Providence Forge
CRIME & SAFETY
Individual found not guilty by reason of insanity in New Kent Circuit Court; undergoing further psychiatric evaluation
*Editor’s Note: This story may contain content that is unsuitable to some readers. A Providence Forge resident who attacked a woman at Pine Fork Park in 2023 has been found not guilty by reason of insanity. Haley Meila Groves, 26, of the 2700 block of Windsor Shades Lane, had...
Ex-JCCPD officer who shot supervisor sues department for discrimination, harassment
JAMES CITY COUNTY, Va. (WAVY) — Michael Rusk, the former James City County Police officer who shot his superior officer outside of a bar in Williamsburg in January 2023, has filed a lawsuit against the department, alleging they violated his civil rights by not ensuring the workplace was free from sexual harassment and discrimination. The […]
Coast Guard believes body of boater who jumped in water near HRBT has been found
The U.S. Coast Guard on Sunday morning confirmed to News 3 they believed they located the body of a man who jumped off a boat into the water near the Hampton Roads Bridge-Tunnel (HRBT) on Thursday.
Six killed in traffic crashes on Va. highways during July 4 holiday
RICHMOND – Preliminary data indicates six individuals lost their lives in six traffic crashes during the five-day statistical counting period designated for the July 4, 2024, holiday. Of those who died, one was a pedestrian struck in a hit-and-run crash, four were drivers and one was a passenger. The fatal crashes took place in the City of Richmond and the counties of Bedford, Charles City, Henrico and Wythe counties. Two of the fatal crashes occurred in Bedford County. During the two-day statistical counting period for July 4, 2023, traffic crashes claimed seven lives on Virginia’s highways.*
Hopewell soccer complex closed after 'suspicious' fire breaks out in concession stand
HOPEWELL − Arson is suspected as the cause of a late-night fire Sunday at a city-owned soccer complex/. Crews quickly extinguished the fire in the concession stand at Atwater Park's sports complex, but the damage was such that the Hopewell Recreation & Parks Department opted to shutter it while the investigation continues.
Hazmat team responds to chemical leak at VA American Water plant
Emergency personnel from multiple localities responded to a hazardous leak at a water plant in Hopewell on Friday morning, according to the Hopewell Fire and EMS Department. At around 10:35 a.m. on July 5, Hopewell Fire and EMS was alerted to a chemical leak at the Virginia American Water Plant located at 900 Industrial Street. Upon arriving at the scene with one engine, one medic unit and a battalion chief, the department determined there was a hazardous leak within the plant.
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