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  • Wednesday, June 19 2013 12:10 PM EDT2013-06-19 16:10:40 GMT
    Ravi Mikel Givens was arrested Tuesday and charged with possession of marijuana with intent to distribute. He is being held in the Dougherty County jail. Givens, who played ball at Westover and Stetson
    Agents say that police responded to the apartment because of a burglar alarm. Officers found the back door broken open and went inside. That's where they detected a strong odor of marijuana, and saw pot in plain view.
  • Wednesday, June 19 2013 11:53 AM EDT2013-06-19 15:53:35 GMT
    Officials say 38-year-old Melissa Right was traveling south on the highway when her SUV drifted across the center line and hit a tractor trailer.
    Officials say 38-year-old Melissa Right was traveling south on the highway when her SUV drifted across the center line and hit a tractor trailer.
  • Wednesday, June 19 2013 10:16 AM EDT2013-06-19 14:16:37 GMT
    Demetria Porter, charged with causing the death of Ja' Kavion Davis, appeared before a judge at the Dougherty County jail this morning to hear the charges against her. She is charged with cruelty to a
    Demetria Porter, charged with causing the death of Ja' Kavion Davis, appeared before a judge at the Dougherty County jail this morning to hear the charges against her.

June 9, 2003

Thomasville - A southwest Georgia police department is working hard to get recognized on a national level again. A decal on the Thomasville Police cars shows they have already been accredited by the Commission on Accreditation for Law Enforcement Agencies.

A national assessment team is in Thomasville this week to inspect the department. They have been accredited on a national level since 1987. Police Chief David Huckstep, says, "It is very difficult to get your national accreditation and then to keep it. That's why a lot of agencies don't go to the effort that it takes. There are over 700 standards we have to maintain, it sort of sets the bar."

Thomasville Police are expected to get an informal answer by Wednesday.

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