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Newport News Crime Statistics

Year	Population	Violent Crime	Murder	Rape	Robbery	Assault	Property Crime	Burglary	Theft	Car Theft	Arson
2006	N/A	691	9	52	236	394	3,639	893	2,420	326	34
2005	184,538	1,439	20	103	542	774	8,216	1,470	5,887	859	75


Local Newport News Crime News Opinion is split on SCC judge (Daily Press) Wed, 20 Aug 2008 08:17:51 GMT Appointment of James Dimitri, a longtime consumer and corporate lawyer, divides some environmentalists. After Gov. Timothy M. Kaine announced the recent appointment of James Dimitri to the open judge position at the Virginia State Corporation Commission, environmentalists were split into camps for and against. Read More >> Asst. Police Chief arrested; charged with DUI (WAVY 10) Mon, 18 Aug 2008 22:28:43 GMT NEWPORT NEWS, Va. (WAVY.com) -- An assistant Police Chief is in trouble with the law after she was charged this past weekend with driving under the influence. Read More >> Newport News Ass't. Chief of Police Charged with DUI (4:54pm) (CBS 6 Richmond) Mon, 18 Aug 2008 21:10:17 GMT NEWPORT NEWS, Va. (AP) - Newport News assistant chief of police Dawn Barber has been placed on administrative leave after being charged with driving under the influence. Read More >> Newport News assistant police chief accused of DUI (Richmond Times-Dispatch) Mon, 18 Aug 2008 16:19:06 GMT NEWPORT NEWS -- Newport News Assistant Police Chief Dawn Barber has been placed on administrative leave after being charged with driving under the influence. The Newport News Police Department announced the move in a prepared statement and said it plans to conduct an internal investigation. Virginia State Police spokeswoman Michelle Cotten said state police arrested Barber late Saturday night ... Read More >> Newport News assistant police chief accused of DUI (WRIC 8 News Richmond) Mon, 18 Aug 2008 15:39:11 GMT Associated Press - August 18, 2008 11:35 AM ET NEWPORT NEWS, Va. (AP) - Newport News assistant chief of police Dawn Barber has been placed on administrative leave after being charged with... Read More >> Overnight crime spree, police chase end in six arrests (Daily Press) Sat, 16 Aug 2008 12:29:39 GMT A carjacked Grand Am was later used in an attempted robbery, police say. A half-dozen people are in custody after an early-morning carjacking in Newport News and a subsequent armed robbery in Hampton led to a police chase ending with a crash in Norfolk. Read More >> Six charged after carjacking, robbery on Peninsula, crash in Norfolk (The Virginian-Pilot) Fri, 15 Aug 2008 10:34:39 GMT An early-morning string of crimes that included three cities and along Interstate 64 began with a carjacking in Newport News around 2:15 Friday morning, police said. It started with six people andndash; five men and one woman andndash; in a white van, three of whom police say jumped out of the va ... Read More >> Kaine gives pardon in fraud case (The Washington Times) Thu, 14 Aug 2008 08:26:47 GMT Virginia Gov. Tim Kaine pardoned an illegal immigrant Tuesday for credit-card fraud. However, the woman, Kathryn Anne Ingleson, still faces a federal deportation hearing Thursday. Read More >> Judge: No rent for church group (UPI) Wed, 13 Aug 2008 02:35:23 GMT NEWPORT NEWS, Va., Aug. 12 (UPI) -- A federal judge has ruled a Virginia school district must stop charging a Christian group rent for meeting on school property while its suit is being heard. Read More >> Judge: School District Violated 1st Amendment (WRIC 8 News Richmond) Mon, 11 Aug 2008 18:05:39 GMT RICHMOND, Va. (AP) - A federal judge has ordered a Virginia school district to stop making a religious club pay rent to meet on school property. J udge Raymond A. Jackson of Newport News granted Read More >>

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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 Newport News, VA Endangered Runaway: CHRISTIE SAM (VA) Mon, 11 Aug 2008 12:15:48 EDT Endangered Runaway: HENRY FOSTER (VA) Fri, 08 Aug 2008 04:33:15 EDT Endangered Runaway: LARRY OLIVERI (VA) Tue, 29 Jul 2008 05:52:50 EDT Endangered Runaway: KRYSTAL REMLER (VA) Mon, 28 Jul 2008 09:27:40 EDT Endangered Runaway: MATTHEW CORRADA (VA) Tue, 22 Jul 2008 03:09:54 EDT Family Abduction: LAVONTAY JOHNSON (VA) Wed, 09 Jul 2008 10:00:23 EDT Family Abduction: JOHANNAH BEPAT (VA) Wed, 25 Jun 2008 12:28:28 EDT Endangered Missing: LOGAN BOWMAN (VA) Fri, 20 Jun 2008 02:35:08 EDT Endangered Runaway: TIFFANY CORTESE (VA) Fri, 02 May 2008 08:43:21 EDT Endangered Runaway: ROXANA LINARES (VA) Fri, 28 Mar 2008 01:42:06 EDT Endangered Runaway: CELENA BEAUCHAMP (VA) Fri, 14 Mar 2008 12:36:44 EDT Endangered Runaway: MONICA CUSTALOW (VA) Tue, 04 Mar 2008 12:28:24 EST Endangered Runaway: CHRISTINA LAPOINT (VA) Fri, 01 Feb 2008 01:15:04 EST Endangered Runaway: DREAMA HARMAN (VA) Mon, 26 Nov 2007 03:17:35 EST Endangered Runaway: IVONNE BIVIANO (VA) Tue, 13 Nov 2007 10:31:20 EST Endangered Runaway: JANET HA (VA) Fri, 09 Nov 2007 10:29:47 EST Endangered Runaway: BRITNI WELLS (VA) Mon, 05 Nov 2007 09:49:24 EST Missing: RACHEL PRUETT (VA) Mon, 29 Oct 2007 11:00:31 EDT Endangered Runaway: KIRSTIE HOAG (VA) Fri, 26 Oct 2007 02:46:45 EDT Endangered Runaway: SAABIRAH TUCKER (VA) Wed, 17 Oct 2007 07:55:40 EDT