Former Athens 'Most Wanted' suspect indicted for elder exploitation
A Clarke County grand jury this week indicted a 26-year-old Gainesville man who formerly was on the Athens-Clarke County Police Department’s “Most Wanted” list for his alleged involvement in a series...
View ArticleNearly all bikes stolen from East Athens Community Center recovered
A dozen bicycles on loan to children attending summer camp at the East Athens Community Center were stolen from a center storage shed earlier this week.But as of late Friday afternoon, all but one had...
View ArticleCharlie Wang: Became officer to get his 'nose in it'
He was born Sung Chao Wang in Taiwan 34 years ago, but everyone calls him Charlie.The men and women he now supervises call him sergeant.“I really have no idea how I got the name Charlie,” the...
View ArticleAthens man who strangled woman and threatened to shoot police denied bail for...
James King Ives has been in the Clarke County Jail for more than 16 months.He was recently denied bail for the third time since his arrest on Feb. 9, 2013, in connection with a domestic dispute.His...
View ArticleAthens police offer tips to guard against thefts from drop boxes
Payment Drop Box theft is a common crime in which thieves access checks, money orders and sometimes cash from the drop slot.The Athens-Clarke County Police Department offers the following tips to...
View ArticleAthens man indicted for assaulting woman who stabbed him in self-defense
A Clarke County grand jury recently indicted an Athens man who was stabbed by a woman after he allegedly assaulted her last month.Ira Elijah Hunter, 54, was charged with aggravated assault, according...
View ArticleAthens man indicted on aggravated assault charge for party stabbing incident
A Clarke County grand jury recently indicted a 21-year-old Athens man for allegedly stabbing another man during a party last year in southeast Athens.Donterris Jovan Gresham was charged with aggravated...
View ArticleRecent UGA grad reports robbery in downtown Athens
A recent University of Georgia graduate reported he was robbed downtown early Sunday morning, Athens-Clarke County police said.The former student said he was in the area of North Thomas and East...
View ArticleAthens man indicted for photos taken in Georgia Square Mall restroom
A Clarke County grand jury recently indicted an Athens man for spying on and photographing another man in a restroom stall at Georgia Square Mall.Bobby Joe Gallegos, 35, of Yonah Avenue, was charged...
View ArticleIntoxicated man gored by bull at Athens Arena
A drunken spectator was gored by a bull at the Athens Arena early Sunday after he stood on a gate and fell into the ring during an indoor rodeo, Athens-Clarke County police said.An officer was working...
View ArticleAthens police attempting to identify man in suspicious encounter with...
Athens-Clarke County police have issued a lookout for a suspect who may have attempted to commit a sex crime with a young girl last week in an eastside neighborhood.A 7-year-old girl was walking to the...
View ArticlePolice: 'Candy lady' investigated for drug sales at westside Athens apartment...
Many neighborhoods have a “candy lady,” or someone who sells to local kids so they don’t have to venture far to get snacks and drinks.But Athens-Clarke County police said they are investigating an...
View ArticleSuspect arrested after burglarizing same Athens package store second time in...
Athens-Clarke County police said on Tuesday they arrested a westside package store’s return customer, a 36-year-old man who twice broke in rather than pay for merchandise.Oglethorpe Package store was...
View ArticleAthens police attempting to identify man in suspicious encounter with...
Athens-Clarke County police have issued a lookout for a suspect who attempted to commit a sex crime with a young girl last week in an eastside neighborhood.A 7-year-old girl was walking to the...
View ArticleMan in custody for Athens package store burglary charged with earlier...
An Athens man who was arrested Tuesday soon after he allegedly burglarized a westside package store is now charged with a second break-in of the store that occurred about a week earlier.Walter James...
View ArticleProsecution files list of expert witnesses in Athens cop killer case
The prosecution in the case of a man who admittedly killed an Athens-Clarke County police officer in 2011 recently filed a list of expert witnesses that could be called to testify.The list contains 20...
View ArticleSix-time Athens convicted shoplifter arrested again
An Athens man who has been convicted for shoplifting six times was arrested again early Thursday morning for allegedly taking another five-finger discount.James Donald Flint was arrested by...
View ArticleTwo Athens women injured in three-vehicle crash involving dump truck
Two women were injured in east Athens Thursday morning after they crashed their vehicle into a car in the process of an illegal turn and was struck a second time by a dump truck, Athens-Clarke County...
View ArticleAthens man bites boyfriend, get teeth knocked out
An Athens man lost some teeth and suffered other injuries early Thursday morning in a fight he allegedly started in which he bit his boyfriend, Athens-Clarke County police said.The fight between...
View ArticleAthens man who shot stepfather in eye extradited from California
An Athens man has been extradited from California to face charges he shot his stepfather in the eye four months ago.Derek Joseph Wardlaw, 31, was arrested in Los Angeles a week after the shooting as he...
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