Man found guilty of public indecency for masturbating in Alden Library
By Ian McKenzie | Jan. 24, 2020The man could pay up to $610 in fines and go to jail for 60 days if he violates his probation.
CRIME COPS
OUPD arrests man for masturbating in Alden
By Ian McKenzie | Jan. 23, 2020The man was charged with public indecency.
Blotter: Person calls police for a creaky porch; man refuses to leave basketball game
By Ian McKenzie | Jan. 22, 2020The police did not find anything suspicious around the house with the creaky porch.
OUPD receives first rape report of Spring Semester
By Ian McKenzie | Jan. 22, 2020This is the tenth rape report that OUPD and APD have received this school year.
Shooting at Campus Heights Apartments leaves one woman injured
By Ian McKenzie | Jan. 17, 2020There is no known current risk to the public.
Athens Police Department has seen little difficulty with body cameras
By Nolan Simmons | Jan. 15, 2020APD officers were equipped with body cameras.
Blotter: Man mistakes noodle for snake; man uses other people’s Wi-Fi
By Ian McKenzie | Jan. 12, 2020The man was accessing Wi-Fi while he was on his bicycle.
OUPD receives rape report
By Nolan Simmons | Dec. 14, 2019There have been 14 sexual assaults reported on campus or in Athens this semester.
APD receives rape report
By Ian McKenzie | Dec. 11, 2019This is the first rape reported to police since Oct. 30.
Blotter: man steals over $100 from Holiday Inn; man cuts hand with machete
By Ian McKenzie | Dec. 4, 2019The man at Holiday Inn also reportedly destroyed the kitchen.
Former student pleads not guilty to reckless homicide in relation to Collin Wiant’s death
By Ian McKenzie | Nov. 22, 2019He will appear for a jury trial in January.
Wiant parents attend former Sigma Pi president, 2 others’ arraignments
By Ellen Wagner | Nov. 21, 2019Wiant’s parents are working to create Collin’s Law, which will make hazing a felony instead of a misdemeanor.
Blotter: Man yells for dog; woman calls police for someone knocking on door
By Ian McKenzie | Nov. 20, 2019There were also reports of cattle in the roadway.
Three men plead not guilty to charges related to Wiant death
By Ellen Wagner and Nolan Simmons | Nov. 20, 2019James Wanke, Dominic Figliola and Saxon Angell-Perez all pleaded not guilty to charges ranging from involuntary manslaughter to aggravated trafficking in drugs.
Nine men indicted after investigation of Collin Wiant’s death
By Ellen Wagner | Nov. 19, 2019The indictments were made in relation to the death of alleged Sigma Pi pledge Collin Wiant in fall 2018.
Blotter: Man sleeping in car; couple breaks glass from knocking
By Ian McKenzie | Nov. 13, 2019The couple allegedly broke a glass window in a door by knocking too hard.
Blotter: Man thinks tennis court is The Convo; drunk man ends up at laboratory
By Ian McKenzie | Nov. 6, 2019A man who thought he was at The Convo was arrested near the tennis court for underage consumption by intoxication.
OUPD receives rape report from Halloween weekend
By Ian McKenzie | Oct. 31, 2019This is the second rape report OUPD has received this school year.
APD reports at Greek life houses range from assaults to stolen cushions
By Ian McKenzie | Oct. 29, 2019Thirteen houses did not have any reports.
2019 Athens Halloween Block Party sees more service calls than arrests
By Abby Miller | Oct. 27, 2019There was a total of eight arrests throughout the night.
