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Thursday, February 07, 2013  In safety measure, police officers do paperwork in their cars outside suburban Denver schools

Wednesday, January 16, 2013  A domestic dispute may be at the center of the shooting, police say.

Thursday, August 02, 2012  Updated with video; The Lee County Board of Commissioners has approved a measure to allow contractors to replace unstable soil on the Oakland Library and Conference Center site.

Thursday, April 19, 2012  According to the Albany Police Department, a shooting occurred in the Family Dollar parking lot near Wal-Mart in east Albany.

Thursday, April 12, 2012  Updated with video; Self defense trainer told women and students that the key to not being a victim is about being mentally prepared.

Friday, December 23, 2011  Cars were bumper-to-bumper as shoppers flocked to malls. Police maintained crowd control and monitored the packed parking lots.

Friday, November 18, 2011  Updated with video; The Albany Police Department is giving the public tips on how to have a safe holiday and avoid crime.

Wednesday, September 21, 2011  Rhema Word Cathedral is looking to expand.

Friday, March 18, 2011  Officials with the Georgia Department of Transportation are looking for public opinion about the location and design of the new bus station, which is set to be built on a parking lot behind the Judicial Building.

Saturday, November 27, 2010  The Albany Police Department responds to a parking lot shooting.

Tuesday, October 05, 2010  Albany Police Chief John Proctor says property crimes have seen a modest decrease, however domestic violence and thefts from vehicles have seen increases.

Tuesday, August 24, 2010  Two people are in the Sumter County Jail today after a week-long drug investigation.  The drug sting ended Monday at in the parking lot of Phoebe Sumter Medical Center when one of the suspects shot herself in the head.

Sunday, May 16, 2010  Police say the two men robbed 38-year-old Jacinto Escobar at gunpoint at La Fuente Mexican Restaurant just before midnight.

Monday, March 22, 2010  Atlanta police are trying to identify the dismembered body of a woman discovered in a vacant lot Monday.

Monday, February 22, 2010  The Albany Police needs help identifying a man who held up two men in a parking lot.