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Athens police officer accidentally shoots gun into neighboring apartment
By Joe Johnson An Athens-Clarke County police officer recently accidentally fired a gun inside his home and into a neighboring residence....

Classic City News
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Athens police officer singlehandedly disperses large unruly crowd
By Joe Johnson Senior Police Officer Joshua Santos was on motorcycle patrol the afternoon of March 26 when he heard radio traffic...

Classic City News
Apr 71 min read
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Deputy Police Chief Kelley graduates from FBI academy
The following was released today by the Athens-Clarke County Police Department: On March 13, 2025, ACCPD Deputy Chief Keith Kelley...

Classic City News
Mar 182 min read
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Scenes from the the police beat
Life as a police reporter sure was different back in the day. Before the police department transitioned from an analog radio dispatch...

Classic City News
Dec 19, 20241 min read
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Athens cops sprouting beards with relaxed grooming policy
Believe it or not it wasn’t too long ago that Athens police officers were forbidden from growing beards. I wrote this story for the ABH...

Classic City News
Dec 1, 20245 min read
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Remembering a man of integrity
I wrote the following story a decade ago for the ABH when Clarence Holeman announced his retirement from the police department. Now it’s...

Classic City News
Nov 21, 20243 min read
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Police department reports results of Athens vehicle checkpoint
From the Athens-Clarke County Police Department: On October 18, 2024, the Athens-Clarke County Police Department hosted the Governor’s...

Classic City News
Oct 23, 20241 min read
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Athens man charged with assaulting police officer after traffic stop
By Joe Johnson John Austin Rustin, 38, of Highland Park Drive was arrested October 12 after he assaulted a police officer who stopped his...

Classic City News
Oct 23, 20242 min read
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Timothy Baptist Church hosts annual Faith and Blue service
From the Facebook page of the Athens-Clarke County Police Department: Thank you to Timothy Baptist Church for hosting our annual Faith...

Classic City News
Oct 15, 20241 min read
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Police to establish vehicle checkpoints this week in Athens-Clarke County
From the Athens-Clarke County Police Department: The Athens-Clarke County Police Department, in conjunction with the Governor’s Office of...

Classic City News
Oct 14, 20241 min read
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Police officer finds C-note in downtown Athens, turns it in for safekeeping
By Joe Johnson Athens-Clarke County Police Officer Christopher Tucker was on patrol downtown early the morning of October 5 when he found...

Classic City News
Oct 11, 20241 min read
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Missing Becky Croxton
I’m republishing this story I wrote just over a year ago when the community lost this wonderful person and fine police officer. I do it...

Classic City News
Sep 14, 20243 min read
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