Crime & Public Safety (2024)

Jennifer McDonald, former executive director of the Front Royal-Warren County Economic Development Authority, has reported to prison to serve 14 years for stealing millions of dollars from the EDA.

Front Royal police released Wednesday an update on the standoff that ended with one man dead from a self-inflicted wound earlier this week.

A Prince William County woman accused of neglecting horses in Shenandoah County in March 2023 pleaded not guilty to her charges on Wednesday.

A man recently released from prison after serving 25 years of a 53-year sentence for a 1996 armed robbery in Shenandoah County could go back to serve the rest of the time.

STEPHENS CITY — A man was arrested Monday after he allegedly shot a woman in the stomach during an argument at their home near Stephens City.

The Shenandoah County Sheriff’s Office have charged two men in a Saturday armed robbery.

The Warren County Sheriff’s Office is accusing a Linden man of possessing child p*rnography.

WOODSTOCK — A Shenandoah County man accused of killing an acquaintance and hiding the body more than a decade ago faces a trial next year.

WOODSTOCK — A former probation officer accused of committing a sex crime against a juvenile probationer made a last-minute plea deal and avoided a jury trial.

The Shenandoah County Sheriff’s Office charged a Basye man on Saturday with possessing child p*rnography.

Virginia police are accusing Warren County couple Corinne and Ronald Llewellyn of exploiting an elderly family member out of more than $450,000.

The Warren County Sheriff’s Office arrested and charged an Edinburg man on Tuesday in an undercover operation targeting online solicitation of juveniles.

Authorities arrested a former Warren County supervisor and his wife on Thursday on dozens of embezzlement charges.

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.

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.