CLASSIC CITY NEWS

By Joe Johnson A 25-year-old Athens man was robbed early in the morning of October 10th as he was walking from one job on Baxter Street to his other job on West Broad Street. He told police that when he got to the intersection of Paris and Waddell streets he was accosted by the suspect who took his wallet and punched him in the face, then threw the wallet at him after removing its cash. Police say the victim had a visible injury to his eye that was beginning to swell.

By Joe Johnson An Athens man is facing an armed robbery charge for holding an up an Athens convenience store clerk while using a staple...

By Joe Johnson An 88-year-old man was beaten and robbed outside of his home in east Athens Tuesday morning, Robert Lee Roach was leaving...

By Joe Johnson An armed robbery suspect was running from police when he was shot in the back, according to an affidavit filed by a...

By Joe Johnson A 49-year-old Athens woman reportedl ito police that she was robbed on the evening of September 17th at the Citgo station...

By Joe Johnson A 34-year-old man reportedly was robbed by a pair of masked gunmen on the afternoon of August 29th at University Oaks...

By Joe Johnson Milton Johnson is a familiar sight in east Athens. On a nearly daily basis the 67-year-old homeless man sits in a chair on...

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...

By Joe Johnson A teenager has been indicted as an adult for an armed robbery he allegedly committed as a juvenile. Brayden Michael Gaddy...

By Joe Johnson A woman was assaulted and robbed as she was fishing through her purse for the key for her room at the Howard Johnson hotel...

By Joe Johnson An employee of Walgreens on Hawthorne Avenue was bitten during a recent confrontation with a shoplifter. According to...

By Joe Johnson Two men have been indicted in connection with an armed robbery last fall in an apartment shared by University of Georgia...

By Joe Johnson Two men have been indicted in connection with an armed robbery last fall in an apartment shared by University of Georgia...

Donnell Erron Jones By Joe Johnson A suspect in a Barrow County armed robbery was recently arrested at McDonald’s on Atlanta Highway....

By Joe Johnson An Athens man was forced at gunpoint to strip naked during a recent suspected gang-related beating and robbery. The...

Murder victim Antwone Lay By Joe Johnson Athens resident Antwone Lay was shot to death last summer in a Jackson County church parking lot...

Samantha Faye Harris By Joe Johnson A woman has been sentenced in connection with an armed robbery two years ago in which she set up the...

By Joe Johnson A 21-year-old University of Georgia student reported that he was robbed at gunpoint early Sunday when walking home from...

By Joe Johnson The following is from arrest and search warrant affidavits and police reports on file at the Athens-Clarke County...

By Joe Johnson A 41-year-old man reported to police that he was assaulted and robbed by two armed thieves Friday night at the Amoco gas...