Crime & Safety
Virginia crime news including robberies, shootings, crime news, fights and public safety about Virginia’s largest cities like Roanoke, Salem and Norfolk
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4-year-old girl shot at Lynchburg gas station released from hospital; authorities ask help identifying a witness
LYNCHBURG, Va. – A little girl, aged four, who was shot on Tuesday evening at the Liberty gas station located…
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Senior Alert issued for a missing man suffering from cognitive impairment
ORANGE COUNTY, Va. – Kobus E. Forie, who is 71 years old and lives in Orange County, was last seen near…
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Authorities asking for help in over a decade-long murder case
MONTGOMERY COUNTY, Va. – It’s been thirteen years since a couple of students at Virginia Tech were killed in a…
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ATV driver dead following an accident in Bland County
BLAND COUNTY, Va. – On Friday, about 11:30 a.m., on private property in the 100 block of Bobwhite Lane, an…
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Authorities searching for a missing elderly man
ALBEMARLE COUNTY, Va. – A Senior Alert has been issued by the Virginia State Police on behalf of the Albemarle County…
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Several charges filed against a driver in a Rocky Mount crash where two people were killed
ROCKY MOUNT, Va. – A man is charged with involuntary manslaughter in addition to DWI charges after killing two people in…
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Man killed in officer-involved shooting in Montgomery County
MONTGOMERY COUNTY, Va. – A man was fatally shot early Friday morning in Montgomery County, according to the Blacksburg Police Department.…
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4-year-old girl wounded in Lynchburg shooting
LYNCHBURG, Va. – On Tuesday night, a child was wounded in Lynchburg, according to the Lynchburg Police Department. The incident, according…
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False bomb-threat prompted evacuations at Alleghany High School
ALLEGHANY COUNTY, Va. – At around 2:20 p.m. on Wednesday, Alleghany High School students resumed classes after a shelter-in-place due to…
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Search efforts ongoing for 12-year-old boy missing from Boys Home in Alleghany Co.
ALLEGHANY COUNTY, Va. – Bradley “Joe” McGuire, age 12, was reported missing on Tuesday after workers at the Boys Home saw…
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