The holidays are busy days for criminals and the Valdosta Police Department (VPD) wants to make sure you stay safe while shopping.

We spoke to one of Antavius Robinson’s children today.

It happened around 3 in the morning, during a traffic stop on Crawford Road.

An APD spokesperson said Albany Crime Stoppers has gotten several donations and can now offer reward money for credible tip information in the cases.

With three people shot, the Blakely Police Department requested assistance from the Georgia Bureau of Investigation.

The Dougherty County Police Office (DCP) is on the hunt for information after $500 worth of equipment was taken from a church.

Porch pirates are on the minds of Dougherty County Police (DCP) officers as we enter into the holiday season.

It happened around 4 a.m., near the intersection of Washington and Perry streets.

A man was arrested following a traffic stop in Bainbridge after methamphetamine and marijuana were both found, according to a press release from Bainbridge Public Safety (BPS).

Around 6:20 a.m., police responded to a woman who had a gunshot wound to her chest.

The suspect was charged with murder, possession of a firearm during the commission of a crime and possession of a firearm by a convicted felon.

Ira Lee Florence III, aka “Junior,” was arrested in connection to a shooting on Broughton Street.

Officials say Charlie Lee Smith Jr. fled from officers on Sept. 30, as they were about to execute a search warrant

When officers got control of Cameron Chandler, they retrieved a handgun from the pocket that he had been reaching for.

In September 2019, the mother of a 4-year-old, and who was eight months pregnant, was found dead at her home.

The burglary happened Saturday morning.

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He is wanted in connection to a Wednesday shooting.

Bainbridge Public Safety (BPS) investigators seized several drugs after receiving a tip from a concerned resident, according to a press release from BPS.

On Friday, BPS officials said the suspect wanted in the shooting was arrested.

The Dougherty County District Attorney’s Office is asking for the community’s help finding a man who is wanted on battery charges, according to a press release.

The judge has denied bond for Travis and Gregory McMichael.

The sheriff’s office said additional charges are pending.

The state fire investigations unit, the Ashburn Fire Department and other authorities are continuing this investigation.

After more than a year, no arrests have been made.

Kamal Phillips, 18, was wanted on six aggravated assault warrants.

A 14-year-old has been arrested in the death of a 15-year-old in Tifton, according to a press release from the city.

The Dougherty County Police Department has connected a gray truck to the two robberies that took place on Newton Road and Sylvester Highway back on Oct. 11 and 12.

Derry Marquez Brooks, 42, was sentenced by U.S. District Judge Leslie Gardner to 20 years in prison along with five years of supervised release after pleading guilty to distributing methamphetamine.

There is a separate GBI investigation that involves William “Roddie” Bryan, one of the defendants in the Ahmaud Arbery case.

Franklin Lee Croker was caught this week in Alabama on burglary and other charges, according to police.

Deputies said around 12:20 p.m. on Thursday, Cohen Scott Matthews escaped from custody while at a dental appointment.

A Vidalia man is facing charges after investigators say he called in a bomb threat to a building at the Port of Savannah.

He is described as 5′4, 155 pounds, and has brown hair and hazel eyes.

Additional charges are pending and police are seeking additional suspects. As of Wednesday morning, all four were still in jail.

A former Pelham resident was sentenced to federal prison after he was caught distributing large amounts of child pornography on social media while he was also attempting to foster a child, according to Charlie Peeler, the U.S. attorney for the Middle District of Georgia.

A man had two cases of oxtails sliced, and then just took off with them, according to the store.

A Mississippi man and woman are behind bars after deputies found a neglected newborn.

The government says that an inmate was beaten in retaliation for a previous altercation between that inmate and a female officer.

Meesha Patel died after she was shot during an attempted car-jacking in October 2018.

Terrell County Sheriff’s Office deputies need your help in solving an investigation.

Thomasville police are still searching for details into a drive-by shooting from more than a week ago.

One man is in custody and another is still wanted in connection to a shooting that happened at an Adel Waffle House, according to the Georgia Bureau of Investigation.

A Virginia gynecologist has been found guilty of submitting false insurance claims after performing unnecessary surgeries on women.

ASU said the incident happened at a private apartment complex, just off campus.

Authorities are looking for Davontae Deandre Brown, 26, for felony aggravated assault and felony murder.

Law enforcement said the two women have a history of prior altercations.

Officials said Sequoia Carroll was arrested Wednesday at the prison, where she was still a cadet in training.

He is wanted on four counts of armed robbery, two counts of kidnapping, one count of aggravated assault and three counts of possession of a firearm during the commission of a felony.

The sheriff’s office said there is a reward for the arrest of both men.

A former Valdosta State Prison (VSP) corrections officer has been sentenced to more than three years in federal prison for smuggling contraband into VSP, according to Charlie Peeler, the U.S. attorney for the Middle District of Georgia.

Police said a neighbor’s camera caught three men getting into the car and drove off.

The alleged incident was discovered during the investigation of former Fitzgerald Police Captain Allen Pope.

Former Fitzgerald Police Captain Allen E. Pope, 54, was arrested on Friday in Ben Hill County by GBI agents and the sheriff’s office.

Albany commissioners believe a better quality of life could help reduce crime in Albany.

So far, only one homicide has happened in Dougherty County for 2020.

An Ocilla man is searching for answers after he says his horse was shot and killed outside of his barn on Thursday.

The suspect was taken into custody around 2:50 p.m.