A concerned citizen approached an Athens-Clarke police patrol car at the intersection of Murrell and Spring Valley roads about 10 p.m. Friday and said he saw two suspicious boys carrying duffle bags in the neighborhood, according to the officer's report. read the full story
Athens-clarke Police News
Thieves get copper, home electronics
Thieves apparently used a key to enter a building in the 200 block of Weir Circle between 8 a.m. Aug. 26 and 10:10 a.m. Thursday and stole copper pipes valued at $3,000, Athens-Clarke police said. The building is in the Athens Housing Authority's Tanyard Creek... read the full story
Athens cops make drug buys, busts
Athens-Clarke police are cracking down on drug dealing in and around downtown bars, authorities said, and made the first arrests in the effort Thursday night. read the full story
Police hit troubled Reed Street area
Athens-Clarke police hope the violence will stop in a crime-ridden neighborhood of Southeast Clarke County after they put several men behind bars. read the full story
Bicycle cops arrest man on drug charges
Officers on bicycle patrol in Northeast Clarke County spotted a suspicious motorist and arrested him on drug charges, Athens-Clarke police said. read the full story
Teen's cell phone stolen outside school
Police are investigating a 13-year-old boy's complaint that another student pushed him and stole his cell phone Tuesday morning while in a bus outside the H.T. Edwards Teaching and Learning Center on Dearing Extension, Athens-Clarke police said. read the full story
A burglar climbed through an unlocked window of a home in the 200 block of East Paces Drive between 9 p.m. Monday and 8 a.m. Tuesday and stole a flat-screen TV valued at $1,000, Athens-Clarke police said. read the full story
DUI stop leads to theft charges
An officer pulled over a suspected drunken driver Monday afternoon and found stolen goods in her car, Athens-Clarke police said. read the full story
Thief makes off with man's teeth
A man lost his false teeth, cell phone and briefcase when a thief broke into his car while it was parked outside his home at The Park on West Broad, 2360 W. Broad St., between 2:30 and 9:15 a.m. Monday, Athens-Clarke police said. read the full story

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