Clinton campaign signs taken from lawns of Athens homes
Hillary Clinton campaign signs were stolen from the lawns of two homes Wednesday night or Friday morning, Athens-Clarke County police said.The first sign disappeared at a Tamarack Drive residence,...
View ArticleDowntown Athens panhandler cited
Robert Lee Collins Jr., 54, of Fourth Street was cited for panhandling Friday morning by a police officer who saw him aggressively begging for money on West Clayton Street, Athens-Clarke County police...
View ArticleMan arguing with ex-girlfriend had three outstanding warrants
Tarvarious Valenta Williams, 34, of Gilmer Street was arrested Friday night after someone called police to report he was arguing in public with an ex-girlfriend and it was determined he had three...
View ArticleSuspect in fatal Athens Perimeter hit-and-run may have left country
A man who is facing a homicide charge for a fatal hit-and-run collision earlier this month that killed a former University of Georgia student is believed by authorities to have left the area and...
View ArticleAthens officer mediates truce between mother and son
An Athens-Clarke County police officer last week drove a teen to school after he mediated a truce between the boy and his mother over him not wanting to go to school, according to an Athens-Clarke...
View ArticleDaughter busts down door on top of mother at Athens trailer park
Varnell Deidre Lee, 33, of Burkland Drive was arrested Sunday after a family dispute in which she injured her mother when busting down a door at the Country Corners mobile home park on U.S. Highway 29...
View ArticleHomeless man beaten, robbed on Athens street
A 48-year-old homeless man was beaten and robbed early Sunday, reportedly when the robber woke him up from sleeping across the street from the Athens-Clarke County Water Business Office on east Hancock...
View ArticleAthens man with pot driving without a seatbelt
Raymond Christopher Wright, 31, of Magnolia Street was arrested Sunday afternoon after his car was stopped due to him not wearing a seatbelt and he was found to be in possession of marijuana,...
View ArticleDUI for Danielsville man passed out at gas station
Benjamin Cameron Frazier, 25, of Danielsville was arrested Saturday night after he was found passed out in his car at the Marathon gas station on Jefferson Road, with some pot next to a bottle of glue...
View ArticleMissed birthday wishes proves trouble for Athens couple
Shinieria Monia Bradley, 23, was arrested Saturday morning after a domestic dispute that apparently was from her partner not remembering her birthday, Athens-Clarke County police said.She allegedly...
View ArticleGrand jury declines to indict Athens Uber driver for alleged sexual assault...
A Clarke County grand jury declined to indict a former Uber driver arrested in January for allegedly sexually assaulting an Athens woman after he drove her home from downtown.The case was presented to...
View ArticleStreet preacher arrested on UGA campus for allegedly assaulting student
A controversial street preacher was arrested on an assault charge at the University of Georgia Tuesday afternoon after he struck a student in the face with his elbow.Ross M. Jackson, 33, hit the...
View ArticlePair found in downtown Athens bushes, arrested for public indecency
Wesley McDuffie, 51, and Harmony Tanner, 21, were arrested early Saturday when they were both found with their pants down in some bushes near the First Presbyterian Church on East Hancock Avenue,...
View ArticleConvicted child molester fails to register as sex offender
Tyrone Mercedes Reese, a 26-year-old convicted child molester, was arrested early Monday by a police officer who saw him downtown and knew he was wanted for failing to properly register as a sex...
View Article4-year-old boy found wandering in Athens apartment complex
A 4-year-old boy was found wandering alone at the Georgia Green apartment complex on Fourth Street, Athens-Clarke County police said.When police arrived they found the boy in the parking lot, and he...
View ArticleAthens man accused of pouring beer on girlfriend
Quentin Bernard Thomas, 39, of Spring Valley Road was arrested early Saturday on Fairview Street where he allegedly poured beer on his girlfriend during a dispute and pulled a knife on people who tried...
View ArticleAthens police make 'big catch,' FBI has interest in suspect
When a fugitive from New Jersey was arrested in Athens on Monday, he told police officers that they were going to get promotions because they had “caught the big one.”The Athens-Clarke County police...
View ArticleUGA students booted from downtown Athens bar after taking up-dress pictures
Two University of Georgia students were kicked out of the 100 Proof bar on East Broad Street early Sunday when they were caught taking photos up the dress of an intoxicated woman, according to an...
View ArticleAthens teen accused of pointing stolen weapon at someone
Alquaveon Jackson, 17, of Wellington Court was arrested Sunday in the parking lot of a Gaines School Road convenience store where he allegedly pointed a stolen handgun at someone, Athens-Clarke County...
View ArticleMan talking to God in Athens street light taken to hospital
A 21-year-old man was taken to Piedmont Athens Regional Medical Center early Sunday after he was found staring up at a street light outside the tag office on Lexington Road, apparently talking to God,...
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