Crime

Esteban Benjamin Fortin has pled guilty to the charge of felon in possession of a firearm for his involvement in a shooting incident on August 22, 2024, on Mason Street.

Richard Sanders, arrested at Tonsler Park on June 13, 2024, has pled guilty to possession of a machine gun, a charge stemming from an incident that took place amid a gathering of children and spectators during a basketball game.

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Commonwealth’s Attorney Joe Platania is voicing serious concern over the rise in gun violence in Charlottesville, noting an unsettling pattern of younger, more sophisticated suspects who are often masked and heavily armed.

Charlottesville Police have posted a video capture of five males on Hardy Drive when gunfire resulted October 19 in 25-year old Albemarle resident Travis S. Houchens, Jr. being hit in the leg, as well as shots hitting an apartment building and car. 

Governor Glenn Youngkin signed Executive Order 41 today, launching a statewide partnership to combat gang and community violence, including recent incidents in the Charlottesville and Albemarle County region.

 Charlottesville detectives are investigating an assault that occurred in broad daylight late morning Sunday in the 100 block of West Main Street on the Downtown Mall, and they have video footage where they’d like the public to help identify those involved.

Brenda W. Ragland, a 64-year-old former secretary and member of a local church, has been convicted on fourteen counts of embezzlement, according to Louisa Commonwealth’s Attorney Rusty McGuire.

A drug bust in Augusta County.