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CRIME & SAFETY
Lynchburg Police in search of armed robbery suspect
LYNCHBURG, Va. (WDBJ) - The Lynchburg Police Department is asking the public for help locating and identifying a suspect involved in a Saturday armed robbery at a Walgreens. Police say a suspect entered a Walgreens on 2004 Wards Road at 8:50 a.m., displaying a knife and demanding money from an employee before fleeing the scene.
Cessna aircraft crashed near Falwell Airport in Lynchburg
LYNCHBURG, Va. (WFXR) – On Thursday, August 29, VSP and Lynchburg Police were on the scene of a small plane crash off Mt. Holcomb Path Road in Lynchburg. Details are currently limited; however, the aircraft was a small single-engine Cessna Skyhawk model plane. (Photo Credit: Jemon Haskins) Police have...
Mother remembers Avriel Hooks one year after her death; husband charged
AMHERST, Va. (WDBJ) - It’s been one year since a Lynchburg woman was found dead in Amherst County. This was after Avriel Hooks’ family reported her missing just days before. Her estranged husband Michael Perry III is behind bars in connection with the murder. Now, her mother Ashley...
FAA and NTSB investigating plane crash in Lynchburg
LYNCHBURG, Va. (WSET) — The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) and the National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) are investigating the plane crash that occurred in Lynchburg Thursday afternoon. ABC13 reached out to the NTSB Friday morning and received this statement:. At about 5:17 pm ET Thursday, a Cessna 172 lost...
Lynchburg Sheriff's Office warns of phone scam demanding $3,000 for missed jury duty
LYNCHBURG, Va. (WSET) — TheLynchburg Sheriff's Office is warning residents about a recent phone call scam. First Sergeant Todd Hunley said one resident took a call from someone claiming to be a warrant officer named Daniel Jones with the Lynchburg Sheriff's Office. The scammer told the resident that they...
Lynchburg man pleads guilty after Lynchburg shooting in February
LYNCHBURG, Va. – A man pled guilty in his court case following a shooting in Lynchburg in February, court records show. After his arrest, Dabney Thomas Jr. was charged with the following:. Salem Red Sox earn walk-off win over Lynchburg Hillcats. NOW PLAYING. Violence and drug incidents prompt Lynchburg...
Local youth honored for saving two lives
(Danville) — Three people are alive because a local Boy Scout took their “Be Prepared” motto to heart. Then-15-year old Jackson Wethington was fishing with some friends on the Roanoke River in Altavista last summer. Local scout leader and board member Steve Adkins says Wethington heard two girls in the river screaming for help. He...
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