GA officer exchanges fire with wanted TX fugitive

Release: Whitfield County, GA (September 7, 2020) – On Monday, September 7, 2020, the Georgia Bureau of Investigation was requested by the Whitfield County Sheriff’s Office to investigate an officer involved shooting in Dalton, GA. Preliminary…

19-year-old shot dead outside Valdosta nightclub

Release: On Sunday, August 30, 2020, at approximately 1:58 am., Valdosta Police Department Patrol Officers responded to the parking lot of Vibez Nightclub, 2159 Bemiss Road, after receiving 911 calls for a shooting. When officers…

Official report on Freedom Park shooting

Release: On August 28, 2020, at approximately 6:02 pm., patrol officers and detectives with the Valdosta Police Department responded to Freedom Park, after receiving numerous calls of a fight and subjects being shot. When officers arrived…

Twitter threats lead to Valdosta arrest

Release: On August 27, 2020, at approximately 12:57 pm., patrol officers with Valdosta Police Department responded to an apartment complex in the 1500 block of Lankford Drive, after receiving numerous phone calls and tips from…

Lake Park woman shot in face by husband

Release: On Tuesday {August 18} afternoon around 5:30 deputies were called to a residence on Golf Drive, Lake Park where a female had been shot.  The arriving deputies found the victim, a 61 year old…

Stolen handgun retrieved at Freedom Park arrest

Release: On August 11, 2020, at approximately 11 pm, a patrol officer with Valdosta Police was patrolling Freedom Park which was closed at the time. The officer noticed two people sitting in the vehicle inside…

Stolen firearms and drug bust in Valdosta

Release: On August 5, 2020, at approximately 11:48 pm., a citizen called 911 reporting that they saw a suspicious subject standing beside a vehicle in the 3100 block of Vanelle Drive, holding a rifle. When…