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Charlottesville Police asking for help identifying suspects in shooting at diner
The Charlottesville Police Department is asking for help locating suspects in a shooting on Tuesday at Holly’s Diner on East Market Street. At 11:22 p.m., CPD officers responded to the restaurant at 1221 E. Market St. in response to possible gunfire. The initial investigation indicates that a ruckus inside...
Man from Georgia arrested in Greene County
GREENE COUNTY, Va. (CBS19 NEWS) -- A man from Georgia was arrested in Greene County early Wednesday morning. The Greene County Sheriff’s Office reports a deputy posted on Seminole Trail near Ruckersville just after midnight spotted a speeding vehicle. The deputy pulled the vehicle over after clocking it traveling...
Crews respond to house fire in Lake of the Woods community
ORANGE COUNTY, Va. (CBS19 NEWS) -- Emergency crews from Orange and Spotsylvania counties responded to a house fire in the Lake of the Woods community on Wednesday. According to the Orange Volunteer Fire Company, the fire occurred on the 3500 block of Lakeview Parkway. When crews arrived on the scene,...
Seeking information on stolen moped, theft from store
GREENE COUNTY, Va. (CBS19 NEWS) -- The Greene County Sheriff’s Office is asking for help to identify a couple of people involved in a theft. On July 21, two people reportedly used a stolen moped and committed a theft at Maybelle’s Market in Dyke. The incident occurred around...
Man Sentenced to 43 Years for Murder of Justice Kilel at Sunshine MiniMart
CHARLOTTESVILLE, VA (CVILLE RIGHT NOW) – Charlottesville Circuit Court Judge Cheryl V. Higgins has sentenced Orlando Allen Jr. to 43 years in prison for the March 4, 2023 murder of Justice Kegan Kilel at the Sunshine MiniMart. Twenty years of the sentence were suspended, leaving an active sentence of 23 years. The sentencing follows the case of Nasir Floyd McGhee in June, who was also involved in the incident. McGhee was sentenced to 10 years in prison after pleading guilty to voluntary manslaughter.
Army officer at Charlottesville JAG School pleads guilty to deleting sensitive materials
A former Army officer at the JAG School in Charlottesville pled guilty today to federal charges associated with filming himself deleting sensitive online training materials. Manfredo Martin-Michael Madrigal III, 38, a former resident of Charlottesville, pled to one count of destruction of U.S. Army materials and three counts of making a false statement.
Retired Forensic Psychologist Never Believed Darrell Rice Committed Shenandoah Murders
CHARLOTTESVILLE, VA (CVILLE RIGHT NOW) – A retired forensic psychologist who examined longtime Shenandoah Park murders suspect Darrell Rice says he never believed Rice had committed the 1996 double homicide of Julie Williams and Lollie Winans. “I didn’t believe he was capable of doing that,” Jeff Fracher said in...
CPD connects with local teens through basketball game
CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. (CBS19 NEWS) -- Members of the Charlottesville Police Department and teenagers at the Boys and Girls Club went head-to-head in a basketball game Wednesday, and it was a close one. Ultimately, CPD fell 21-17 to the teens, but the officers says they are the real winners because they...
Tiger Fuel does active shooter training with CPD
CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. (CBS19 NEWS) – Tiger Fuel employees went through active shooter training with Charlottesville police on Wednesday. "We'd rather be prepared than behind," said Shaleena Arreguin with Tiger Fuel. "Our employees' safety and our community's safety, it comes first." Employees inside the office were actors in the drill...
Alleged sorority house intruder pleads guilty
CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. (CBS19 NEWS) -- The suspect in a case that shocked UVA students and parents, a high school student walking into a sorority house and groping sleeping girls, pleaded guilty Thursday. Harry Benjamin Sedwick V pleaded to felony breaking and entering and aggravated sexual battery. Witnesses say he broke...
Kids meet police at community basketball game, kids win
CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. (WVIR) - The Charlottesville Police Department hosted a career and sports clinic at the Boys and Girls Club of Central Virginia on Wednesday. CPD says it’s part of their broader initiative to connect with the community. The department has done community walks and a living room town hall.
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