Valdosta man arrested for store burglary Morton was arrested standing by his car. (Source: Lowndes Co. Sheriff) By Dave Miller | April 1, 2021 at 11:25 AM EDT - Updated April 1 at 11:25 AM
ALBANY, Ga. (WALB) - About 4:30 a.m on Thursday, patrol officers with Valdosta Police Department (VPD) responded to M&M Food Mart at 900 Melody Lane to investigate an alarm call.
Officers noticed glass had been broken out of the business.
A store manager gave officers video surveillance of the incident and VPD said officers immediately started searching the area for the suspect and the vehicle he left the area in.
At the intersection of South Oak Street and Old Clyattville Road, VPD spotted the suspect, later identified as Michael Morton, 36, standing next to the vehicle that had been seen in the surveillance video leaving the store.