Many people found themselves in compromising situations while searching for a late-night slice of pizza during Sibs Weekend.
At least five physical altercations broke out Saturday — most at various North Court Street establishments, according to reports from the Athens Police Department.
APD officers responded to several locations including Goodfella's Pizza, Domino's Pizza, Courtside Pizza and Stephen’s Bar over the course of the weekend, all in response to ongoing fights or disorderly persons attempting to start them.
Home Improvement
On Feb. 1, deputies with the Athens County Sheriff’s Office were called to the Family Dollar in Albany in response to a report of a male “laying in the aisle.” Upon arrival, the deputies found the male “highly disoriented” in the home improvement aisle, and ruled that he was unable to safely care for himself.
Deputies called ACEMS to transport the man to OhioHealth O’Bleness Memorial Hospital, but not before discovering several items on his person “consistent with empty packaging on the shelf in front of him.” The man was also discovered to have an active arrest warrant out of Athens County, and was subsequently arrested and served a charge for theft after receiving medical treatment.
B-Ball Blunders
On Jan. 31, Sheriff's deputies received a report from The Plains alleging that a basketball hoop had been stolen from a local residence. According to the report, the caller advised that suspects stole the hoop from the driveway and left a ten dollar bill in the back door of the house as supposed payment for the stolen property.
The investigation is pending, as the caller informed deputies she was unaware of who stole the hoop.
In another basketball-related call Monday, deputies responded to Rock Riffle Road in Athens for a glass breakage alarm at the residence. Contact was made with the owner, who stated she had “jumped up out of her chair” while watching a basketball game and “must have set the alarm off.” No further action was need in the case.
Movie Mishaps
On Jan. 31, deputies were called to the Movies 10 parking lot in reference to reports of a suspicious vehicle. Upon contacting the vehicle, however, the driver informed law enforcement that she “was just hanging out” in the theatre’s parking lot, “because she did not want to be home.” It was then discovered that her driver’s license is suspended, and a valid driver was called to pick her up.
Three days later, deputies were called back to Movies 10 to assist the Nelsonville Police Department in response to an aggravated menacing charge in which a man had made threats to a Sech-Kar employee. Upon being approached by authorities, the man fled across the highway on foot, entering “waist deep” into the Hocking River before returning to shore and being apprehended. He was returned to custody of Nelsonville police.
