First Responses
Lanier County Fire Department Report for January 06, 2025*
January 06 – No information about how to contact the Lanier County Fire Chief Jesse Roberts, nor has information been provided from the Lanier County Board of Commissioners. *The Lakeland Fire Department is no longer getting fire reports from the county. Information about Lanier County fires and responses has not yet been provided. The…
Read MoreLanier County Sheriff’s Office Jail Media Report ending January 06, 2025
January 02, 0800 hours. Lennon Roberts Jr. (39) charged with HOLD FOR COURT. Housed for: Cook County Sheriff’s Office. Arresting Agency: Lanier County Sheriff’s Office. Arresting officer: not listed. Property/Cash Bond: none listed/none listed. January 02, 1626 hours. John Doe (75) charged with TRAINING. Housed for: Other. Arresting Agency: Lanier County Sheriff’s Office. Arresting officer:…
Read MoreLakeland Fire and Rescue Department Report for January 6, 2025*
January 04– call to standby for life flight at the helipad on park drive. the aircraft landed, picked up a patient from lanier campus and departed without incident. At the August 2024 Lakeland City Council meeting the Fire Department reported: Received a total of 17 calls – 7 within the city – in…
Read MoreNo injuries reported in Sparks drive-by shooting incident
By Carol A. Gasser Moore SPARKS, Cook County, Georgia – No injuries are reported from a drive-by shooting in Cook County. The Sparks Police Department (SPD) has confirmed a drive-by shooting incident which occurred about 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday, January 8. The incident occurred near Crestview Drive and Ravenwood Drive in Sparks. Information about the…
Read MoreSuspect in discharging firearm alludes VPD and has been arrested
By Carol A. Gasser Moore VALDOSTA, Lowndes County, Georgia – Valdosta Police Department (VPD) Chief Leslie Manahan has released a public record involving the arrest of Zabian Andre Bellamy (43) of Valdosta on New Year’s Eve, December 31, at about 10:30 a.m. According to a VPD record, VPD officers and detectives were in Ora Lee…
Read MoreMadison Highway Fatality Traffic Accident
By Carol A. Gasser Moore VALDOSTA, Lowndes County, Georgia – The Valdosta Police Department (VPD) has released information about a Friday, December 27 fatality traffic accident. Their records indicate that the accident happened about 10:00 p.m. Numerous VPD police, Valdosta fire fighters, Lowndes County deputies, and SGMC EMS personnel responded to the 1900 block of…
Read MoreSpitting leads to fight and VPD arrest in Norman Drive Wal-Mart Parking Lot
By Carol A. Gasser Moore VALDOSTA, Lowndes County, Georgia – 911 Center in Lowndes County indicates that it received several calls about a fight at the Norman Drive Wal-Mart. Callers identified that the fight involved a firearm. The calls began about 4:45 p.m. on Friday, December 26. According to the Valdosta Police Department (VPD), officers…
Read MoreUPDATE: Semi-truck crash in Lakeland takes down utility poles and electrical wire
By Carol A. Gasser Moore LAKELAND, Lanier County, Georgia – Officially, the Lakeland Fire and Rescue Department (LFRD) Chief Gary Yeomans has confirmed that the LFRD was called “to Talley Street with report of power lines down. The LFRD arrived to find that a semi-truck had snagged a low power line and pulled down 4…
Read MoreLCFD justifies LLFD aging buildings and equipment for FD split, but cannot secure its own equipment
By Carol A. Gasser Moore LANIER COUNTY, Georgia – The Lanier County News (LCN) continues working to obtain additional information about the split between the Lanier County Fire Department (LCFD) and the Lakeland Fire and Rescue Department (LFRD). Information has not been forthcoming from the Lanier County Board of Commissioners, who has not provided any…
Read MoreHome Security Camera Helps in a VPD Burglary Arrest
By Carol A. Gasser Moore VALDOSTA, Lowndes County, Georgia – The Valdosta Police Department (VPD) has released information about a burglary which occurred on Monday, December 23. The VPD reports states that at just about 1:20 p.m., a citizen called E911 to report that he had observed an unknown male stealing from his residence. The…
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