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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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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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US Marshals offering reward for escaped inmate from North Carolina
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US Marshals offering reward for escaped inmate from North Carolina

With the manhunt approaching two weeks, the U.S. Marshals Service announced a reward up to $7,000 for escapee John Matthew Nigh. Nigh, a 37-year-old white male, is wanted for escaping from the Craven County Detention Facility in North Carolina. USMS labeled him armed and dangerous and said he has an extensive criminal history including attempted murder of law enforcement, drugs, and weapons charges. According to Craven County Sheriff’s Office, detention officers discovered Nigh was missing from his cell at 4 p.m. on Sunday, Jan. 26. The search revealed that two inmates helped Nigh remove ceiling grating, and he entered a utility ceiling chase and exited the roof through a ventilation housing, the sheriff’s office said. Meanwhile, the two cellmates concealed his escape by stuffing ...
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Mother and 3 children killed in murder/suicide in Chesapeake
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Mother and 3 children killed in murder/suicide in Chesapeake

Chesapeake Police Department revealed that those killed in a February 6th “murder/suicide” were a mother and her three children. CPD reported that at approximately 6:54 a.m. on Thursday morning, officers responded to a welfare check at a residence in the 3000 block of Welcome Road. The officers made contact with the occupant who was barricaded and armed, according to police. According to CPD, officers immediately established a perimeter and attempted to negotiate. Meanwhile, SWAT and hostage negotiators were dispatched to the scene. Later in the incident, authorities were made aware that there were children inside who were potentially injured or dead. “Given the urgency, the SWAT team conducted an emergency entry,” CPD stated. By the time officers made entry, they found three ...
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Chesapeake Bay Bridge Tunnel project reaches major milestone on new tunnel
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Chesapeake Bay Bridge Tunnel project reaches major milestone on new tunnel

The Chesapeake Bay Bridge-Tunnel project has reached a major milestone. Chessie, the tunnel boring machine that was clearing the way, completed her mining mission this week. CBBT is adding a new two-lane tunnel that’s about a mile long. Chessie started working in February 2023, but in May 2023, she hit an obstruction that CBBT announced was a ship’s anchor made in England at the turn of the 20th century. Chessie was out of work for 8 months while it was removed. In May 2024, Chessie returned to work pushing along at an average of about 50 feet a day, according to the CBBT. On Monday, Jan. 27, 2025, CBBT announced Chessie reached her destination on Two Island. Mining was paused to allow the contractor time to remove the temporary bracing struts and steel beams that were in pla...
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Crash in Weems leaves 1 dead, 1 in critical condition
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Crash in Weems leaves 1 dead, 1 in critical condition

A single-vehicle crash on Greentown Road in Weems claimed the life of a 63-year-old man and has left a Kilmarnock woman in critical condition, Virginia State Police reported. The crash occurred around 8:40 p.m. last night, January 30. Irvin Maurice Yerby, of Weems, was driving a 1997 Chevrolet S-10 pickup truck. He was on Greentown Road, about three-tenths of a mile south of Gaskins Road, when he ran off the left side, VSP reported. The pickup flipped multiple times and he and his passenger, 56-year-old Martha Lynn Veney, were thrown out. (Photo: VSP) According to VSP, neither of them was wearing seatbelt at the time of the crash. Emergency Medical Services transported both victims to a local hospital, and they were airlifted to VCU Medical Center in Richmond. Yerby died ...
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Alexandria, VA mayor addresses city’s stance on immigration enforcement
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Alexandria, VA mayor addresses city’s stance on immigration enforcement

Amid the “fear, confusion, and concern” about the current state of immigration enforcement, Alexandria Mayor Alyia Gaskins issued a statement expressing commitment to Alexandria being a city where all residents are supported, respected, and valued and where all are welcome. But Alexandria is also a city that will follow federal and state laws and act accordingly. Based on Gaskins’ message and the resources she directed the public to, the city’s position is — just like it’s not the city’s role to enforce federal tax, patent, or commerce regulations, Alexandria will not be assisting with immigration enforcement, which is also a federal responsibility. Throughout the material, it’s emphasized that Alexandria will focus on the work of local government but will comply with requirements fr...
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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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Authorities believe 12-year-old abducted in Virginia Beach is in ‘extreme danger’
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Authorities believe 12-year-old abducted in Virginia Beach is in ‘extreme danger’

A 12-year boy was abducted in Virginia Beach on January 24th, 2025 at approximately 9 a.m., Virginia State Police announced. Juan Sebastian Mejia Acevedo, a Hispanic male, was last seen in the 200 block of Mica Avenue. Authorities say the child is believed to be in “extreme danger.” He has black hair, brown eyes, is 5’ 8” inches tall, and weighs 105 pounds. He does not have any identifiable scars, marks, or tattoos. And according to police, the last time he was seen, he was wearing blue pants, a red hoodie, and black shoes. Photo: VSP Virginia State Police and Virginia Beach Police believe whoever abducted Acevedo is an unknown person. Anyone with information is asked to contact the Virginia Beach Missing Persons Detective at (757) 385-4101. This is a developing story. WA...
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Stuart man allegedly wielding a pipe gets shot by a 78-year-old
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Stuart man allegedly wielding a pipe gets shot by a 78-year-old

A 34-year-old man from Stuart had to be airlifted to the hospital after getting shot while allegedly busting his way into an elderly man’s home. Patrick County Sheriff Dan Smith reported that James Hazelwood, a 78-year-old who lives on Big A School Road in Stuart, called 911 just after 8:30 a.m. on January 23 to report a man with an iron pipe was outside beating his vehicle. That man, identified as Griffith Coy Goodyear, of Salem Highway also in Stuart, then proceeded to use the pipe to beat the residence and busted out several windows, Smith said Hazelwood reported. Goodyear then allegedly began beating the front door of the home until he broke it open. Sheriff Smith said Hazelwood fired once and shot Goodyear with a .38 caliber handgun. Goodyear reportedly retreated, got in his ...
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