Charges dropped in case against man accused of robbing UGA students
After a span of several months and recent information coming to light about the case, a 25-year-old Athens man who police arrested for armed robbery last October will face no charges. Western Judicial...
View ArticleAthens burglary suspect tracked down through stolen iPad
Using an iPad tracking app, a burglary victim helped Athens-Clarke County police locate a teenage suspect at a nearby home.During his arrest, police said Hakim Ray Williams, 18, lead officers on a foot...
View ArticleAthens police respond, again, to incident involving naked woman
For the second time in six months, Athens-Clarke County police received a call to investigate the actions of a naked woman exhibiting strange behavior. Officers responded on Thursday night to the...
View ArticleNo arrests in rash of Athens armed robberies, police announce reward
To help put an end to a rash of armed robberies, Athens-Clarke County police announced a reward was being offered for information that leads to the arrests of those involved.Police continued to seek...
View ArticlePolice: Two would-be burglars caught in the act in west Athens
Athens-Clarke County police said they arrested two would-be burglars Monday afternoon after officers caught them in the act of breaking into a west side home.read more
View ArticleUGA employee stabbed on campus
University of Georgia police are investigating a reported on-campus stabbing of a UGA employee early Wednesday morning.The employee said someone stabbed him in the hand during an encounter with three...
View ArticleWoman facing felony charges for punching, kicking and spitting at Athens...
A woman returned to Athens from prison on Wednesday to face felony charges for one of several alleged assaults on police.Crystal Reshundra Cross, 31, is serving a 12-month sentence at the Lee Arrendale...
View ArticleUGA student robbed at ATM in downtown Athens
A University of Georgia student at an ATM in downtown Athens Wednesday afternoon is the latest victim of a recent rash of robberies in the area. Athens-Clarke County police are investigating to...
View ArticleUPDATE: Oconee County man killed in Athens big-rig collision
A Friday morning collision with a tractor-trailer in northeast Athens took the life of an Oconee County man and injured his wife.While heading west on Jefferson Road at about 9:20 a.m., the couple...
View ArticleAthens woman convicted of smuggling contraband to prison inmate
An Athens woman received a 10-year sentence Thursday in Clarke County Superior Court for smuggling contraband to an inmate at Valdosta State Prison. She may have also played a role in a 2011 incident...
View ArticleBlood on the Georgia Guidestones?
Was a sacrifice performed at the Georgia Guidestones?That’s a question posed by some after a video posted on YouTube purported to show red stains recently found on the mysterious Stonehenge-like...
View ArticlePolice release identity of victim in fatal Athens crash
An Oconee County man who died three days ago when his car collided with a tractor-trailer truck on Jefferson Road in northeast Athens has been identified at 51-year-old Perry Deraymonus Ponder of...
View ArticleWeekend brings more robberies in Athens
Athens-Clarke County and University of Georgia police are currently investigating a pair of weekend robberies following on the heels of a rash of such crimes. Since March 17, there have been more a...
View ArticleViolent offender on parole arrested for west Athens apartments shooting
A violent offender on parole was arrested Tuesday for a shooting at a west Athens apartment building last week.Garrick Tremaine Lyons, 37, allegedly shot into home at Fleetwood Apartments on...
View ArticleUPDATE: Athens armed robbery suspect arrested
Athens-Clarke County police have arrested a suspect in an armed robbery Tuesday night in which an assault-type rifle was brandished.An investigation is underway to determine if the robbery on Dement...
View ArticleAuthorities searching for missing elderly Athens man
Authorities are asking the public’s assistance in locating an elderly Athens man who has not been seen since leaving his home at 6 a.m. Wednesday.Brister Hightower possibly suffers from dementia.A...
View ArticleRetired Athens teacher found unharmed after two-day search
A retired Athens school teacher suffering from dementia was found Thursday afternoon in a wooded area of Jackson County, more than a day after he was reported missing.Though disoriented, 75-year-old...
View ArticleGrand jury indicts three in drug deal death of UGA student
A Clarke County grand jury this week filed an 11-count indictment charging three men in the January shooting death of a University of Georgia student.Authorities said 21-year-old Min Seok Cho was shot...
View ArticleShoplifting incident leads to arrest of Athens rape suspect
Shoplifting toiletries led to the Thursday arrest of an Athens man wanted for an alleged rape, according to Athens-Clarke County police.Cedric Lydon Padgett, 42, was taken into custody after he led...
View ArticleReward offered in Athens home invasion
A reward is being offered in the search for suspects in a Thursday home invasion armed robbery at Timber Chase apartments on Sycamore Drive in west Athens.Two men reportedly entered the victim’s home...
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