CRIME & SAFETY
Suffolk man sentenced for his involvement in armed robbery of USPS carrier
A Suffolk man is one of two men sentenced to four years in prison for their involvement in the armed robbery of a U.S. Postal Service (USPS) mail carrier. According to court documents, on May 9, 2023, O’Sirus Landres Charles Ford, 21, of Chesapeake, committed the robbery at gunpoint and recruited Jayden Stukes, 21, of […] The post Suffolk man sentenced for his involvement in armed robbery of USPS carrier appeared first on The Suffolk News-Herald.
NNPD investigating shooting on Warwick Blvd.
NEWPORT NEWS, Va. (WAVY) — Newport News police are investigating a shooting. It happened Saturday just after 10 p.m. on the 10000 block of Warwick Boulevard. We are working to learn how many people were hurt and if there are any suspects.
DC ranked as 8th worst region for deadly hit-and-runs in America: Study
WASHINGTON (7News) — A new study is highlighting America’s worst regions for deadly hit-and-run crashes. There have already been a handful of fatal hit-and-runs in the D.C. area this year. Just this past weekend, a man died after a car hit him Sunday evening on Contee Road in...
Man seriously hurt in shooting in Young Terrace area of Norfolk
NORFOLK, Va. (WAVY) — Norfolk police are investigating after a man was shot in the Young Terrace area on Monday afternoon. Police said the shooting happened at 600 E. Olney Road and they got the call at 12:43 p.m. The victim was found suffering from serious injuries and was taken to Sentara Norfolk General Hospital for treatment.
Troy Ketchmore Keeps Fighting to Clear his Name and Tame the Streets
It was 1995, and Troy Ketchmore was taking a birthday gift to his infant son who was living with the child’s mother and her new boyfriend at the time. With Troy were two “friends,” all of them armed but with no apparent intention of using the guns. “Where I grew up in Newport News,” says Ketchmore today, “you’d rather get caught with it then without it.”
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