
According to Chief Jeremy Holloway, the call came in at around 10:15 this morning. When units arrived in the 500 block of 17th Street, they found smoke coming from the roof of the home and a person in the front yard suffering burns to the face and hands.

In this week’s Rocktown Now Crime Report, Rockingham County Sheriff Bryan Hutcheson returns to the latest arrest and jail numbers. And continuing our recent theme featuring the Sheriff’s Office’s K-9 officers, this time, we get to see them fully in action! Also, with Halloween coming up, the Sheriff goes over some safety tips.

It is all in connection with an incident that happened the day after last Christmas when authorities claim that he stole a semi-truck from the sheriff’s property and led deputies on a chase.

Dustin Allen Dove was charged after the shooting incident on May 25 in the 1300 block of D Street. The victim, Seth Wayne Wallace, 22, of Waynesboro, died a few weeks later.

According to the 19-page federal lawsuit that was filed yesterday in US District Court in Harrisonburg, Tonia Cortes had been employed at New Market Poultry LLC for nearly a year when she was terminated in August of 2023.
Virginia State Police continues to investigate what caused that fatal crash that has snarled traffic all afternoon on Interstate 66 at exit 6 and route 522 north of Front Royal.

The charges stemmed from the shooting that happened on February 19th on Peake Mountain Road west of Harrisonburg.

Justin Lee Hevener, 26, was arrested Sunday afternoon after officers were called to the intersection of East Main St. and Dupont Blvd. for a report of a man experiencing a medical emergency.

According to online records, Debra Lynn Elliot, 66, pleaded guilty to a pair of felony charges during a hearing Monday morning in Rockingham County Circuit Court.

Officials cut the ribbon on Saturday, October 19.