Law enforcement officials are on the lookout for a man accused of trying to kidnap a University student early Wednesday. According to the Athens-Banner Herald, Jason Avery Harris, 36, is being sought after attacking a UGA student as she walked from a downtown bar to retrieve her car near West Hancock and North Lumpkin streets [...]

Homeless man barred from campus In the heart of one of the poorest counties in Georgia lies a bubble most University students simply refer to as “campus.” However, one man learned on April 28 what can happen when this bubble is breached. University Police responded to the Thomas Street Art Complex at 1:02 a.m. after [...]

Correction appended Indecent exposure reported University Police have launched an investigation into an indecent exposure incident after a female graduate teaching assistant reported a “suspicious” male walking on Lumpkin Street at 9:44 a.m. on April 26. The man reportedly waved to the girl to get her attention, and as she turned around, “she saw his [...]

Athens-Clarke County has dropped some of the charges against a University student arrested in December 2007. Talmon “Trey” Eugene Harber III was arrested and charged with felony possession of a weapon on school property, driving under the influence of alcohol, underage possession of alcohol, possession of drug-related objects, possession of marijuana, possession of a fake [...]

Student lounging in dorm laundry room arrested When many students reach the age of 21, they no longer carry around fake IDs — unless they wish to do laundry, of course. University student, Austin Norris, 23, was arrested and charged with possession of a fake ID after police received a call about a suspicious person [...]

Underage possession arrests raise fake ID questions Athens-Clarke County Police now have the name and phone number of an individual who may have sold a fake ID to a University student. University student Perri Rose Sperling, 19, and visitor Kara Elizabeth Rice, 19, were arrested and charged with underage possession of alcohol and open container [...]

A year ago the sounds were deafening.  Gun shots. Police sirens. The buzz of thousands of cell phones. A year later, there is only silence. The deaths of Marie Bruce, Tom Tanner and Ben Teague at the hands of University professor George Zinkhan were all anyone could talk about.  But no one is talking any [...]

Text message leads to extortion investigation Police have launched yet another extortion investigation after a University student reported his iPod was stolen on April 15. The iPod was valued at $199. According to the University Police report, Rex Bentley Foster IV, 23, reported his iPod Touch was taken after he lost it in the University’s [...]

Here is a map of crimes reported by the Athens-Clarke County Police and University Police Department. The red points correspond to burglary and theft by taking The purple points correspond to criminal trespass and suspicious persons The green points correspond to stolen vehicles and entering auto. The light blue points correspond to assault and battery [...]

The Beaver Trail subdivision is the kind of place where neighbors walk their dogs and enjoy typically quiet days. This silence was broken Tuesday afternoon, however, as all-but-typical gunshots rang into the air. Although little was known initially, Athens-Clarke County Police have now released the names of the victims and suspect involved in the shooting. [...]