Chesapeake Crime Information and Virginia Amber Alerts

Chesapeake Virginia Crime Reports, Crime News, and Crime Statistics.

 

Chesapeake Crime Statistics

Year Population Violent Crime Murder Rape Robbery Assault Property Crime Burglary Theft Car Theft Arson
2006 N/A 481 5 29 124 323 3,283 626 2,442 215 16
2005 217,823 1,117 14 51 298 754 7,870 1,426 5,905 539 26
 

Local Chesapeake Crime News

D.M. Slane, former state police superintendent, dies at 85 (Richmond Times-Dispatch)
Sun, 14 Mar 2010 06:18:18 GMT
Col. Denny Meade Slane presided over the Virginia State Police during a time of substantial change. He oversaw construction of new division headquarters buildings in Fairfax County, Richmond and Wytheville, the addition of a new division incorporating Arlington, Fairfax, Loudoun and Prince William counties, the reorganization of the Division of Investigation, which became the Bureau of Criminal ...

Portsmouth sheriff's plan for fed funding puzzles some (The Virginian-Pilot)
Sun, 14 Mar 2010 02:52:30 GMT
PORTSMOUTH Central to the flap over the demise of Sheriff Bill Watson's special neighborhood patrol squad was his assertion that the city was fumbling its chance at a lucrative federal contract.

Armed robber guilty, may get 83 years (WAVY TV 10 Portsmouth)
Sat, 13 Mar 2010 03:15:21 GMT
A Virginia Beach man was found guilty Friday in relation to a home invasion from May 2008 that ended in a victim being shot in the head, and another victim sustaining permanent brain injury, according to the Commonwealth's Attorneys office.

Retired State Police Superintendent Dies (WHSV Harrisonburg)
Fri, 12 Mar 2010 23:47:39 GMT
The Virginia State Police are mourning the loss of 85-year-old retired Col. Denny Meade Slane who passed away Thursday in Harrisonburg.

Family of Va. Beach teen killed in crash appreciates support (13 News, WVEC Hampton Roads)
Wed, 10 Mar 2010 20:32:23 GMT
VIRGINIA BEACH -- The family of a 16-year-old boy killed in a weekend crash issued a statement about the incident and their loss. Joey Fonseca was a passenger in the vehicle that crashed into a tree early Sunday. Police say his friend, also 16, was driving drunk and lost control. "I would like to take this opportunity to express my sincere appreciation for the outgoing love and support from ...

Local police, sheriff departments receive grants to fight terrorism (13 News, WVEC Hampton Roads)
Wed, 10 Mar 2010 18:32:25 GMT
NORFOLK -- Several law enforcement agencies in Hampton Roads will get money to buy equipment to fight terrorism. 45 departments across the state will split $4.9 million in State Homeland Security Program grants, announced Gov. Bob McDonnell (R-VA). The program provides funds to help build capabilities at the state and local levels through planning, training, exercise activities and purchase of ...

Cox 11 Delivers Exclusive Coverage of the 2010 VHSL State Basketball Tournament (PR Newswire via Yahoo! Finance)
Tue, 09 Mar 2010 11:00:00 GMT
For the third year in a row, Cox 11 will be home to exclusive live coverage of the VHSL State Basketball Tournament from Richmond on Friday, March 12 and Saturday, March 13.

US troops killed in Afghanistan and Africa (Sify News)
Mon, 08 Mar 2010 21:18:03 GMT
Joshua Birchfield was the storyteller among his friends, the fun-loving "Birch" who enjoyed playing baseball and softball, target shooting and fishing with his father."He was a

Notebook: All eyes will be on Midland, S. Charleston (The Huntington Herald-Dispatch)
Mon, 08 Mar 2010 04:47:39 GMT
With the region finals now set in boys basketball around the state, one matchup that will closely be watched will take place in Class AAA, Region IV.

Restaurateur’s death engulfs Northern Neck community (Richmond Times-Dispatch)
Sun, 07 Mar 2010 05:13:35 GMT
Inside 304-year-old Yeocomico Episcopal Church, a place surrounded by snow-laden fields and an ancient graveyard, a standing-room-only crowd of mourners celebrated the life of Sally Jeanette Rumsey last month with ready wit, gentle stories and hymns. Permeating the service as well was an edgy sense of uncertainty. How the 49year-old died, in the prime of her life and full of talk of the future ...

 



 


Law Enforcement Employees by City

Data as of 2005

City Total Law Enforcement Total Officers Total Civilians
Abingdon 24 22 2
Alexandria 435 313 122
Altavista 11 11 0
Amherst 5 5 0
Appalachia 6 6 0
Ashland 24 21 3
Bedford 32 28 4
Berryville 9 8 1
Big Stone Gap 17 15 2
Blacksburg 72 56 16
Blackstone 18 13 5
Bluefield 21 16 5
Boykins 1 1 0
Bridgewater 8 8 0
Bristol 77 57 20
Broadway 4 4 0
Brookneal 4 4 0
Buena Vista 15 14 1
Burkeville 1 1 0
Cape Charles 5 5 0
Cedar Bluff 3 3 0
Charlottesville 138 111 27
Chase City 11 10 1
Chatham 4 4 0
Chesapeake 504 364 140
Chilhowie 5 5 0
Chincoteague 13 10 3
Christiansburg 62 47 15
Clarksville 8 7 1
Clifton Forge 16 10 6
Clinchco 1 1 0
Clintwood 3 3 0
Coeburn 8 7 1
Colonial Beach 15 10 5
Colonial Heights 49 45 4
Courtland 3 1 2
Covington 23 14 9
Crewe 5 5 0
Culpeper 45 38 7
Damascus 6 6 0
Danville 138 128 10
Dayton 6 6 0
Dublin 10 9 1
Dumfries 17 15 2
Edinburg 1 1 0
Elkton 9 8 1
Emporia 35 25 10
Exmore 7 7 0
Fairfax City 79 65 14
Falls Church 43 29 14
Farmville 38 24 14
Franklin 38 26 12
Fredericksburg 86 64 22
Fries 1 1 0
Front Royal 44 35 9
Galax 39 24 15
Gate City 5 5 0
Glade Spring 4 4 0
Glasgow 1 1 0
Glen Lyn 1 1 0
Gordonsville 6 6 0
Gretna 4 3 1
Grottoes 6 6 0
Grundy 5 5 0
Halifax 5 5 0
Hampton 376 270 106
Harrisonburg 93 80 13
Haymarket 6 5 1
Haysi 2 2 0
Herndon 67 54 13
Hillsville 12 11 1
Honaker 5 4 1
Hopewell 66 47 19
Hurt 1 1 0
Independence 2 2 0
Jonesville 2 2 0
Kenbridge 8 8 0
Kilmarnock 4 4 0
La Crosse 3 3 0
Lawrenceville 5 5 0
Lebanon 13 12 1
Leesburg 85 67 18
Lexington 15 13 2
Louisa 4 4 0
Luray 14 12 2
Lynchburg 214 135 79
Manassas 110 86 24
Manassas Park 32 24 8
Marion 20 18 2
Martinsville 59 53 6
McKenney 1 1 0
Middleburg 3 3 0
Middletown 3 3 0
Mount Jackson 4 4 0
Narrows 4 4 0
New Market 5 5 0
Newport News 517 386 131
Norfolk 822 699 123
Norton 24 18 6
Occoquan 1 1 0
Onancock 4 4 0
Onley 3 3 0
Orange 17 14 3
Parksley 3 3 0
Pearisburg 8 7 1
Pembroke 2 2 0
Pennington Gap 6 6 0
Petersburg 131 95 36
Pocahontas 1 1 0
Poquoson 24 20 4
Portsmouth 334 242 92
Pound 4 4 0
Pulaski 36 28 8
Purcellville 12 11 1
Quantico 3 2 1
Radford 49 35 14
Rich Creek 1 1 0
Richlands 19 15 4
Richmond 890 696 194
Roanoke 308 254 54
Rocky Mount 19 17 2
Rural Retreat 1 1 0
Salem 89 63 26
Saltville 7 6 1
Shenandoah 4 4 0
Smithfield 26 21 5
South Boston 31 29 2
South Hill 25 20 5
St. Paul 5 5 0
Stanley 4 4 0
Staunton 60 49 11
Stephens City 3 3 0
Strasburg 19 17 2
Suffolk 213 171 42
Tappahannock 11 10 1
Tazewell 13 12 1
Timberville 3 3 0
Victoria 6 5 1
Vienna 49 40 9
Vinton 31 20 11
Virginia Beach 951 786 165
Warrenton 20 18 2
Warsaw 4 3 1
Waverly 13 8 5
Waynesboro 56 49 7
Weber City 4 4 0
West Point 10 9 1
Williamsburg 47 33 14
Winchester 83 70 13
Wise 14 13 1
Woodstock 14 13 1
Wytheville 36 24 12
   
 

Active Amber Alerts

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Amber Alerts for Virginia
 

Missing Persons for
Chesapeake, VA


Missing: JOSEPH SANCHEZ (VA)
Fri, 05 Mar 2010 11:09:37 EST


Endangered Runaway: SHAWN MARTIN (VA)
Tue, 02 Mar 2010 03:49:05 EST


Endangered Runaway: ABIGAIL MARTINEZ (VA)
Thu, 25 Feb 2010 05:46:39 EST


Endangered Runaway: LUISA MOLINA (VA)
Fri, 19 Feb 2010 12:33:05 EST


Endangered Runaway: TEQUISHA JONES-LIPKINS (VA)
Fri, 19 Feb 2010 12:28:33 EST


Endangered Runaway: BETHANIE JACKSON (VA)
Wed, 17 Feb 2010 01:37:10 EST


Endangered Runaway: IVONNE BIVIANO (VA)
Wed, 10 Feb 2010 11:59:24 EST


Have you seen this child?: ROBERTO FANNELL (VA)
Wed, 27 Jan 2010 02:41:14 EST


Endangered Runaway: ERLINDA MARTINEZ (VA)
Wed, 20 Jan 2010 03:31:30 EST


Endangered Runaway: KARLTON STURDIVANT (VA)
Tue, 19 Jan 2010 01:24:17 EST


Missing: ISABELLA MILLER-JENKINS (VA)
Fri, 15 Jan 2010 03:03:19 EST


Endangered Runaway: SUANY COREA (VA)
Thu, 14 Jan 2010 11:55:28 EST


Endangered Runaway: CELENA BEAUCHAMP (VA)
Wed, 13 Jan 2010 01:44:16 EST


Endangered Runaway: DENISE PARKER (VA)
Tue, 05 Jan 2010 06:38:47 EST


Endangered Runaway: MARIA BENITEZ-MORALEZ (VA)
Tue, 05 Jan 2010 02:59:31 EST


Endangered Runaway: NICOLE ZIMMERMAN (VA)
Wed, 30 Dec 2009 12:29:49 EST


Endangered Runaway: ASHANTI HUNT (VA)
Tue, 08 Dec 2009 10:31:51 EST


Endangered Runaway: WILLIAM BENTLEY (VA)
Fri, 04 Dec 2009 03:20:58 EST


Endangered Runaway: DANIELLE PRESTON (VA)
Tue, 17 Nov 2009 09:46:18 EST


Family Abduction: JASMINE ORTIZ (VA)
Wed, 04 Nov 2009 07:55:25 EST