CRIME & SAFETY

CAPON BRIDGE, WV (LOOTPRESS) – Two men suspected of attempting to use counterfeit bills at a Dollar General store were transported for medical attention following a high-speed chase with law enforcement. The Hampshire County Sheriff’s Department reports that, on June 8, 2023 at approximately 8:29 P.M., Hampshire County 911 received a call of two suspects […]

The Warren County, Virginia, commonwealth’s attorney has called the sheriff’s truthfulness into question. The controversy started with court documents filed in a case in which Sheriff Mark Butler made the arrest. Commonwealth’s Attorney John Bell learned from a local investigative reporter Butler had been the subject of two...

Winchester Authorities report the search for individuals in a major shoplifting incident. The individuals are on video security footage strolling through the store loading shopping carts with items. A black male and white female went in one direction while a third white male went in another loading items in their...

Virginia State Police (VSP), Clarke County Sheriff’s Office (CCSO) and Berryville Police Department (BPD) report two incidents in which pedestrians were struck with vehicles fleeing. The first case occurred at approximately 12:30 P.M. June 1 in front or 11 East Main Street Berryville. That incident involved a four door...

Middletown Police Department’s K9, Edo, needs our help to secure a grant for the department. The Aftermath K9 Grant offers $15,000 to various K9 units throughout the country for essential training and equipment. You can vote once per 24 hours on the Aftermath website or on each individual social...

Ray Franklin Peacemaker safely returned home after nearly a week of being reported missing. He originally left his apartment in Strasburg on May 26th to travel to the Bedford Speedway in Pennsylvania. When returning home, he was rerouted due to construction and became lost near Alexandria. The extra travel led...

The Strasburg Police Department (SPD) reports the search for missing Ray Franklin Peacemaker who hasn’t been seen or in contact with his family since May 24. Peacemaker is a 76-year-old man with short white hair a full white mustache and may have some light facial hair. Peacemaker is 5...

Butler is now facing multiple felony charges related to drug trafficking and illegal firearm possession. Specifically, he has been charged with two counts of possession with intent to distribute a schedule I/II drug, one count of possession with intent to distribute marijuana, one count of possession of a firearm while in possession of a schedule I/II drug, and one count of possession of a firearm by a convicted felon.