A headshot photo of Sheriff Bryan Hutcheson
Crime & Safety
1 year ago
Rocktown Now Crime Report – May 24, 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 for the past two weeks and tells us about his personal journey into a career in law enforcement. If you have a question for Sheriff Hutcheson, send it to news@rocktownnow.com!

Crime & Safety
1 year ago
Grand jury hearing scheduled for suspect in Elkton homicide case

According to online records, Timothy Thomas Comer will go before a grand jury in Page County Circuit Court on June 5.

Shenandoah National Park sign
Crime & Safety
1 year ago
Shenandoah National Park cold case remains unsolved nearly three decades later

The FBI believes the Williams, 24, and Winans, 26, were murdered at a campsite near Skyland Resort. However, a suspect has never been arrested in the case.

Crime & Safety
1 year ago
Plea hearing delayed for Stuarts Draft daycare owner accused of child abuse

According to Sheriff’s Lieutenant Leslie Snyder, authorities responded to her home daycare in October 2022 for reports of an unresponsive infant, and emergency workers could not revive the child. An investigation failed to prove that Stewart caused the death.

Local
1 year ago
How a flash flood caught Harrisonburg and Rockingham County off guard

Paul Helmuth, the Harrisonburg Fire Department’s Deputy Emergency Coordinator, said on Early Mornings Thursday that weather radar on the evening of May 6 showed nothing to worry about – until it did.

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Crime & Safety
1 year ago
Harrisonburg man pleads guilty to aggravated sexual battery

HARRISONBURG, VA (Rocktown Now) — A Harrisonburg man will spend the next five years […]

Mug shot of Elizabeth Taylor
Crime & Safety
1 year ago
McGaheysville woman charged with embezzlement to go before grand jury

Elizabeth Nicole Taylor of McGaheysville had her charge of embezzlement over a thousand dollars certified to a grand jury during a hearing Wednesday morning in General District Court.

Crime & Safety
1 year ago
Woman hospitalized after bike crash on Port Republic

Sheriff Bryan Hutcheson confirmed the accident happened shortly after 2 p.m. near the intersection of Port Republic Road and Cross Keys Road, east of Harrisonburg.

Crime & Safety
1 year ago
Plea date set for man accused of possessing child pornography

Mark Everett Paulson was indicted by a grand jury back in January on 20 counts, including 19 for possession of child pornography multiple offense.

Local
1 year ago
Two dead in kayaking incident in Rockingham County

Search efforts began immediately and at around 6 p.m. and two men were found dead in the river.

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