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Phone scammers are impersonating local police
By: Donovan Varney
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ATHENS, Ohio (WOUB) — Phone scammers are exploiting locals by disguising themselves as the police. The Athens Police Department reported the callers used the identities of officers and told people… Read More

Authorities Continue To Cite COVID-19 Health Order Violations In Athens
By: Allison Hunter
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ATHENS, Ohio (WOUB) — Three more people in Athens are facing charges of violating Ohio’s “stay-at-home” health order to practice physical distancing in an effort to prevent the spread of… Read More

Athens Police Department Annual Report Shows Quieter City
By: Sarah Hawley | Athens Messenger staff reporter
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The numbers are in and it looks like the Athens Police Department has achieved one of its main goals for 2014. The 2014 annual report released this week by the… Read More

Federal Judge Blocks Former Deputy’s Subpoena For Athens Police Records
By: Steve Robb - Athens Messenger staff reporter
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A federal magistrate judge has granted the Athens Police Department’s request to quash a subpoena seeking apparently sealed records. The records relate to the 2011 prosecution of Joel Kelly, son… Read More