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Virginia State Police respond to call of shots fired at I-64 rest area
ALBEMARLE COUNTY — Virginia State Police and Albemarle County Police responded Wednesday morning to a rest area on Interstate 64 for an emergency call concerning gunshots being fired, according to state police. The incident took place at an eastbound rest area near mile marker 105 in Albemarle County. As of 8:30 a.m., authorities had...
UVA ROTC graduate killed in non-combat training accident
FORT CARSON, Co. (CBS19 NEWS) -- A U.S. Army soldier with ties to the University of Virginia has been killed in a non-combat-related training accident. According to a release from Fort Carson dated Monday, 23-year-old First Lieutenant Zachary Galli died as a result of a training accident at the Joint Readiness Training Center.
Several cases dismissed against pro-Palestine protesters
CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. (CBS19 NEWS) -- Several people who were arrested when law enforcement officers broke up a pro-Palestine protest encampment at the University of Virginia were in court on Wednesday. Some cases have already been dismissed. Kristen Finn was accused of assaulting a law enforcement officer, but the charge was...
Several law enforcement agencies participating in traffic operation
GREENE COUNTY, Va. (CBS19 NEWS) -- An enhanced traffic operation will take place across several localities on Thursday. According to a post on the Greene County Sheriff’s Office’s Facebook page, the operation will run from 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. on routes 29 and 33. The sheriff’s offices...
Brick by Brick: Policing the Downtown Mall
CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. (CBS19 NEWS) -- Police Chief Michael Kochis says everyone should feel safe and welcome on the Downtown Mall. “I feel very comfortable, even outside of this uniform,” he said. But it will never be perfect. "You know any area when you're going to have bars letting out...
Former police officer Fanone talks about life after the Jan. 6 riots
CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. (CBS19 NEWS) -- Former police officer Michael Fanone says there was never a time in his career in which he felt like he was not in control of his environment until the riot on Jan. 6, 2021. He's now working with a national group called Courage for America...
Search continues for missing Stuarts Draft woman
AUGUSTA COUNTY, Va. (ROCKTOWN NOW) – The Augusta County Sheriff’s Office is still looking for the Stuarts Draft women who has been missing since last Friday. Sheriff’s Lieutenant Leslie Snyder stated that investigators have determined that Angela Robin Orick, 69, left Charlottesville via Amtrak train to Florida.
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