'Party Down South' cast member investigated for alleged rape while show...
Documents filed this month in Clarke County Superior Court noted that a cast member of the “Party Down South” reality TV show was recently investigated for what authorities now call an unfounded rape...
View ArticleAthens boy mauled, cop attacked by pit bull
Athens-Clarke County police reported that an officer on Tuesday shot and killed a dog that attacked him after it mauled a 10-year-old boy.The dog was described by police as a pit bull owned by the...
View ArticleLumpkin named Georgia police chief of the year
Athens-Clarke County Police Chief Jack Lumpkin has been named Georgia’s chief of the year by the Georgia Association of Chiefs of Police. The honor was bestowed Tuesday at the association’s annual...
View ArticleUGA prof arrested on drug charges ordered into pretrial intervention program
A retired University of Georgia professor arrested earlier this year on drug charges was accepted Wednesday into a pretrial intervention program.If Charles Eugene Lance successfully completes the...
View ArticleAuthorities arrest possible driver in drive-by shooting that killed Athens teen
Authorities on Wednesday arrested a teen they believe was behind the wheel at the time of a May drive-by shooting that killed another teen in west Athens.Tyrique Watson, 16, was taken into custody in...
View ArticleNational Night Out crime awareness event to be held Saturday at Athens Target
The Athens-Clarke County Police Department has teamed up with Target for this year’s National Night Out.This year the crime-awareness event will be held from 5-8 p.m. Saturday in Target’s parking lot...
View ArticleAthens boy facing reconstructive surgery following dog attack
Jeremy Martinez and his mother won’t be able to attend Thursday’s “Meet & Greet” with his new teacher.The 10-year-old Athens boy also likely won’t be joining his fifth grade classmates the...
View ArticleAthens police gearing up for program to check on welfare of 'at-risk' seniors
The Athens-Clarke County Police Department is preparing to launch a program to keep tabs on at-risk senior residents.The program will utilize existing volunteers, but additional volunteers are being...
View ArticleTwo sentenced in federal court for stealing identities of students at UGA, Emory
Two Atlanta residents were sentenced Friday in federal court for stealing the identities of students from the University of Georgia and Emory University.Maario Coleman, 28, was sentenced in U.S....
View ArticleWrongful death lawsuits filed in separate Athens pedestrian fatalities
Survivors of two pedestrians killed in separate collisions on Athens roadways recently filed wrongful death lawsuits in Clarke County Superior Court.Although the motorists who struck the victims were...
View ArticleProbate court judges were prepared for Georgia's 'Weapons Everywhere Law'
Well before Georgia’s new Weapon’s Carry Law became effective on July 1, the state’s probate court judges began readying themselves for the changes.Many of those changes directly affect the way in...
View ArticleFormer Athens, UGA officer now commander of Georgia State Patrol
A former local police officer is now the Georgia State Patrol’s commanding officer.As commanding officer, Tommy Waldrop is responsible for and will oversee the daily operations of all 51 state patrol...
View ArticleAthens-area Alzheimer's patient abuse case headed to grand jury
More than a year after authorities raided Alzheimer’s Care of Commerce and charged the owner and 20 employees with elder abuse and other crimes, the case is finally headed to a grand jury.An...
View ArticleUPDATE: All lanes of Athens Perimeter near Timothy Road now closed due to crash
Athens-Clarke County police have announced that all lanes of the Athens Perimeter between Timothy Road and South Milledge Avenue are closed due to a crash.The single-vehicle crash initially closed one...
View ArticleU.S. Postal Service union official in Athens indicted for embezzling funds
An official with the American Postal Workers Union in Athens was recently indicted on charges she embezzled more than $23,000.Cynthia Collins, treasurer of APWU’s Local 12, was charged with one count...
View ArticleAthens police make arrest in Bethel Midtown Village stabbing
Athens-Clarke County police on Saturday arrested a man wanted in connection with a stabbing more than a month ago at an apartment complex near downtown.Lamarcus Matron Johnson, 28, allegedly stabbed...
View ArticleAthens ex-con with violent past investigated for attempting to burn down house
Athens-Clarke County police are investigating reports that an ex-con with a violent past doused a home in west Athens with gasoline Sunday night and threatened to burn it down.The 64-year-old suspect...
View ArticleAthens police arrest suspected dealer who fled hit-and-run crash
A suspected dealer was arrested Monday afternoon after he was involved in a hit-and-run crash in north Athens and tried to flee the scene with a backpack containing marijuana and distribution...
View ArticleMan arrested for child molestation in Oconee now facing child sexual assault...
Athens authorities on Tuesday arrested a 34-year-old man on child sexual assault charges, seven months after he was arrested for similar offenses in Oconee County.Robert Hagen Zillman was charged with...
View ArticleSore loser robs players at gunpoint during Athens card game
Athens-Clarke County police said a man who lost all his money at a card game Tuesday in Athens pulled a gun and robbed two of the men he had been playing with.Police know the identity of the armed...
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