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Thursday, April 25, 2013  The Albany Dougherty Drug Unit made a routine traffic stop around 7 o'clock on Wednesday evening.

Monday, April 15, 2013  The Albany Police Department is investigating after an officer's knee is injured during a traffic stop.

Tuesday, March 12, 2013  A routine traffic stop on U.S. Highway 19 in Lee County turned into a drug bust Monday evening.

Saturday, March 09, 2013  Updated with video; A swerving driver on the Liberty Expressway leads to multiple charges spread out across Dougherty and Lee County.

Wednesday, January 02, 2013  Officials with the Lee County Sheriff's Office have arrested three men in connection to a Saturday night string of car break-ins.

Friday, December 21, 2012  Updated with video; Around 11 PM Wednesday night, an Albany-Dougherty Drug Unit officer attempted to pull over a black Ford F-350 for having a license plate light out, leading to a short chase.

Friday, July 13, 2012  Updated with video; The Lee County Sheriff's Office has made a sizeable marijuana bust after a traffic stop Friday.

Wednesday, July 11, 2012  Updated with video; A routine traffic stop turned into into a police pursuit for Albany-Dougherty Drug Unit officers Tuesday afternoon.

Thursday, May 24, 2012  An ordinary traffic stop turns into an impromptu chase and drug bust for Tift County Sheriff's Deputies.

Tuesday, May 22, 2012  Updated with video; The Click It or Ticket campaign began yesterday and officers say they're cracking down.

Thursday, February 23, 2012  Updated with video; Thousands of dollars worth of marijuana recovered during drug bust.

Wednesday, December 21, 2011  Updated with video; The Albany-Dougherty Drug Unit find a meth lab on wheels during a traffic stop.

Tuesday, July 05, 2011  Updated with video; A business owner in Sasser, Georgia has accused the Terrell County Sheriff's Department of harassment after she said they ambushed the crowd during a Craig Morgan holiday concert.

Wednesday, February 02, 2011  Some say they agree with the training, but aren't sure about a monitoring system.

Tuesday, December 28, 2010  Southwest Georgia law enforcement officers reflect on the idea of coming face-to-face with a gun at any moment.