Crime & Safety

On YouTube: Athens-Clarke Police Statement on Standoff

Three people were arrested for armed robbery; two of the suspects were flushed out the residence with tear gas.

Here’s a YouTube video from the Red & Black with Athens-Clarke County Police Major Clarence Holeman commenting on the Sunday night/Monday morning standoff on Garnet Ridge Drive.

Three people — including a man and a woman who holed up in a residence until Monday morning — were arrested for armed robbery, and other offenses. Police reportedly used tear gas to flush the suspects out.


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