Crime

Solomon Banjo, a 36-year-old Charlottesville man, was among the victims of Saturday’s shooting at the American Fish Company in Southport, N.C.

Daniel Barmak, who pled guilty, was able to wrestle away Officer Chris Wagner’s gun.

Former NBC29 weatherman Josh Fitzpatrick is no longer under a charge of sexual extortion, but prosecutors intend to seek a direct indictment against him in the coming months.

Albemarle County Police are conducting a suspicious death investigation after discovering a pair of elderly homeowners dead from gunshot wounds in their Covesville residence on Wednesday. 

Nicholas McMillion used the online platform Medal to harass a victim from Canada

The US Marshals Task Force assisted in the arrest of Devon Bruce.

Among the 7 charges against Jonathan Neil Chewning are threats in writing, harassment, and drug and firearm possession.

The situation was an isolated incident between two students, and didn’t pose a threat to the school community at large.

Charlottesville Police Chief Mike Kochis, who just returned from a conference with local leaders and law enforcement from across the Commonwealth were sharing crime data with each other, and he told WINA’s Morning News there’s no question “we are so far behind in this city when it comes to technology and the way we aggregate and bring together data”.

The investigation came after community complaints and several drug overdoses.