Athens woman says nude photo was posted on Facebook
An Athens woman reported Tuesday that someone had posted on Facebook a photograph of her posing topless, Athens-Clarke County police said.The woman said the photo was taken by a man she had recently...
View ArticleCamera, cash, cologne taken from vehicle parked at Athens Walmart
A man reported his vehicle was entered while parked at Walmart on Lexington Road between 2 and 2:45 a.m. Wednesday and a CD player face plate, sunglasses, a video camera, an iPod, cash and cologne,...
View ArticleSleeping men barred from Athens grocery store
An official with Bell’s grocery store Tuesday barred two homeless men who were found sleeping at the supermarket’s Hawthorne Avenue location, one inside and the other outside, Athens-Clarke County...
View ArticleCoolers stolen from Athens business
Twenty-four coolers valued at a total of $9,000 were reported stolen from East-West Bistro in downtown Athens on Tuesday, Athens-Clarke County police said.The coolers are the property of a previous...
View ArticleAthens gang war spills over county lines
An Athens gang war that has already claimed one life locally has spread over the border to neighboring Madison County, where one of several recent gang-related drive-by shootings was reported.A rivalry...
View ArticlePolice say woman slain in west Athens was innocent bystander caught in...
A woman who was shot to death in west Athens over the weekend was an innocent bystander when two groups of people got into a fight and began shooting at each other, according to Athens-Clarke County...
View ArticleVehicle stolen outside Athens residence Sunday morning
A 2008 Saturn Vue valued at $1,000 reportedly was stolen from the owner’s Kathwood Drive residence between 5:30 and 8 a.m. Sunday, Athens-Clarke County police said. The car was described as being...
View ArticleAthens man accused of putting girlfriend in choke hold
James Surrandon Crawford, 36, was arrested Sunday afternoon after allegedly assaulting his girlfriend in their home at the Foxridge condos community on Chalfont Lane, Athens-Clarke County police...
View ArticleMultiple residential burglaries reported in Athens
Athens-Clarke County police said Monday they were investigating several burglaries: • The back door of a home on Strickland Avenue was kicked in between 2 p.m. Nov. 22 and 2 p.m. Sunday and a TV valued...
View ArticlePolice: Madison County man shot in Athens drug-related incident
A 55-year-old Madison County man was shot and wounded on Danielsville Road on Saturday night in what Athens-Clarke County police said was a drug-related incident.Officers responded about 10:30 p.m. to...
View ArticleConvicted sex offender indicted for allegedly molesting 4-year-old girl in...
A convicted sex offender was recently indicted for allegedly molesting a 4-year-old girl in Athens.Timothy Paul Crane, 55, was charged with four felony counts of child molestation, according to the...
View ArticleAthens woman arrested, accused of threatening woman in shower with knives
Latisha Marie Gresham, 33, of Susan Circle, was arrested Monday night in connection with an investigation of a complaint she threatened another woman with knives during a dispute over a man,...
View ArticleTwo in Athens victims in fake IRS scam
Two more Athens residents reported Monday they were victimized by an ongoing telephone scam in which suspects identify themselves as law enforcement officials or federal agents and tell the victims to...
View ArticleSeveral TVs, leaf blower and 17 pairs of shoes stolen in several burglaries
Athens-Clarke County police said Tuesday they were investigating the following reported burglaries:• A leaf blower valued at $200 was stolen from the unlocked car port of a home in the 4200 block of...
View ArticlePolice: Innocent bystander killed in Athens gang shootout; police chief says...
An innocent bystander who was shot to death in west Athens over the weekend was the second person to die as a result of a local gang war, Athens-Clarke County police confirmed on Tuesday.Police Chief...
View ArticleChildren of UGA police officer killed when train strikes minivan, third child...
A University of Georgia police officer’s two children were killed Sunday when the minivan they were in was struck by a train at a railroad crossing in Henry County. A third child of the officer was in...
View ArticleAthens man standing at bus stop punched, bitten by unknown woman
A 28-year-old Sunny Hills Drive resident reported he was assaulted by a woman he did not know while standing at a bus stop in the 300 block of North Avenue, Athens-Clarke County police said.The man...
View Article3-year-old found wandering along busy Athens street
A county school bus driver on Tuesday afternoon scooped up a 3-year-old boy who wandered away from his home at River’s Edge apartments on West Broad Street, Athens-Clarke County police said.Some of the...
View ArticleCareer criminal accused of shoplifting at Athens department store
Alton Lucious Stephens, 52, was arrested on a felony theft charge Tuesday afternoon after the repeat offender was accused of shoplifting at the Belk department store in Georgia Square Mall,...
View ArticleAthens police say woman had crack cocaine and glass smoking pipe in bra
Quintina Shanta Hamm, 36, of Barnett Shoals was arrested early Wednesday by an officer who saw her leaving a known drug location on East Broad Street and knew she was wanted on a felony probation...
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