THOMASVILLE, Ga. - Thomas County Sheriff’s Office arrested a man on multiple drug charges after it was discovered that he was using a pill press to make fake Xanax, according to WALB. According to the…
VPD: Two hiring events in March
Release: Come join the Valdosta Police Department. We are holding an open testing hiring event on Saturday, March 6, 2021 at 9am. We allow entrance starting at 8:30am. If you cannot attend this event, we…
Drug dealer caught after ignoring Georgia’s Hands-Free Law
Release: On February 20, 2021, at approximately 6:23 pm, a patrol officer with Valdosta Police Department observed a subject, later identified as Richard Brown II, using his cellular phone while driving in the 500 block…
Headlight violation leads to DUI, drug possession
Release: On February 11, 2021, at approximately 7 pm, a patrol officer with Valdosta Police Department made a traffic stop on a vehicle being driven by Kenneth Sermons for not having his vehicle headlights on.…
VPD officers’ quick actions save a child having…
Release: VPD Recognizes Four Officers for Life-Saving Actions On February 8th, Chief Leslie Manahan recognized Officers Dmitry Zimin, James Turner, Preston White, and Alberto Castellanos, for their quick thinking and response which saved the life…
Vehicle break-in victim helps VPD make arrest
Release: On January 31, 2021, at approximately 12:41 am, patrol officers with Valdosta Police Department responded to the 2500 block of Orlando Drive about a subject, later identified as Nathaniel Thomas breaking into a vehicle.…
Arrest made for Valdosta bank burglary
Release: On January 30, 2021, at approximately 5:30 am, patrol officers responded to a burglary in progress at Regions Bank (2600 block N Patterson St). Officers set up a perimeter and began to search for…
Valdosta Police continues search for Derrick Evans
Release: Missing Person: Derrick Lashune Evans, African American male, 26 years of age, Valdosta Resident UPDATE---January 28, 2021: The Valdosta Police Department is seeking any information on the possible whereabouts of Mr. Evans and/or any…
VPD reminds motorists to drive safe during game…
Release: There is nothing super about missing the biggest football game of the season because you are drunk sitting in a jail cell. That is why the Valdosta Police Department and the Governor’s Office of…