The U.S. Justice Department announced on Wednesday that a six-week roundup of the country's fugitives has resulted in the arrest of over 8,000 people. The U.S. Marshals have been conducting "Operation Violence Reduction 12," scouring the country for people on the lam, and rounding up those specifically...
The production and possession of child pornography isn't strictly a Virginia problem, but it is a problem in Virginia, officials say. The problem was in the spotlight on Monday when a 44-year-old Williamsburg man was sentenced to 185 years in prison for having child pornography on his computer....
Two men attempted to rob a Hampton Family Dollar on Monday night, authorities said. The incident occurred about 9:30 p.m. in the 2000 block of Nickerson Boulevard. In a release, police said the two men approached the business with a gun displayed and attempted to make entry. They were unable...
A Newport News woman is accused of cutting another woman during a fight Sunday, according to Newport News police. Shortly after 2 p.m. that day, police responded to reports of a stabbing in the 2600 block of Jefferson Avenue. When they arrived, they found a 30-year-old Newport News woman who...
A Newport News man was arrested after he ran from the passenger seat of a car a police officer stopped over the weekend. Calvin Nathaniel Bethea, 44, of the 1200 block of 36th Street, was arrested and taken to Newport News City Jail after a traffic stop Saturday, police said. Shortly after 8...
A former Chesapeake school bus driver was sentenced to 25 years in federal prison for producing child pornography in his Norfolk apartment, according to the U.S. Attorney's Office for the Eastern District. Larry Carl Homan, 71, of Norfolk was sentenced to 25 years in prison and lifetime supervised...
HOMICIDES ON THE PENINSULA IN 2013 HAMPTON 1. Jan. 1 –Brayden Joseph Whalen (6 months, Hampton) died from injuries sustained during an assault on Dec. 29. Daniel Lunsford (21, Hampton), Brayden’s mother’s boyfriend, and Brittany Whalen (20, Hampton) mother of the deceased, was arrested...
HOMICIDES IN HAMPTON ROADS in 2012NEWPORT NEWS1. Jan. 6--Bobby Jackson (30, Newport News) found shot to death at the intersection of 32nd Street and Salters Street. Police have identified Marvin Hunt (37, Newport News) and Gregory Jones (37, Newport News) as the suspects. Both suspects remain at...
NEWPORT NEWS Jan. 27 -- Kelly Parsley Jackson (39, Newport News) shot to death in her home on Harrington Road in front of her 9-year-old daughter. Police arrested her husband, Rodney Bolivia Jackson (44, Newport News) and charged him with murder. March 13 - Terrance Lawayne Williamson (37, Newport...
NEWPORT NEWS Jan. 8--Lloyd George Robinson (46, from outside the area) shot to death in condominium on Ridgewood Parkway (St. James Place condos). Three other men in condo said several masked men burst in demanding drugs and shot the victim to death. Marijuana and drug sale paraphernalia was found...
CHESAPEAKE Feb. 9—Stacey Velder (40, Chesapeake) was found dead in her home in the 1400 block of Foxton Street. Police have not revealed how she died but upgraded her death to a homicide following the results of an autopsy. Police have a person of interest in her death. Feb. 16—Jonathan Quijano...
Isle of Wight County budgeted $753,399 for the county attorney's office this fiscal year. County Attorney Mark Popovich and his staff are responsible for assisting the county in legal matters, which includes looking over agreement drafts and making sure public meeting laws are followed. The budget...
Gloucester County budgets annually for multiple insurance policies that cover a variety of possible losses. In fiscal year 2016, the insurance portion of the budget totals $240,145 – up 16.9 percent or $34,761 over fiscal year 2015. The budget includes $78,345 for line-of-duty insurance, which...
Isle of Wight County allocated $848,667 to the Department of Planning and Zoning this fiscal year. Planning and Zoning is charged with guiding commercial and residential projects so that they follow the county's comprehensive plan and other land development regulations. $561,778 was set aside for...
A Newport News Circuit Court judge ruled in favor of the state Supreme Court's Office of the Executive Secretary on Tuesday, denying the Daily Press access to a statewide database of court information. The Daily Press filed a lawsuit under the state's Freedom of Information Act, asking the court...