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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Roanoke conducting a survey to improve emergency services
ROANOKE, Va. – The city of Roanoke has just released a new survey asking residents for their comments in an attempt…
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Man suffered a non-life-threatening wound in Roanoke
ROANOKE, Va. – At around 3:30 on Sunday afternoon, a man was discovered with non-life-threatening injuries on the porch of a…
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Authorities searching for a missing woman who is believed to have been abducted during an early morning run in Tennessee
MEMPHIS, Tenn. – The police in Memphis are now looking for a woman who they say was kidnapped early on Friday…
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Authorities looking for suspects who wounded one person in a Lynchburg apartment shooting
LYNCHBURG, Va. – The shooters who injured a man on Thursday night are still at large, and the Lynchburg Police…
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Two Virginia men found guilty in federal cocaine distribution trial
LYNCHBURG, Va. – In a federal trial that took place in Lynchburg on Friday, the last two defendants in a…
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Fugitive sought for several charges in at least three counties arrested in Dublin
The police said a man from Burkeville who had been sought by authorities for over three weeks in connection with…
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Investigation into a report of a gun on campus showed no threats were made
AMHERST COUNTY, Va. – An investigation into a report of a gun on campus at Amherst Education Center on Monday showed…
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Amber Alert for missing Arkansas canceled
WEST MEMPHIS, Ark. – The Amber Alert that had been issued for a 4-year-old child who had been reported missing and…
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Power will be down in Big Island on Tuesday morning due to repairs caused by a lightning
BIG ISLAND, Va. – Lightning caused damage to the main transmission line early Tuesday, and as a result, the Big…
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Southbound I-81 in Roanoke County closed due to a fatal crash involving an overturned tractor-trailer
An accident that resulted in a fatality has caused the southbound lanes of Interstate 81 in Roanoke County to be…
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