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

Classic City News
Aug 29, 20251 min read


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

Classic City News
Aug 1, 20251 min read


Winterville man arrested for burglarizing home in east Athens
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...

Classic City News
Jul 23, 20251 min read


Athens doctor to pay $1.29 million to settle Medicare fraud case
Dr. Subodh Agrawal Health Wealth Safe, Inc., and Dr. Subodh Agrawal have paid $1.29 million to resolve allegations that they knowingly...

Classic City News
Jun 27, 20252 min read


Athens gangster arrested when caught stealing tequila and cigars
Vantrec Arnell Ballard By Joe Johnson V antrec Ballard, a 30-year-old convicted gang member, was arrested the evening of June 5th after...

Classic City News
Jun 19, 20251 min read


Shoplifter bites Walgreens employee, gets away with bag full of merch
By Joe Johnson An employee of Walgreens on Hawthorne Avenue was bitten during a recent confrontation with a shoplifter. According to...

Classic City News
Jun 16, 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


Husband and wife team indicted for breaking into AT&T building
By Joe Johnson A married couple from Forsyth County has been indicted in connection with the burglary of an AT&T building in Athens ....

Classic City News
May 22, 20251 min read


Speedy Gonzalez and his shoplifting spree across northeast Georgia
By Joe Johnson A thief with a lengthy criminal record has been accused of stealing merchandise valued at over $20,000. Speedy Gonzalez,...

Classic City News
Apr 9, 20252 min read


Grand jury indicts alleged Athens storage unit thief
Kevin Michael Moon By Joe Johnson A Clarke County grand jury has returned an indictment in connection with a series of break-ins of...

Classic City News
Mar 29, 20251 min read


Man arrested after breaking into SUV in downtown Athens
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...

Classic City News
Mar 27, 20251 min read


Intoxicated driver crashes stolen car during police chase
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...

Classic City News
Jan 14, 20251 min read


Police officer makes traffic stop on transit bus to arrest shoplifter
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...

Classic City News
Jan 13, 20251 min read


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

Classic City News
Dec 2, 20241 min read
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