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Quick hits: QB Murray speaks about NFL decision

Imagine the records he could break if he came back for one more.

posted @ Thursday, December 27, 2012 - 15:32

Ga. cities crack down on false alarms

@klopfelter:

Your residential burglar alarm falsely activates in the middle of the night because your back door wasn't secured and blew open from wind (or whatever). Responding cops find the open door and enter your residence to "clear" it. You hear the cops in your house and come downstairs with your pistol and shoot the burglar/cop.

Or:

A bank's silent holdup alarm activates (falsely again) and responding cops get in a wreck while responding to a false alarm. Or the cop gets in a wreck with your daughter and kills her.

posted @ Thursday, December 27, 2012 - 15:29

Annoyed with ankle monitor's 'beeping,' accused Athens armed robber cuts it off

I love when idiots make bold statements about "making a hero" out of a cop. This is gold for law enforcement civil liability purposes. The next time a cop has to fight with Hancock and knocks his teeth out, we have documented proof of his violence toward LEOs

posted @ Thursday, December 27, 2012 - 15:23

Lightning rods stolen from Athens hospital

Boy those lightning rods sure did attract a lot of heat away from the rest of the building

posted @ Friday, December 21, 2012 - 15:57

Sex offender arrested for peeing on relative in Oconee County

He looks like a pee-er

posted @ Friday, December 21, 2012 - 15:51

NRA calls for armed police officer in every school

We can't do a general sweep of the country and remove all guns in order to create a sterile, airport-like environment. That being the case, making guns illegal will not keep the bad guys from getting them. Look at cocaine and meth--both are illegal yet Ken Mauldin has the opportunity to plea down those cases everyday.

What about blunt objects? Or chocolate cake? Both of these kill people--probably more than guns do.

posted @ Friday, December 21, 2012 - 14:16

Ky. court upholds decision in penis removal case

Deborah is the real victim here

posted @ Friday, December 21, 2012 - 12:48

Athens man quickly arrested after robbing westside Taco Bell

I'm sure Saulters is very grateful to be out from underneath the Holeman machine in CID

posted @ Friday, December 21, 2012 - 11:54

Athens man facing felony drug charges

Mauldin will take care of this one for us. Probation will definitely do the trick

posted @ Thursday, November 22, 2012 - 06:30

Police still want to question man after ruling out west Athens rape attempt

Joe Johnson are you telling me that you still don't know your police patrol zones yet? That is on the EAST side of Athens. Just saying. You're still awesome

posted @ Thursday, November 8, 2012 - 17:15

Athens woman still on phone while upside down in wrecked car

Look at the camera honey, you're famous now

posted @ Thursday, November 8, 2012 - 17:11

Athens man faces felony for making up home invasion story

Mauldin will plead it down to "failure to signal when changing lanes" to avoid looking like a meanie

posted @ Thursday, November 8, 2012 - 17:06

Police: SC man threatens to shoot President, says 'South will rise again'

And that's the news from South Carolina

posted @ Thursday, November 8, 2012 - 17:04

Marlon Brown's Georgia career over due to ACL injury

Yikes. Not good. Not good at all. In what quarter did this happen? My regional CBS coverage was spotty due to Bloomberg hurricane Sandy press conferences. Never leave the south.

posted @ Sunday, November 4, 2012 - 20:01

Ga. sheriff's deputy accidentally shoots himself

I've always thought 21 (though established by the state of GA) was mighty young for a P.O.S.T. certified officer/deputy. I hope this kid was a jailer and not on the road.

posted @ Sunday, November 4, 2012 - 19:58

Athens man arrested on drug charges

[quote][b]fmrclarketchr[/b] - What is "intent to sale?" Is that just the Southern pronunciation?
[/quote]

Pretty much any time you have separate quantities packaged separately you're looking at "intent to sale." Had the entire quantity been in one sac (if it was less than 1 ounce, of course) you'd be dealing with just misdemeanor possession of marijuana. I'm sure Ken Mauldin will plead the felony down to running a stop sign anyway so Nelms really has nothing to worry about.

posted @ Sunday, November 4, 2012 - 19:51

Traffic stop leads to drug arrest

Most cops will give you 14 over. 15 over is where you start earning points on your licencia.

posted @ Sunday, November 4, 2012 - 19:41

THAT MUCH CLOSER: Bulldogs overcome slow start to knock out Rebels, inch closer to SEC East title

Isn't it great looking to Atlanta controlling our own destiny? In the past, we frequently had to hope for a miracle SC upset of FL in order to make it to the dome. Good job guys.

posted @ Sunday, November 4, 2012 - 19:38

Three arrested in prostitution patrol

Do you think that when Chad got put in with the other inmates and told them he was in for "pimping" that he automatically received street cred? I bet his number of friends on Facebook doubled immediately. Joe Johnson, help me out here.

posted @ Saturday, November 3, 2012 - 11:50

Delta: Sandy cut revenue by $45 million

"Delta: Richard Anderson still filthy rich"

Who cares? Tell the Staten Island mother whose kids were swept out of her arms by floodwaters that Delta lost money. She'll be free for comments tomorrow after she buries two toddlers

posted @ Friday, November 2, 2012 - 14:29

Bryant's kick pushes Falcons past Raiders 23-20

I think Carson Palmer should do erectile dysfunction commercials

posted @ Sunday, October 14, 2012 - 16:20

Two arrested in cocaine bust

I hope mikiyal doesn't vote in a swing state

posted @ Sunday, October 14, 2012 - 15:52

Man urinating in lot charged

Wait wait wait--what about the man's friend that needed help? Why is no one worried about him?

posted @ Sunday, October 14, 2012 - 15:39

Couple swindles $10,000 from retired UGA professor

Cmon Joe. Name the officer. 40K a year for what he/she tolerates deserves a little attaboy/attagirl for such thorough work.

posted @ Sunday, October 14, 2012 - 15:07

Diverted flight lands safely in Louisville

Well, Jot, maybe ScribeOfReason isn't as much of a rockstar as you are. I bet you have tons of friends on Facebook too, don't you?

posted @ Sunday, October 14, 2012 - 15:03

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