Second west Athens business robbed by masked gunmen in less than a week
For the second time in less than a week, masked gunmen robbed a business in west Athens.Athens-Clarke County police said they don’t have any evidence to suspect the robbery on Monday at D.R. Green...
View ArticleAthens area public safety officials: Do not drive today unless an emergency
Athens-Clarke County public safety officials today are urging residents to keep off the roads unless there is an emergency.“There is icing on numerous roads throughout the county and crews with the...
View ArticleWest Athens convenience store robbery linked to Winder hold-up
Authorities believe that the same two gunmen who robbed a convenience store in west Athens earlier this month also held up a store in Barrow County a week earlier.The masked bandits wore almost...
View ArticleParoled felon arrested for allegedly assaulting Athens boy
A paroled felon will apparently be heading back to prison following his arrest this week for allegedly assaulting his girlfriend’s son at an Athens trailer park.Athens-Clarke County police said they...
View ArticlePolice investigate homicide in north Athens
Athens-Clarke County Police are investigating a homicide that occurred Sunday afternoon in a northside neighborhood.The victim was shot to death on Lombardy Circle, in a neighborhood off Danielsville...
View ArticleUPDATE: Alleged shooter in Sunday murder in Athens not in apartment...
Authorities Monday night continued to search for a murder suspect after having thought they had him surrounded earlier in the day at a home at an east Athens apartment complex only to find he was not...
View ArticleAthens-Clarke police officer has strong communications skills
Keith Kelley wears several hats, sometimes a firefighter’s helmet and other times a police officer’s cap.When not wearing a head covering of any kind he might be doing his most important job at...
View ArticleHusband and wife team pull Bonnie & Clyde type robbery in Athens
You might call them a low-rent Bonnie and Clyde.Instead of a daring daylight bank robbery armed with Tommy guns, Frankie Shaunae Buck was a gangster moll for husband Randall the night he entered an...
View ArticleBeware of utility scams
A scam that targeted Athens area utility customers last fall has resurfaced.In November, officials with Jackson Electric Membership Corp. issued a warning that con artists pretending to be...
View ArticlePolice: No sign yet of Athens murder suspect after 2 days searching
An accused murderer remained on the loose on Tuesday, two days after he allegedly shot and killed one man and wounded another in a north Athens neighborhood.Authorities had spent all afternoon Monday...
View ArticleTeens sentenced to jail for 2012 Athens BB-gun shooting spree
Two teens were recently sentenced to 120 days in jail for shooting at people and vehicles with a high-powered BB gun from a moving car two years ago.Initially arrested on multiple counts of aggravated...
View ArticleAlleged pimp booked into Athens jail on human trafficking charge
An alleged pimp wanted by authorities for suspected human trafficking in Athens is now locked up at the Clarke County Jail.Archie Richard Byrd III was in custody in DeKalb County since Jan. 16 when an...
View ArticleAthens murder suspect nabbed in Gwinnett County
Gwinnett County police nabbed Athens murder suspect Melvin Lewis Brown overnight Tuesday.The accused murderer allegedly shot and killed one man and wounded another on Sunday in a north Athens...
View ArticleAthens man sentenced to prison for DUI crash
An Athens man this week was handed a 15-year sentence for seriously injuring another motorist in a DUI wreck more than two years ago.Following a jury trial in Clarke County Superior Court, 34-year-old...
View ArticlePurported gang members rush into Athens home and assault residents
An Athens woman was attacked in her home Tuesday and seriously injured by purported gang members.Athens-Clarke County Police said the woman and two others were beaten by assailants armed with various...
View ArticleFormer UGA Bulldog allegedly strangled, sexually assaulted girlfriend
A former University of Georgia football player was arrested this week for the alleged sexual assault of his girlfriend.Jamal James Payette, 22, was charged Monday with aggravated sexual battery...
View ArticleSuspected Athens drug dealer arrested after crashing car during police chase
Authorities arrested a suspected drug dealer on Wednesday after he led them on a high-speed chase in Athens and crashed his car.Athens-Clarke County police said that the chase started shortly after 1...
View ArticleNearly a dozen UGA fraternity members charged with hazing
University of Georgia police on Thursday obtained arrest warrants charging 11 members of a local fraternity with hazing.The charges stemmed from a recent incident involving members of UGA’s Zeta Iota...
View ArticleAll UGA frat hazing suspects have turned themselves in
All of the University of Georgia students charged in an alleged fraternity hazing incident have surrendered to authorities.UGA police obtained warrants charging 11 members of UGA’s Zeta Iota chapter of...
View ArticleAuthorities identify UGA student found dead in downtown Athens apartment
The University of Georgia student found dead in his downtown apartment Thursday has been identified as 22-year-old George Kuei.His death does not appear to be suspicious, but authorities said they are...
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