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December 02, 2008

Roanoke police investigate drug store robbery

    Roanoke police are investigating a drug store robbery.  It happened just after 6 on Monday, December 1 at the Super-D Drug Store.


November 11, 2008

Tire Slashing in Roanoke

Seven tires were slashed on two different cars.


October 27, 2008

FBI: Hate crime down in 2007 but anti-gay crime up

Law enforcement agencies reported a slight decrease in hate crimes last year, despite an increase against gays and lesbians.


September 16, 2008

Shoplifting way up in Roanoke
Shoplifting way up in Roanoke

Thefts are up in Roanoke in 2008—especially shoplifting.


August 12, 2008

Teenager found shot at Roanoke home
Teenager found shot at Roanoke home

Roanoke Police are investigating a shooting that sent a teenager to the hospital.


July 25, 2008

Roanoke Police push for improved security cameras

Too often video from local stores’ systems is so blurry police cannot tell if the suspect is even a “man or a woman.“


July 18, 2008

Roanoke’s murders up; violent crime (overall) down
Roanoke’s murders up; violent crime (overall) down

Police say drugs are the cause of most of the murders that were not domestic in nature.
Interactive Roanoke murder map: See where murders took place, victim and suspect names and story links.


July 11, 2008

Roanoke curfew center to close
Roanoke curfew center to close

Data shows that the Roanoke Curfew Center has reduced crime in the city.  But one year after the center has opened it’s doors, it is set to close.


June 26, 2008

Police reenact murder to find suspect
Police reenact murder to find suspect

A local police department is using an unusual tool to try and solve a murder case.


June 17, 2008

Lynchburg Police trying to solve break-in spree
Lynchburg Police trying to solve break-in spree

A string of larcenies and break-ins in the Rivermont area have police asking for the public’s help.


June 10, 2008

Marshals round up hundreds

U.S. Marshals arrest 626 in western Virginia.


June 06, 2008

Roanoke City Police investigate stabbing
Roanoke City Police investigate stabbing

Man taken to Roanoke Memorial Hospital after stabbing.


May 21, 2008

10’s Most Wanted Charles Burgess
10’s Most Wanted Charles Burgess

This week’s 10’s Most Wanted is a man who may try to befriend you at church in order to get to your children.


May 19, 2008

Murder mystery closer to being solved
Murder mystery closer to being solved

Richard “Dicky” Palmer was murdered at his Floyd county home 5 years ago last month.  He and his dog were discovered dead in a pickup truck later that day in Roanoke.  Police say they now have a suspect and are hoping for a break in the case.


May 14, 2008

10’s Most Wanted: Kavion Bennett
10’s Most Wanted: Kavion Bennett

U.S. Marshals are now involved in the search for a 19-year-old, wanted in connection to a local murder.


May 13, 2008

Martinsville Police Investigate Two Shootings
Martinsville Police Investigate Two Shootings

Martinsville Police say they are investigating two unrelated shootings that happened withing 30 minutes of each other on Tuesday night.


April 15, 2008

Local Woman Abducted and Assaulted
Local Woman Abducted and Assaulted

The Henry Co. Sheriff’s Office is searching for three people allegedly involved in abducting and assaulting a Martinsville woman.


April 14, 2008

Roanoke Police Investigate Stabbing
Roanoke Police Investigate Stabbing

Roanoke Police investigate a stabbing Monday night.


April 07, 2008

Woman accused of stealing from Roanoke County churches
Woman accused of stealing from Roanoke County churches

A Roanoke County woman is facing charges that she embezzled from the Catawba United Methodist Church.


April 03, 2008

Copper thief suspect caught on camera in Roanoke
Copper thief suspect caught on camera in Roanoke

Officers tell us surveillance video shows a man stealing copper from Brammers Village on Peters Creek Road


March 26, 2008

10’s Most Wanted: Chad O’Neil Hairston
10’s Most Wanted: Chad O’Neil Hairston

U.S. Marshals are looking for a fugitive wanted for creating and cashing counterfeit payroll checks.


March 24, 2008

Good Samaritan Gets Robbed

A good samaritan stops to help a stranded driver and police say he ended up getting robbed.


March 21, 2008

Burglary at Community School in Roanoke

There has been a series of break-ins at Community School in Roanoke.


March 20, 2008

Blacksburg Police Investigate Assaults
Blacksburg Police Investigate Assaults

Three cases of assault are currently under investigation by Blacksburg Police.

Danville Police Make Two Arrests In Afternoon Robbery

Comcast Cable Employee Robbed, Danville Police Arrest Two Juveniles


March 19, 2008

10’s Most Wanted: Barry Coleman
10’s Most Wanted: Barry Coleman

U.S. Marshals are seeking Barry Lee Coleman.  They say he is a Danville based drug dealer facing two federal charges for peddling crack cocaine.


March 12, 2008

10’s Most Wanted Paul Clouston
10’s Most Wanted Paul Clouston

One of the Marshals 15 Most Wanted in the USA, Paul Clouston is a convicted cop killer and child molester.  Even though he’s 72-years old, Clouston is considered a danger to children.  Marshals have been looking for him since he ran out on his parole in 2005.


March 11, 2008

Local Man Arrested for Attacking Another Man

A local man is arrested after attacking another man inside a home.


March 10, 2008

Three Local Men Arrested in Drug Investigation

Three local men are in jail Monday night after a drug investigation.


March 07, 2008

Roanoke Police Drug Arrest

Roanoke Police arrested a man they said is a, “Significant drug trafficker” in our area.”

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