Puppy euthanized after thrown from moving car in Athens
A puppy was euthanized early Thursday after it sustained serious injuries when thrown from a moving car on an east Athens roadway, Athens-Clarke County police said.An officer responded to the area of...
View ArticleAthens woman struck by truck in Prince Avenue crosswalk
A 58-year-old Athens woman was injured Wednesday afternoon when she was struck by a pickup truck while crossing Prince Avenue, Athens-Clarke County police said.The Virginia Avenue resident suffered an...
View ArticleWoman rams car, swings bat at man
Athens-Clarke County police said they were looking to question a 27-year-old woman who on Wednesday allegedly rammed a car she was driving into another car before attempting to attack the man driving...
View ArticleTeen girls tussle with Athens police
Two 14-year-old girls who were sentenced to the Georgia Department of Juvenile Justice’s Evening Reporting Center were arrested Tuesday afternoon after they walked away from the center and fought with...
View ArticleAthens man falsely reports robbery
David Aaron Rivera, 23, of West Broad Street, was arrested Wednesday for falsely reporting to Athens-Clarke County police that he had been robbed.Rivera had told police he was robbed early the morning...
View ArticleAthens high school student arrested on drug charge
A 14-year-old student was arrested for felony marijuana possession Monday at Clarke Central High School, Athens-Clarke County police said.Details were redacted from a police report documenting the arrest.
View ArticleMan arrested after police search his Athens home
Adrian Chapel, 27, was arrested Monday morning in connection with a search of his Windy Hill Way home by members of the Northeast Georgia Regional Drug Task Force, Athens-Clarke County police said.An...
View ArticleUGA student’s apartment burglarized
A University of Georgia student’s home at Riverbend Club apartments, 355 Riverbend Parkway, was burglarized between 9 p.m. Tuesday and 12:40 a.m. Wednesday. A laptop computer and backpack altogether...
View ArticleMan allegedly slaps girlfriend outside Athens hospital
Tommy Lee Watkins Jr., 30, of Sartain Drive, was arrested early Thursday following an alleged altercation with his girlfriend at St. Mary’s Hospital, Athens-Clarke County police said.According to...
View ArticleGun stolen from Athens man’s car
An Athens man reported his Smith & Wesson .40-caliber pistol was stolen from his unlocked car Wednesday afternoon while he was making a purchase inside Welcome Auto and Food Mart, 2275 Barnett...
View ArticleArson suspected in SUV blaze
Athens-Clarke County police said they were investigating a fire that destroyed an SUV Thursday night as a case of arson.When police arrived at a cul-de-sac on Town Square Court at about 11 p.m. the...
View ArticleSon reports fight between parents
Debargia Cofer, 32, of Ridge Pointe Drive, was arrested early Thursday following an altercation with his wife that was reported by their 13-year-old son, Athens-Clarke County police said.An argument...
View ArticleProblem on bus stirs parent's ire
Athens-Clarke County police said they responded Thursday to the Clarke County School District bus depot on Paradise Boulevard on a report of a dispute between a child’s parents and a dispatcher.The...
View ArticleAthens bar scene of pair of fights
A 23-year-old University of Georgia student reported early Friday he was assaulted while waiting on line to use the restroom at 100 Proof on East Broad Street, Athens-Clarke County police said. He said...
View ArticleAthens man returned from psych hospital to face charges he brutally beat...
An Athens man recently released from a state psychiatric hospital might now face 2-year-old charges that he brutally assaulted a woman while holding her captive.During a bench trial earlier this year,...
View ArticleSheriff, retired police chief ask for leniency in sentencing of former Athens...
Joe JohnsonA sitting sheriff and retired police chief have gone to bat for a former Athens-Clarke County coroner prior to his sentencing this week in federal court.In August, Bobby Tribble, 62,...
View ArticlePolice: Stabbed Athens man reluctant to talk about stabbing
While at Athens Regional Medical Center on an unrelated matter Sunday, an Athens-Clarke County police officer learned a man was being treated for a stab wound in the emergency room.When interviewed,...
View ArticleAthens apartment burglarized
A home at Lake Place apartments was burglarized between 6 and 9 p.m. Sunday. Two TVs and an Xbox 360 altogether valued at $650 were stolen, Athens-Clarke County police said. Entry was gained by...
View ArticleComer man violates family violence court order at apartment
Eddie Jerome Mayfield, 30, of Comer, was arrested Sunday evening following a disturbance at a woman’s Fourth Street apartment despite being ordered by a judge to stay away from the woman in connection...
View ArticleTrailer stolen from Athens residence
A 4 x 8 trailer valued at $1,400 was reported to have been stolen from outside the owner’s residence on Greenwood Drive between 11 a.m. Friday and 11 a.m. Sunday, Athens-Clarke County police said. The...
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