Foul play suspected in disappearance of Athens man
Authorities believe foul play was somehow involved in the disappearance of a 62-year-old man who has not been seen or heard from since leaving his home in northern Athens more than three weeks...
View ArticleWoman says she was robbed, assaulted at Athens bus stop
A 54-year-old Athens woman said she was assaulted and robbed early Saturday while at the bus stop in front of Athens Regional Medical Center on Prince Avenue, Athens-Clarke County police said.At about...
View ArticleAthens man accused of pointing gun at people at Chuck E. Cheese
Willie Joe Sims Jr., 43, of Washington Drive, was arrested Saturday afternoon after he allegedly pointed a gun at people outside Chuck E. Cheese on Atlanta Highway, Athens-Clarke County police said.He...
View ArticleUncle arrested at family cookout after pointing gun, police say
Tracy Faust, 56, of Carriage Court, was arrested Sunday afternoon after he pulled a gun on a his nephew during a family cookout at a Vintage Court residence, Athens-Clarke County police said.The...
View ArticleCrack, pills found in car after man tries to flee traffic stop, police say
Patrick O’Neal Kennedy, 40, of Rocksprings Court, was arrested on drug and other charges last Friday after fleeing a traffic stop, Athens-Clarke County police said.Police attempted to stop Kennedy’s...
View ArticleNorth Carolina residents charged with drug possession outside hotel
Three North Carolina residents were arrested early Saturday when they were found in possession of illegal drugs in the parking lot of Days Inn on North Finley Street, Athens-Clarke County police...
View ArticleTeenager walking into street while carrying cocktail issued citations
A teen from Thomaston was issued two citations by police early Sunday when they caught her on a street downtown with a cocktail.An officer was standing outside the police substation on College Avenue...
View ArticleReport of suspicious person leads to arrest of man with warrants
Justin Thomas Klein, 24, of Danielsville, was arrested Tuesday night by Athens-Clarke County police after a report of a suspicious person with possible blood on his shorts stumbling on Old Elberton...
View ArticleLoomis employee leaves loaded gun inside Bojangles' bathroom
An employee of the Loomis armored car company left his loaded gun in the men’s room at Bojangles’ on Atlanta Highway on Tuesday morning, Athens-Clarke County police said.Police said they were called to...
View ArticleBurglary organization that targets Asians may be operating in Athens
A University of Georgia research scientist and his wife Wednesday night returned to their home on Falling Shoals Drive to find someone used a brick to smash out the glass of a back door.Four days...
View ArticleAthens woman arrested, accused of punching manager of downtown bar
Angelica Janell Johnson, 27, of West Broad Street was arrested early Saturday after she assaulted a manager at Moonshine Bar who caught her smoking pot in a restroom, Athens-Clarke County police...
View ArticleAthens man accused of attacking another man with a bat
James Anthony Barnett, 54, of Wright Circle was arrested Tuesday for allegedly assaulting a man with baseball bat four days earlier.Athens-Clarke County police said last Friday night they responded to...
View ArticleAthens man arrested in connection with robbery
Rodrick Brandon Taylor, 33, of Stonehenge Way was arrested Wednesday afternoon in connection with reported robbery at RaceTrac on Atlanta Highway, Athens-Clarke County police said.Information about the...
View ArticleAthens woman caught shoplifting again
Deanna Ruth Moore, 40, of Brookwood Drive was arrested Wednesday after she was caught stealing cosmetics and personal care items altogether valued at $123 from CVS on Oglethorpe Avenue, Athens-Clarke...
View ArticleAthens man caught smoking crack also wanted on parole warrant
Garland Alan Paschal Jr., 43, of Ashmore Drive was arrested Wednesday when he was caught smoking crack at a known eastside drug location, Athens-Clarke County police said.Police said they were checking...
View ArticleAthens man charged with urinating in front of woman, children
Lafayette Sheats, 46, of Big Oak Circle, was arrested Sept. 4 after he urinated in front of a woman and her children as they were outside of their apartment, an Athens-Clarke County police report...
View ArticleWoman says she took money from register at Popeye's in Athens to teach...
Marquita Renee Blasingame, 33, of Paris Street, was arrested Monday night after she stole money from a register at Popeye’s on Prince Avenue, Athens-Clarke County police said.Surveillance video showed...
View ArticleAthens man says stranger stabbed him inside home of girlfriend
A 36-year-old Athens man was stabbed in the kitchen of his girlfriend’s Towne View Place home Wednesday night by a purported stranger who the victim said he was trying to help, Athens-Clarke County...
View ArticleAthens police responding to domestic violence call find man wielding bat
Tommy Ray Williams, 51, was arrested Sept. 5 after he wielded a baseball bat against the son of a woman who called him for help when Williams was beating her, Athens-Clarke County police said.Police...
View ArticleAthens resident is accused of assaulting daughter over dishes
Nathielia Shambral Harris, 32, was arrested early Thursday after she assaulted her 15-year-old daughter in their home at Rolling Ridge Apartments after the teen did not wash the dishes immediately...
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