Local
2 years 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
2 years 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
2 years 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
2 years 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
2 years 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
2 years 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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Crime & Safety
2 years 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
2 years 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.

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Crime & Safety
2 years 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
2 years 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.

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