Portsmouth
CRIME & SAFETY
Neighbors recount Portsmouth shooting that hospitalized boy
PORTSMOUTH, Va. — More than 24 hours after a shooting sent a boy to the hospital, Portsmouth police are still looking for two suspects. Investigators say the two suspects are considered armed and dangerous following the shooting on High Street near the London Oaks Apartments. 13News Now talked to...
A grandmother’s plea for teens involved in violence
PORTSMOUTH, Va. (WAVY) – The appropriate sounds of summer filled the air at the London Oaks Apartment Complex in Portsmouth Wednesday morning. Youngsters, under supervision from professionals from the city Recreation Department, showed off their athletic skills on small patch of grass outside the Community Center. Applause and children’s laughter punctuated each score boys and girls made during a grass games.
Search is on for second person of interest in Westbury homicide in Portsmouth
PORTSMOUTH, Va. — Portsmouth Police are searching for a person of interest in connection to an August 2023 homicide. According to a press release issued by the department on Tuesday, detectives are searching for Shawn Jamal Harmon, 27, also known as Lil Shawn. He is charged with 2nd-degree murder, possession of a firearm by a felon, and use of a firearm.
Chesapeake police investigate after cases dismissed while officer worked at Trump rally
It was a Friday morning in Chesapeake traffic court, and the room was full of people who’d been cited for things like speeding, ignoring traffic signals, having an expired license and driving while intoxicated. District Judge Erin Evans-Bedois had an announcement to make at the start of the June 28 court session, according to two attorneys who were there. The judge told the group that the ...
Man killed by Virginia Beach police had attacked mother before, court records say
A 22-year-old man shot and killed by Virginia Beach police officers responding to a domestic stabbing last weekend had previously attacked his mother with scissors, according to court records. Virginia Beach police said they were called on July 20 to a home in the 4100 block of White Beam Court for a report of a stabbing. When officers arrived, they were confronted by Marques Hasbrouck, who ...
Over 40 animals seized from a property in Isle of Wight County
ISLE OF WIGHT COUNTY, Va. — About 44 animals were seized from a home in the 13000 Block of Smiths Neck Road, in the Carrollton area of Isle of Wight County on Wednesday night. According to a news release from Isle of Wight County Sheriff’s Office, the seizure was...
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