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…
VPD hiring event
Release: Valdosta Police Department is Hiring. We are holding an open testing on Saturday, November 14, 2020 at 9am. We allow entrance starting at 8:30am. The test is limited to the first 20 people that…
Ware County detention officer arrested for sexual assault
Release: GBI Arrests Ware County Jailer on Sexual Battery and Sexual Assault Charges OCTOBER 27, 2020 Waycross, GA (October 27, 2020) – On Monday, October 26, 2020, the GBI arrested Ware County Detention Officer Matthew Lawrence,…
High speed U-Haul chase ends in officer involved…
Release: GBI Investigates Officer Involved Shooting in Coweta County OCTOBER 12, 2020 Newnan, GA (October 12, 2020) – On Sunday, October 11, 2020, at approximately 10:14 p.m., the GBI was requested by the Coweta County Sheriff’s Office…
Officer hit with his own patrol car by…
Release: GBI Investigates Officer Involved Shooting in Douglas County SEPTEMBER 29, 2020 Douglasville, GA (September 29, 2020) - On Monday, September 28, 2020, the Georgia Bureau of Investigation was requested by the Douglas County Sheriff’s Office…
Officer involved shooting follows car chase in Mitchell…
UPDATE: Involved in this OIS were David Kennedy, 42, of Whigham, GA and Grady County Sheriff’s Office Deputy Kenneth Weston. Release: GBI Investigates Officer Involved Shooting in Mitchell County involving Grady County Sheriff’s Office Deputy…
VPD welcomes three new officers
The City of Valdosta would like to welcome and congratulate three new officers that were sworn into the Valdosta Police Department on Friday, September 25, 2020. The swearing-in ceremony was led by Judge Richard M.…
Officer involved shooting follows foot chase
Release: GBI Investigates Officer Involved Shooting in Brunswick SEPTEMBER 20, 2020 Brunswick, GA (September 20, 2020) – On Saturday, September 19, 2020, at approximately 5:36 p.m., the GBI was requested by the Brunswick Police Department to…
Domestic violence leads to officer involved shooting
Release: GBI Investigates Officer Involved Shooting in Pickens County SEPTEMBER 20, 2020 Talking Rock, Georgia (September 20, 2020) – On Saturday, September 19, 2020, at approximately 11:40 a.m., the Georgia Bureau of Investigation was requested by…