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Newsby Staff WriterJanuary 3, 2019

Virginia Department Mourns Loss of Recently Retired K-9 "Ringo"

The Christiansburg (VA) Police Department is mourning the death of K-9 officer, Ringo, who recently retired from service following five years of service to the department.

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Newsby Staff WriterDecember 25, 2018

Officer Charged with Shooting Armed Suspect Denied Request for Judicial Verdict

In a video recorded by Durocher's department-issued body camera, the officer yells, “He has a gun!” when he first sees Ward running from the home and later tells fellow officers the teen “waved” the gun at him. Police found a gun, but it was inside the bottom of Ward's right pant leg.

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Newsby Staff WriterDecember 7, 2018

Virginia Police ID Knife-Wielding Man Fatally Shot While Stabbing Woman

The Richmond (VA) Police Department said on Thursday that the man who was fatally shot by police as he stabbed a woman inside a residence refused orders from responding officers to drop the knife in his hand.

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Newsby Staff WriterDecember 4, 2018

Witness to Non-Fatal Virginia OIS Says Suspect Would Not Drop Gun

"I saw it. It certainly looked justified to me," the witness told WUSA9-TV News. "I could see very clearly from my apartment and he definitely did not put it down."

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Newsby Staff WriterNovember 26, 2018

Virginia Officer Dies in Single-Vehicle Collision Responding to Call

Police Officer Hunter Edwards was responding to the call several blocks away from his location when the crash occurred. He was transported to a nearby hospital where he was pronounced dead.

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Newsby Staff WriterNovember 19, 2018

Virginia Officer Dies of Apparent Medical Emergency While On Duty

The Virginia Beach Police Department announced the passing of Master Police Officer Kelvin Bailey, who died of an apparent medical emergency early in the morning on Saturday.

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Newsby Staff WriterNovember 6, 2018

Virginia Police Unhurt in Ambush Attack, Suspect Seriously Wounded

Police officers with the Prince William (VA) County Police Department were responding to a call about a man firing shots from his residence and as they arrived on the scene, the man shot at the officers with a rifle in what appeared to be an ambush.

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Newsby Staff WriterNovember 2, 2018

Virginia Officer Indicted for 2017 Non-Fatal OIS

Officer Jeremy Durocher of the Portsmouth (VA) Police Department has been charged with aggravated malicious wounding—and a related firearms charge—for an officer-involved shooting that occurred in October 2017.

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Newsby Staff WriterOctober 26, 2018

Army Sergeant Convicted of Killing Virginia Officer Gets Life in Prison

A deadlocked jury has resulted in Army Staff Sergeant Ronald Hamilton—who was convicted of capital murder last month for killing his wife and a Prince William County (VA) police officer—likely spending the rest of his life in prison, rather than being given a death penalty.

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Newsby Staff WriterOctober 22, 2018

Teen Suspect Who Threatened 2 Virginia Schools is Arrested

The Manassas (VA) Police department said in a statement that the agency received information about a threat to Manassas City Schools on October 21, 2018.

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