Athens Crime

Crime, law and justice, and police blotter near Athens, AL or anywhere in the US.

Recent Crime News

• Sheriff Ana Franklin on Family, Faith and No Fear

  Yesterday | via WHNT-TV Huntsville 

  Ana Franklin made history when she became the first-ever female sheriff in Morgan County.

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  Related Topix: Morgan County, AL, Decatur, AL, Athens, AL, Limestone County, AL, Criminal Defense Law, Law

• Limestone County deputies arrest two brothers for At...

  Monday May 28 | via Alabama Live 

  Mark Lewis Scott, pictured, of Prospect, Tenn., was arrested Friday and charged with third-degree burglary by the Limestone County Sheriff's Office .

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  Related Topix: Limestone County, AL, Athens, AL, Elkmont, AL

• Police reports

  Sunday May 27 | via The Decatur Daily 

  Wrecks ATHENS: A one-vehicle wreck on Looney Road four miles north of Athens at 7:25 p.m. Saturday injured driver Richard B. Ferris, 64, of Athens.

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  Related Topix: Athens, AL, Falkville, AL

• Vandy rides 5-run ninth to 8-6 win over Florida

  Friday May 25 | via WAFF-TV Huntsville 

  Limestone County Sheriff's Department busted three men in connection to drug activity in Athens.

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  Related Topix: Limestone County, AL, Drugs, Athens, AL, Madison County, AL

• 2 men arrested in connection with Dollar General rob...

  Friday May 25 | via WAFF-TV Huntsville 

  Huntsville Police arrested two men in connection with multiple robberies involving several Dollar General stores.

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  Related Topix: Limestone County, AL, Drugs, Athens, AL, Madison County, AL

• Authorities investigation homicide in Marshall County

  Friday May 25 | via WAFF-TV Huntsville 

  Authorities in Marshall County are investigating a homicide. Albertville Police said they did a welfare check around 2 p.m. at an apartment complex on George Wallace Drive.

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  Related Topix: Violent Crime, Marshall County, AL, Drugs, Limestone County, AL, Athens, AL

• Athens honors fallen officers

  Thursday May 24 | via News Courier 

  Athens Police Chief Floyd Johnson noted the ceremony was held on a beautiful, sunny day, not unlike the sunny day in January 2004 on which Sgt.

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  Related Topix: Athens, AL, Limestone County, AL, Violent Crime

• Noose found hanging at Browns Ferry Nuclear Plant

  Tuesday May 22 | via KATV Little Rock 

  A man suspected in the presumed death of his traveling companion in Aruba has been arrested on a charge of indecent exposure.

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  Related Topix: University of Southern California, US Politics, US News, Barack Obama, Tennessee Valley Authority, Energy, Athens, AL

• Noose found hanging at Browns Ferry Nuclear Plant

  Tuesday May 22 | via The Miami Herald 

  Miami Beach police were investigating Wednesday the discovery of possible human remains found behind the city's water treatment plant on Dickens Avenue near 75th Street.

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  Related Topix: Miami-Beach, FL, Energy, Tennessee Valley Authority

• TVA investigating "hangman's noose" at Bro...

  Monday May 21 | via Knoxville News Sentinel 

  TVA is investigating an incident of a "hangman's noose" recently found at the Browns Ferry Nuclear Plant near Athens, Ala., one of several such incidents at TVA facilities over the last four years.

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  Related Topix: Sports

• Athens police arrest man for sodomy, sexual abuse of...

  Monday May 21 | via Alabama Live 

  Alexander Justin Moore, 22, of Athens, was arrested Saturday night for sodomy and two counts of sexual abuse by Athens police .

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  Related Topix: Athens, AL, Limestone County, AL

• Police reports

  Saturday May 19 | via The Decatur Daily 

  Arrests ATHENS: Matthew Craig Ramsey, 27, of 20048 Townsend Ford Road; second-degree promoting prison contraband.

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  Related Topix: Athens, AL

• Limestone County Wreck

  Sunday May 13 | via WHNT-19 

  A two vehicle wreck in Limestone County happened right at 10:30 PM Saturday night at the entrance of Swan Creak Trailer Park on HWY 31 north.

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  Related Topix: Sports, Sports Etc.

• Summary of action in Alabama Legislature

  Wednesday May 9 | via WAFF-TV Huntsville 

  President Baa made an historical announcement Wednesday afternoon. He declared his support for gay marriage.

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  Related Topix: Wedding, Violent Crime, Huntsville, AL, Athens, AL

• Two brothers arrested in Athens for stealing machine...

  Wednesday May 9 | via Alabama Live 

  Two brothers were arrested Tuesday by Limestone County deputies for stealing heavy-machinery equipment and tractor tires, according to the Sheriff's Office.

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  Related Topix: Athens, AL, Limestone County, AL

• Ala. House OKs bill to allow larger beer bottles

  Wednesday May 9 | via WAFF-TV Huntsville 

  Huntsville police found a fire at the Patrick A. Jones attorney at law office around 6:30 Wednesday morning.

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  Related Topix: Beer, Drink, Beer, Huntsville, AL, Athens, AL

• House panel advances Alabama education budget

  Wednesday May 9 | via WAFF-TV Huntsville 

  The U.S. Postal Service backed off a previous plan to close 13,000 rural post offices.

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  Related Topix: Alabama, Athens, AL, Limestone County, AL, Tuscumbia, AL

• Athens cops find pot, magic mushrooms, pot oil, $24K...

  Wednesday May 9 | via Alabama Live 

  The Athens Police Department and the Limestone County Sheriff's Department probably needed a moving van to transport what they found on New Cut Road -- 3.3 pounds of marijuana, four containers of psilocybin mushrooms, three bottles of marijuana oil, $24,000 in cash and 24 firearms including pistols, rifles and shotguns.

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  Related Topix: Drugs, Athens, AL, Limestone County, AL

• TVA opens new fishing pier near Ky. Dam

  Wednesday May 9 | via WAFF-TV Huntsville 

  A wounded Huntsville solider is on his way home from Afghanistan and you can show your support for him this week.

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  Related Topix: Huntsville, AL

• Bentley signs texting bill into law

  Tuesday May 8 | via News Courier 

  The act of sending a text message, instant message or email on the road distracts a driver an average of 4.6 seconds - enough time to drive the length of a football field at 55 mph.

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  Related Topix: Robert Bentley, US Governors, Limestone County, AL, Athens, AL