First Responses

  October22, 0920 hours. Melissa Lea Conger (41) charged with Violation of Probation. Housed for:  Cook County Sheriff’s Office.  Arresting Agency:  Lanier County Sheriff’s Office.  Arresting officer: Timothy Balch.  Property/Cash Bond: none listed/none listed. October23, 0830 hours. Rochelle McWhite (46) charged with Cruelty to children – 3rd degree (3 counts). Housed for:  Lanier County Sheriff’s…

October 27, 1537 hours. Robert Diaz charged with Manufacture/deliver/distribute/Administer/sell/possess with intent to distribute CO (felony), (2 counts), Possession of marijuana with intent to distribute (felony). Arresting officer:  Mark Parr.  Total Bond:    Court:  Superior October 23, 1420 hours. Demetrius Sutton charged with Financial transaction card fraud (felony) (5 counts), False statements or writings; Conceal facts…

October 23– Call to a yard fire on Talley. Arrived to find a yard on fire from a rubbish pile the owner was burning and extinguished it.   October 23– Call to a woods fire on Conine Road. Arrived to find that a trash pile fire had spread to the woods and also two structures,…

By Carol A. Gasser Moore   VALDOSTA, Lowndes County, Georgia – The Valdosta Police Department (VPD) has released information about an arrest on Friday, October 25.  At about 11:20 a.m., VPD Detectives with the Narcotics Unit observed Akeem Sloan (32) of Valdosta walking in the 1100 block of Dunwoody Drive, Valdosta.   Detectives were familiar…

By Carol A. Gasser Moore VALDOSTA, Lowndes County, Georgia – A citizen E911 call to have officers check the well-being of a female at a Green Street residence led to an arrest.  The call was logged at about 8:00 a.m. on Saturday, Octber26. Valdosta Police Department (VPD) Officers responded to a residence in the 500…

October15, 0747 hours. Brittney Marie Grant (37) charged with Probation violation (when probation terms are altered) for finger printable charge. Housed for:  Coffee County Jail.  Arresting Agency:  Lanier County Sheriff’s Office.  Arresting officer: Amanda Giddens.  Property/Cash Bond: NO BOND. October15, 0817 hours. Gregory Scott Sealey (62) charged with Failure to appear for finger printable charge…

October 02, 1653 hours. Lakeland City Police Units were dispatched to 19 Franklin Avenue in reference to an apartment fire. Offender’s name: not listed.  Incident type:  not listed.  Officer:  Terry Grant.  Property total:  not listed. October 11, 2003 hours. Officer Grant was dispatched to South Oak Street in reference to a burglary. Offender’s name: UNKNOWN. …

  October 14, 0917 hours. Tyler Martin charged with Probation violation (when probation terms are altered) for finger printable charge (felony). Arresting officer:  Billy Chance.  Total Bond:    Court:  Superior October 15, 1408 hours. Melanie Lawrence charged with Probation violation (when probation terms are altered) for finger printable charge (felony). Arresting officer:  Christopher Youngblood.  Total…

October 07– Call to a power line down in a yard on Peachtree Drive.  Arrived to find that the line was dead and posed no threat.   October 14– Call to a tree on fire on North Lakeshore Drive. Arrived to find all was okay.   October 15– Call to an auto accident at U.S.…

Issued on Sunday, October 20: Due to the HIGH Fire Danger in Lanier County, Lanier County EMA (Emergency Management Agency) is instituting a Burn Ban on all private hand piled burning until further notice! More information available at:  https://laniercountyboc.com/wp/lanier-county-ema/