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Family shares graphic video of shooting on Mulberry Loop in Virginia Beach
VIRGINIA BEACH, Va. (WAVY) — The moments that terrified Mulberry Loop Monday morning were captured on home video. Kaevon Hinnant, 28, is facing charges in both Norfolk and Virginia Beach. Virginia Beach Police arrested and charged him Tuesday with two counts of shooting into an occupied dwelling. The military...
3 arrested after visitors try to smuggle guns, drugs into Virginia prison: Officials
RICHMOND, Va. (WSET) — Multiple people are facing charges following an operation by the Virginia Department of Corrections at a prison in Chesapeake. VADOC, Virginia State Police and Chesapeake police conducted an interdiction operation at Indian Creek Correctional Center on Saturday, March 30, during which visitors were screened for drugs and other contraband.
Manslaughter case involving death of Norview MS student heading to grand jury
NORFOLK, Va. (WAVY) — Albert Sutton, 27, waived his preliminary hearing Wednesday morning in Juvenile and Domestic Relations Court and his manslaughter case will go to a grand jury. Sutton has been charged with involuntary manslaughter and reckless handling of a gun in the September death of Amir Burnette,...
Barge, dock damaged in Norfolk fire
NORFOLK, Va. (WAVY) — A barge in the eastern branch of the Elizabeth River and a dock were damaged in a fire Thursday on Ford Drive in Norfolk, a fire official said. Norfolk Fire-Rescue responded to a dock and vessel fire around 5:28 p.m. in the 600 block of Ford Drive, and when crews arrived, they found a barge with heavy equipment and fuel depot on board, with smoke and flames visible, according to Norfolk Fire-Rescue Battalion Chief and Public Information Officer Glen Williams.
3 Virginia cities among nation’s highest rates of gun thefts from vehicles, report finds
A new report by the anti-gun violence nonprofit Everytown details the sharp spike in guns being stolen from vehicles across the United States over the last decade and found that three Virginia cities were in the top 10 for guns being stolen from vehicles in 2022. Using FBI data from 337 cities across 44 states, Everytown found that gun thefts from vehicles rose from an estimated 21 thefts per ...
Nearly 200-year sentence given
Two Charlotte County residents have been sentenced to a combined 194 years in prison due to their roles in a 2020 fatal overdose. The sentence was handed down this week, connected with the death of a Virginia Beach resident. On June 13, 2020, Virginia Beach resident Harrison M. Overcash died at a residence in Saxe, […] The post Nearly 200-year sentence given appeared first on The Charlotte Gazette.
Amid growing violence against healthcare workers, Chesapeake Regional Healthcare hosts Violence Prevention Fair
It's hospital week across the nation and Chesapeake Regional Healthcare chose this time to focus on a growing issue for those in healthcare — workplace violence.
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