VALDOSTA — The Valdosta Police Department have released their latest statistics for the month of August.
Second Suspect in Mary Street Robbery Arrested
VALDOSTA -- Valdosta Police announced the arrest of the second suspect involved with a backyard robbery on September 2. William David Casey, 17, was arrested Tuesday. The arrest was the result of a call made…
Two Men Steal TV’s from Walmart in Broad…
[caption id="attachment_27648" align="alignnone" width="629"] Sylvester Police Photo[/caption] SYLVESTER - Police are searching for two suspects related to a robbery at the Sylvester Walmart on Monday. WALB reports two men loaded two big screen television sets…
Parnell Sentenced to 28 Years for Salmonella Case
ALBANY -- The former head of a Blakely peanut plant, Peanut Company of America (PCA), was handed the largest sentence for a food safety case in history. A federal judge sentenced Stewart Parnell to 28…
Flood Waters create Havoc in Americus
AMERICUS -- Excessive rain in and near Americus has created flooding issues the community is struggling to handle. Rains and flooding caused evacuations of residents at an apartment complex, fallen trees that blocked roads, and…
Incarceration Nation: America, Home of the Free?
Gary Wisenbaker, Valdosta Today Opinion Contributor It’s Jeopardy! and the category is “Geography”. The answer is 2.2 million. And the question: How are the populations of Houston and America’s state and federal prisons alike? You…
Armed Robbery Reported by VSU Student
VALDOSTA -- Valdosta Police are investigating a robbery of a Valdosta State student over the weekend. Police report that on Saturday night, officers responded to near the VSU campus to meet with a student who said…
Deadly Fire in Ty Ty kills one
[caption id="attachment_27625" align="alignnone" width="630"] WALB Photo[/caption] TIFTON -- Fire Department personnel from Tifton, Tift County, and Ty Ty responded to a house fire Sunday night. The fire, at 103 Dorsey Road in Ty Ty, took…
House Fire claims Life
ASHBURN -- A house fire in Ashburn early Monday morning claimed a life. Investigators are looking in to a house fire that claimed the life of Tommy Lee Walker, 59 of Brown Avenue in Ashburn. …