Police Blotter: Take me to your leader; Team up
By Drew Hoffmaster | Dec. 21, 2024Police Blotter: Athens County Sheriff’s Office and OUPD respond to abandoned vehicles, civil disputes and men sleeping in vehicles.
CRIME COPS
Police Blotter: Siphoning gas, arrest warrants
By Elizabeth Talaga | Dec. 15, 2024Deputies from the Athens County Sheriff’s Office responded to reports of siphoning gas and unauthorized vehicle usage.
Police Blotter: Warrants, tree troubles, intoxication
By Elizabeth Talaga | Dec. 2, 2024Officers from the Ohio University Police Department and deputies from the Athens County Sheriff’s Office responded to reports of property damage, trespassers and violations.
Police Blotter: Emu given warning for fleeing, eluding officers
By Mary Kate McNamee | Nov. 25, 2024Deputies from the Athens County Sheriff’s Office and the Ohio University Police Department responded to reports of an escaped emu and a deceased deer found on a playground.
Police Blotter: Stolen signs, campus crashes
By Elizabeth Talaga | Nov. 19, 2024Deputies from the Athens County Sheriff’s Department and officers from the Ohio University Police Department responded to reports of stolen signs, car crashes and destruction of property.
Police Blotter: No need for speed, midnight mayhem
By Drew Hoffmaster | Nov. 5, 2024Police Blotter: Athens County Sheriff’s Office and OUPD respond to reports of stolen bag, arrests for underage drinking and traffic collisions.
Police Blotter: Suspicious sandwich, destruction of property
By Elizabeth Talaga | Oct. 28, 2024Felon found, rocks thrown.
Police Blotter: Accidental alarm activation, vehicle collides with turkey
By Emily Stokes | Oct. 15, 2024Local law enforcement responds to disputes, vehicle collisions and marijuana in a Pringles can.
Athens County Sheriff cracks down on drug trafficking
By Tessa Searcy | Oct. 4, 2024Athens County Sheriff's Office gives insight into how it is handling drug trafficking into Athens
Students express concern after weapon arrest
By Drew Hoffmaster | Oct. 1, 2024Since the arrest of an OU student for the possession of weapons, concerns around campus have grown about the possibility of assaults.
Police Blotter: Athens woman arrested on felony warrants after vehicle pursuit
By Taylor Orcutt | Sep. 24, 2024Gunshot sounds and a cattle break in The Plains.
Police Blotter: Student assaulted at Chauncey bus stop, school files charges
By Taylor Orcutt | Sep. 10, 2024Assaults, break-ins and green hats. Read for the cops and crime of Aug. 29 through Sep. 5.
Tim Ryan promoted to captain of OUPD
By Olivia Gilliand | Sep. 3, 2024The Ohio University Police Department promoted Tim Ryan to the rank of captain following the retirement of his predecessor George Harlow late July.
Dogs, horses, donkeys on the loose, naked man speaking gibberish
By Maggie Amacher | May 16, 2024Athens County Sheriff’s Office responded to multiple loose animal calls. Deputies also responded to a naked man speaking gibberish.
Unruly juvenile disrupts state testing, loose cow
By Emily Stokes | Apr. 24, 2024A loose cow is missing as deputies cannot locate it, unruly juvenile creates disturbance during state testing.
Underage drinkers arrested, mailboxes damaged
By Jackson McCoy | Mar. 27, 2024Arrests made on campus and around the county.
Police Blotter: Stolen cat, man caught with stolen motorcycle
By Kendall Wright | Oct. 18, 2023A reckless driver was found to be in possession of a stolen motorcycle from Virginia.
Police Blotter: Intoxicated man found at Piggly Wiggly, motorcycle crash into cornfield
By Kendall Wright | Oct. 4, 2023A man on a motorcycle led officers on a pursuit through multiple yards and into a cornfield.
Police Blotter: Car crashes into Bromley, multiple counts of fraud
By Kendall Wright | Sep. 27, 2023A student was charged with disorderly conduct by intoxication… and being annoying.
Two ambulances requested, juvenile problems
By Kendall Wright | Sep. 20, 2023Many reports were filed regarding minors fighting and causing issues.
