Small Plane Makes Emergency Landing In Spotsylvania Field After Engine Issue: VSP (UPDATED) Small Plane Makes Emergency Landing In Spotsylvania Field After Engine Issue: VSP (UPDATED)
Small Plane Makes Emergency Landing In Spotsylvania Field After Engine Issue: VSP (Updated) First responders were called to a reported small plane crash in Virginia late on Wednesday afternoon. Emergency crews responded to a plane crash in the area of Chancellor Road and Scarlet Oak Road shortly after 3 p.m. on April 9 to investigate the crash, the Spotsylvania County Sheriff's Office confirmed. The initial call came in at approximately 3:08 p.m. after the plane took off from Leesburg en route to Hampton Roads, officials said. Virginia State Police investigators have been called in to probe the incident and motorists have been advised to avoid the area. According to state police…
Botched Gun Sale Sparked Spotsylvania Mass Shooting That Left 3 Dead: Sheriff Botched Gun Sale Sparked Spotsylvania Mass Shooting That Left 3 Dead: Sheriff
Botched Gun Sale Sparked Spotsylvania Mass Shooting That Left 3 Dead: Sheriff Four suspects — including three minors — have been charged in the deadly Spotsylvania County shooting that left three people dead and three others hospitalized, authorities announced. The shooting happened around 5:30 p.m. Tuesday, April 8, in the area of Olde Greenwich Circle, according to Major Elizabeth Scott of the Spotsylvania County Sheriff’s Office. Deputies arrived to find multiple people shot. Three men — 18-year-olds Chase Feaster and Alonzo Goffney, both of Spotsylvania, and a 20-year-old man whose identity has not yet been confirmed — were pronounced dead at the scene. Three oth…
Cockpit Door Flies Off Small Plane Mid-Flight, Remains Missing After Leesburg Landing: Police Cockpit Door Flies Off Small Plane Mid-Flight, Remains Missing After Leesburg Landing: Police
Cockpit Door Flies Off Small Plane Mid-Flight, Remains Missing After Leesburg Landing: Police A Virginia pilot pulled off a safe landing after the cockpit door of his two-seater plane tore off mid-flight Saturday morning, April 5, state police said. The fixed-wing single-engine aircraft was flying near Round Hill in Loudoun County when the cockpit door suddenly separated from the plane around 9 a.m., according to the Virginia State Police. Despite the in-flight scare, 63-year-old pilot Daniel O’Brien was able to safely land at Leesburg Airport with no reported injuries, police said. The cockpit door is still missing in Virginia. Virginia State Police The search is now on fo…
I-95 Traffic Backed Up For Miles For Tractor-Trailer Crash In Stafford County (DEVELOPING) I-95 Traffic Backed Up For Miles For Tractor-Trailer Crash In Stafford County (DEVELOPING)
I-95 Traffic Backed Up For Miles For Tractor-Trailer Crash In Stafford County (Developing) All northbound lanes on I-95 in Stafford County came to a grinding halt Friday afternoon, March 28, after a crash involving a tractor-trailer sparked a traffic nightmare, according to VDOT and state police. The wreck happened at mile marker 143.7, near the Aquia/Garrisonville exit, just before 5:15 p.m., closing the entire northbound side of the highway and sending traffic into a two-mile tailspin. "On I-95 at mile marker 143.7... all north lanes are closed," VDOT said. "Traffic backups are approximately 2.0 miles." Crews from Virginia State Police, Stafford County Fire, the Sheriff’s Offi…
Man, 79, With Cognitive Impairment Missing From Virginia Assisted Living Facility: Police Man, 79, With Cognitive Impairment Missing From Virginia Assisted Living Facility: Police
Man, 79, With Cognitive Impairment Missing From Virginia Assisted Living Facility: Police Police in Virginia are asking for the public’s help finding a missing 79-year-old man who disappeared from an assisted living facility Monday evening and may be in danger. Michael Small was last seen on foot around 4:45 p.m. on March 24 at the Green Acres Assisted Living Facility on Bradley Street in Abingdon, according to a Senior Alert issued by Virginia State Police on behalf of the Abingdon Police Department. Small is described as a white male, 6-foot-tall weighing 205 pounds, with gray hair and brown eyes. He may be wearing a dark blue shirt, tan sweater, pajama pants, and a ball cap, …
High-Speed Chase On I-395 Ends In Crash, Arrest Of DC Teen In Arlington: State Police High-Speed Chase On I-395 Ends In Crash, Arrest Of DC Teen In Arlington: State Police
High-Speed Chase On I-395 Ends In Crash, Arrest Of DC Teen In Arlington: State Police A teenager from DC is facing charges after leading Virginia State Police on a wild high-speed chase through Arlington that ended in a curb-crashing bust near Pentagon City, authorities said. It all started just after 1:00 a.m. Sunday, March 23, when troopers working a special enforcement detail spotted a black Dodge Charger flying down I-395 near Exit 10, according to Virginia State Police. The car had previously dodged troopers during other pursuits, investigators noted. When the driver took the exit onto Route 110 northbound near Arlington National Cemetery, troopers successfully deploye…
Youngkin Deputizing Virginia State Police For Federal Immigration Crackdown Youngkin Deputizing Virginia State Police For Federal Immigration Crackdown
Youngkin Deputizing Virginia State Police For Federal Immigration Crackdown Virginia State Police troopers will soon be federally deputized to assist with immigration enforcement under a new executive order signed by Governor Glenn Youngkin, state officials announced. Under Executive Order 47, issued on Thursday, Feb. 27, Youngkin directed Virginia State Police (VSP) to enter into an agreement with US Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE), allowing select troopers to act as federally trained immigration officers. The move will establish a VSP Task Force of troopers who will assist ICE in identifying, detaining, and apprehending undocumented individuals accused …
UVA Lockdown: Cops Search For Career Criminal (UPDATED) UVA Lockdown: Cops Search For Career Criminal (UPDATED)
UVA Lockdown: Cops Search For Career Criminal (Updated) Students and staff at the University of Virginia have been advised to shelter in place as police search for a wanted suspect with a reported criminal past. At around 9 a.m. on Tuesday morning, an alert was issued by UVA Police amid a search for a suspect later identified as Nyheem Hill in the Alderman area. UVA Emergency Alert: Police looking for suspect, area of Alderman Rd, Blk male 6'4 wearing a grey hoodie. Avoid area, shelter in place. If seen call 911. — UVA Police Division (@UVAPolice) February 25, 2025 According to police, Hill fled from a traffic stop, has a known criminal his…
Motorcyclist Killed Plunging 40 Feet Off I-66 Entrance Ramp In Fairfax: Virginia State Police Motorcyclist Killed Plunging 40 Feet Off I-66 Entrance Ramp In Fairfax: Virginia State Police
Motorcyclist Killed Plunging 40 Feet Off I-66 Entrance Ramp In Fairfax: Virginia State Police A Fairfax man was killed after losing control of his motorcycle and falling 40 feet off an entrance ramp along Interstate 66, according to Virginia State Police. The deadly crash occurred shortly after 12:30 p.m. on Sunday, Feb. 23, on the ramp from Route 28 south to the I-66 westbound express lanes. Investigators say Michael J. Monroe, 43, was riding on the ramp when he lost control of the motorcycle, which veered off the left side of the road and struck a jersey wall twice. Monroe was thrown from the bike and went over the wall, falling roughly 40 feet onto a grassy area below. He was pr…
Expectant Mother, Nurse, 27, Killed In Three-Vehicle Virginia Crash: State Police Expectant Mother, Nurse, 27, Killed In Three-Vehicle Virginia Crash: State Police
Expectant Mother, Nurse, 27, Killed In Three-Vehicle Virginia Crash: State Police A 27-year-old woman was killed in a devastating three-vehicle crash that unfolded on Route 15 in Madison County while reportedly pregnant with her fourth child. The fatal wreck occurred around 6:20 p.m. on Saturday, Feb. 22, just north of Forest Drive, according to the Virginia State Police. Erica Collier, of Brightwood, was driving a 2015 Hyundai Elantra northbound on S. James Madison Highway when the car suddenly slowed, police said.  A 2015 Toyota Camry, traveling behind her, rear-ended the Hyundai, causing Collier's vehicle to cross the centerline and collide head-on with a southb…
Officers Killed By Gunman Found Dead In Virginia Shed, Police Say Officers Killed By Gunman Found Dead In Virginia Shed, Police Say
Officers Killed By Gunman Found Dead In Virginia Shed, Police Say Virginia is reeling after two police officers were fatally shot while on duty late Friday night and their alleged assailant was found dead, authorities announced. The Virginia Beach Police Department confirmed the devastating news in a statement Saturday, expressing heartbreak and asking for the community's patience as the investigation continues into the shooting shortly before midnight on Feb. 21.  They later identified the officers as Cameron Girvin, who has been with the department since 2020, and Christopher Reese, who has been a member of the agency since 2022. "We mourn the loss of …
Driver Drags Cops With Car In PWC, Leads I-95 Pursuit Before Arrest In Virginia: Police Driver Drags Cops With Car In PWC, Leads I-95 Pursuit Before Arrest In Virginia: Police
Driver Drags Cops With Car In PWC, Leads I-95 Pursuit Before Arrest In Virginia: Police A Stafford man accused of stealing multiple vehicles and dragging two police officers with a car was arrested after a wild chase down I-95, the Prince William County Police Department announced. Gideon Owusu Jr., 31, was taken into custody on Wednesday, Feb. 12, after officers say he stole a car, injured two law enforcement officers, and led police on a pursuit that ended with his arrest by Virginia State Police and Stafford County deputies. The chaos began a day earlier when officers responded to the Summerhouse II Condos in Woodbridge at around 4:10 p.m. after he took a friend's vehicle w…