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Weapons, drugs, & other contraband seized at Greensville Correctional
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Weapons, drugs, & other contraband seized at Greensville Correctional

Virginia Department of Corrections announced an operational plan is being developed specifically for Greensville Correctional Center after an array of contraband was discovered including drugs and weapons. From October 30 to November 14, Greensville staffers and members from a statewide Special Response Team conducted “intensive searches” in a “comprehensive shakedown of inmate housing,” VADOC announced. A large number of substances and drugs were seized during the effort, including: (Photo: VADOC) Heroin Cocaine Buprenorphine strips THC and THC Wax Possible crack cocaine Possible spice Steroid tablets A white, powdery substance A white, crystalline substance A brown, powdery substance A brown, liquid substance A grey, powdery substance A bl...
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Fredericksburg man wanted for murder in Prince William
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Fredericksburg man wanted for murder in Prince William

Tyrus James Terrell, a 27-year-old Fredericksburg resident, is wanted for the murder of Quatrail R. Smalls of Big Stone Gap, Prince William Police Department announced. On Tuesday, Nov. 14, at around 8:40 p.m., police responded to the 3700 block of Wharf Ln. in Triangle to investigate a shooting and reported finding Smalls lying on the ground. Witnesses reported hearing gunshots in the area where the 26-year-old was shot, the Police Department stated. And they found shell casings in the road and discovered a residence in the Linden Park Apartment complex was also hit by gunfire. Officers provided first aid to Smalls, who arrived at the hospital alive, but later died, according to police. Terrell was identified as the suspect the following day and police obtained warrants for hi...
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95 North local lane drivers: Temporary change to access Express Lanes
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95 North local lane drivers: Temporary change to access Express Lanes

The new I-95 North local lanes have started opening and are supposed to be fully opened by 4:30 a.m. tomorrow, Friday, Nov.17. After the complete opening, for about a month, the way Rt. 3 and Rt. 17 drivers access the 95 North Express Lanes will change, VDOT has noted. When drivers get on I-95 North from Rt. 3, they will be in the new local lanes. Those lanes are separated from the 95 North through lanes by a barrier. For now, the first chance these drivers will have to access the 95 North Express lanes will be north of the Exit 140 (Courthouse Road) interchange in Stafford. That’s also the case for drivers using the local lanes to travel on 95 North from Rt. 17. Access is set to change to the permanent plan by mid-December when VDOT expects to open a new flyover ramp. It will ...
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Mechanicsville woman leads Stafford police chase in a Rogue
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Mechanicsville woman leads Stafford police chase in a Rogue

Stafford County Sheriff’s Office reported a vehicle-to-vehicle maneuver was used to stop a Mechanicsville woman that led police on a high-speed chase in a Nissan Rogue. Just after 1 p.m. on Monday, Nov. 6, a Rogue passed Deputy M.A. Holub on I-95 North driving on the shoulder going over 100 mph, said SCSO Major Shawn Kimmitz. At that point, the suspect vechicle and deputy were near Warrenton Rd. Holub, who was also moving northbound, activated his emergency equipment and attempted to make a traffic stop. “But the Rogue refused to stop, accelerating to over 118 mph and weaving through traffic,” SCSO explained in an update on the situation. “A pursuit ensued,” said Kimmitz. Deputies attempted to interrupt the pursuit using a spike strip near Courthouse Rd., but that was reportedl...
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Loudoun charges former deputy with sexual battery of an inmate
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Loudoun charges former deputy with sexual battery of an inmate

Loudoun County Sheriff’s Office announced one of its former correctional deputies, 43-year-old Yesenia Jusino Ramos of Mount Wolf, PA, has been charged for touching an inmate inappropriately and delivering contraband to that inmate at the Loudoun County Adult Detention Center (ADC). LCSO stated that the charges follow a comprehensive investigation and consultation with the Commonwealth’s Attorney. The inmate explains In an interview with The Epoch Times, the inmate at the center of these allegations claims Ramos subjected her to “sexually invasive pat-downs” when pat-downs weren’t required. She alleges Ramos tried to entice her into a relationship and gave her a vape pen. The inmate, whose name was withheld, said Ramos offered to bring in anything she wanted as long as she...
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VA breaks ground on I-64 Gap Widening between Richmond & Hampton
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VA breaks ground on I-64 Gap Widening between Richmond & Hampton

Monday, November 13, marked the groundbreaking for the $756 million I-64 Gap Widening Project. The project’s goal is to improve travel between Richmond to Hampton Roads. To do so, the plan is to expand each side of the highway from two lanes to three lanes from mile marker 204.9 in New Kent County to mile marker 233.3 in James City County. Also, 10-foot-wide paved shoulders will be added in each direction. Adjoining parts of I-64 are already have six or more lane, and that’s why this area is referred to as “the gap,” notes VDOT. There is a lot of braking in the gap and the notorious congestion is growing, “disrupting one of Virginia’s most important thoroughfares,” the department adds. Ultimately, the widening project aims to increase capacity and mobility, alleviate congestion...
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Abduction call leads to Loudoun-Fairfax police chase
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Abduction call leads to Loudoun-Fairfax police chase

A Leesburg man is facing a list of charges in Loudoun and Fairfax after an abduction call led to a police chase went from Ashburn to the Tysons Corner area. On Oct. 30, just before 2 p.m., Loudoun County Sheriff’s Office said a citizen called and reported what was believed to be an abduction in progress. When deputies arrived, the suspect drove away in a black Hummer and headed north on Loudoun County Parkway. Despite officers having their emergency equipment activated, the driver disregarded the deputies attempts to stop him and continued into Fairfax, LCSO stated. At that point, Fairfax and Virginia State Police joined the pursuit. Overhead footage from Fairfax PD shows a portion of the pursuit, including a segment where the Hummer is driving on the wrong side of the road amid o...
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Canceled wind project cancels promise for hundreds of Portsmouth jobs
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Canceled wind project cancels promise for hundreds of Portsmouth jobs

Another glorified wind energy project has made its way to the chopping block. Siemens Gamesa canceled its plan to build “the first offshore wind turbine blade facility in the United States” in Portsmouth. In October 2021, amid the launch ceremony for the project, the European turbine maker announced it had signed a long-term lease with the Virginia Port Authority for over 80 acres at the Portsmouth Marine Terminal. According to the company, a $200 million project lie ahead that included over $80 million in investment for buildings and equipment at the Terminal. The company was so bullish and confident that it said, “Siemens Gamesa will look to potentially expand the facility if awarded future projects in the region, creating additional jobs in the future.” The jobs the Portsmou...
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Rt. 460 in Isle of Wight shut down by truck-on-truck crash
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Rt. 460 in Isle of Wight shut down by truck-on-truck crash

The closures on US 460 in Isle of Wight that spanned from Thursday night into Friday morning were due to a two-vehicle crash. Both vehicles were tractor-trailers, Virginia State Police reported. Shortly after 9 p.m. Thursday, Nov. 9, VSP said they responded to an incident on Rt. 460 just west of the intersection of Rt. 639, Winston Drive. Leslie Paul-Moore Turner was hauling an empty chassis trailer with a 2020 Volvo, and VSP said its preliminary investigation revealed that Turner’s vehicle “became disabled” in the right lane on the eastbound side of Rt. 460. While he was in the cab looking for emergency triangles, a 2016 International ran into the back of him, police explained. The International was driven by George Herbert Brown who was also traveling east with an enclosed trail...
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27 years for Northumberland man who kidnapped, murdered store clerk
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27 years for Northumberland man who kidnapped, murdered store clerk

The 7-day trial of Tyrone Samuel, the Northumberland man now convicted of kidnapping and murdered 28-year-old Ahreal Smith was scheduled to begin this week, but trial wasn’t necessary because he pled guilty to both offenses. As previously reported, Smith disappeared from her job at the Little Sue convenience store in Claraville on the night of January 12 after she headed behind the building toward the dumpster with a bag of trash. At the Oct. 23 plea hearing, Northumberland Commonwealth’s Attorney Jane Wrightson explained that at around 5 a.m. on the January 13, the morning after Smith went missing, a co-worker found her car outside of the Northumberland County convenience store still running and called police, the Rappahannock Record reported. Evidence that implicated Samuel...
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