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Winchester Crime Statistics

Year Population Violent Crime Murder Rape Robbery Assault Property Crime Burglary Theft Car Theft Arson
2005 25,137 118 1 6 34 77 1,373 135 1,177 61 8
 

Local Winchester Crime News

Retired State Police Superintendent Dies (WHSV Harrisonburg)
Fri, 12 Mar 2010 23:47:39 GMT
The Virginia State Police are mourning the loss of 85-year-old retired Col. Denny Meade Slane who passed away Thursday in Harrisonburg.

Persons of interest cleared in fire probe (The Martinsburg Journal)
Fri, 12 Mar 2010 09:06:19 GMT
MARTINSBURG - Police said Thursday that two men who had been sought as persons of interest in an ongoing arson investigation in the city have been cleared. The Martinsburg City Police Department issued a news release Wednesday in regard to an arson at a psychological services facility in Martinsburg, along with sending two photographs of persons of interest to the media.

Trial postponed for man charged in bank robbery (The Herald-Mail)
Fri, 12 Mar 2010 01:21:44 GMT
WASHINGTON COUNTY A West Virginia man scheduled for trial Thursday in one of three bank robberies in which he is charged was granted a continuance in Washington County Circuit Court.

Boys district bk agate, more: 3-11 (Bowling Green Sentinel-Tribune)
Thu, 11 Mar 2010 14:10:40 GMT
BOYS DISTRICT TOURNAMENTS DIVISION II At BGSU Wednesday's Game Libbey vs. Wauseon, 6:15 p.m. Defiance 48, Rossford 41 Saturday's Game Libbey vs. Defiance, 2 p.m.

Fire ravages building (The Martinsburg Journal)
Thu, 11 Mar 2010 11:21:20 GMT
MARTINSBURG - An early morning fire Wednesday in Martinsburg caused an estimated $80,000 in damages to a South Raleigh Street psychological services facility, and fire investigators say the blaze was set using the same method as at least two other recent arsons in the city. "It was an intentionally set fire.

2 p.m.: Fire causes $80K in damage (The Martinsburg Journal)
Wed, 10 Mar 2010 19:20:50 GMT
MARTINSBURG - An early morning fire today in Martinsburg caused an estimated $80,000 in damages to a South Raleigh Street psychological services facility, and fire investigators say the blaze was set using the same method as at least two other recent arsons in the city. "It was an intentionally set fire.

News Breaking News Comments policy (The Northern Virginia Daily)
Wed, 10 Mar 2010 15:52:44 GMT
WINCHESTER -- Police have charged a local high school teacher with committing sex crimes involving a female student. Adrian Ellis, of 117 E. Leicester St., Winchester, turned himself in to authorities Tuesday, according to Sgt. Mark Lahman, of the Winchester Police Department.

News City of Winchester Courts & Legal News Frederick County (The Northern Virginia Daily)
Wed, 10 Mar 2010 10:23:14 GMT
WINCHESTER -- Another defendant will serve prison time for his role in the August firebombing of a former federal witness' vehicle.

$1.5 million judgment reached with famly of 14-year-old boy (The Northern Virginia Daily)
Tue, 09 Mar 2010 10:38:14 GMT
WINCHESTER -- A family has settled a lawsuit that blamed Grafton School for the death of their autistic son during an incident in 2004. The $1.5 million settlement reached by the parties in late January allows them to avoid a jury trial originally set for this month in Winchester Circuit Court.

News City of Winchester Courts & Legal News Frederick County (The Northern Virginia Daily)
Mon, 08 Mar 2010 10:52:44 GMT
WINCHESTER -- Several West Virginia residents have been charged with stealing numerous items from the same Frederick County grocery store over more than two years.

 

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Law Enforcement Employees by City

Data as of 2005

City Total Law Enforcement Total Officers Total Civilians
Abingdon 24 22 2
Alexandria 435 313 122
Altavista 11 11 0
Amherst 5 5 0
Appalachia 6 6 0
Ashland 24 21 3
Bedford 32 28 4
Berryville 9 8 1
Big Stone Gap 17 15 2
Blacksburg 72 56 16
Blackstone 18 13 5
Bluefield 21 16 5
Boykins 1 1 0
Bridgewater 8 8 0
Bristol 77 57 20
Broadway 4 4 0
Brookneal 4 4 0
Buena Vista 15 14 1
Burkeville 1 1 0
Cape Charles 5 5 0
Cedar Bluff 3 3 0
Charlottesville 138 111 27
Chase City 11 10 1
Chatham 4 4 0
Chesapeake 504 364 140
Chilhowie 5 5 0
Chincoteague 13 10 3
Christiansburg 62 47 15
Clarksville 8 7 1
Clifton Forge 16 10 6
Clinchco 1 1 0
Clintwood 3 3 0
Coeburn 8 7 1
Colonial Beach 15 10 5
Colonial Heights 49 45 4
Courtland 3 1 2
Covington 23 14 9
Crewe 5 5 0
Culpeper 45 38 7
Damascus 6 6 0
Danville 138 128 10
Dayton 6 6 0
Dublin 10 9 1
Dumfries 17 15 2
Edinburg 1 1 0
Elkton 9 8 1
Emporia 35 25 10
Exmore 7 7 0
Fairfax City 79 65 14
Falls Church 43 29 14
Farmville 38 24 14
Franklin 38 26 12
Fredericksburg 86 64 22
Fries 1 1 0
Front Royal 44 35 9
Galax 39 24 15
Gate City 5 5 0
Glade Spring 4 4 0
Glasgow 1 1 0
Glen Lyn 1 1 0
Gordonsville 6 6 0
Gretna 4 3 1
Grottoes 6 6 0
Grundy 5 5 0
Halifax 5 5 0
Hampton 376 270 106
Harrisonburg 93 80 13
Haymarket 6 5 1
Haysi 2 2 0
Herndon 67 54 13
Hillsville 12 11 1
Honaker 5 4 1
Hopewell 66 47 19
Hurt 1 1 0
Independence 2 2 0
Jonesville 2 2 0
Kenbridge 8 8 0
Kilmarnock 4 4 0
La Crosse 3 3 0
Lawrenceville 5 5 0
Lebanon 13 12 1
Leesburg 85 67 18
Lexington 15 13 2
Louisa 4 4 0
Luray 14 12 2
Lynchburg 214 135 79
Manassas 110 86 24
Manassas Park 32 24 8
Marion 20 18 2
Martinsville 59 53 6
McKenney 1 1 0
Middleburg 3 3 0
Middletown 3 3 0
Mount Jackson 4 4 0
Narrows 4 4 0
New Market 5 5 0
Newport News 517 386 131
Norfolk 822 699 123
Norton 24 18 6
Occoquan 1 1 0
Onancock 4 4 0
Onley 3 3 0
Orange 17 14 3
Parksley 3 3 0
Pearisburg 8 7 1
Pembroke 2 2 0
Pennington Gap 6 6 0
Petersburg 131 95 36
Pocahontas 1 1 0
Poquoson 24 20 4
Portsmouth 334 242 92
Pound 4 4 0
Pulaski 36 28 8
Purcellville 12 11 1
Quantico 3 2 1
Radford 49 35 14
Rich Creek 1 1 0
Richlands 19 15 4
Richmond 890 696 194
Roanoke 308 254 54
Rocky Mount 19 17 2
Rural Retreat 1 1 0
Salem 89 63 26
Saltville 7 6 1
Shenandoah 4 4 0
Smithfield 26 21 5
South Boston 31 29 2
South Hill 25 20 5
St. Paul 5 5 0
Stanley 4 4 0
Staunton 60 49 11
Stephens City 3 3 0
Strasburg 19 17 2
Suffolk 213 171 42
Tappahannock 11 10 1
Tazewell 13 12 1
Timberville 3 3 0
Victoria 6 5 1
Vienna 49 40 9
Vinton 31 20 11
Virginia Beach 951 786 165
Warrenton 20 18 2
Warsaw 4 3 1
Waverly 13 8 5
Waynesboro 56 49 7
Weber City 4 4 0
West Point 10 9 1
Williamsburg 47 33 14
Winchester 83 70 13
Wise 14 13 1
Woodstock 14 13 1
Wytheville 36 24 12
   
 

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Missing Persons for
Winchester, VA


Missing: JOSEPH SANCHEZ (VA)
Fri, 05 Mar 2010 11:09:37 EST


Endangered Runaway: SHAWN MARTIN (VA)
Tue, 02 Mar 2010 03:49:05 EST


Endangered Runaway: ABIGAIL MARTINEZ (VA)
Thu, 25 Feb 2010 05:46:39 EST


Endangered Runaway: LUISA MOLINA (VA)
Fri, 19 Feb 2010 12:33:05 EST


Endangered Runaway: TEQUISHA JONES-LIPKINS (VA)
Fri, 19 Feb 2010 12:28:33 EST


Endangered Runaway: BETHANIE JACKSON (VA)
Wed, 17 Feb 2010 01:37:10 EST


Endangered Runaway: IVONNE BIVIANO (VA)
Wed, 10 Feb 2010 11:59:24 EST


Have you seen this child?: ROBERTO FANNELL (VA)
Wed, 27 Jan 2010 02:41:14 EST


Endangered Runaway: ERLINDA MARTINEZ (VA)
Wed, 20 Jan 2010 03:31:30 EST


Endangered Runaway: KARLTON STURDIVANT (VA)
Tue, 19 Jan 2010 01:24:17 EST


Missing: ISABELLA MILLER-JENKINS (VA)
Fri, 15 Jan 2010 03:03:19 EST


Endangered Runaway: SUANY COREA (VA)
Thu, 14 Jan 2010 11:55:28 EST


Endangered Runaway: CELENA BEAUCHAMP (VA)
Wed, 13 Jan 2010 01:44:16 EST


Endangered Runaway: DENISE PARKER (VA)
Tue, 05 Jan 2010 06:38:47 EST


Endangered Runaway: MARIA BENITEZ-MORALEZ (VA)
Tue, 05 Jan 2010 02:59:31 EST


Endangered Runaway: NICOLE ZIMMERMAN (VA)
Wed, 30 Dec 2009 12:29:49 EST


Endangered Runaway: ASHANTI HUNT (VA)
Tue, 08 Dec 2009 10:31:51 EST


Endangered Runaway: WILLIAM BENTLEY (VA)
Fri, 04 Dec 2009 03:20:58 EST


Endangered Runaway: DANIELLE PRESTON (VA)
Tue, 17 Nov 2009 09:46:18 EST


Family Abduction: JASMINE ORTIZ (VA)
Wed, 04 Nov 2009 07:55:25 EST