Newport Police Officers Join Beach Cleanup with Community Volunteers

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NEWPORT NEWS, VA – The Newport News Police Department’s (NNPD) ongoing beach clean-up initiative at the Monitor-Merrimac Overlook Park has once again proven its effectiveness, thanks to the relentless efforts of the…

October 8, 2023

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Former Newport News Firefighter Thought He was Soliciting Child Online, It Was a Cop

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NEWPORT NEWS, VA – Christopher Scott Jones, 43, was sentenced to over 33 years in prison for coercion and enticement of a minor and receipt of child sexual abuse material. According to…

September 21, 2023

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Fugitive Wanted for Newport News Murder Captured in Hopewell

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NEWPORT NEWS, VA – Ronald Lashawne Brown, wanted on charges including first-degree murder, was apprehended on Thursday in Hopewell, Virginia. The arrest came as a result of a joint operation between the…

September 14, 2023

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Newport News 9/11 Ceremony at CNU Gaines Theatre

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NEWPORT NEWS, VA – The 9/11 Honor and Remembrance Ceremony will be held this Monday, Sept. 11, at 10 a.m. at Christopher Newport University’s Gaines Theatre. The event is organized by the…

September 8, 2023

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Police Seek Fugitives Suspected in July Murder

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Newport News, VA – The Newport News Police Department is asking for the public’s assistance in solving the homicide of 43-year-old Bryan Scott Wood. His body was found near railroad tracks in…

September 1, 2023

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New Port News Police Searching for Fugitive Murder Suspect

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NEWPORT NEWS, VA – Newport News Police Department (NNPD) is actively seeking Ronald Lashawne Brown, 35, in connection with the murder of Tahesha Saunders on 33rd Street on August 3. Brown is…

August 25, 2023

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Deadly Shooting on I-664 in Newport News

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NEWPORT NEWS, VA – An incident unfolded on Wednesday night when a man was fatally shot on Interstate 664 southbound in Newport News. Virginia State Police reported that the incident began as…

August 18, 2023

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Police Release Photo of Suspect in Bank Robbery

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NEWPORT NEWS, VA – Last Friday, a robbery occurred at Truist Bank on the 700 block of J. Clyde Morris Boulevard. At about 12:36 PM, an adult male walked into the bank,…

July 30, 2023

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Suspect in Deadly Newport News Drive-by Murder Caught

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NEWPORT NEWS, VA – Less than 24 hours following a homicide on Tuesday, on the 800 block of Old Oyster Point Road, the Newport News Police Department (NNPD) has made an arrest.…

July 27, 2023

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Suspect Arresteed in Newport News Murder Case

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NEWPORT NEWS, VA – The Newport News Police Department reported an arrest made on Monday. Maurice Friday, a 30-year-old man from Hampton, has been taken into custody in connection with the murder…

July 26, 2023

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Police Seek Public Help Identifying Suspected Tip Jar Thief

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NEWPORT, VA – At approximately 2:21 PM on Wednesday, a man was captured by surveillance cameras removing money from the tip jar at Rick’s Cheesesteak on Jefferson Ave. The man immediately left…

June 10, 2023

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Newport News receives $760,000 to support violence reduction

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NEWPORT NEWS, VA – Congressman Bobby Scott presented a check for $760,000 to the city’s Gun Violence and Violent Crime Reduction Initiative. The funds were secured by the congressman and will be…

May 3, 2023

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Newport News shooting leaves one injured

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NEWPORT NEWS, VA- Police in Newport News are investigating a shooting that occurred at an apartment complex in the 1200 block of Jefferson Avenue in the Palmer neighborhood of the city. Officers…

April 4, 2023

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Police searching for suspect who robbed Wilmington McDonald’s restaurant

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WILMINGTON, DE – Police are searching for a suspect described as a white male in his 50s who is wanted for robbing a Wilmington McDonand’s restaurant Wednesday night. According to the Delaware…

March 3, 2023

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Police seek suspects in Astoria armed carjacking

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NEW YORK, NY – A 24-year-old male was carjacked at knifepoint last Friday, and police are now searching for two suspects involved in the incident. At around 8 pm, the victim thought…

February 5, 2023

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Newport News Man Convicted of Robbery and Brandishing Firearm

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NEWPORT NEWS, Va. – A federal jury convicted a Newport News man on Friday on charges of brandishing a firearm while robbing a gas station convenience store in Henrico County. According to…

December 5, 2022

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Newport News Man Pleads Guilty to Unlawful Purchase of a Firearm Used in Three Local Shootings

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NEWPORT NEWS, Va. – A Newport News man pleaded guilty yesterday to the unlawful purchase and possession of a firearm that was used in three community shootings. According to court documents, Khalil…

November 29, 2022

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Newport News Teacher Sentenced for Importing Ecstasy

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NEWPORT NEWS, Va. – A Newport News man was sentenced yesterday to two years in prison for importing MDMA, or Ecstasy, into the United States. According to court documents, Andrew Myers, 39,…

August 27, 2022

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Newport News, VA Murder Suspect Captured Fleeing Dulles Airport to Jamaica

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STERLING, Va. – Federal and local law enforcement arrested a Newport News, Va., murder suspect this morning who attempted to flee the United States on Monday at Washington Dulles International Airport. Adrian…

July 20, 2022

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Bloods Gang Member Sentenced to Life in Prison for Murders in Newport News

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NEWPORT NEWS, Va. – A New York man was sentenced today two consecutive terms of life in prison for the murders of two men in Newport News in June and July 2014.…

December 1, 2021

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