Suspect Saw Police, Threw Away Gun and Bullets, Then Was Arrested

ATHENS-CLARKE COUNTY POLICE DEPARTMENT MEDIA RELEASE

Aug. 21

ARRESTS

>> On August 20, members of the Northeast Georgia Drug Task Force executed a search warrant at the Pamela Drive residence of Harold Wade. A quantity of cocaine and hydrocodone pills were seized. Wade, 65, was charged with Possession with Intent to Distribute Cocaine and Possession with Intent to Distribute Schedule I/II.

>> An officer on patrol saw three males standing between two Julious Drive residences in the 200 block around 11:30 p.m. on August 20. When they saw the patrol car, one of the males took a few steps toward a residence and threw a grocery bag to the ground. The three men then walked toward the edge of the roadway where the officer made contact with them. The officer then saw the same male make a motion as if dropping something to the ground. When another officer arrived, the males were identified and the items retrieved. The items dropped to the ground was ammunition for a handgun. The bag contained a handgun. The officer made contact with the resident and she advised she did not know the male and he did not have permission to be on her property. Willie Clausell was then arrested. A search of his person revealed half of a pill, later determined to be Endocot, for which he did not have a prescription. Clausell, 26, Cabin Creek Rd, was charged with Possession of a Weapon During Commission of Certain Crimes, Carrying a Pistol without a License, Possession of a Schedule I/II Substance, and Loitering/Prowling.

ATTEMPTED BURGLARY

>> Between 6 p.m. August 19 and 6:15 p.m. August 20 an attempt was made to enter a storage building at Cleveland Road Elementary, 1700 Cleveland Road.

>> An Athens woman reported there was an attempt to burglarize her Morningview Drive residence between midnight August 8 and 12 p.m. August 15.

BURGLARY

>> Officers responded to a broken window at Firehouse Package, 739 W Broad St, around 6:55 a.m. August 21. The owner advised he would have to take inventory to determine if anything was missing.

ENTERING AUTO / THEFT BY TAKING

>> Around 8:15 p.m. on August 20 an officer on patrol saw a 1999 Honda Passport parked on the side of Smokey Road near Helican Springs Road. The vehicle had all of the windows broken out. Contact was made with the owner, who advised the vehicle should have been parked at her residence. She responded to the scene and advised a CD player valued at $100 had been stolen.

THEFT BY TAKING

>> A Peace Sports moped valued at $1,300 stolen from a Sycamore Drive residence between 8 p.m. August 19 and 5:30 a.m. August 20. The moped is green with Spiderman stickers on it; both mirrors are missing.

>> Between 11:55 a.m. August 19 and 3:55 p.m. August 20 a car stereo amplifier valued at $1,300 was stolen from a display at Custom Sound, 120 Epps Bridge Road. An employee reviewed the security footage and saw a black male take the box containing the amplifier to a back room. He apparently removed the amplifier and put the box back on the display. The male then left the store with a black female and a child who was in a stroller. They entered a black 2000 or 2001 Chevrolet Tahoe. The male was described as having dark skin and long hair. He wore a red ball cap and all black clothing. The female also had dark skin and was tall and skinny.