Spitting and biting, Athens man fights with officers
Athens-Clarke County police arrested a 48-year-old man Sunday evening after they said he fought, spit on and even tried to bite one of them.Eric Lanier Chambers Sr. spit on four officers and attempted...
View ArticleAthens couple sued in alleged cow attack
An Athens couple have been sued for damages in connection with an alleged attack on an elderly woman by a cow in Jackson County two years ago.Bettie Saye was walking in her sister’s yard on Mary...
View ArticleGBI: Jefferson man kept pregnant teen murder victim under surveillance
A 34-year-old man apparently kept his pregnant teenage girlfriend under surveillance before he allegedly beat her to death at their Jackson County home outside of Jefferson.A search of the home...
View ArticleSgt. Kenneth Watkins: three decades of serving and protecting his hometown
Kenneth Watkins has been policing his hometown most of his adult life.The Cedar Shoals High School graduate who went on to earn a criminal justice degree was hired by the former Athens Police...
View ArticleAthens police cancel lookout for potential murder trial witness
Authorities recently cancelled a lookout for a man who could be a potential witness in an upcoming trial in the murder of an elderly Athens man during a burglary of his home on Jefferson River...
View ArticleAthens woman says convicted murderer sent flowers with stolen credit card
An Athens woman on Monday claimed that a convicted murderer sent her flowers that police said were purchased with a stolen credit card.An officer went to the Brooklyn Road woman’s home to investigate a...
View ArticleAthens school bus camera system captures 17 violations in first week
Some motorists who recently ignored school bus stop signals in Athens are beginning to receive hefty fines in the mail.In its first full week of operation, a new camera system now used on several...
View ArticlePolice: UGA student died from drug overdose
Authorities on Wednesday said a 21-year-old University of Georgia student found dead in his East Campus Village dorm room three months ago died from an accidental drug overdose.After an autopsy did not...
View ArticleAthens man arrested for choking girlfriend
An Athens man was arrested Tuesday night after police said he choked his girlfriend until she lost consciousness during a dispute at her home on Athens Avenue.Athens-Clarke County police said...
View ArticleParoled felon arrested after fleeing from Athens fender bender
A felon who was paroled from prison six months ago was arrested by Athens-Clarke County police Tuesday after he was involved in a hit-and-run traffic accident in Athens.Police said that they believe...
View ArticleLanes reopened on Hull Road after gas leak is repaired
All lanes on Hull Road that had been closed are now reopened after a gas leak was repaired, Athens-Clarke County police said.Traffic had been diverted for a while from Hull Road onto Old Hull Road...
View ArticleAthens middle school teacher busted for indoor marijuana farm
An Athens-Clarke County middle school teacher was arrested Wednesday when authorities found an indoor marijuana farm at his home on West Lake Drive.Members of the Northeast Georgia Regional Drug Task...
View ArticleAthens teacher arrested for growing marijuana says it was for medicinal reasons
An Athens middle school teacher who was arrested this week for allegedly manufacturing marijuana in his home is claiming he that he grew pot for medicinal purposes.In a “Note to coworkers” published...
View ArticleSmall plane makes emergency landing on Commerce highway
COMMERCE | A small airplane made an emergency landing late Sunday morning on U.S. Highway 441 in Commerce.None of the single engine Cessna’s four passengers were injured, nor was anyone on the ground,...
View ArticleSmall plane makes emergency landing near Commerce
A small airplane made an emergency landing late Sunday morning on U.S. Highway 441 in Commerce.None of the single engine Cessna’s four passengers were injured, nor was anyone on the ground, officials...
View ArticleHood files first motions as own attorney, asking cop-killing and drug murder...
A man who has admitted to killing an Athens-Clarke County police officer three years ago recently filed a motion requesting that he be tried separately for another alleged murder that occurred three...
View ArticleFormer Athens firefighter indicted for assaulting UGA student
A former Athens-Clarke County firefighter was recently indicted on a felony assault charge stemming from an incident last year at a downtown bar in which he allegedly knocked a University of Georgia...
View ArticleUGA lecture to focus on security threats
The commander of the Los Angeles Police Department’s Counter-Terrorism and Special Operations Bureau is scheduled to give a lecture on combatting extremist terrorism today at the University of...
View ArticleFormer Athens 911 dispatcher pleads guilty in counterfeit currency case
A former Athens-Clarke County police dispatcher recently pleaded guilty in federal court to a felony charge stemming from a conspiracy between her husband and others to flood the Athens area with...
View ArticleSgt. Lance Tipton: striving to make the community's streets safer
Becoming a police officer seemed like a natural progression for Lance Tipton when he was simultaneously serving in the U.S. Marine Corps Reserve.As time went on and the officer matured, his job with...
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