Saturday, May 18 2013 11:42 PM EDT2013-05-19 03:42:57 GMT
A Lowndes County man is behind bars after deputies uncovered nearly half a million dollars of marijuana. Deputies responded to a complaint at Jose Sanchez's house on Highway 129 North Friday. AuthoritiesMore >>
A Lowndes County man is behind bars after deputies uncovered nearly half a million dollars of marijuana.
Saturday, May 18 2013 11:42 PM EDT2013-05-19 03:42:03 GMT
Hundreds of people came out to Lake Blackshear Saturday to support law enforcement and the Crisp County Sheriff. It was the first annual pigs in the park event, put on by the Georgia Narcotics Officer'sMore >>
Hundreds of people came out to Lake Blackshear Saturday to support law enforcement and the Crisp County Sheriff.More >>
Saturday, May 18 2013 9:47 PM EDT2013-05-19 01:47:12 GMT
Thomasville Police are looking for two men who attempted to rob a store, scaring customers and clerks. Police say they responded to the Dollar General on West Jackson Street around 9:15pm Friday. EmployeesMore >>
Thomasville Police are looking for two men who attempted to rob a store, scaring customers and clerks.
Saturday, May 18 2013 6:59 PM EDT2013-05-18 22:59:02 GMT
Dougherty County police are searching for a motorist who hit a pedestrian and then fled the scene. Authorities say it happened around 11pm Friday near the 3900 block of Radium Springs Road. PoliceMore >>
Dougherty County police are searching for a motorist who hit a pedestrian and then fled the scene. More >>
Saturday, May 18 2013 6:58 PM EDT2013-05-18 22:58:50 GMT
It's graduation time for high schools in Dougherty County and students are ready to embark on their next journey. 230 graduates received their high school diplomas from Westover Comprehensive High SchoolMore >>
230 graduates received their high school diplomas from Westover Comprehensive High School this Saturday morning.More >>
September 20, 2004 by Armen Jeknavorian
Valdosta-- A quick-thinking woman escaped her captor after being raped.
Early Sunday, a man came to the 20-year-old woman's home and threatened her with a glass bottle when she opened the door. Police say 36-year-old Kennedy Smith kidnapped the woman, raped her behind the Griffin Corporation on Old Clyattville Road, then took her to two different ATMs and made her withdraw money.
She convinced the man to get her a drink from a drive thru, where she managed to escape.
"For somebody who's went through what she went through, able to maintain a calm demeanor, and think of this, we were overwhelmed by her bravery," said Lt. Brian Childress of the Valdosta Police Department.
Shortly after the woman escaped, a Lowndes County Deputy spotted Smith on Interstate 75. He was caught after a short chase and is in the Lowndes County Jail charged with rape, kidnapping and robbery.
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