CRIME & SAFETY

VALDOSTA – A 24-year-old Valdosta male was arrested for narcotics and attempted theft after being caught on surveillance video. Arrested: Thyreik Devon Gibson, African American male, 24 years of age, Valdosta resident. On June 5, 2023, at approximately 7:40 am., a Valdosta Police Officer responded to a residence in...

VALDOSTA, Ga. (WALB) - A Valdosta man was arrested after his home was searched and large quantities of drugs were seized, according to the Lowndes County Sheriff’s Office. Tahj Williams was charged with trafficking methamphetamine, trafficking cocaine, trafficking marijuana and other charges. During the search, three kilograms of methamphetamine,...

NASHVILLE, Ga. (WALB) - A man was convicted and sentenced in connection to a 2020 incident that led to a Lanier County deputy-involved shooting, according to the Alapaha Judicial Circuit. William Welland pleaded guilty to two counts of armed robbery, two counts of home invasion, four counts of aggravated assault...

VALDOSTA, Ga. (WALB) - A 13-year-old was arrested on a gun charge on Wednesday after a police investigation, according to the Valdosta Police Department (VPD). Police arrived at an apartment in the Heron Lake complex just before 9 a.m. to follow up on an active investigation. While speaking to other...

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (WCTV) - The family of a missing South Georgia man has created a petition to have the case moved from the jurisdiction of the Lanier County Sheriff’s Office to the Georgia Bureau of Investigation. Brandon Helms, of Thomasville, vanished from a friend’s home in Lakeland in December...

VALDOSTA – Two juveniles were arrested by the Valdosta Police Department for narcotics and weapons possession on East Park Ave. Arrested: 1: Juvenile male, 16 years of age, Valdosta resident. Arrested: 2: Juvenile male, 14 years of age, Valdosta resident. On June 2, 2023, at approximately midnight, Detectives with...

HAHIRA, Ga. (WALB) - One South Georgia city will soon receive funding that will help them better serve their citizens. Law enforcement agencies across Georgia who suffered from challenges that arose during the COVID-19 pandemic will soon feel relief, and hopefully start seeing positive change throughout their communities. The Hahira...

VALDOSTA – VPD arrested a Valdosta man for narcotics after investigating a suspicious vehicle parked at Ora Lee West Apartments. Arrested: Sharod R. Tucker, African American male, 18 years of age, Valdosta resident. On May 31, 2023, at approximately 11:00 pm., Detectives with the Valdosta Police Department Narcotics Unit...

Valdosta, GA metalcore band Second Death were involved in a serious accident in Lower Merion Township, PA this morning while gearing up to play some shows with Bury Your Dead and Edict later this week. The band have since launched this GoFundMe in an attempt to help recoup some of the costs and expenses they are now facing.

The men face decades behind bars after pleading guilty, the U.S. Attorney’s Office said.

Three men have pleaded guilty to armed robbery, after robbing a United States postal letter carrier March 17, 2022 in Columbia. According to the U.S. Attorney’s Office, Columbia residents Don Everett Peters III, 20, and Shylik Lamont Smalls, 21, along with Elijah Rasue Dewayne Ellis, 20, of Valdosta, Georgia, have each pleaded guilty.

VALDOSTA, Ga. (WALB) - An 18-year-old is facing drug and gun charges after his arrest by Valdosta police. On Wednesday at 11 p.m., detectives with the Valdosta Police Department say they saw a group of people acting suspiciously around a vehicle. Before they could get a closer look, the group dispersed.

Jun. 5—VALDOSTA — The Georgia State Patrol said 16 people died across the state in traffic crashes during the extended Memorial Day weekend. Troopers investigated 11 fatal traffic crashes and local law enforcement agencies statewide probed another five fatal crashes during the 78-hour holiday period, according to a state patrol statement.

VALDOSTA – The Valdosta Police Department arrests two individuals for criminal trespass and narcotics after being located by officers in a vacant building. Arrested: 1. John Anthony Baisden, African American male 36 years of age, Valdosta resident. Arrested: 2. Tara Jean Smith, Caucasian female, 43 years of age, Lowndes...

VALDOSTA, Ga. (WALB) - We’re learning more about a wild car crash in Lowndes County, where a car drove up a tow truck ramp at full speed before going airborne and flipping to the ground. “It was unbelievable. I can’t believe that actually happened,” said Georgia State Patrol Sgt....

Jun. 8—VALDOSTA — A prisoner died at Valdosta State Prison May 26, authorities said. Christopher Shonn Nelson's death was confirmed by the Georgia Department of Corrections Thursday. The Valdosta Daily Times learned about Nelson's death when one of his family members reached out to the newspaper. Lowndes County...

BROOKS COUNTY, Ga. (WCTV) - A suspect was captured near a rural field after a several hours-long manhunt that involved multiple law enforcement agencies in Brooks County on Friday, said Brooks County Sheriff Mike Dewey. Dewey said the man was wanted in connection to a stolen vehicle attempt and subsequent...

VALDOSTA, Ga. (AP) — It looks like a scene from a Hollywood blockbuster. A sedan rockets into the air after driving up the ramp of a flatbed tow truck on a Georgia highway. And the whole crash is caught on video by an officer’s body camera. Shocked motorists...

This post includes content assisted by AI. A chilling incident that took place last week has been captured by a deputy sheriff's bodycam on Highway 84 near Valdosta, GA. The footage shows a female motorist's vehicle catapulting through the air after hitting a tow truck's ramp at high speed. Covering an estimated distance of 120ft in the air, the vehicle then flipped and crashed down onto another car.