3 Athens men arrested on drug charges
Three men were arrested Saturday evening after officers who were conducting surveillance witnessed an alleged drug transaction outside of a convenience store in the 1000 block of Baxter Street,...
View ArticleAthens gang member indicted for shooting that injured 7 at party
An Athens street gang member was indicted this week for a shooting two months ago that injured seven people outside a house party on the east side.Tair Kuran “Insane” Lawson, 21, is said in the...
View ArticleTwo Athens men found with “a quantity” of drugs
Two men were arrested on drug and firearms charges Thursday afternoon during an investigation by plainclothes Athens-Clarke County police officers.Members of the Crime Suppression Unit were in an...
View ArticleAthens woman arrested after assaulting ex-boyfriend
Toioreal Yvette Samuel, 23, of Towne View Place was arrested Wednesday night after she broke into the home of her ex-boyfriend’s current girlfriend and assaulted her former beau, Athens-Clarke County...
View ArticleMan reports he was beaten up, robbed of cellphone
A 19-year-old man reported early Monday that he was robbed by group of males as he walked “near he projects,” Athens-Clarke County police.The man told police he just recently moved to Athens and was...
View ArticleCar broken into at another UGA frat house
Another in a series of vehicle break-ins in the parking lots of University of Georgia fraternity houses was reported to police Saturday.In this latest incident, someone smashed the window of an SUV at...
View ArticleItems stolen from Athens storage unit
A burglar cut the lock of a rental storage unit at Central Storage on Hawthorne Avenue and stole a suitcase filled with clothing and papers, a toy computer and a box of children’s toys altogether...
View ArticleUGA student arrested after knocking on door repeatedly
A University of Georgia student was arrested early Sunday after he showed up intoxicated at a home in the 1400 block of East Broad Street and repeatedly knocked on the back door even after a resident...
View ArticleMan making lewd phone calls to ARMC maternity ward
Security officers at Athens Regional Medical Center filed a report Thursday about a man who was making suspicious calls to women in the hospital’s maternity ward, Athens-Clarke County police said.The...
View ArticleThefts reported in Oconee County
On Monday, a 56-year-old Watkinsville man reported that someone entered his BMW parked at his home on Broadlands Drive and stole a Garmin device and $20.Also on Monday, a 39-year-old resident of Legacy...
View ArticleWoman says she hit man at bus stop because she felt threatened
Last Sunday, Oconee County deputies were dispatched to an assault that occurred at the bus stop at Athens Ridge Apartments. A 21-year-old man said a woman had hit him and given him a black left eye....
View ArticleMan threatens to kill another man's family in Walmart parking lot
A 38-year-old man reported to police on Wednesday afternoon he was threatened by another man who also threatened to kill his family in Mexico, Athens-Clarke County police said.The incident reportedly...
View ArticleAthens man accused of sending girlfriend to the hospital
Christopher Bernard Thomas Jr. 21, was arrested early Thursday at Athens Regional Hospital where his girlfriend was being treated for injuries she allegedly suffered at his hands, Athens-Clarke County...
View ArticleUGA student assistant arrested for child pornography
A University of Georgia student is facing nearly two dozen felony child pornography charges.Sang Don Nam, 22, was arrested by Athens-Clarke County police last week on warrants charging him with 22...
View ArticleAthens man found with bags of heroin, meth and pot
Damon Andrew Bloodsaw, 37, of McDuffie Drive was arrested Aug. 29 when he was found at the Oak Grove Mobile Home Park in possession of heroin, meth and other drugs, Athens-Clarke County police...
View ArticlePower tools stolen from Habitat ReStore
A 26-year-old Athens man is suspected by Athens Area Habitat for Humanity to have stolen power tools valued at about $1,500 from its ReStore on Barber Street, Athens-Clarke County police said.The...
View ArticleAthens woman accused of attacking boyfriend
Kaeleigh Austyn Craig, 21, was arrested early Friday after she allegedly assaulted her boyfriend during an alcohol-fueled altercation, Athens-Clarke County police said.The boyfriend told police he and...
View ArticleMoney given to woman for bail money not used for bail money
An Athens woman reported Thursday she gave another woman a $500 money order to be used as bail money which was never used for the intended purpose or refunded to her, Athens-Clarke County police...
View ArticleFired from Dairy Queen, Athens woman returns, accused of starting fight
Adonica Crawford, 20, of North Pope Street was arrested the night of Aug. 31 after she allegedly got fired from her job at Dairy Queen on Jefferson Road and she later returned to assault two employees,...
View ArticleAthens man shoots dog for coming onto his property after warning
An Oak Park Circle resident on Friday made good a threat he made to neighbors that he would shoot their dogs if they came onto his property, Athens-Clarke County police said.The 44-year-old man told...
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