FBI seeks help in identifying offender, victim in child sexual exploitation case
Federal authorities are seeking the public’s assistance in identifying a man who is suspected of sexually exploiting a young child.The FBI’s Atlanta office is collaborating with the National Center for...
View ArticleAthens DUI suspect charged with felony for fighting with officer
An Athens man was charged with a felony early Sunday morning for fighting with an officer who suspected him of drunken driving.Athens-Clarke County police said that 40-year-old Bobby Lee Sims shoved...
View ArticleTractor-trailer catches fire near Athens Varsity
A tractor-trailer caught fire this morning, temporarily disrupting traffic on a main thoroughfare west of downtown Athens.A mechanical problem apparently sparked the fire, which destroyed the engine of...
View ArticleFormer Athens cop indicted for bribery
A former Athens-Clarke County police officer was recently indicted by a Clarke County grand jury on bribery and other charges for allegedly trying to help a friend buy his way out of a DUI...
View ArticlePolice searching for 'cross-eyed' Athens Tech peeping Tom
Authorities are searching for a man who spied on a woman while she was in a restroom stall at Athens Technical College.Athens-Clarke County police said the 29-year-old victim entered the school’s...
View ArticleDefense cries foul over prosecutor's motion in Athens death penalty case
Defense attorneys for a woman charged in the murder of a pregnant Athens convenience store clerk more than three years ago have accused prosecutors of violating a court order in the death-penalty...
View ArticleReward offered in Athens home-invasion rape
Athens-Clarke County police on Wednesday announced that a reward is being offered in connection with a home-invasion rape that occurred last week on the eastside.The assault occurred between 2:30-5...
View ArticleAthens man who allegedly shot stepfather in eye to be extradited from California
Authorities are working to extradite from California an Athens man who they said in February shot his stepfather in the eye and fled the state.Derek Joseph Wardlaw, 31, is wanted on a charge of...
View ArticleJonathan Jones: Loves challenges, positive results as 911 supervisor
Jonathan Jones once used two-way Motorola radios to speak with family members while helping with their roofing business. Little did he know that one day he’d be using a much more sophisticated system...
View ArticlePolice: Athens man stabs partner in domestic dispute
Athens-Clarke County police said they arrested a 37-year-old man Tuesday night after he allegedly stabbed his partner during a domestic dispute at their home on the east side.Officers responded to the...
View ArticleAthens Tech peeping Tom suspect arrested
Athens-Clarke County police on Wednesday arrested a suspect in a peeping Tom incident that occurred earlier this month in a women’s restroom at Athens Technical College.The arrest was made after a...
View ArticleParoled felon nabbed for UGA theft, credit card fraud
A paroled felon is facing multiple fraud charges in connection with the break-in of a car last week on the University of Georgia campus in which credit or debit cards were stolen and subsequently used...
View ArticleAthens parolee arrested as fugitive from Missouri
A man who was on parole was arrested at his home in east Athens on Tuesday because he was wanted as a fugitive in Missouri, authorities said.Gilbert Vasser Sr., 40, was taken into custody by sheriff’s...
View ArticleNaked Athens man under influence of mushrooms assaults cop
A man who was apparently under the influence of hallucinogenic mushrooms assaulted an Athens-Clarke County police officer attempting to get him medical attention.Police said officers responded to...
View ArticleUGA student suffers head wound in alleged fight over chicken
A University of Georgia student was taken to the hospital early Thursday morning with a head injury he claimed to have suffered when beaten by three men during a dispute over some food, Athens-Clarke...
View ArticlePolice identify man who caused concern at UGA sorority houses
Authorities on Friday said they identified a man who caused some concern after seeking tours of University of Georgia sorority homes.“He was interviewed and warned that his activities were not...
View ArticlePolice: Athens man beats ex-fiancée, sets her boyfriend's car afire
An Athens man was arrested Thursday night after authorities said he severely beat his former fiancée and set her new boyfriend’s car on fire.Michael Shane Williams, 52, of Spring Valley Road, was...
View ArticleGrand Jury indicts Athens man who shot stepfather in the eye
A Clarke County grand jury recently indicted a man on four felony counts for allegedly shooting his stepfather in the eye during a domestic dispute two months ago.The victim lost sight in the eye after...
View ArticleJeff Whitfield: Pole vaulter, pilot, cop
Jeff Whitfield has always felt a sense of civic duty.He first toyed with the idea of becoming a police officer as a child.“I liked the idea of the excitement, catching criminals and defending people,...
View ArticleMan convicted of 1975 Athens gas station slaying makes parole bid
In 1975, Jerry Shore was 26 years old and working three jobs to support his wife and two young children.It was at one of those jobs, pumping gas at a Hess service station on West Broad Street, that...
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