Valdosta Officers Intervene in Mental Health Crisis, Rescue Infant From Knife-Wielding Mother - The Central Georgian

Valdosta Officers Intervene in Mental Health Crisis, Rescue Infant From Knife-Wielding Mother - The Central Georgian

VALDOSTA, Georgia – Valdosta police officers responding to a welfare check Sunday night were forced to act quickly after encountering a mother in an apparent mental health crisis while holding a knife near her infant child, authorities said. On January 25, 2026, at about 8:00 p.m., Valdosta Police officers were dispatched to an apartment in the 1500 block of East Park Avenue to assist the Lowndes County Department of Family and Children Services…