Clarke County police said they planned to take out warrants on a 34-year-old man who wrecked a car in west Athens while apparently trying to evade a police officer.The officer was on patrol at...
View ArticleAthens man charged with pot possession at Bethel Midtown
Travis Lamar Sims, 35, of Kim Chase Road was arrested Wednesday after being found with several nickel bags of marijuana at Bethel Midtown Village, Athens-Clarke County police said.An officer was...
View ArticleAthens man hospitalized after using bat to smash things at Walmart
A 34-year-old Athens man was taken to the hospital Friday afternoon after he reportedly used a bat to smash a sporting goods display and exhibited other strange behavior at the Walmart on Lexington...
View ArticleAthens jury acquits man of murder in fatal drug shooting
An Athens man who shot and killed one of two people who set him up for an armed robbery at an eastside apartment complex three years ago was acquitted of murder following a trial last week in Clarke...
View ArticleUPDATE: East Athens homicide victim identified
A man was fatally shot in east Athens late Tuesday morning.Daiymeyan Darrele Stevens, 29, was shot shortly after 11 a.m. and died soon after being taken to Athens Regional Medical Center, making him...
View ArticleAthens police chief to address concerns in aftermath of downtown murder in...
Athens-Clarke County Police Chief Scott Freeman is scheduled to hold a town hall-type meeting Wednesday evening to address the recent murder in downtown Athens.Freemen said he planned to provide an...
View ArticleUGA student accused of stalking activities
Athens-Clarke County police were investigating a University of Georgia student’s alleged stalking activities that last Thursday included a can of insect poison being thrown through a broken window of...
View ArticleMan, once accused of molesting a child, a suspect in attempted burglary
A man who was arrested three years ago for allegedly molesting a young girl while burglarizing her home was named as a suspect in an attempted burglary of a trailer early Sunday in the Hallmark Estates...
View ArticleRolling Ridge management bars known gang member
Management of Rolling Ridge Apartments called police last week to complain that one of the tenants had a known gang member in her home, Athens-Clarke County police said.A woman who was said to belong...
View ArticleAthens man accused of punching woman in the head
Easton George Ellis, 28, was arrested Friday night following a domestic disturbance in which he reportedly picked up the victim after she ran from their home and carried her back inside, Athens-Clarke...
View ArticleNaval cadet suspected of robbing "Theta" hat from UGA student
A naval cadet is suspected of swiping a pink sorority hat from the head of a University of Georgia student early Tuesday at a fast food restaurant on the west side of Athens.The incident was labeled a...
View ArticleVeteran UGA police officer killed in car crash
A veteran and well-respected University of Georgia police officer was killed Tuesday evening in a two-vehicle collision in Jackson County.Jeff Whitfield, 56, was on his way home to Jefferson when his...
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