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Homeless woman arrested for prowling at home of UGA students — again
By Joe Johnson Brittani Ann Clark was arrested early in the evening of September 3rd after she rummaged around the porch of a home on...

Classic City News
Sep 19, 20251 min read


Woman charged with cruelty after harming cat with brick
By Joe Johnson A homeless woman was recently arrested after she harmed a cat by repeatedly throwing a brick at it. The incident happened...

Classic City News
Sep 4, 20251 min read


Naked homeless woman threatens to stab Classic Center employee
By Joe Johnson A homeless woman was arrested inside the Classic Center last week after she threatened to stab an employee who found her...

Classic City News
Aug 11, 20251 min read


Homeless man critically injured in Prince Avenue brick assault
By Joe Johnson James King was barely breathing when police found him lying on the ground and bleeding from the head. They learned from...

Classic City News
Aug 11, 20251 min read


Homeless man pulls knife when trying to steal food at downtown Holiday Inn
Marlin ReynaBailey By Joe Johnson A homeless man was recently arrested at Holiday Inn Express on West Broad Street after he pulled a...

Classic City News
Jul 31, 20251 min read


Elderly felon found asleep in park with weapons and drugs
By Joe Johnson A 70-year-old convicted felon was arrested early the morning of July 2nd when he was found sleeping in Southeast Clarke...

Classic City News
Jul 28, 20251 min read


‘Good citizen’ arrested for having sex in public
By Joe Johnson Isaac Wayne Young was arrested early the morning of July 10th when police found him having sex in an Atlanta Highway...

Classic City News
Jul 26, 20251 min read


Homeless woman arrested for prowling in Athens neighborhood
Christina Amber Gilmore By Joe Johnson A homeless woman was arrested the evening of July 4th after she was reported to be prowling in...

Classic City News
Jul 23, 20251 min read


Teen missing 3 months was living in Athens homeless camps
By Joe Johnson A 16-year-old girl who was reported missing in Gwinnett County three months ago had been living in Athens area homeless...

Classic City News
Jul 20, 20251 min read


Injured armed robbery victim collapses outside Athens Waffle House
By Joe Johnson An employee at the Barnett Shoals Road Waffle House called 911 at 5:20 a.m. Sunday and reported that a homeless man had...

Classic City News
Jul 14, 20251 min read


Stranger jumps into pickup truck, man drives until police find him
Joshua Adam Singletary By Joe Johnson An Athens man was pulling into his home on McNutts Creek Drive the evening of June 20th when...

Classic City News
Jul 3, 20251 min read


Mental health exam ordered for man accused of attempted murder of social worker
Cedric Courtes Smith By Joe Johnson A homeless man who is charged with the attempted murder of a social worker for the homeless has been...

Classic City News
Jun 28, 20251 min read


Another homeless person found dead along Hawthorne Avenue corridor
Bell’s supermarket on Hawthorne Avenue By Joe Johnson For the second time in a month a homeless person has been found dead outside of a...

Classic City News
Jun 22, 20251 min read


Homeless woman burglarizes UGA student’s apartment, steals food
Brittani Ann Clark By Joe Johnson A homeless woman was arrested on a first-degree burglary charge after she entered a University of...

Classic City News
Jun 20, 20251 min read


Homeless man exposes self inside Little Italy
Cody Jonathan Saurer By Joe Johnson A homeless man was arrested in downtown Athens the afternoon of June 2nd after he exposed himself...

Classic City News
Jun 15, 20251 min read


Woman living in storage unit arrested on warrant from out of county
Sue Ann Griffin By Joe Johnson A homeless woman who was living in storage unit on North Chase Street was arrested last week when police...

Classic City News
Jun 14, 20251 min read


Homeless couple arrested for park arson
By Joe Johnson A homeless man and woman have been arrested arrested for causing over $30,000 in damages at Southeast Clarke Park, Most of...

Classic City News
Jun 10, 20251 min read


Homeless man charged with stealing from people’s mailboxes
La-Kwaan Denard Reevey By Joe Johnson A homeless man who was recently arrested after he was seen going through mailboxes in an east...

Classic City News
Jun 9, 20251 min read


Athens cop couldn’t believe his eyes as woman walked in traffic
Latasha Jean Baker By Joe Johnson Sergeant Hilton Cooper was parked at the FedEx Store on West Broad Street the night of May 21st when he...

Classic City News
Jun 8, 20251 min read


Drunk homeless man arrested after creating scene at Athens bus depot
By Joe Johnson A homeless man was arrested last week at the county bus depot where he was screaming and cursing at people, according to...

Classic City News
Jun 5, 20251 min read
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