CRIME & SAFETY

He was identified as 26-year-old Devon Eason of Suffolk.

Former police chief's called to testify in Portsmouth police officer trial.

Portsmouth police officer Jeremy Durocher is facing two felonies for allegedly shooting a burglar in 2017.

Day 2: Portsmouth police officer now charged with malicious wounding.

NORFOLK, Va. — A 30-year-old man pleaded guilty on Monday to shooting his "friend" through the head and killing him in the parking lot of a strip mall in Norfolk in 2022, the Norfolk Commonwealth Attorney's Office announced. Marco Hicks could face up to 35 years in prison for...

A man is dead after a crash in Virginia Beach, police say.

Around 12:06 p.m., officials received a call regarding a shooting incident in the 100 block of Lee Street.

Joseph Samuel Grillo, 43, was sentenced for charges of DUI maiming - permanent injury, DUI maiming - serious injury, and DUI on Dec. 5 after pleading guilty to those charges on July 31.

Video captured the dramatic home when a duplex exploded. Officers had received a search warrant to investigate flare gunshots, but the suspect wouldn't come out.

Norah Horwitz was indicted by a grand jury Monday in the stabbing death of her father, Dr. Abbey Horwitz, a well-known Virginia Beach dentist.

Neighbors are sharing their reactions to the news of the death of an infant at an apartment complex in Portsmouth

Virginia State Police issued a senior alert Monday, for 65-year-old Antonio Lee Randall, who was last seen on Dec. 3.

The Portsmouth Fire Department says just before 11:30 a.m. on Tuesday, a call came in about a home on fire in the Park Manor section of the city.

Portsmouth police say that shortly after 3:15 p.m., dispatchers received a call from a man stating that he shot a man who had tried to rob and shoot him.

According to the department, Isaiah Amos was last seen Sunday around 7 p.m. when leaving his home in Pughsville.

SUFFOLK, Va. — A driver has been charged with driving under the influence after a crash on the Chesapeake Bay Bridge-Tunnel Tuesday morning. The Chesapeake Bay Bridge-Tunnel Director of Operations, Edward Spencer said that a northbound vehicle had struck a crash cushion protecting a maintenance lane closure at the North Channel Bridge around 2:35 a.m. Lanes reopened just before 5:00 a.m.

The National Retail Federation reports, nationally, the amount of merchandise lost to theft, fraud and damages went up from $93.9 billion in 2021 to $112 billion in 2022. Viral videos seen on the news and online show the worst of it.

A Portsmouth man was taken into custody after fleeing Currituck County deputies during a traffic stop, deputies say.

PORTSMOUTH, Va. — A man was injured in a shooting in Portsmouth Sunday afternoon, police said. The Portsmouth Police Department said, shortly after 3:15 p.m., dispatchers received a call from a man stating that he shot a man who tried to rob and shoot him at 3500 Victory Boulevard.

SUFFOLK, Va. (WAVY) — A Suffolk hotel on Holland Road was robbed at gunpoint Monday afternoon, police said. No injuries were reported, but the suspect left with an unknown amount of money, according to police, who said the alleged armed robbery took place around 3 p.m. at the unnamed hotel in the 1500 block of […]