Crime

The suspect police had barricaded himself inside a city home Thursday night into Friday morning had actually fled the scene before police ever arrived. 

Dayton James Webber, who was arrested in Albemarle County, faces murder charges in Maryland.

Dayton James Webber, 27, of La Plata, Md., is suspected of shooting and killing Bradrick Michael Wells, also 27, of Charlotte Hall, Md. On Sunday evening in La Plata. He is a quadruple amputee.

April is also the AARP’s Fraud Prevention Month and the organization said scams targeting older Americans range from fake text messages to emails to phone calls. 

One adult suffered non-life threatening injuries in the incident.

ACPD believes shots were fired during altercation

While overall calls to the ACPD went up 23% in 2025, Part I crimes dropped by 13%, gun violence fell by 30% and violent crime dipped by 23%, according to the ACPD’s annual report.

Albemarle County Police are looking for a man who fled a traffic stop early Sunday morning. He is considered armed and dangerous.

Lieutenant Colonel Brandon A. Shah, a Staunton native and decorated military veteran who directed ODU’s ROTC program, was killed when a gunman opened fire on a classroom Friday. Shah was killed and two other people were wounded.

Nicholas Clark was arrested last week on charges of possessing and distributing child pornography