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ES arson suspects appear in court

Mon, 17 Jun 2013 23:26:43 GMT

The couple accused of terrorizing the Eastern Shore by setting fires repeatedly for months appeared in court for a preliminary hearing on Monday.

Two shot in parking lot of restaurant

Mon, 17 Jun 2013 16:30:25 GMT

Portsmouth Police are asking for help catching those responsible for shooting two people at a bar and grill Friday night.

Dad accused of leaving infant in woods

Rachel West — Mon, 17 Jun 2013 16:14:24 GMT

A 22-year-old man is facing a slew of charges after an infant was left in a wooded area during a domestic incident Monday morning.

7-Eleven managers indicted in probe

Anne McNamara — Mon, 17 Jun 2013 14:06:03 GMT

Three local 7-Eleven franchise managers appeared in Norfolk Federal Court Monday to face charges in connection to a federal probe.

Driver of deadly hit-and-run now known

Catherine Rogers — Mon, 17 Jun 2013 10:32:19 GMT

Newport News Police have now know the driver of the suspect vehicle involved in a fatal hit-and-run crash Sunday, but are not releasing his nam.

Mother's Plea: Find my son's killer

Liz Palka — Sat, 15 Jun 2013 03:10:44 GMT

A Newport News mother is asking for help from the public. Her son's killer is still on the run, and she wants closure.

3 charged in Norfolk robbery, beating

Sat, 15 Jun 2013 02:43:01 GMT

Three people have been charged in connection to a beating and robbery on North Military Highway in Norfolk Thursday.

Teen charged in Norfolk hit and run

Fri, 14 Jun 2013 14:17:31 GMT

A 19-year-old man has been arrested following a hit and run involving a pedestrian in Norfolk Friday.

Lottery winner arrested on drug charges

Rachel West — Fri, 14 Jun 2013 11:27:59 GMT

A woman who recently won $100,000 in the lottery has been picked up on drug charges in Suffolk.

PD: Girl touched at bus stop

Ginger Whitaker — Thu, 13 Jun 2013 19:45:26 GMT

A 13-year-old girl was inappropriately touched while waiting at a bus stop, according to Grazia Moyers with the Virginia Beach Police Department.

Tasers end Portsmouth fugitive's run

Thu, 13 Jun 2013 17:53:54 GMT

Portsmouth Police have caught a fugitive who spent the last six months on the lam.

$68K, drugs seized in NC bust

Thu, 13 Jun 2013 16:21:31 GMT

Law enforcement officials conducted a large drug bust that resulted in the arrest of a man and the seizure of two drugs Wednesday.

Suspects confuse cashier, commit fraud

Catherine Rogers — Thu, 13 Jun 2013 04:05:20 GMT

A man and a woman committed fraud at a local Food Lion by confusing a cashier.

Suffolk high school doors glued shut

Catherine Rogers — Thu, 13 Jun 2013 03:44:25 GMT

Suffolk Public Schools were the victim of vandalism Thursday when the doors of a high school were glued shut.

Two people rob victim in home

Catherine Rogers — Thu, 13 Jun 2013 03:07:27 GMT

Suffolk police are asking for the public's help in identifying two suspects involved in a home invasion and robbery.

Man steals wallet from shopper's purse

Catherine Rogers — Thu, 13 Jun 2013 02:44:48 GMT

A man stole a wallet from a woman's purse in a Chesapeake store last Thursday.

SWAT team responds to Chesapeake home

Wed, 12 Jun 2013 01:27:41 GMT

Police blocked off a road Tuesday night as they attempted to execute a search warrant at a home in Chesapeake.

Arrest made in Hampton homicide

Andy Fox — Tue, 11 Jun 2013 17:38:42 GMT

Hampton Police have made two arrests after a man was shot to death in broad daylight at a business Tuesday afternoon.

Piano teacher sentenced for sex crime

Tue, 11 Jun 2013 17:29:27 GMT

A Virginia Beach piano teacher will spend the next 60 days behind bars for sexually assaulting a student.

Woman robbed at Chesapeake ATM

Tue, 11 Jun 2013 16:11:32 GMT

A woman was robbed at Chesapeake ATM early Tuesday morning.

PD: Mom drove drunk with kids in car

Tue, 11 Jun 2013 09:53:38 GMT

Newport News Police say a mother was under the influence of alcohol when she crashed a vehicle along Marshall Avenue Friday.

Bank robbery suspect sought by police

Tue, 11 Jun 2013 03:49:13 GMT

Newport News police are looking for a bank robbery suspect who they think has struck at least twice.

Arrest made in string of burglaries

Tue, 11 Jun 2013 01:40:40 GMT

An arrest has been made in connection with a string of residential burglaries in two counties.

Couple sentenced in caged child case

Andy Fox — Mon, 10 Jun 2013 19:20:46 GMT

A Gloucester County couple has been sentenced for keeping their daughter in a makeshift cage in 2008.

No exchange leads to stolen car battery

Mon, 10 Jun 2013 17:55:19 GMT

Deputies in York County need help identifying two people who reportedly stole a car battery from a Wal-Mart after employees wouldn’t conduct an exchange.

VB ice cream shop burglarized, damaged

Mon, 10 Jun 2013 17:34:13 GMT

Police nabbed a burglary suspect who was reportedly able to stay inside the business for several hours over the weekend.

Portsmouth 7-11 damaged in hit and run

Mon, 10 Jun 2013 17:10:06 GMT

A Portsmouth 7-Eleven was the victim of a hit and run early Monday morning.

Arrest made in shooting near school

Mon, 10 Jun 2013 16:29:27 GMT

Portsmouth Police have arrested a second suspect in connection to a robbery and shooting in Portsmouth on June 4.

Woman gets prison time for killing man

Mon, 10 Jun 2013 13:23:32 GMT

A 35-year-old woman will spend the next several years behind bars after shooting and killing a man in Norfolk in July.

Va. men accused of looting Okla. homes

Sun, 09 Jun 2013 00:53:06 GMT

Two Virginia men are accused of looting homes destroyed by the Oklahoma tornado.