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Woman arrested in Kentucky with baby missing from Virginia
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Woman arrested in Kentucky with baby missing from Virginia

Cedar Samuel Smith, a 10-month-old baby, was featured in an Amber Alert earlier this week. According to the alert, which was circulated on behalf of the sheriff’s office in Scott County, VA, the missing baby was last seen on Daniel Boone Rd. in Gate City. Police believed he had been abducted by Ashley Jordan Griffith, a 30-year-old Gate City resident. Griffith was caught with the baby in Kentucky, according to Madison County Sheriff's Office. It was around 5:50 p.m. on Tuesday, May 7, when a call came in for a motorist assist on Battlefield Memorial Highway, Madison Sheriff’s Office reported. Deputy Shane Johnson responded and found a female driver with a child who reportedly told him she needed a jump. Johnson’s investigation into the vehicle revealed there was an Amber Ale...
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2 Charged with Murder in Norfolk After ‘Homicide’ Ruling for Infant Death
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2 Charged with Murder in Norfolk After ‘Homicide’ Ruling for Infant Death

A pair in Norfolk are facing murder charges after the death of a 9-day-old baby, Norfolk Police announced. On Saturday, around 1:15 p.m., NPD was called to the Children’s Hospital of the Kings Daughters for a child protection call. When officers arrived, the baby was already unresponsive and later the infant was pronounced dead, the department stated. Hilary D. Johnson, 23, and Zibreyea S. Parker, 21, were taken into custody and initially charged with child abuse. Then, on May 6, the medical examiner ruled the baby’s death was a homicide. NPD said the charges were upgraded to 2nd degree murder. Both are being held in Norfolk City Jail without bond. Johnson’s grandfather put the young parents out after Parker had the baby, and they started living in a tent, The Virg...
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Arrest after I-81 pursuit, cars rammed & trooper gets bit
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Arrest after I-81 pursuit, cars rammed & trooper gets bit

A 27-year-old man arrested Saturday is still being held without bond after allegedly initiating a police chase, ramming vehicles, and assaulting a state trooper. According to Virginia State Police, the incident stemmed from motorists on I-81 calling in and reporting a Dodge pickup driving recklessly and someone throwing objects out of the window. A state trooper found the truck heading northbound near the 304-mile marker in Frederick County and attempted to make a traffic stop. VSP said the driver slowed down and merged onto the shoulder. But instead of coming to a stop, he took off again sparking the chase on I-81. Amid the pursuit, the driver “intentionally rear-ended a trooper's patrol vehicle, causing it to run off the roadway.” And, near the Exit 315 ramp, the Dodge “intentio...
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Gloucester man prompts Sheriff to issue shelter-in-place alert
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Gloucester man prompts Sheriff to issue shelter-in-place alert

Yesterday, a 32-year-old Gloucester man on the loose prompted the Sheriff’s Office to issue a lockdown alert for people in certain areas of the county. Around 11 a.m. GCSO released a photo of Robert Paul Rosell Jr. stating he was believed to be on foot and considered armed and dangerous. People in the area of Lowneyville Lane and Pinetta Road were asked to shelter in place. Until now, GCSO hasn't provided details about the incident that caused them to hunt for Rosell, but, in an update amid the search, police revealed that Rosell was wanted for possession of a firearm by a convicted felon and brandishing a firearm. Hours after the first alert, at 2:40 p.m. GCSO announced Lowneyville Lane residents could move about because Rosell was not believed to be in that area any longer. B...
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Franklin, VA man wanted for robbery, police trying to identify 2 others
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Franklin, VA man wanted for robbery, police trying to identify 2 others

Southampton police are looking for 24-year-old Dalveon Ricks of Franklin who is wanted for charges related to an April 4 robbery in Courtland. Police responded to a robbery call in the 25000 block of Oak Trail and found a woman who reported getting robbed in the parking lot of the apartment complex by three men. SCSO said the victim’s purse, credit cards, and cash were stolen. The police also said the woman was physically assaulted and suffered a minor injury.Detectives identified one of the suspects as Ricks. He is facing charges of: Abduction Use of a firearm in commission of felony Wearing a mask with intent to conceal identity Robbery Assault and Battery Credit card theft Grand larceny Southampton Sheriff’s office said its investigation indicated that Ri...
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18-year-old from Virginia Beach arrested for gun at Gloucester High School
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18-year-old from Virginia Beach arrested for gun at Gloucester High School

Gloucester High School went into lockdown Tuesday, and two men were arrested in connection with the incident. According to a statement from Gloucester County Public Schools (GCPS), the lockdown was put in place around 11 a.m. in response to a report of a weapon outside in a construction area. In addition to the school resources officers, a larger presence from Gloucester County Sheriff’s officers arrived and had the scene secured within minutes, according to GCSO. Police and school officials said they discovered some of the construction workers outside the building had gotten into an altercation. GCSO said it was reported that an individual was brandishing a firearm, and they discovered a loaded pistol. Travis Sentel Evans Jr., an 18-year-old construction worker from Virginia B...
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Dog & wife stabbed, suspect shot in Herndon
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Dog & wife stabbed, suspect shot in Herndon

A woman and dog were stabbed in Herndon, and the man accused of wielding the knife was shot. All three were receiving medical attention as of the last update provided by Herdon PD. her husbandOn Sunday, April 14, HPD officers responded to the 900 block of First Place shortly before noon after a woman called 911 to report her husband stabbed her. HPD said officers established contact with the suspect and he "approached" a responding officer with a knife. That officer shot the man, hitting him in the upper body, the department added. The husband and wife were both deemed to have “critical injuries,” and they were transported to Reston Hospital. According to HPD, the family’s dog was also found stabbed at the scene. The officer who shot the suspect was not injured. In an update...
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Car trouble in Stafford leads to arrest of wanted Maryland man
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Car trouble in Stafford leads to arrest of wanted Maryland man

Car trouble in Stafford led to the arrest of a man wanted in Maryland. On Thursday, April 11, First Sergeant N. Zotos was heading south on Richmond Highway near Layhill Rd. when, at around 5:45 a.m., he reportedly saw a car that was leaking fluid. Since the car was disabled in one of the lanes of Richmond Rd., Zotos was concerned about the possibility of an accident and approached the driver, SCSO reported. During that interaction, Zotos “discovered additional troubles” and Deputy C.S. Harding was called to the scene. One issue was the vehicle, which was a white Acura, had tags registered to a red Lexus. And those tags had been expired since 2022, SCSO stated. Police discovered that the man experiencing the car trouble was 33-year-old Jose Adrian Santana of Maryland, and he ...
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Leesburg man facing abduction charges & more after incident involving adult and children
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Leesburg man facing abduction charges & more after incident involving adult and children

A 53-year-old Leesburg, VA man is facing a list of charges after an incident where he allegedly tried use his vehicle to hit a vehicle carrying children. Leesburg Police Department said its officers were dispatched to the 800 block of Anne Street SW on Wednesday around 6 p.m. A male, later identified as Allen Kenneth Shreve, III, was reportedly following another vehicle attempting to strike it with his, police stated. After arriving, police determined that in the midst of this incident, at one point, Shreve blocked the victim’s vehicle preventing free passage. The driver tried to get away by driving across "multiple lawns," and according to LPD, Shreve pursued the vehicle, which in addition to the adult, was carrying two children. Shreve also hit and knocked down a fire hydrant, L...
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Former Warren County deputies charged with killing 77-year-old man
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Former Warren County deputies charged with killing 77-year-old man

Two former Warren County deputies, Zachary Fadely, 31, and Tyler Poe, 27, are now facing homicide charges for a low-speed chase that resulted in the death of Ralph C. Ennis, a 77-year-old Gainsville man. On April 2, 2022, at about 1:20 a.m., Warren County police encountered Ennis on Winchester Rd. and initiated a traffic stop because he was speeding—63 in a 55 mph zone, according to Virginia State Police. Body camera footage from a Front Royal officer, R.D. Lowery, who responded to scene but appears to have left without getting involved shows a significant police response, including an officer with a dog. The footage also shows the accused officers rough-handling Ennis. As Lowery approaches the scene, he says, “Jesus Christ man. Just grab a hold of him,” seeming to suggest that th...
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