City officials address recent arrest altercation during press conference
By Abby Miller and Nolan Simmons | Sep. 30, 2019Athens Police Department Chief Tom Pyle said the incident was not related to race.
CRIME COPS
Twitter video showing APD altercation during arrest goes viral
By Abby Miller | Sep. 29, 2019The victim was pinned to the ground by three different officers.
Blotter: Man passed out in front of Skull; 27 marijuana plants seized
By Ian McKenzie | Sep. 25, 2019The man was taken to jail at 3 a.m.
APD receives sexual battery report
By Ian McKenzie | Sep. 20, 2019The incident was reported on the north side of the city.
Blotter: Student throws up in trash can; people found sleeping in their car
By Ian McKenzie | Sep. 18, 2019The student was taken to jail and the people in the car wanted to avoid conflict.
APD receives rape report
By Ian McKenzie | Sep. 17, 2019The report came from a SANE kit from O’Bleness hospital.
APD receives voyeurism report
By Ian McKenzie | Sep. 14, 2019The incident happened at The Market on East State Street.
Videos show man falling after climbing utility pole
By Kevin Pan and Molly Schramm | Sep. 13, 2019The incident occurred Friday night behind a row of houses on Palmer Street.
Blotter: Man exercises with chunk of concrete; stamp collection stolen
By Ian McKenzie | Sep. 11, 2019A man has found a new alternative to a weight vest: a backpack with concrete in it.
APD receives rape report
By Ian McKenzie | Sep. 10, 2019This is the third rape report of the school year.
OUPD investigating unattended death in Wilson Hall
By Ian McKenzie | Sep. 8, 2019Police say there is no ongoing threat to Athens because of this incident.
OUPD receives rape report
By Abby Miller | Sep. 7, 2019This is the first rape report the department has received this school year.
APD receives rape report
By Ian McKenzie | Sep. 2, 2019This is the first rape report of the school year.
APD receives sexual battery report
By Ian McKenzie | Sep. 1, 2019This is the first sexual harassment report APD has released this school year.
Man arrested after OUPD receives sexual imposition report
By Abby Miller | Aug. 30, 2019The report is the first of the school year.
APD receives sexual imposition report, OUPD receives sex offense report
By Ian McKenzie | July 12, 2019They were reported on June 10 and July 10.
Middleport man arrested, charged with aggravated murder of man in Athens
By Ian McKenzie | May 25, 2019The man’s body was found Thursday, May 23.
Mohammed Nasser Rashid Hamed Al-Mashrafi to serve mandatory nine years
By Ellen Wagner | May 22, 2019Al-Mashrafi was arrested in December 2018 for rape and abduction charges. He will serve a mandatory four-year term in the state penal system along with a mandatory five-year term of post-release control.
Police Blotter: Child calls 911 after getting in trouble; car rolls from driveway
By Megan Carlson | Apr. 24, 2019The child was upset after getting yelled at by his grandfather and the car’s owner forgot to put on the emergency brake.
City Council: Vote on ordinance may give APD body cameras
By Madeline Butina | Apr. 21, 2019City Council will discuss ordinances concerning body worn cameras, construction projects and Bailey’s Trail.
