Annual report: Violent crime increased in the Commonwealth from 2021 to 2022
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Homicides, auto thefts, drug arrests, burglary and fraud increased in the Commonwealth in 2022 compared to 2021.
Search Results for Virginia State Police
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Culpeper District Weekly Alert: VDOT work schedule for the week of June 12-16
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VDOT has updated its list of highway work that is scheduled, weather permitting, in the Culpeper District during the next week.
‘Ongoing dispute’ likely cause of mass shooting after graduation ceremony in Richmond
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An “ongoing dispute” was the likely cause of a shooting Tuesday night in Richmond that left a high-school graduate and his stepfather dead, and at least five bystanders wounded outside the Altria Theater on the Virginia Commonwealth University campus.
Richmond is No. 3 for American cities with a homicide rate problem
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The homicide rate spiked by an average of approximately 10 percent in 45 cities between the first quarters of 2021 and 2023.
Americans walk less than others throughout world; safety could be key to reversing the trend
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A professor at Virginia Tech has been studying why people walk less in the United States – and his findings show it’s because “it’s more dangerous to walk here.”
Prosecutors seek forfeiture of two Big Stone Gap homes: ‘Hubs for a narcotics conspiracy’
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Federal prosecutors have filed a civil complaint aimed at forcing the forfeiture of two Big Stone Gap homes connected to the November 2021 murder of a police officer.
Albemarle County: Relatives who refused to return baby to birth mother arrested for abduction
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Two people are in custody in a reported attempted child abduction case in Albemarle County.
Hampton Roads gang leader gets 15 years in prison on drug, weapons charges
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A high-ranking member of a Hampton Roads street gang was sentenced on Tuesday to 15 years in prison on drug-trafficking and weapons charges.
Waynesboro victims advocate among heroes honored by Attorney General
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The 6th Annual Unsung Heroes Award Ceremony was held last week to recognize Virginians who provide exemplary support to victims of crime.
Disarm the IRS, de-militarize the bureaucracy, dismantle the standing army
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What does it say about the state of our freedoms that there are now more pencil-pushing, bureaucratic (non-military) government agents armed with weapons than U.S. Marines?
