Police News

APD Reports Sept. 13-18


09/13/2023 – Theft $100 to $750: An officer received a report of theft from a female victim. The victim reported that a known female suspect has her …

APD Reports for Sept. 5-11


09/05/2023 – Assault: An officer responded to an assault report on N. Palestine Street. A female victim reported being assaulted by a known male susp…

APD Reports, Aug. 30 – Sept. 3


 08/30/2023 – Possession of Drug Paraphernalia: At 4:13 p.m. an officer responded to a criminal trespass at a business on Flat Creek Road. The male s…

APD Reports for Aug. 21-27, 2023


08/21/2023 – Public Intoxication: At 1:34 p.m. an officer responded to a report of an intoxicated person at a business on U.S. 175. The suspect, who …

APD Reports for Aug. 14-20


08/14/2023 – Assault (Family Violence): At 9:11 a.m. an officer responded to S. Charles Street on a report of a female screaming and crying in her be…

APD Reports for Aug. 7-13, 2023


08/07/2023 – Theft $2,500 to $30,000: At 7:59 a.m. an officer responded to a theft report at a business on Rocky Ridge Road. Employees reported that …

APD Reports Aug. 1-6, 2023


08/01/2023 – Theft $2,500 to $30,000: At 10:41 a.m. a representative of a business on W. Corsicana Street reported that three former employees had re…

APD Reports for July 24-30, 2023


07/24/2023 – Unlawful Transmission of Sexually Explicit Visual Material: At 3:12 p.m. a female victim reported to police that her ex-husband was sexu…

APD Reports for July 17-24


07/17/2023 – Identity Theft: At 3:59 p.m., a victim reported that an unknown suspect had used the victim’s identity to file a fraudulent unemployment…

Scam Alert


Officials at the Athens Police Department want to alert residents of a recent scam attempt.A resident reported receiving a phone call Tuesday night f…

APD Reports through July 9 - July 15, 2023


07/09/2023 – Aggravated Assault (Deadly Weapon): At 5:45 p.m. officers responded to Williams Street on a report of shots fired. Witnesses stated that…

APD Reports for July 3 – July 9, 2023


07/03/2023 – Aggravated Assault (Deadly Weapon): At 9:10 p.m. a female victim reported to police that earlier in the day she attempted to intervene i…

Police Officers Exam Scheduled


The City of Athens Police Department will conduct a written entrance exam and physical ability test to create an eligibility list for the position of…

APD Reports for May 25 through July 2, 2023


05/25/2023 – Theft of Property $100 - $750: At 3:45 p.m. an officer received a report of the theft of a grill from the Kiwanis Park. A citizen observ…