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Crime & Safety
1 year ago
Grand jury date set for McGaheysville woman accused of embezzlement

According to online records, the grand jury hearing for Elizabeth Nicole Taylor of McGaheysville is set for June 17 in Rockingham County Circuit Court.

Crime & Safety
1 year ago
Keezletown teacher arrested on child pornography charges

Sheriff Bryan Hutcheson confirmed to Rocktown Now that Ethan Zook, an instructor at Redeemer Classical School, was arrested on Friday at his home in Broadway following a joint search warrant by deputies and State Police.

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Crime & Safety
1 year ago
Rocktown Now Crime Report – May 31, 2024

In this week’s Rocktown Now Crime Report, Rockingham County Sheriff Bryan Hutcheson updates us on the continuing repairs that have closed the Rockingham-Harrisonburg Regional Jail and talks about what he believes are the biggest challenges facing law enforcement today.

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Local
1 year ago
Virginia State Police leader from the Valley announces retirement

In a release today, spokesperson Matt Demlein announced that announced that Lieutenant Colonel Tricia Powers is retiring from her position as the Director of VSP’s Bureau of Administrative and Support Services.

Local
1 year ago
Harrisonburg police chief resigns, returning home

The city announced Thursday afternoon that Warner is leaving the department to become the chief of police in Solebury Township, Pennsylvania – a move that allows her to return closer to home.

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Crime & Safety
1 year ago
BREAKING: Rockingham County special education teacher not guilty

The jury spent most of the afternoon deliberating whether to convict Davis on two counts of abduction by force after she was accused of locking students in a class bathroom as a form of punishment in September of 2021.

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Crime & Safety
1 year ago
Potential plea hearing set for twin brother of Augusta County Sheriff

Ronald Smith, 41, is now facing five charges in connection with an incident the day after Christmas. Authorities claim that he stole a semi-truck from the sheriff’s property and led deputies on a chase.

Crime & Safety
1 year ago
Trial set for Stuarts Draft man charged with malicious wounding

Online records show that a two-day trial for Ma’Aquil Ni’mill Littlejohn is set to begin July 25 in Augusta County Circuit Court.

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Crime & Safety
1 year ago
Ex-Rockingham teacher stands trial for child abuse charges

Authorities accused Davis of locking students in a bathroom at Peak View Middle School for lengthy periods of time as a form of punishment in 2021.

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Crime & Safety
1 year ago
Rockingham County man arrested in connection to Waynesboro shooting

In a release, the department said that Dustin Allen Dove, 23, was taken into custody Saturday afternoon by the Rockingham County Sheriff’s Office.

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