LCS traffic stop leads to drugs, fraudulent cards

Release: On November 30, 2020 deputies with the Lowndes County Sheriff’s Office, Interstate Criminal Enforcement Unit conducted a traffic stop on Interstate 75 which led to two arrests.  A traffic stop was conducted on a…

Valdosta carjacking leads to assault on officers

Release: On Wednesday, November 25, 2020, at approximately 3:15 am., a citizen called 911 and reported that an unknown person, later identified as James Burdette, had physically assaulted him in the 400 block of Jones…

Burglar arrested at J.L. Newbern Middle School

Release: On November 22, 2020, at approximately 10:47 pm, patrol officers with Valdosta Police Department responded to a building alarm at J.L. Newbern Middle School (2015 East Park Avenue). While investigating the alarm, officers found…

VPD arrest three for armed robbery

Release: On November 17, 2020, at approximately 2:24 pm, Emergency 911 Dispatch advised officers that a citizen had reported being robbed at gunpoint in the 900 block of Wilson Avenue. Patrol officers and detectives with…

LCSO investigates inmate death from overdose in Camden

Release: Inmate at Camden County jail charged with providing drugs resulting in fellow inmate's overdose death Autopsy found acute fentanyl intoxication BRUNSWICK, GA:  An inmate at the Camden County Detention Facility has been charged with…

GBI issues arrest warrant following murder in Lenox

Release: GBI Investigating Lenox, Cook County Shootings NOVEMBER 09, 2020 Lenox, GA (November 9, 2020) – On Sunday, November 8, 2020, the GBI’s Douglas Regional Office was requested by the Lenox Police Department to assist with…

LCSO arrests fugitive wanted for murder of child

Release: ON October 29, 2020 The Lowndes County Sheriff’s Office Special Operations Division and the United States Marshals Service did arrest AUSTIN BEACH for Murder, after he was identified in our area. The warrants were…