Crime & Safety

Watkinsville PD Blotter

Police arrested one man on a simple battery charge and investigated a traffic accident without injuries.

In his weekly press release, Chief Lee O'Dillon recapped some of the incidents that police responded to during the week ending Feb. 20.

  • On Feb. 14, police officers investigated a minor traffic accident at Barnett Shoals Road and Main Street about 4:30 p.m.Β  Neither driver was injured, but one was issued a citation for following too closely, O'Dillon said.
  • On Feb. 19, police charged Matthew Truitt Billings, 32, of 149 VFW Dive with simple battery, criminal trespass, and obstruction of a police officer, O'Dillon said.Β  He was booked at Oconee County Jail.

Watkinsville police responded to a total of 28 calls within city limits between Monday, Feb. 14Β  and Sunday, Feb. 20, O'Dillon said.


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