Four Boaters Rescued After Vessel Capsizes Near Chesapeake Bay Bridge-Tunnel
Emergency crews safely rescued four boaters after their vessel capsized near the Chesapeake Bay Bridge-Tunnel, with authorities warning mariners the disabled boat remains in the water. Virginia Beach, VA – Four boaters…
Vehicle stolen in Stafford found after police chase, crash in Philadelphia
PHILADELPHIA, PA – On February 11 at 11:52 a.m. deputies were alerted to a possible vehicle theft in the parking lot of Lowes at Stafford Marketplace. Witnesses reported two suspects rummaging through…
Impaired driver flips Ford Mustang in single vehicle crash
STAFFORD, VA – On February 11 at 9:47 p.m. Deputy J.F. Edwards responded to a single-vehicle accident on Greenspring Drive at Cross Ridge Court. He arrived to find a Ford Mustang in…
Cartel Money Launderer Gets 8 years in Federal Prison
ROANOKE, VIRGINIA – Ana Bella Sanchez-Rios, the former owner and operator of a Martinsville business used to launder more than $4.3 million in profits for an international drug cartel, was sentenced last…
Two arrested on gun, drug charges during DUI traffic stop
STAFFORD COUNTY, VA – Stafford Police arrested two men on gun and drug charges during a routine traffic stop on Monday. The Stafford County Police Department Reported: At 9:34 a.m., Deputy D.E.…
Police seeking to identify Yorktown brew burglar
YORKTOWN, VA – Police in Yorktown are on the hunt for a beer thief. On Wednesday, this man pushed a full cart of beer out of a local Food Lion store and…
Suspect fled police until crashing stolen vehicle, then fled on foot
STAFFORD COUNTY, VA – The Stafford County Police Department arrested a suspect who attempted to elude police in a stolen vehicle. After crashing the vehicle, the suspect fled, leading police on a…
26-year-old killed in single vehicle crash in Stafford
STAFFORD COUNTY, VA – On February 8 at 5:59 p.m., the Stafford County Sheriff’s Office responded to a single-vehicle accident in the 800 block of Mountain View Road. Responding deputies discovered the…
U.S. Attorney’s Office in EDVA Recovers $242 Million in 2020 for Victims and in Criminal and Civil Matters
ALEXANDRIA, Va. – Acting U.S. Attorney Raj Parekh announced today that the United States Attorney’s Office for the Eastern District of Virginia (EDVA) collected approximately $242,000,000 in criminal, civil, and asset forfeiture…
Maryland man arrested after striking Amherst Sheriff’s officer during pursuit
AMHERST, VA -A Maryland man was transported to jail after striking a police vehicle during a pursuit in Amherst County. The Amherst County Sheriff’s Department reported that on February 6th, at 5:38…
Man caught impersonating police officer
STAFFORD COUNTY, VA – A man with long dreadlocks and drunk was banging on a door of a home in Stafford County yelling, “Open up! Police!” Luckily, the homeowner wasn’t buying it…
Police Seeking Public Help in Solving Hit and Run that Killed 81-Year-Old Woman
FAIRFAX, VA – Detectives from the Fairfax, Virginia Police Department are seeking the public’s assistance in solving a fatal hit and run crash investigation and finding the driver of a vehicle that…
Firefighters recovering after engine skids out, flips over in snowstorm
HENRICO COUNTY, VA – On Sunday, Henrico Fire Engine 305, from the Lakeside Fire House, was traveling north on Woodman Road responding to a call for an unconscious person when it spun…
ICE Agents Get Conviction, Sentence of Illegal Alien Cartel Drug Lord Operating in Virginia and North Carolina
NEWPORT NEWS, Va. – The mastermind behind an extensive drug trafficking ring entered a guilty plea this week, and four other defendants either entered pleas or were sentenced recently to substantial terms…
Police find man shot to death in car in Roanoke
ROANOKE, VA – On January 31, 2021 at approximately 3:45 a.m., Roanoke Police were notified of a person with a gunshot wound in the 700 block of Hunt Avenue NW. Responding officers…
Peeping tom fell through ceiling onto woman while spying on her in gym locker room
STAFFORD, VA – A man who was hiding in the ceiling of a gym locker room was arrested after he fell through that ceiling on Saturday. It happened at Onelife Fitness on…
Virginia Man Sentenced for Cyberstalking Tulsa Mayor
NORFOLK, VIRGINIA – A Virginia man who sent harassing and intimidating emails directed toward Tulsa Mayor G.T. Bynum and his family was sentenced today in federal court, announced U.S. Attorney Trent Shores.…
Woman charged for poaching deer, taking antlers, leaving carcasses
ROCKINGHAM COUNTY, VA – Conservation Police Officers (CPOs) with the Virginia Department of Wildlife Resources (DWR) worked together with the Rockingham County Sheriff’s Office – VA on a poaching case that has…
Bad batch of illegal drugs suspected for sharp increase in overdose deaths in Chesterfield County
CHESTERFIELD COUNTY, VA – A rash of overdose deaths over the past 3 days police suspect is related to a bad batch of illegal drugs in the community. Chesterfield County Police have…
Front Royal Man Pleads Guilty to Dealing Two Fatal Doses of Fentanyl-laced Heroin
HARRISONBURG, VIRGINIA – A Front Royal, Virginia man, who in the fall of 2017 distributed two fatal, fentanyl-laced doses of heroin, pleaded guilty today in U.S. District Court in Harrisonburg to a…
13-Year-Old boy killed after being struck by car in Prince William County
PRINCE WILLIAM COUNTY, MD – On January 17 at 11:18PM, investigators with the Crash Investigation Unit responded to the area of James Madison Hwy and Dominion Valley Dr in Haymarket to investigate…