CRIME & SAFETY
Norfolk Local, Marco Hicks, Admits to First-Degree Murder: Sentencing Set for March 2024
Marco Hicks, 30, admitted to first-degree murder in the Norfolk Circuit Court. He was charged with the shooting of his friend, Michael Rivera-Rubert, on September 4, 2022. The event took place in a Norfolk, Virginia strip mall parking lot. Surveillance footage showed Hicks shooting Rivera-Rubert in the head.
Fire victim runs independent cat rescue, loses 13 cats
NORFOLK, Va. (WAVY) — A community is helping a Norfolk woman after a fire destroyed part of her home and killed 13 of her cats Sunday morning. Shawn Hocevar told 10 On Your Side that she runs an independent cat rescue out of the house. She called it the worst day of her life.
Alleged shooter struck by vehicle, injured in Suffolk
SUFFOLK, Va. — An investigation is underway after authorities say a man who opened fire was struck by a vehicle he shot at in Suffolk just after noon Tuesday. The Suffolk Police Department said a man, who has not been publicly identified, shot at a vehicle carrying three men on Lee Street near West Washington Street at 12:06 p.m. The driver in turn struck the alleged shooter with his vehicle, wounding the man.
Virginia Man Identified as Victim of Fatal Car Vs. Pedestrian Crash in Fox Lake
(Fox Lake, IL) A man died over the weekend after being struck by a vehicle in the Fox Lake area. Police and fire officials say the 28-year-old victim was struck in the early morning hours of Sunday in the area of Route 59 and Grand Avenue. The man was transported to Advocate Condell where he was later pronounced dead. Coroner’s officials have identified the deceased as Troy Dowsett, of Portsmouth, Virginia…a cause of death was listed as blunt force injuries sustained in the incident. The driver of the offending vehicle, a 34-year-old man, was said to stay on scene and has been cooperative in the ongoing investigation. No charges have been announced at this point.
Ashanti Alert Issued for Missing Newport News Woman Suspected to be Kidnapped
• A 50-year-old woman named Sherree Brown from Newport News has been missing since October 24. • Her daughter believes she was kidnapped, possibly by a man who previously tried to sexually assault her mother.
Retail crime: They steal it, but you pay for it
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.
Driver charged with DUI after crashing on the CBBT
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.