Lacey Spring
CRIME & SAFETY
Four Harrisonburg police officers receive 2024 Award for Valor
HARRISONBURG, VA (Rocktown Now) — Harrisonburg Police Department Sergeant Brian Tusing, Officer John A. Denneny, Officer Alaina C. McWhorter and Officer Rose Mary Nuno were presented with the 2024 Award for Valor from the Virginia Association of Chiefs of Police (VACP) on Tuesday, August 27, for their actions responding to a domestic disturbance involving a firearm and abduction of a woman in May 2023.
Fort Defiance High School student in custody after bomb threat
AUGUSTA COUNTY, Va. (ROCKTOWN NOW) — A student at Fort Defiance High School has been arrested after making a bomb threat to the school. According to a social media post from the Augusta County Sheriff’s office, school administrators were notified about the threat shortly after 2:15 p.m. and immediately contacted authorities. The student who made the threat was located and an investigation was launched.
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