External Website www.accpd.org Emergencies 911 Administration 706-613-3888 Administration Hours 7:45 a.m. - 6:00 p.m. M-F 9:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m. Sat Chief of Police Chief Jack Lumpkin Administration Location/ East Precinct 3035 Lexington Road Location Map West Precinct Georgia Square Mall 706-613-3850 Location Map Mailing Address P.O. Box 1868 Athens, GA 30603 Substations Downtown 133 E. Washington St. 706-613-3343 Location Map East Athens 385 Fairview St. 706-613-3358 Location Map West Athens 1065 Baxter St. 706-208-1718 Location Map Other Numbers Crime Tip Hotline: 706-613-3342 Drug Hotline: 706-613-3297

  New! The 24th session of the Citizen Police Academy will begin Tues., Aug. 17, and will continue until Tues., Nov. 2, at 6:15 p.m., at Police Headquarters, 3035 Lexington Rd.

Applicants must live or work in Athens-Clarke County, be at least 18 years of age, and pass a criminal background check.

Persons interested in attending should contact Lt. James Williams at 706-613-3888 X523 or Savannah Hembree at X233 for information or an application.

  New! It’s time to buckle up in pickup trucks. The new state pickup truck safety belt law is in effect in Georgia. The new law says if you're in a truck, buckle up. Under the new provisions of the law, there is zero impact to any agricultural roadway user. The new pickup truck belt law was written so that it included an exemption for every conceivable agricultural use in the state.

New! On May 20-22, the Athens-Clarke County Police Department's Strategic Response Team (SRT) competed in the 17th Annual Southeastern SWAT Competition in Spartanburg, SC. The ACCPD team placed first in the overall standings out of the 10 competing teams. The ACCPD SRT placed in the top three in seven of the eight events, taking first place in the Hostage Rescue, the 4x4 shoot-off, and the Mystery Event.

The competing team members are SPO Ian Bowen, SPO Dan Whitney, SPO Scott Prah, SPO Matt Ring, SPO Anthony Schuble, Off. Erik Hogan, SPO Lou Pasqualetti, SPO Jon McIlvaine

Winning the Southeastern SWAT Championship for the second straight year is an enormous accomplishment.

new! Georgia begins new ‘Summer -H.E.A.T.’ Crackdown on DUI and Speed

H.E.A.T. stands for “Highway Enforcement of Aggressive Traffic” and the 100 Days of Summer H.E.A.T. campaign is a multi-jurisdictional highway safety enforcement strategy designed to reduce high-fatality crash-counts during Georgia’s potentially deadly holiday driving period from Memorial Day through the Fourth of July and Labor Day. Officers of the Athens-Clarke County Police Department will again participate in this campaign.

During the 100 Days of Summer H.E.A.T., police will be enforcing the state’s new Super Speeder Law that took effect January 2010 to help put the brakes on Georgia’s high-risk speeders. The Super Speeder Law tacks on additional $200 state-fine for drivers convicted of speeding at 75mph-or-more on any two-lane roads or speeding 85mph-and-over anywhere in Georgia.

For more information on all these lifesaving Governor's Office of Highway Safety initiatives, visit www.gahighwaysafety.org.

new! Crime Stoppers Reward of up to $1,000 for information leading to the arrest and conviction of the person(s) responsible for the following armed robberies/attempted armed robbery at Dogwood Apartments on Old Hull Rd.

• Incident #1: Armed Robbery on Sunday, April 25 around 10:30 p.m.  An employee of Wingsters was making a delivery when he was robbed by two males armed with a handgun. Suspects were described as 18 to 20 years of age, 5'6" to 5'8", thin build, 120 to 130 pounds.  The first suspect wore a red ski mask with eye and mouth holes and all black clothing.  He was armed with a black handgun, possibly a revolver. The second suspect wore a black ski mask and all black clothing.
• Incident #2: Armed robbery occurred on Thursday, April 29 around 9:30 p.m. A delivery driver for Papa John's Pizza was making a delivery when he was robbed at gun point by one suspect. The victim was standing outside the door when the suspect approached him. The suspect took cash, the pizzas, and the victim's cell phone. The victim described the suspect as a black male (based on his voice), about 24 years old, around 5’7" to 5’8", stocky build, about 190 pounds, wearing a tight fitting black silky mask with eye holes, dark brown cloth work gloves, dark jacket, and blue jeans. (04-2012)
• Incident #3: Attempted Armed Robbery on Fri., May 7 about 11:40. A Domino's driver was approached by a suspect who tried to rob him but the victim screamed and ran before the suspect could take anything. The suspect, about 5'6" to 5'8", was wearing all black clothing including a ski mask with eye holes, and was armed with a black revolver.

Anyone with information is asked to contact Sgt. Chris Nichols at 706-613-3888 X 302.  If you wish to remain anonymous please call the Crime Stoppers tip line at 706-613-3342.

new! Senior Police Officers awarded Governor's Public Safety Award for acts of heroism. Read more about it.

Counterfeit Money Advisory: There has been a marked increase of counterfeit money in the area in the past week. The bills in question are $100, $50, $20, $10, and $5. The bills are not of good quality which may account for their discovery. All citizens are urged to check their paper money especially upon receiving change. Citizens are also encouraged to not make change for people they do not know for this is a common method for scam artist to dump their counterfeit. More information on detecting counterfeit bills can be found at http://www.ustreas.gov/usss/money_ detect.shtml

ACCPD to Provide Calls for Service Data On-line: On Thursday, October 1, 2009, the ACCPD Information Management Division implemented an on-line solution that will provide access for citizens to view calls for service received in the 911 Center by the police department.

Calls for services will be posted by zone on the website; however, some calls of a sensitive nature such as sexual assaults, suicides, juvenile neglect, etc. as well as any covered by privacy statues will have the addresses redacted. ACCPD has also posted a zone map for citizens to determine the zone(s) in which they reside, work, or have an interest. The calls for services posting will occur the day after the event.

Note: Calls for services are just what the phrase states and are not crime reports. They are what is perceived to be occurring by the reporting individual(s) at the time the 911 Center is notified.

A Property Identification Inventory form has been added to the Police Department's Web site. The form is located in the Crime Prevention Information section under "Personal Property Inventory."

On this type of form you can record information about your property, like brand name, serial number and value. Should you become a victim of a burglary or theft, a properly maintained list with applicable serial numbers will help police identify any items that might be recovered. With serial numbers the police are able to post stolen items to the National Crime Information Center’s electronic stolen item files. Maintaining such lists will also assist if you make an insurance claim.

One copy of your inventory sheet should be kept in a secure location and a second copy should be readily accessible in a separate location in case of a theft. Update the lists as new property is acquired.

If you are the victim of a theft, provide an updated copy for the reporting police officer.
Tips to help you secure and protect your valuables are also listed in the Crime Prevention Information section.

Property theft tips: Due to the recent increase in property thefts, the University of Georgia Police Department and the Athens-Clarke County Police Department are encouraging students, staff, and faculty leaving town for the holiday break to take all small electronic devices with them.  These devices include, but are not limited to; iPods, computers, DVD players, flat screen televisions, and cameras.  This request is not only made to individuals living in residential dorms, but to individuals living in off-campus apartments and houses.

Use timers on interior lights at your residence, and have someone staying in town come by and check your residence on a regular basis while you are gone.

The public can now view crime mapping and analysis online thanks to a partnership between the ACC Police Department and CrimeReports.com. Find out more.

The ACCPD Records Unit offers report copies and other administrative services to citizens Monday-Friday 8:00 a.m.-5:00 p.m. The locations offering the service are the Headquarters on Lexington Rd, the West Precinct at the Georgia Square Mall, and the West Substation on Baxter St.

The U.S. Green Building Council has designated the Athens-Clarke County Unified Government's East and West Police Substations as Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED™)Certified. Features of these designs include reduced water usage and use of recycled content and locally manufactured buidling materials. The two facilities mark the first Unified Government buidlings awarded the designation since a policy in 2004 stating that all buildings achieve LEED certification was adopted.

The ACCPD would like to remind motorists that pedestrians have the right-of-way in marked crosswalks. Police officers will monitor crosswalks and issue citations to drivers who are in violation of this code. Read the Official Code of Georgia Annotated 40-6-91.

The ACCPD has formed a new Volunteer Program. Many important and interesting positions will be filled by volunteers. For more information, contact Mary Hamby, Volunteer Coordinator, at 706-613-3888 ext. 272.

The Sex Offender search for Athens-Clarke County is available through the Georgia Bureau of Investigation.

The Athens-Clarke County Police Department has a supply of free gun safety locks available for citizens who wish to make their homes safer. These locks were provided through Project ChildSafe, a nationwide program to help ensure safe and responsible firearms ownership and storage, developed by the National Shooting Sports Foundation and supported by a U.S. Department of Justice grant. These locks can be used on automatic pistols, revolvers, autoloading and pump-action shotguns, and bolt action rifles. An instructional brochure including safety tips is enclosed with each lock. Interested citizens may come by the East Precinct at 3035 Lexington Rd or the West Precinct at Georgia Square Mall, 3700 Atlanta Hwy to pick up the locks.

The Police Department sponsors Explorer Post 723. The Explorer program is for young men and women between the ages of 14 and 20 and designed to allow them to gain practical knowledge of and experience in a career while taking on leadership roles and learning and growing in a supportive, caring, and enjoyable environment. For more details, call 613-3888 ext. 628.

Police Department Mission Statement
The mission of the Athens-Clarke County Police Department is to form partnerships with our citizenry and visitors that result in this venue being the safest core of any metropolitan area in the State of Georgia. The department's mission includes, but is not limited to, protecting the well-being of all persons and their property by ensuring effective, efficient, timely, and equitable police services throughout our jurisdiction.

The department recognizes and welcomes the public as full partners in our endeavors to create support systems which produce continuous improvement within our individual and collective responsibilities. Thus, the department has adopted Community-Oriented Policing, the SARA model of problem-solving, and Problem-Orienting Policing approaches as our key management tools and operational philosophies.

Police Department Makeup
The Athens-Clarke County Police Department was the 48th police department to be recognized nationally as an accredited police department and the first to receive certification by the State of Georgia. Their initial certification was obtained in 1997, and they were the first agency in the state to be both State Certified and Nationally Accredited.

Accreditation
The Athens-Clarke County Police Department is one of only 556 accredited agencies in the world by the Commission on Accreditation for Law Enforcement Agencies (CALEA).

History of the ACCPD
Prior to the unification of the Athens and Clarke County governments in 1991 there were two separate police departments. The Athens Police Department was formed in the early 1900s and the Clarke County Police Department was formed in 1974. Prior to 1974 there was a Clarke County Department formed in the early 1960s or late 1950s under Sheriff Tommy Huff.