CRIME & SAFETY

CLARKE COUNTY, Va. (DC News Now) — Virginia State Police (VSP) is investigating a motorcycle pursuit and crash that happened Friday. Around 1:49 p.m., VSP said they saw a motorcyclist cutting through an emergency vehicle crossover on Route 7 in Loudoun County, prompting a trooper to catch up to the motorcyclist. The trooper activated his […]

Frederick County Sheriff’s Department is warning citizens of scammers who are calling and saying that you have missed jury duty. They are identifying themselves as employees of the Sheriff’s department and are trying to collect money over the phone. Hang up!. The Frederick County Sheriff’s Office will not...

A 17-year veteran of the Fairfax County Fire and Rescue Department has been arrested for allegedly stealing drugs stored at two stations for her personal use, police announced today (Friday). Aleksandra Olegoyna Kazmar, 40, of Front Royal faces one felony charge of obtaining drugs by fraud after investigators determined that...

WINCHESTER, Va – It is two months in jail for the Strasburg man who cashed in forged lottery tickets at a Winchester convenience store last spring. According to online records, Kyle Devon Hatchett pled guilty to three charges Friday morning in Winchester Circuit Court, including obtaining money on false pretenses and forging a lottery ticket for payment. Both counts are felonies.

STRASBURG, Va. (WHSV) - Strasburg Police Department arrested James Callahan in connection to the murder of Michael Holober 9 years ago. *WARNING:* Details in this story can be graphic and reader discretion is advised. A body was found on a hiking trail in the Pennsylvania State Game Lands #170 in...

Authorities believe Michael Holober was shot to death in Virginia before his killer dumped his body in a wooded area of Pennsylvania

Congratulations are in order for Frederick County Sheriff Lenny Millholland who was just elected the President of the Virginia Sheriff’s Association (VSA). The VSA’s Conference was held in Virginia Beach with Sheriffs from across Virginia gathering for the latest law enforcement information. Training information included updates from the...

LURAY, Va. – A Front Royal woman is behind bars after allegedly selling a fatal dose of methadone. On March 13, 2023, members of the Luray Police Department and EMS were dispatched to Charles Street, in the Fairview area, for a report of a male who was not breathing. He was pronounced deceased by EMS responders on-scene.

Recently the Shenandoah County Sheriff’s Office (SCSO) reported a case of a student in possession of Fentanyl. As we try to do at least once a month we check in with Shenandoah County Sheriff Tim Carter in our news makers and that situation was on his mind. News makers...

MARTINSBURG, WV (LOOTPRESS) – Joseph M. Beach, age 54, of Inwood, West Virginia, has been indicted for misappropriation by a fiduciary, wire fraud, theft of government property, false written statement, and false statement to federal agent. According to court documents, Beach was appointed as fiduciary for his father in late 2017. Beach’s father is under […]