Public Safety

Man gets prison time for assault, battery

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Saturday, January 6. 2018
A Hull man recently got prison time and probation for assault and battery. [Full Story »] 

Comer Police Chief hospitalized

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Thursday, December 28. 2017
Comer police chief Kyle Roberts remains hospitalized at Piedmont Athens Regional Medical Center following what Comer Mayor Jody Blackmon called a “non-work related incident’ Wednesday night. [Full Story »] 

Racial slur scratched into hood of car

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Thursday, December 21. 2017
Damage to vehicles was reported in Morningside Mobile Home Park on Hwy. 106 South. [Full Story »] 

Theft reported at former daycare center

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Sunday, December 10. 2017
A theft was reported at the former Elite Petite Pre-K on Hwy. 106 South last week. [Full Story »] 

Man arrested after stabbing woman

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Sunday, December 3. 2017
A Colbert man was taken into custody by Athens-Clarke County Police at an Athens housing authority complex last Friday after the Comer Police Department issued a “be-on-the-lookout” for his arrest regarding a stabbing at a housing authority in Comer on Nov. 22. [Full Story »] 

Man gets five years for child molestation

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Sunday, December 3. 2017
A Rincon man was sentenced to jail time in Madison County Superior Court on a charge of child molestation. [Full Story »] 

Burglary reported on Della Slayton Road

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Monday, November 27. 2017
A woman on Della Slayton Road reported that her home was burglarized. She said a back screen door was cut and someone appeared to rummage through drawers, but nothing appeared to be missing. [Full Story »] 

Man reports ‘American Megamillion Cash Award’ call

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Sunday, November 19. 2017
A man reported that someone speaking poor English called him and told him that he was from “American Megamillion Cash Award” and that he had won $285,000 and a new BMW. He said the man told him he needed to pay $292 for a tag transfer on the BMW. He said the man became irate when he told him he knew it was a scam. [Full Story »] 

High school student charged with threatening others

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Monday, November 13. 2017
A high school student was charged with terroristic threats and acts through the juvenile court system last week after several students reportedly heard him talk about bringing a gun to school and shooting other students. [Full Story »] 

Pawn shop robbed on Hwy. 29

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Monday, October 30. 2017
A pawn shop on Hwy. 29 South was reportedly robbed on Oct. 19. Officer Jason Ring and other officers went to the scene, with 9-1-1 advising them that a male suspect ran from the store and had stolen two handguns. [Full Story »] 
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