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Woman strangled and assaulted with hot coals in Athens homeless camp
Kirby Lynn Kesler By Joe Johnson A homeless man was recently arrested for allegedly strangling a woman and threatening to burn down a...
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Classic City News
Jan 131 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...
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Classic City News
Jan 31 min read
Athens man stabs brother in homeless camp
By Joe Johnson An Athens man is hospitalized with a stab wound while his brother is in jail for attacking him with a knife. The incident...
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Classic City News
Oct 27, 20241 min read
Missing man’s body found behind Athens church
By Joe Johnson The body of 37-year-old Matthew Chiu was found Friday in a wooded area behind The Church at College Station on College...
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Classic City News
Oct 21, 20241 min read
Tip leads to arrest of woman wanted for opioid trafficking in Florida
By Joe Johnson A tip recently led police to an extended stay hotel in Athens where they arrested a woman who is wanted in Florida for...
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Classic City News
Sep 26, 20241 min read
Guilty plea in homeless man’s murder case
By Joe Johnson A homeless man has pleaded guilty in a murder case involving another homeless person. In a negotiated agreement with...
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Classic City News
Sep 26, 20241 min read
Manslaughter plea in homeless man’s murder
By Joe Johnson A homeless man has pleaded guilty in a murder case involving another homeless person. In a negotiated agreement with...
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Classic City News
Sep 18, 20241 min read
Man charged with vandalism of Athens church and businesses
By Joe Johnson An arrest has been made in connection with property damage to a church and two businesses in eastern Athens-Clarke...
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Classic City News
Sep 18, 20241 min read
Homeless man arrested after requesting ambulance six times in 24 hours without needing one
By Joe Johnson An Athens police officer last week arrested a homeless man who repeatedly called 911 requesting an ambulance when he had...
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Classic City News
Aug 7, 20241 min read
Squatters may have caused fire at Athens apartment complex
By Joe Johnson Squatters possibly are to blame for a fire early Sunday morning at Cascades on the River apartments on Sycamore Drive off...
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