Valdosta Police Department welcome 5 new officers Valdosta Police Dept. welcomes 5 new officers By Jennifer Morejon | April 7, 2021 at 6:54 PM EDT - Updated April 7 at 6:54 PM VALDOSTA, Ga. (WALB) - Nationwide, law enforcement agencies are facing recruitment problems. Officials tell us it’s for a variety of reasons including the pandemic. Valdosta Police Department just welcomed new officers to the force, a group that faced some obstacles during training because of COVID-19. Five new police officers for VPD are sworn in. (Source: WALB) Dante Domenget, Tyler Dukes, Thomas Martin, Cody Peek and William Rozier, are the newest members of Valdosta’s police force.