Crime & Public Safety (2024)

A Shenandoah County man remains in jail on charges of possession of child p*rnography.

STRASBURG – The town police officer who shot a woman during a Dec. 17 confrontation fended off her attacks before firing four bullets into her chest, body camera footage released Friday shows.

STRASBURG – The town police officer who shot a woman during a Dec. 17 confrontation fended off her attacks before firing four bullets into her chest, body camera footage released Friday shows.

WINCHESTER — The former treasurer of James Wood High School's Baseball Diamond Club pleaded guilty Tuesday in Frederick County Circuit Court to embezzling more than $71,000 from the club between 2016 and 2021.

Strasburg police seek the public’s help to identify and find a suspect who fled authorities Thursday.

A former Shenandoah County deputy sheriff received jail time for causing an alcohol-related crash in September.

The Shenandoah County Sheriff’s Office arrested two Mount Jackson-area residents on Friday in an online investigation into the sexual abuse of children.

The Warren County Sheriff’s Office charged a West Virginia man last week in an undercover operation in online child solicitation.

Front Royal police accuse three people of assaulting and robbing a town woman at her home last week.

The Shenandoah County Sheriff’s Office is accusing a former school bus driver of stealing from the school division by using a credit card without permission.

A Rockingham County man faces prison time for shooting at law enforcement agents during a standoff in Mount Jackson in 2022.

The Warren County Sheriff’s Office charged a West Virginia man on Thursday in an undercover operation targeting the online exploitation and solicitation of children.

Sentencing began Tuesday for former Front Royal-Warren County Economic Development Authority Executive Director Jennifer McDonald on federal charges.

Two former Warren County deputy sheriffs now face murder charges in the 2022 death of a 77-year-old man with dementia injured during a traffic stop.

A man charged in a double homicide in Prince William County told law enforcement officers in Shenandoah County that he killed his pregnant sister, court documents show.

The Shenandoah County Sheriff’s Office arrested a man Tuesday morning suspected of driving a stolen vehicle and named as a person of interest in a double homicide in Prince William County.

The Warren County Sheriff’s Office arrested a Winchester man on Tuesday after an undercover operation targeting the distribution of child sexual abuse material.

The Warren County Sheriff’s Office arrested a Chesterfield County man on Thursday after a sting operation targeting online child exploitation.

Authorities are accusing two people of animal cruelty a year after a large seizure of sick and emaciated horses in Shenandoah County.

Shenandoah County authorities accuse two Woodstock residents of stealing firearms, ammunition and other items from a home in town last month.

The Shenandoah County Sheriff’s Office charged a 14-year-old boy on Thursday with possessing explosives at his home in Maurertown.

The Shenandoah County Sheriff’s Office seeks the public’s help in finding a person suspected of stealing from vehicles on Thursday.

A Florida woman pleaded not guilty on Thursday to first-degree murder in the July 3 death of a Strasburg resident.

The Warren County Sheriff’s Office arrested a Linden man on Thursday on charges of possession of child p*rnography.

Law enforcement agents arrested two Front Royal men Tuesday on drug and gun-related charges.

A Warren County woman faces charges of animal cruelty after authorities seized dogs, cats and a horse from her home.

Warren County Sheriff’s Office investigators charged a Virginia man Wednesday in a sting operation targeting online exploitation of children.

An Edinburg man received a suspended prison sentence last week for committing a sex crime against a child in 2022.

A Texas judge sentenced a San Antonio man to 40 years in prison for killing a former Christendom College graduate in 2022.

A Warren County man charged with causing an alcohol-related fatal crash on New Year’s Eve had a blood alcohol content of more than twice the legal limit, police say.

Several high-profile court cases in Warren and Shenandoah counties, including local homicides and federal frauds, remain active into the new year.

The woman killed in the Dec. 17 officer-involved shooting in Strasburg died from multiple gunshot wounds, a state medical examiner has found.

Front Royal police made another arrest in an ongoing operation targeting the online sexual exploitation of children.

Authorities on Wednesday released the identity of the woman in an officer-involved shooting that occurred Sunday in Strasburg.

A Strasburg police officer shot a woman, who later died, during an incident at a local motel on Sunday night, according to the Virginia State Police.

A former Arlington doctor faces federal prison time for illegally prescribing and distributing oxycodone from her medical practice.

WINCHESTER — The man accused of shooting a guest in the leg at a Frederick County wedding in which he was a groomsman has been denied bond.

A collaborative effort by four law enforcement agencies ended Saturday in Warren County with the arrest of a man suspected in a drive-by shooting.

STEPHENSON— The Frederick County Sheriff's Office is investigating a shooting that occurred Saturday during what may become known as the Winchester area's version of the Red Wedding from "Game of Thrones."

Woodstock police accuse a town man of possessing child p*rnography and giving out nude images without the person’s permission.

Authorities in New York stopped a suspect wanted in a Sunday stabbing in Front Royal from crossing into Canada.

Shenandoah County law enforcement authorities arrested a Woodstock man on Wednesday suspected in a series of thefts earlier this month.

MARTINSBURG, W.Va. — Four misdemeanor counts against Berkeley County Sheriff Nathan Harmon were handed up by a Berkeley County Circuit Court grand jury for the October session.

Law enforcement agencies stopped thousands of fentanyl pills from spreading into Shenandoah County last week.

A New York man faces multiple charges including robbery following a pursuit on Interstate 81 through several counties on Wednesday.

Front Royal police have charged a Pennsylvania man in an ongoing sting targeting online sexual exploitation of children.

Front Royal police have accused a man of shooting a gun at a house from a vehicle, missing several people, in July.

Front Royal police made another arrest in the ongoing undercover operation targeting sexual exploitation of children online.