Teen facing felonies for assault at Cedar Shoals-Clarke Central basketball game
An Athens teen was recently indicted on felony charges in connection with an alleged brutal assault last month during a fight that marred a basketball game between Cedar Shoals and Clarke Central high...
View ArticlePhone scammers fishing for victims in Athens area
A University of Georgia student last week reported to police that she received a call from someone saying her brother was being held hostage.She didn’t pay any ransom, which is a good thing since the...
View ArticleGRATITUDE: Those in need gathered Saturday at Sparrow's Nest
About 100 people Saturday afternoon formed a line that stretched from the door of Sparrow’s Nest on Prince Avenue to the Christian ministry’s parking entrance on Cobb Street.They were waiting for their...
View ArticleAthens cop fights with gang member at Rolling Ridge
An Athens-Clarke County police officer fought early Wednesday morning with a known gang member found lurking at Rolling Ridge apartments, police said.Senior Police Officer Ryan Giles was on foot...
View ArticleScammers targeting UGA students with calls about bogus arrest warrants
Thieves this week continued to target University of Georgia students with a phone scam in which callers pretend to be police officers and ask for payment to squash arrest warrants.A 20-year-old student...
View ArticleGrand jury indicts Athens man for alleged sexual assault of 12-year-old
A Clarke County grand jury this week indicted an Athens man who authorities say tried to rape a 12-year-old girl three months ago while he was free on bond from a previous arrest for the alleged rape...
View ArticleVehicle break-ins on the rise in Athens
Athens-Clarke County police recently issued a public advisory regarding a recent spike in vehicle break-ins.In the two-week period that ended Jan. 24, there were 31 reported incidents of entering auto,...
View ArticleElderly Athens woman unhurt as Bentley drives off ledge, lands upside down on...
An 82-year-old woman Athens woman on Thursday emerged virtually unscathed from an accident in which she drove her car over a ledge and landed upside down on another car that was crushed.An...
View ArticleAthens police offer precinct lobbies for completing online transactions
Those who make arrangements online to buy or sell goods can now do so in a very safe location — the lobby of an Athens-Clarke County police precinct.Police Chief Carter Greene said Friday that his...
View ArticleDon't get penalized for drinking and driving on Super Bowl Sunday
As football fans all over the country look to Arizona to watch Super Bowl XLIX, law enforcement in Georgia will be looking out for impaired drivers.The Super Bowl is America’s most popular sporting...
View ArticleAuthorities identify pedestrian killed in weekend collision
Authorities on Monday identified the pedestrian struck and killed as she crossed a road in northern Athens-Clarke County early Saturday morning. Santricia Monicia Barrow, 28, of Sartain Drive, was...
View ArticleMadison County teens charged in armed robbery of Athens pizza delivery man
Two Madison County teens are facing felony charges for the armed robbery of a pizza delivery man Friday night in northeast Athens-Clarke County.Authorities said Chase McKinzey Baker, 17, and Parker...
View ArticleCommerce Alzheimer's abuse case: Felonies charged to facility owner dismissed
Prosecutors this week dismissed felony charges against the owner of a Jackson County Alzheimer’s care center where authorities alleged widespread abuse of residents had occurred before the facility was...
View ArticleGBI warrant names killer of UGA student, provides details of deadly drug deal
A recently filed search warrant names Athens resident Cormaine Xavier Goss as the man who shot and killed University of Georgia student Min Seok Cho last month during an alleged drug deal.Goss and...
View ArticleUGA student indicted for social media threats of mass violence on campus
A Clarke County grand jury recently indicted a University of Georgia student for creating a scare on campus by using social media to threaten mass gun violence.Authorities said that on Sept. 19 Ariel...
View ArticleAthens toddler in critical condition after mother crashes car while allegedly...
A 2-year-old Athens boy remained in critical condition with a severe head injury after his mother, who authorities suspect was driving while intoxicated, crashed her car Wednesday night on Mitchell...
View ArticleAthens toddler still in critical condition following suspected DUI accident
A 2-year-old Athens boy on Friday remained in critical condition in an Atlanta hospital, two days after his mother crashed her car in which the toddler was not in a child safety seat.Athens-Clarke...
View ArticleWoman receives 25-year sentence for sexual assault of 10-year-old Athens boy
A Clarke County Superior Court judge this week handed a 25-year sentence to a woman who had sexual intercourse with a 10-year-old autistic boy while her boyfriend allegedly held a knife to the victim’s...
View ArticleAthens man at center of Milford Hills mortgage fraud scheme indicted for new...
An Athens man at the center of a massive mortgage fraud scheme a decade ago was recently indicted on insurance fraud charges.Marc Thaddeus Canty, 42, was arrested in 2006 along with 20 other people for...
View ArticleJury selection in Jamie Hood trial set to begin June 1
Four years after he admittedly shot and killed one Athens-Clarke County police officer and wounded another, Jamie Donnell Hood is heading for a trial by jury.Western Judicial Circuit Superior Court...
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