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CRIME & SAFETY
Charlottesville Police Investigate Possible Murder/Suicide Attempt
CHARLOTTESVILLE, VA (CVILLE RIGHT NOW) – On July 4, 2024, at 1:30 PM, Charlottesville Police officers responded to a welfare check at 301 Monte Vista Avenue. Upon arrival, officers met with a family member of the residents. Inside the home, they discovered 81-year-old Brenda Lois Lambert deceased from a gunshot wound. Additionally, 85-year-old James Marvin Shea, Jr. was found with serious injuries. Police say evidence suggests the incident was a planned suicide by the couple.
Task force arrests 12 on drug and firearms charges
GREENE COUNTY, Va. (CBS19 NEWS) -- A dozen people were arrested on drug and firearms charges Tuesday as part of a round-up. The 3A Narcotics and Gang Task Force and the U.S. Marshal’s Service conducted a warrant round-up in Charlottesville and the counties of Greene, Albemarle and Fluvanna. According...
Charlottesville PD: Woman, 81, shot to death in suicide pact as husband survives
CHARLOTTESVILLE — Authorities said an elderly woman was killed Thursday and her husband injured in what appears to have been a suicide pact, the Charlottesville Police Department said. At about 1:30 p.m., police responded to 301 Monte Vista Ave. for a welfare check. At the scene, officers met with...
RCSO seeks assistance in search for missing Port Republic man
ROCKINGHAM COUNTY, Va. (WHSV) - The Rockingham County Sheriff’s Office is seeking assistance in locating Mark Edward Sipe of Port Republic. Sipe, 52, was last seen June 18 in the Ore Bank Road area of Rockingham County. His family reported him missing. The circumstances of Sipe’s disappearance are unknown,...
Charlottesville officials warn about SNAP, EBT scammers
CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. (WVIR) - People buying groceries on government assistance should be on the lookout for scammers, local and state officials are warning. Scams targeting the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, also commonly called SNAP or food stamps, are on the uptick, according to Virginia Department of Social Services. In particular, officials warn the real target is the Electronic Benefits Transfer card, or EBT, which shoppers use to buy groceries.
DNA Breakthroughs Bring Closure to Decades-Old Virginia Cold Cases
CHARLOTTESVILLE, VA (CVILLE RIGHT NOW) – In the past six months, two major breakthroughs have emerged in Virginia’s decades-old cold cases, bringing a sense of closure to victims’ families. In January, authorities announced a DNA match in the Colonial Parkway killings near Williamsburg, identifying Allen Wade Wilmer Sr. as the murderer of two victims. More recently, on June 20th, another DNA match linked the 1996 Shenandoah Park murders of Julie Williams and Lollie Winans to a perpetrator.
Shenandoah man indicted for wire fraud: More than $200K stolen from employer
A Shenandoah man faces 20 years in prison after being indicted by a federal grand jury for allegedly stealing more than $200,000 from his former employer. According to court documents, unsealed following the defendant’s arrest, Vernon Fisher, 66, of Shenandoah, was indicted on five counts of wire fraud. The...
Shenandoah Park Murders Solved, Questions Remain
When Kathryn Miles came to Crozet last year to talk about her most recent book, Trailed, she explained how she came to write it, what she learned, and why the double homicide of two young women skilled in wilderness survival had yet to be solved, partly because of the recalcitrance of the authorities involved in the case over a span of almost 30 years.
Two “shots fired” incidents after Chief Kochis presents data showing crime rate is down
Charlottesville Police Chief Michael Kochis appeared before City Council on Monday to report that the number of crimes reported is down this year, despite public perceptions. “Currently, year to date compared to 2023, part one crime is down,” Kochis said as part of a report that had not been listed on the meeting’s agenda.
State Police urge safe driving amid tough start to summer season
CHARLOTTESVILLE, VA (CVILLE RIGHT NOW) – The July 4th holiday means feasts, fireworks, and parties, but State Police is asking it includes focus and sobriety on the roadways as well. State Police’s Matt Demlein says the first summer holiday was an inauspicious start with 13 fatalities over the Memorial Day holiday counting period, and 25 additional fatalities in the week following that holiday alone. Demlein says they have four absolute appeals… drive sober, avoid distractions, please do not speed, and buckle up. All go a long way to making sure you and others get to their destinations.
Hearing delayed for McGaheysville man accused of shooting Waynesboro man
ROCKINGHAM COUNTY, Va. (ROCKTOWN NOW) – The Rockingham County man who was charged in a shooting in Waynesboro on Memorial Day weekend had his hearing scheduled for yesterday afternoon continued until the end of the month. Dustin Allen Dove of McGaheysville will now appear in general district court on...
Page County Sheriff’s Office holds ‘lock up’ fundraiser for summer camp program
STANLEY, Va. (WHSV) - The Town of Stanley is in the middle of celebrating its annual homecoming celebration. The carnival at Ed Good Park continues through Saturday night and includes a unique fundraiser hosted by the Page County Sheriff’s Office. Using a mock jail cell built by inmates from...
Officials say getting reports on attempts to steal SNAP EBT, P-EBT information
CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. (CBS19 NEWS) -- State and local officials have been getting reports regarding people trying to steal SNAP EBT and P-EBT card information. The Charlottesville Department of Social Services and the Virginia Department of Social Services offer some tips to protect benefits. According to a release, EBT benefit recipients...
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