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2 Blue Ridge Task Force investigations closed with arrests
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2 Blue Ridge Task Force investigations closed with arrests

Two months into 2025, and Blue Ridge Narcotics and Gang Task Force wrapped up two investigations with seizures and arrests. At the end of January, Virginia State Police, a member of the Blue Ridge task force, announced partners ended a lengthy investigation with the arrest of Howard B. Jenkins of Manassas. According to VSP, Culpeper Sheriff’s office and other task force officers stopped a Chevy Tahoe on Route 3 near Yellow Bottom Road in Culpeper for not having a license plate. The driver 43-year-old Jenkins, tried to run but was quickly caught. Officers 400 grams of cocaine in the vehicle with a street value of $40,000, along with 19.2 grams of fentanyl that had a street value of $1,900 and $980, VSP reported.      Jenkins was charged with two c...
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Family offering $40K reward for info on Wakefield double shooting
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Family offering $40K reward for info on Wakefield double shooting

Sussex County Sheriff’s Office announced the family of two October 2024 shooting victims is offering a $40,000 reward for any information leading to an arrest and conviction in this case. SCSO said, on October 24, at about 11:49 p.m., the office received a call reporting a person shot at a residence on East Church Street in Wakefield. Information gathered suggested two people went into the home and shot two residents, the office added. With the announcement of the family’s reward offer, Sussex police reissued its Attempt to Locate poster for the two individuals shown in the images above. Those images show two persons of interest crossing the parking lot of a business in Wakefield, coming from the Pocahantas area, heading toward East Church Street at approximately 11:39 p.m. then r...
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Fugitive with 20 warrants found & arrested in Charles City County
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Fugitive with 20 warrants found & arrested in Charles City County

A wanted man with 20 outstanding warrants was caught and arrested in Charles City County. On January 28, James City County Police Department released a wanted poster for 22-year-old Tyler Kwan Wallace and announced he had 20 warrants issued between August and December 2024. The charges included abduction, assault and battery, strangulation, and child abuse, JCCPD said. “Despite exhaustive efforts to locate him, Wallace remains at large,” said JCCPD. Although the department asked the public to provide information, the public was advised not approach him and said he should be considered armed. JCCPD announced that on Feb. 10, its SWAT Team, Specialized Response Team, and Crisis Negotiations Team partnered with Charles City County Sheriff's Office to execute a high-risk search wa...
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Williamsburg man sentenced for impersonating cop while detaining children
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Williamsburg man sentenced for impersonating cop while detaining children

Cody Hardin, a 31-year-old Williamsburg man, was sentenced Wednesday for impersonating law enforcement while detaining children. James City County Police Department issued a statement explaining that Hardin was arrested last October after the office received a call from a person claiming to be an off-duty police officer, and he said he had two juveniles in the Fenwick Hills neighborhood for suspicious activity. JCCPD said when a real officer arrived on the scene, Hardin was there with juveniles “posing as a law enforcement officer and using a Dodge Charger that shared a resemblance to a police vehicle.” “The responding officer promptly released the children to their parents,” said JCCPD. But initially, the responding officer didn’t know Hardin called the police and claimed to b...
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VSP asking public to submit info about shooting on I-64 in Norfolk
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VSP asking public to submit info about shooting on I-64 in Norfolk

Virginia State Police is asking the public to reach out with any information about a vehicle or potential shooters involved in a shooting on I-64 in Norfolk on Saturday, Jan. 25. At approximately 3:14 p.m. a male called the state police communication center reporting he was involved in a shooting. According to VSP, its preliminary investigations revealed the victim was heading west in a blue Kia Stinger near Norview Avenue. An “unknown vehicle” began shooting, prompted the Stinger driver to get off the interstate at Chesapeake Boulevard. That driver had a non-life-threatening injury and was transported to Norfolk General Hospital, VSP confirmed. Now, VSP is hoping to find witnesses who were on I-64 West between Norview Avenue and Chesapeake Boulevard around the time of the inciden...
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19-year-old allegedly removed taser prongs & injured 2 Mathews deputies
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19-year-old allegedly removed taser prongs & injured 2 Mathews deputies

A 19-year-old is being held without bond and facing a list of charges after allegedly attacking two Mathews County deputies attempting to arrest him. At approximately 12:30 on January 14, deputies responded to a 911 call for service on Bellevue Road in Susan. Mathews County Sheriff’s Office said witnesses at the scene reported Alberto Cruz Fraire was experiencing bouts of paranoia and walking around the house with a knife. According to MCSO, Fraire grew increasingly frustrated by the police presence, approached one of the deputies, and grabbed his taser. Two officers attempted to place Fraire under arrest, but he reportedly resisted and started fighting the officers. One deputy deployed a taser and successfully made contact with Fraire, but MCSO said he removed the taser prongs fr...
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Public aids Suffolk police in arrest of most wanted & alleged church shooter
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Public aids Suffolk police in arrest of most wanted & alleged church shooter

Within days, Suffolk Police arrested suspects in two unrelated shootings, and both arrests were made possible due to help from the community. Micheal McKinley Jr. who Suffolk Police Department as its “#1 most wanted” was arrested on December 11. Suffolk Police named the 22-year-old as the suspect in a shooting incident that occurred on November 29 in the 100 block of Kennet Drive. SPD alleges he shot at two people in a vehicle and an occupied dwelling. No one was injured during this incident, but McKinley already had numerous active violent felony warrants including charges of attempted murder and use of a firearm in the commission of a felony, the department announced. SPD described McKinley as armed and dangerous and called on the public for assistance locating him. After hi...
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VA Beach police link robbery suspect to Chesapeake shooting
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VA Beach police link robbery suspect to Chesapeake shooting

Virginia Beach Police Department linked a robbery suspect to a shooting in Chesapeake, and 21-year-old Timothy Eugene Lane Jr. is now facing charges in both cities. VBPD officers responded to a home invasion robbery call in the 700 block of Brook Meadow Ct. on Oct. 15. The investigation led to Lane being identified as the suspect, and when he was arrested police recovered a gun, the department stated. That gun was submitted to the ATF’s National Integrated Ballistic Information Network (NIBIN) and was linked to a shooting in Chesapeake that occurred the day before the alleged home invasion robbery, revealed VBPD. The evidence was shared with Chesapeake PD, which then filed charges against Lane too. For the Virginia Beach incident, Lane is charged with daytime armed burglary, armed...
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17-year-old charged for shooting teen in Herndon
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17-year-old charged for shooting teen in Herndon

A 17-year-old male of Alexandria has been arrested and charged for shooting another teenager Monday night in Herndon. Shortly after 9 p.m. on Monday, Herndon Police Department announced Cavalier Drive was closed between Saber Lane and Third Street as police were on the scene due to a shooting. Yesterday, HPD announced the victim of that shooting was a 16-year-old male who got into an altercation with the suspect. The suspect allegedly shot the younger boy multiple times in the upper body. But HPD said the victim was able to run to his house, and a family member rushed him to the hospital. As of yesterday, his condition was stable, according to HPD. Between the investigative leads and witness accounts, HPD said they were able to quickly identify the suspect who was taken into cu...
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4 juveniles hospitalized after police chase ends in fiery crash
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4 juveniles hospitalized after police chase ends in fiery crash

All four juveniles rescued from a burning car amid a police chase have been hospitalized, Virginia State Police announced. The chase was initiated Monday night on Van Dorn St. by Alexandria Police after an officer reportedly attempted to stop a Hyundai Elantra suspected to be stolen out of Prince George’s County, Maryland. According to VSP, the car refused to stop and state police joined the pursuit at Van Dorn and Vine streets at approximately 11:19 p.m. VSP said the pursuit went along Van Dorn Street, Telegraph Road, Route 236, and Route 1. While on Rt. 1, the Elantra driver allegedly rammed a trooper who crashed into a power pole and brought down the wires onto the roadway. The Elantra kept going, VSP said. And the driver allegedly ran a red light at the intersection of R...
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