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Winchester Crime Statistics

Year Population Violent Crime Murder Rape Robbery Assault Property Crime Burglary Theft Car Theft Arson
2008 25,904 86 1 8 36 41 1,316 202 1,060 54 6
2005 25,137 118 1 6 34 77 1,373 135 1,177 61 8
 

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Illegal immigrants arrested for drugs
Sat, 28 Aug 2010 04:27:36 -0700
WINCHESTER -- Four men described by authorities as illegal immigrants with gang ties were arrested Tuesday night on cocaine distribution charges.

Registered sex offender wishes to visit her children at school
Sat, 28 Aug 2010 04:12:36 -0700
WINCHESTER -- A registered sex offender recently released from jail wants a judge to allow her to go on Frederick County school property that her children attend.

Girlfriend arraigned in child starvation case
Thu, 26 Aug 2010 21:37:49 -0700
MARTINSBURG - The 43-year-old girlfriend of a Berkeley County man arrested earlier this week for allegedly starving his 5-year-old son and 3-year-old daughter was arraigned Thursday on two counts child abuse, two counts of child neglect and four...

Officials seize vet's 18 horses
Thu, 26 Aug 2010 03:29:18 -0700
WINCHESTER -- Authorities seized nearly 20 horses last week from a veterinarian's foreclosed home in southern Frederick County.

Former nurses convicted of stealing drugs
Thu, 26 Aug 2010 03:28:39 -0700
WINCHESTER -- A judge convicted two former nurses Wednesday of stealing drugs from residents at a retirement community in 2009.

W.Va. man indicted on arson charges
Tue, 24 Aug 2010 03:27:36 -0700
WINCHESTER -- A West Virginia man who reportedly told authorities he set a house ablaze "just to watch it burn" has been indicted on arson charges by a Frederick County Circuit Court grand jury.

City man charged in attempted murder
Tue, 24 Aug 2010 02:57:56 -0700
WINCHESTER -- A judge has granted bond to a city man accused of trying to stab another man after a domestic dispute Sunday afternoon.

Woodgrove Coaching Staff Led By Valley Vets
Fri, 10 Sep 2010 05:21:47 -0700
With the end of the school year just behind us and the start of the new one right around the corner, the Loudoun County School Board has approved the appointment of several coaches at the new Woodgrove High School in Purcellville.

Scoreboard: September 10
Fri, 10 Sep 2010 05:06:47 -0700
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Scoreboard: Sept. 10
Fri, 10 Sep 2010 05:04:31 -0700
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Dog declared dangerous
Thu, 09 Sep 2010 02:57:36 -0700
WINCHESTER -- Samson the St. Bernard joins a growing list of dangerous dogs in the region that have attacked people or other animals.

Cemetery theft leads to arrest
Wed, 08 Sep 2010 21:37:59 -0700
MARTINSBURG - A man accused of stealing two dozen bronze vases valued at more than $3,000 from a local cemetery last year was arraigned Wednesday on one felony count of grand larceny.

West Virginia court briefs
Wed, 08 Sep 2010 19:13:58 -0700
Prelim postponed for former Red Cross worker accused of possessing child pornography; Inwood man accused of stealing bronze vases from grave markers; Va. woman accused of stealing video games; Woman accused of shooting at her daughter and grandson

St. Bernard that bit boy will go to rescue group
Wed, 08 Sep 2010 03:27:36 -0700
WINCHESTER -- A judge has declared Samson the St. Bernard a dangerous dog for attacking a young boy earlier this summer.

Local woman faces indictment in abuse case
Tue, 07 Sep 2010 21:37:49 -0700
MARTINSBURG - A Berkeley County woman who allegedly stood by and did nothing while her boyfriend allegedly starved his 5-year-old son and 3-year-old daughter waived her right to a preliminary hearing in Berkeley County Magistrate Court Tuesday,...

Woman shot, hit with baseball bat
Sat, 04 Sep 2010 22:22:59 -0700
BERKELEY SPRINGS - A 58-year-old Berkeley Springs man is in custody after allegedly shooting a 26-year-old woman twice with a shotgun and assaulting her with a baseball bat in his driveway, according to a press release from Sgt.

Area Roundup: QND boys soccer team uses second-half scoring flurry for tourney win
Fri, 03 Sep 2010 23:34:54 -0700
It took a while for the Quincy Notre Dame boys soccer team to get going on Friday during the first day of play at the 21st annual QND Tournament at Paul Dennis Soccer Complex.

News Near You for Sept. 4
Fri, 03 Sep 2010 21:21:31 -0700
The inauguration ceremony of Claude G. Perkins as the 12th president of Virginia Union University will be held Friday at 9 a.m. at Richmond Center Stage, 600 E. Grace St. Inaugural events will be held Tuesday-Friday. For more details and a list of events, visit www.vuu.edu/inauguration.aspx or call (804) 342-3896.

Day Report Center to hold roundtable discussion
Thu, 02 Sep 2010 18:29:08 -0700
MARTINSBURG, W.Va. Theres room for a lot more clients at the Berkeley/Jefferson Day Report Center, a program that saves tax money by keeping those charged with crimes out of jail, its director said this week.

Man sentenced following assault
Wed, 01 Sep 2010 04:27:46 -0700
WINCHESTER -- A Frederick County man was sentenced to 12 months in jail Tuesday in connection with a March assault at a restaurant.

 

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Law Enforcement Employees by City

Data as of 2008

City Total Law Enforcement Total Officers Total Civilians
Abingdon 25 23 2
Alexandria 449 321 128
Altavista 12 12 0
Amherst 5 5 0
Appalachia 6 6 0
Ashland 27 24 3
Bedford 26 22 4
Berryville 9 8 1
Big Stone Gap 18 16 2
Blacksburg 79 62 17
Blackstone 16 11 5
Bluefield 23 17 6
Boykins 1 1 0
Bridgewater 9 9 0
Bristol 75 54 21
Broadway 4 4 0
Brookneal 3 3 0
Buena Vista 16 14 2
Burkeville 1 1 0
Cape Charles 5 5 0
Cedar Bluff 3 3 0
Charlottesville 143 115 28
Chase City 10 9 1
Chatham 4 4 0
Chesapeake 512 381 131
Chilhowie 6 6 0
Chincoteague 14 10 4
Christiansburg 70 53 17
Clarksville 9 8 1
Clifton Forge 15 10 5
Clintwood 4 4 0
Coeburn 8 7 1
Colonial Beach 17 12 5
Colonial Heights 54 50 4
Courtland 3 1 2
Covington 27 17 10
Crewe 6 6 0
Culpeper 51 42 9
Damascus 7 5 2
Danville 137 128 9
Dayton 10 9 1
Dublin 10 9 1
Dumfries 16 14 2
Edinburg 2 2 0
Elkton 7 6 1
Emporia 34 24 10
Exmore 8 8 0
Fairfax City 80 64 16
Falls Church 42 32 10
Farmville 28 27 1
Franklin 38 26 12
Fredericksburg 97 73 24
Fries 1 1 0
Front Royal 45 35 10
Galax 38 24 14
Gate City 5 5 0
Glade Spring 2 2 0
Glasgow 1 1 0
Glen Lyn 1 1 0
Gordonsville 6 6 0
Gretna 4 4 0
Grottoes 6 5 1
Grundy 5 5 0
Halifax 5 5 0
Hampton 408 276 132
Harrisonburg 103 87 16
Haymarket 4 3 1
Haysi 2 2 0
Herndon 71 56 15
Hillsville 12 11 1
Honaker 5 4 1
Hopewell 65 53 12
Hurt 1 1 0
Independence 2 2 0
Jonesville 3 3 0
Kenbridge 6 6 0
Kilmarnock 5 5 0
La Crosse 4 4 0
Lawrenceville 5 5 0
Lebanon 12 11 1
Leesburg 94 76 18
Lexington 19 17 2
Louisa 6 6 0
Luray 13 11 2
Lynchburg 227 164 63
Manassas 125 94 31
Manassas Park 46 32 14
Marion 20 18 2
Martinsville 59 53 6
Middleburg 4 4 0
Middletown 1 1 0
Mount Jackson 4 4 0
Narrows 4 4 0
New Market 5 5 0
Newport News 563 415 148
Norfolk 879 757 122
Norton 24 17 7
Occoquan 2 2 0
Onancock 4 4 0
Onley 4 4 0
Orange 18 15 3
Parksley 3 3 0
Pearisburg 8 7 1
Pembroke 1 1 0
Pennington Gap 6 6 0
Petersburg 150 106 44
Pocahontas 1 1 0
Poquoson 23 21 2
Portsmouth 323 233 90
Pound 4 4 0
Pulaski 36 28 8
Purcellville 14 13 1
Quantico 2 2 0
Radford 47 34 13
Remington 1 1 0
Rich Creek 1 1 0
Richlands 23 18 5
Richmond 1012 733 279
Roanoke 316 262 54
Rocky Mount 21 19 2
Salem 90 63 27
Saltville 8 7 1
Shenandoah 5 5 0
Smithfield 26 22 4
South Boston 28 26 2
South Hill 22 20 2
St. Paul 4 4 0
Stanley 3 3 0
Staunton 69 53 16
Stephens City 3 3 0
Strasburg 21 19 2
Suffolk 224 176 48
Tappahannock 11 10 1
Tazewell 14 12 2
Timberville 4 4 0
Victoria 6 5 1
Vienna 50 41 9
Vinton 34 24 10
Virginia Beach 968 812 156
Warrenton 21 19 2
Warsaw 3 3 0
Waverly 11 6 5
Waynesboro 62 51 11
Weber City 5 5 0
West Point 9 8 1
White Stone 1 1 0
Williamsburg 52 36 16
Winchester 84 70 14
Wise 14 13 1
Woodstock 18 17 1
Wytheville 43 28 15
   
 

Active Amber Alerts

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Missing Persons for
Winchester, VA


Family Abduction: JEFFREY GONZALEZ (VA)
Tue, 31 Aug 2010 02:46:38 EDT


Endangered Runaway: CINDY REYES-CANALES (VA)
Tue, 31 Aug 2010 11:15:15 EDT


Endangered Runaway: DAVID COLON (VA)
Sun, 29 Aug 2010 08:51:57 EDT


Endangered Runaway: TAYLOR BREWER (VA)
Wed, 25 Aug 2010 02:18:45 EDT


Endangered Runaway: JESSICA WHITMAN (VA)
Thu, 19 Aug 2010 03:17:54 EDT


Endangered Runaway: SARAH CARTER (VA)
Fri, 13 Aug 2010 01:33:14 EDT


Endangered Runaway: BRITNI WELLS (VA)
Tue, 10 Aug 2010 10:21:46 EDT


Endangered Runaway: ISMELDA SALMERON (VA)
Tue, 10 Aug 2010 10:12:42 EDT


Endangered Runaway: JAVARUS TALBERT (VA)
Sat, 07 Aug 2010 03:53:27 EDT


Endangered Runaway: ERLINDA MARTINEZ (VA)
Thu, 05 Aug 2010 11:28:27 EDT


Endangered Runaway: DARNIE SA (VA)
Mon, 02 Aug 2010 10:31:04 EDT


Endangered Runaway: GENESIS TURCIOS (VA)
Thu, 22 Jul 2010 11:48:31 EDT


Endangered Runaway: YURIS PINEDA (VA)
Mon, 19 Jul 2010 07:08:51 EDT


Endangered Runaway: FRANCISCA LAARI (VA)
Wed, 14 Jul 2010 09:38:11 EDT


NonFamily Abduction: ALLYSON DALTON (VA)
Wed, 14 Jul 2010 09:36:43 EDT


Missing: ISABELLA MILLER-JENKINS (VA)
Fri, 02 Jul 2010 01:35:42 EDT


Family Abduction: ALEC GARDNER (VA)
Mon, 28 Jun 2010 03:36:59 EDT


Family Abduction: DOMINIC GARDNER (VA)
Mon, 28 Jun 2010 03:36:59 EDT


Endangered Runaway: CHRISTINA LAPOINT (VA)
Wed, 23 Jun 2010 01:28:49 EDT


Endangered Runaway: MEGHAN STARK (VA)
Mon, 21 Jun 2010 03:52:59 EDT

     
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