APD receives rape report
By Ian McKenzie | Sep. 10, 2019This is the third rape report of the school year.
CRIME COPS
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.
Police Blotter: Drunken students arrested with fake IDs; woman dances naked in the road
By Megan Carlson | Apr. 17, 2019The students had fake IDs from Michigan and Ohio, and the woman was found fully clothed.
Marietta woman sues OU, claims university was negligent in sexual assault case
By Ian McKenzie | Apr. 11, 2019The perpetrator, Robert A. Parsons, was employed by OUPD as an officer at the time of the allegation.
Why most sexual assaults in Athens aren’t prosecuted
By Maggie Campbell | Apr. 10, 2019In cases that aren’t prosecuted, there is often insufficient evidence or the survivor doesn’t respond or cooperate.
Police Blotter: Lawn mower hits neighbor’s car; woman steals sister’s vape
By Megan Carlson | Apr. 10, 2019The neighbors agreed to resolve the issue themselves, and the vape was returned to the sister.
Athens Police Department to receive new body cameras and Tasers
By Ellen Wagner | Apr. 9, 2019APD is trying to deploy the Tasers and body cameras in the fall.
Former priest says he was forced to plead guilty
By Logan Moore | Apr. 8, 2019Foxhoven, former priest of Holy Cross church in Glouster, claimed there was insufficient evidence to charge him.
Police Blotter: Drunken OU student falls asleep in Grover Center; dog growls at man getting mail
By Megan Carlson | Apr. 3, 2019The student was arrested for underage consumption, and the owners of the dog were asked to keep him on the property.
APD receives sexual imposition report
By Ellen Wagner | Mar. 31, 2019APD has received six reports of sexual assault since Jan. 13.
Police Blotter: Fruit thrown at OU student's door; woman drunkenly passes out in Rite Aid parking lot
By Megan Carlson | Mar. 27, 2019A criminal mischief report was taken by OUPD for the fruit-throwing, and the woman was arrested for disorderly conduct by intoxication.
