CLASSIC CITY NEWS

By Joe Johnson A former FedEx employee who was arrested last year for allegedly stealing tens of thousands of dollars of items from a company distribution center in Athens now faces charges for the armed robbery of a convenience store in Oglethorpe County. Kendrick Tyree Walter, 32, of Lexington, was arrested on February 5th for a holdup that occurred two months earlier at Peach Express in Crawford. At the time, he was free on bond from his arrest last summer in Athens when

By Joe Johnson An Athens grand jury has charged an elderly Athens woman’s caregiver with stealing from and neglecting her. DeLorean Elise Strickland, 38, of Hull, was charged with exploitation and neglect of a victim over 65 years old and trafficking methamphetamine, according to the indictment filed Tuesday in Superior Court. The indictment stems from Strickland’s arrest in October for allegedly allowing the elderly woman to harm herself by not providing adequate supervision

By Joe Johnson An Athens store clerk was recently assaulted by a customer in a confrontation over a disposable vape pen. The incident...

By Joe Johnson Athens-Clarke County police are investigating an attempted theft of nearly $50,000 from the Food Bank of Northeast...

Daniel Jay Cochran By Joe Johnson A 55-year-old Winterville man was arrested early the morning of July 3rd for breaking into a home on...

Dr. Subodh Agrawal Health Wealth Safe, Inc., and Dr. Subodh Agrawal have paid $1.29 million to resolve allegations that they knowingly...

Vantrec Arnell Ballard By Joe Johnson V antrec Ballard, a 30-year-old convicted gang member, was arrested the evening of June 5th after...

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

La-Kwaan Denard Reevey By Joe Johnson A homeless man who was recently arrested after he was seen going through mailboxes in an east...

By Joe Johnson A married couple from Forsyth County has been indicted in connection with the burglary of an AT&T building in Athens ....

By Joe Johnson A thief with a lengthy criminal record has been accused of stealing merchandise valued at over $20,000. Speedy Gonzalez,...

Kevin Michael Moon By Joe Johnson A Clarke County grand jury has returned an indictment in connection with a series of break-ins of...

Aldin Sterling By Joe Johnson A man from Savannah was arrested after he was caught red-handed stealing from an SUV that was parked in...

Willie Joe Sims Jr. By Joe Johnson An Athens man was recently arrested after leading police on a chase in a stolen car that ended when he...

By Joe Johnson A police officer last week made a traffic stop on an Athens transit bus to arrest a shoplifter. It happened the afternoon...

By Joe Johnson An employee of an eastside restaurant reported that a DoorDash driver stole her tip money as she was preparing his food...