Pepper spray used to quell crowd at Athens music venue
A police officer early Saturday used pepper spray to quell an angry crowd before a large brawl could break out at the Athens Arena music venue, according to an Athens-Clarke County police report.A...
View ArticleAthens man sought on felony warrants caught downtown
Allen Lashne Crayton Jr., 25, of Royale Road was arrested early Saturday by officers who saw him waiting to cross a street downtown and knew that there were several outstanding felony warrants for his...
View ArticleWoman arrested for DUI drugs 17 days prior to killing Athens cyclist
The alleged drug-impaired driver who this week killed one Athens cyclist and injured two others was arrested for driving under the influence of drugs twice within three months of the fatal crash – most...
View ArticleLawrenceville man carrying beer downtown, found with cocaine
Prajol Topiwala, 20, of Lawrenceville was arrested early Saturday after he was seen carrying an open bottle of beer downtown and was subsequently found to be in possession of some coke and a fraudulent...
View ArticleHomeless man reportedly assaulted twice on Athens street
A homeless man reportedly was assaulted twice in different incidents along Prince Avenue, according to Athens-Clarke County police reports.The first report was filed after the 33-year-old man called...
View ArticlePassports, jewelry stolen from Athens home
A home on Valley Road was burglarized between 11 a.m. and 6 p.m. Saturday and a TV, jewelry with a total value of $7,600 were stolen, along with U.S. and United Kingdom passports, Athens-Clarke County...
View ArticleMan robbed and beaten on downtown Athens street
University of Georgia police on Tuesday obtained warrants for two men in connection with the reported weekend assault and robbery of a non-UGA student.A UGA police officer was on patrol at about 1:30...
View ArticleAthens man caught riding bike away from house he just burglarized
Jeffrey Clay Howard, 52, of Evans Street was arrested Tuesday night as he rode a bicycle away from a house on Franklin Street that he just burglarized, Athens-Clarke County police said.Someone called...
View ArticleAthens police taking report of clowns terrorizing children 'very seriously'
Athens-Clarke County police on Friday were attempting to get to the bottom of a report that a group of clowns terrorized some children outside of the East Athens Community Center earlier in the...
View ArticleAthens school bus driver investigated for child-abuse allegation
County schools officials this week suspended a bus driver due to a child-abuse complaint lodged at Clarke Middle School, and police were investigating for possible criminal charges.A 13-year-old boy...
View Article2 under indictment involved in domestic dispute at Athens home
Athens-Clarke County police responded to a home in the 200 block of Landor Drive on Saturday afternoon to investigate a domestic dispute between a man and woman under indictment, accused of keeping...
View ArticleBurglar takes pistol, leaves other items alone at Athens apartments
A 24-year-old resident of The Connection at Athens apartment complex reported Monday that a Glock pistol was stolen from a drawer of his dresser while he was out of state the previous three days,...
View ArticleWoman barred from Athens hospital for 2 years
A 49-year-old homeless woman was barred from Athens Regional Medical Center for two years after she was found in the maternity waiting room on two separate occasions Wednesday, Athens-Clarke County...
View Article$4,000 worth of nuts, bolts stolen from site of new Athens playground
About $4,000 in nuts and bolts went missing from the work site for a new playground being built at Southeast Clarke Park, according to Athens-Clarke County police.The stolen materials belonged to...
View ArticleAthens man shot in chest accidentally
A 36-year-old man was accidentally shot in the chest after he and other men were discussing whether revolvers and semiautomatic handguns had safeties, Athens-Clarke County police said. The injury...
View ArticleFaulty tire leads to Athens man’s arrest for meth possession
Quincy Darrell Williams, 37, of Lexington Heights, was arrested Wednesday night after his SUV was stopped for a faulty tire and he was found in possession of methamphetamine, Athens-Clarke County...
View ArticleHomeless woman is charged after incident inside Athens supermarket
Nancy Little Gallagher, 49, was arrested Thursday morning at Bell’s supermarket on Hawthorne Avenue after she took deodorant from a shelf and applied it to herself, then poured laundry detergent down...
View ArticleAthens man hitting trash can downtown arrested
Wesley McDuffie, 51, of East Broad Street, was arrested downtown early Thursday after a drunken disturbance on College Avenue, Athens-Clarke County police said.An officer was standing outside the...
View ArticleMan arrested over disturbance at Athens bank
Samuel Ted Sutton, 64, of Freeman Drive, was arrested Thursday morning after causing a disturbance at Ozark Bank on Atlanta Highway, Athens-Clarke County police said.An employee said Sutton was told he...
View ArticleFamily of man slain in downtown Athens assisting with murder probe
Family and friends of an Athens man who was fatally shot in downtown Athens fanned out across the city on Saturday to distribute fliers they hope can kick-start a stalled murder investigation.It’s...
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