VALDOSTA — The Quality of Life Association celebrates black history month with a narrated living timeline showcasing many famous Black history figures of yesterday and today. The fundraising event titled, “All Shades Art Exhibit and…
Deputy killed by inmate with his own knife
Release: Macon, Georgia (April 7, 2021) – On Wednesday, April 7, 2021, the Georgia Bureau of investigation obtained arrest warrants for Albert Dewitt Booze, age 22, for the following charges: two counts Participation in Criminal Gang Activity,…
Valdosta burglar arrested
Release: On April 1, 2021, at approximately 4:25 am, Patrol Officers with Valdosta Police Department responded to M&M Food Mart at 900 Melody Lane to investigate an alarm call. Upon arrival, officers noticed glass had…
Twelve Thomas County inmates charged after fight
Release: Thomasville, GA (February 25, 2021) – On February 15, 2021, at approximately 12:25 p.m., the GBI was requested to assist the Thomas County Sheriff’s Office with an investigation regarding a fight between multiple inmates that…
Man in Wayne County arrested for child exploitation
Release: Wayne County Man Arrested for the Sexual Exploitation of Children AUGUST 11, 2020 Screven, GA (August 11, 2020) – On Tuesday, August 11, 2020, Wayne County resident, Joseph Franklin Cartwright, 28, was charged with one…
GBI Arrests Colquitt County Jailer
Release: Moultrie, GA (July 7, 2020) – On Saturday, June 27, 2020, about 2:21 pm, the GBI was requested by Colquitt County Sheriff Rod Howell to investigate a use of force incident involving Colquitt County Jailer…
Update on VPD homicide investigation
Updated Release: On June 14, 2020, at approximately 10:37 pm., Valdosta Police Officers responded to the 500 block of Hudson Street, for a 911 call about a subject who had been shot. Upon arrival, officers…
VPD make Felony Obstruction arrest
Release: On Wednesday, July 1, 2020, at approximately 3:05 pm, Valdosta Police Officers responded to a residence in the 1600 block of East Park Avenue, after a female called E911 and reported that a subject,…
Macon inmate death under investigation
Release: Inmate Death Under Investigation FORSYTH, Ga. – Special Agents with the Georgia Department of Corrections’ (GDC) Office of Professional Standards are investigating the death of an inmate at Macon State Prison in Oglethorpe, Ga.,…