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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Suspect in Lynchburg killing pleads guilty after jury deadlocks
LYNCHBURG, Va. – The suspect in a 2019 killing in Lynchburg has pleaded guilty, four months after a jury deadlocked…
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Lynchburg arsonist sentenced to prison with most time suspended
LYNCHBURG, Va. – A man who pleaded guilty to a series of arsons in Lynchburg has been sentenced. Brennan Thornhill’s…
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Former Rocky Mount officer sentenced to prison for role in DC riot
WASHINGTON, DC – A former Rocky Mount Police officer has been sentenced to prison after being convicted by a jury…
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Ex-Rocky Mount police sergeant sentenced to 7 years-plus in prison for role in U.S. Capitol riot
WASHINGTON — A former Rocky Mount police sergeant who was in the first wave of rioters to force their way…
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Roanoke County officials are investigating the Hollins Fire and Rescue Volunteer Squad
ROANOKE, Va. – Roanoke County is investigating the Hollins Fire and Rescue Volunteer Squad. Roanoke County Police and the Internal…
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Roanoke man charged with Brambleton Avenue bank robbery
Police charged a Roanoke man with robbing a bank in southwest Roanoke Tuesday morning. Brian Nathaniel Brown, 39, was charged…
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Suspect arrested after SW Roanoke bank robbery
ROANOKE, Va. – Roanoke Police arrested Brian N. Brown, 39 of Roanoke, Tuesday after an alleged bank robbery at the…
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28-year-old man reported missing out of Rocky Mount
ROCKY MOUNT, Va. – The Franklin County Sheriff’s Office is looking for Phillip Mills, 28, after he was reported missing…
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Armed suspects at large after reported Bedford Co. home invasion
BEDFORD COUNTY, Va. – The Bedford County Sheriff’s Office says they are searching for Travis Ray Asbury and another unknown…
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Threats to kill public officials spark Roanoke County’s first red flag gun case
Roanoke County has issued and extended its first substantial risk order since Virginia’s red flag law went into effect two…
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