Two people charged with burglarizing Athens convenience store to steal vodka
A man and woman from Statham were arrested Thursday for the burglary of a westside store earlier in the week in which two bottles of vodka were stolen.Lacresha Mayweather, 21, and Shaka Dernard Bolton,...
View ArticleLife sentence for man convicted of burglary in which Athens homeowner died
A man convicted by a Clarke County jury this week of participating in a 2012 burglary in which an elderly Athens homeowner was murdered was sentenced Friday morning to life in prison without...
View ArticleAthens man who shot deputy outside courthouse to have competency trial
A competency hearing is to be held next week in Clarke County Superior Court for a man who shot and wounded a deputy outside of the Athens-Clarke County Courthouse two years ago.Larry Lavelle...
View ArticleMonroe chief chosen as new president of Georgia Association of Chiefs of Police
Monroe Police Chief Keith Glass was recently named the new president of the Georgia Association of Chiefs of Police.His appointment became effective when it was announced during a GACP conference in...
View ArticleAthens police install medication drop boxes to keep drugs from falling into...
The Athens-Clarke County Police Department is now accepting unwanted medication at both of its precincts.A drop box was installed in the lobby of the east precinct, 3035 Lexington Rd., last month, and...
View ArticleTwo men face armed robbery, kidnapping charges following attacks early...
Athens-Clarke County police made two arrests Saturday morning in connection with a pair or armed robberies occurring within minutes of each other, one involving the kidnappings of two victims.read more
View ArticleAthens man in 2013 standoff with police withdraws plea of not guilty by...
He was insane and now he is not.That’s the message from conflicting court filings filed on behalf of an Athens man who last year allegedly threatened to kill a woman and police officers.James King Ives...
View ArticleArmed robbery suspects in standoff with Athens police surrender
A prolonged standoff involving police and two armed robbery suspects holed up in a home in north Athens ended Monday morning after police flushed out the suspects with tear gas.Athens-Clarke County...
View ArticleMan with BB gun prompts lockdown of Athens elementary school
A westside Athens school was briefly locked down Monday afternoon after school staff spotted police chasing a man with an apparent gun on campus.It turned out that the weapon was a BB gun, said...
View ArticleAthens man arrested for threatening to 'blow everyone up'
Athens-Clarke County police said they arrested a man Monday night on Park Ridge Drive after he threatened to “blow everyone up.”William Miles Melendez, 38, had a gas can, propane, jugs of chemicals,...
View ArticleAlleged dealer fights with Athens cops while eating weed
Athens-Clarke County police said they arrested a suspected dealer Tuesday evening after he fought with officers following a traffic stop and ate bags of marijuana.Darin Lamar Brown, 45, was driving a...
View ArticleGunman robs Athens convenience store
A gunman on Tuesday night robbed a clerk at a convenience store in northeast Athens.Athens-Clarke County police said the clerk closed Athens Food Shop, 1112 Hull Road, shortly after 10 p.m. and was...
View ArticleMan claiming to be Marine questions service of wrong Athens cop
An intoxicated man who claimed to be a U.S. Marine when arrested early Thursday morning in Athens for urinating in public chose the wrong police officer to question when he asked her about her service...
View ArticleUGA police detective honored for 'Respect for Law'
John Gagliano’s team-player attitude emerged while growing up in Oglethorpe County, where he also found he had a desire to do “worthy work.”Those are among the qualities which perhaps guided him to a...
View ArticleSeasoned criminal and younger accomplice go on alleged spree of violence in...
Stevie Trountay Allen had a couple minor scrapes with the law in Athens two years ago when he was 19.Convictions on misdemeanor criminal trespass and obstruction charges in separate 2012 cases earned...
View ArticleGBI: overdose deaths decrease in 2013 while deaths related to illicit drugs...
Deaths related to all drug overdoses in Georgia last year were lower than in each of the previous five years.But deaths attributed to only illicit drugs, like cocaine, heroin and methamphetamine, were...
View ArticleHomicide charge lodged in fatal Athens motel fire
A man who authorities said set fire to a motel room in west Athens three months ago is now facing a homicide charge for the fire in which his girlfriend perished.On the day of the fire at America’s...
View ArticlePedestrian talking on cellphone killed by car while crossing Atlanta Highway
A 59-year-old Bogart man died Monday morning after a car struck him as he crossed Atlanta Highway. He reportedly was talking on a cellphone at the time of the crash.The fatal collision occurred shortly...
View ArticleHood claims he heard dead brother's voice before shooting Athens police officers
Jamie Hood claims in recently filed court documents that he heard his dead brother’s voice just before he shot two Athens-Clarke County police officers more than three years ago.“Don’t let them do you...
View ArticleParoled felon leads Athens police, GSP on chase
A paroled felon led police on a 6-mile chase Tuesday morning that ended when a Georgia State Patrol trooper forced the suspect’s truck to spin out.Athens-Clarke County police at first thought the...
View Article