Athens, OU Police Departments prepare for increased Homecoming activity

By Alex Imwalle | Oct. 7

Homecoming weekend yields just a 10-20% increase in arrests.

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Police Blotter: Child accidentally calls 911; dogs running loose

By Anna Millar | Oct. 6

The Athens County Sheriff’s Office discovered a 911 hang-up call was made by a child playing with a phone. 

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Police Blotter: Cows found in road; Car window broken

By Anna Millar | Sep. 22

 Athens County Sheriff’s Office deputies discovered cows on Rainbow Lake Road.

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Police Blotter: Woman reports neighbor intimidation; woman’s car broken into

By Anna Millar | Sep. 2

A woman filed a report regarding her neighbor being too loud and attempting to intimidate her.

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OU, Athens officials prepare for mass socialization in Athens

By Molly Wilson | Aug. 24

Currently, there are no local or state policies in place regarding limitations on gathering sizes.

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Police Blotter: Trucks do donuts outside Marathon; individuals reported to look in residential window

By Anna Millar | Apr. 28

Two trucks were reported to be doing donuts in the Washington Road Marathon parking lot.

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Police Blotter: Semi trailer gets stuck on private property; woman drives away without paying for gasoline

By Anna Millar | Apr. 21

A semi tractor trailer was trying to turn around in gravel on private property and had to park and call for assistance to avoid causing more problems.

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Police Blotter: Man swings sticks at deputies; man throws rocks at cars

By Anna Millar | Apr. 14

A man who was reported for trespassing began swinging two large sticks and making threats towards deputies when they located him.

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Police Blotter: Individuals argue in parking lots; man suspects friend stole money

By Anna Millar | Apr. 7

Two individuals got into an argument over an incident in a parking lot and continued to escalate until deputies arrived. 

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Police Blotter: Child found wandering alone; yet another catalytic converter stolen

By Anna Millar | Mar. 24

A 3-year-old child was found wandering alone in Athens and was returned to his parents.

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Police Blotter: Cow found in road; drunken passenger taken home in Lyft

By Anna Millar | Mar. 17

Deputies came across a cow in the road while on patrol.

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Police Blotter: Man throws hammer at truck; man arrested while biking

By Anna Millar | Mar. 11

A woman reported to the Athens County Sheriff’s Office that a man threw a hammer at her truck.

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Police Blotter: Trespassers arrested; man’s phone hacked

By Anna Millar | Mar. 4

Two trespassers with existing warrants were arrested by Glouster Police.

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Police Blotter: Man slowly loses money in bank account; mail scattered on the road

By Anna Millar | Feb. 24

A man was doing his taxes and found that money had been slowly taken from his account since 2020.