Crime and Public Safety
![According to police, a ShotSpotter alert prompted officers to go to the 1200 block of 16th Street just after 6:15 a.m. Tuesday. According to police, a ShotSpotter alert prompted officers to go to the 1200 block of 16th Street just after 6:15 a.m. Tuesday.](https://www.dailypress.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/09/IMG_4142.jpg?w=117)
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Menchville High student shot and killed in Newport News
According to police, a ShotSpotter alert prompted officers to go to the 1200 block of...
![A man succumbed to his injuries following a shooting in Suffolk on Monday. A man succumbed to his injuries following a shooting in Suffolk on Monday.](https://www.dailypress.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/09/crime-scene-1.jpg?w=140)
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Man shot in North Suffolk dies at hospital
A man succumbed to his injuries following a shooting in Suffolk on Monday.
![A student at Tabb High School was charged with a felony after posting a threat on social media to "shoot up" her school. A student at Tabb High School was charged with a felony after posting a threat on social media to "shoot up" her school.](https://www.dailypress.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/09/QNQHJHAV3BD6JK5LSTKDDA7J3I.jpg?w=140)
14-year-old charged with making threats at York County high school
A student at Tabb High School was charged with a felony after posting a threat...
![Maine State Police continue to investigate her death and are awaiting autopsy results. Maine State Police continue to investigate her death and are awaiting autopsy results.](https://www.dailypress.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/09/XEDGGDZJOJAQPJDSZ423HBOXPY.jpg?w=140)
Newport News woman found dead in Maine had just moved to the state
Maine State Police continue to investigate her death and are awaiting autopsy results.
![The person who Hampton police say barricaded himself inside the Superior Pawn & Gun shop on Mercury Boulevard was taken into custody. The person who Hampton police say barricaded himself inside the Superior Pawn & Gun shop on Mercury Boulevard was taken into custody.](https://www.dailypress.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/09/GWypK1XXUAAWvX3.jpg?w=117)
Man in custody after hours-long barricade inside Hampton gun shop, police say
The person who Hampton police say barricaded himself inside the Superior Pawn & Gun shop...
![Though his wife’s body remains missing, Naresh Bhatt waived his right to grand jury proceedings on Thursday, paving the way for him to head to trial by early 2025. Though his wife’s body remains missing, Naresh Bhatt waived his right to grand jury proceedings on Thursday, paving the way for him to head to trial by early 2025.](https://www.dailypress.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/09/Missing_Woman-Virginia_95500.jpg?w=117)
Husband of missing Virginia woman to head to trial in early 2025
Though his wife’s body remains missing, Naresh Bhatt waived his right to grand jury proceedings...
![Scott Seitz's neighbors found him bound and dead in his home on Sunday. Seitz's son, Seth Seitz, is charged with murdering him, and has been charged multiple times over the years with assaulting his father and mother. Scott Seitz's neighbors found him bound and dead in his home on Sunday. Seitz's son, Seth Seitz, is charged with murdering him, and has been charged multiple times over the years with assaulting his father and mother.](https://www.dailypress.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/09/Y7HHMUYXSJDWHP4FZBP6PZRL4U.jpg?w=117)
Virginia Beach man was found bound, dead in his home. His son has been charged in the killing.
Scott Seitz's neighbors found him bound and dead in his home on Sunday. Seitz's son,...
![State police are investigating after a tractor-trailer struck an overhead highway sign Thursday morning. State police are investigating after a tractor-trailer struck an overhead highway sign Thursday morning.](https://www.dailypress.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/09/IMG_1670_721453-whitebackground.jpg?w=132)
Tractor-trailer bed was stuck on I-64 after crashing into overhead sign. See the photos.
State police are investigating after a tractor-trailer struck an overhead highway sign Thursday morning.
![Autumn Cleveland, 23, has been found dead in York County, Maine. She was reported missing Aug. 31. Autumn Cleveland, 23, has been found dead in York County, Maine. She was reported missing Aug. 31.](https://www.dailypress.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/09/GettyImages-813644562-1-1-1.jpg?w=116)
Missing Newport News woman found dead in Maine
Autumn Cleveland, 23, has been found dead in York County, Maine. She was reported missing...
![A woman was hit by a car on E. Ocean View Avenue in Norfolk Tuesday night and later died. A woman was hit by a car on E. Ocean View Avenue in Norfolk Tuesday night and later died.](https://www.dailypress.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/09/LTFPGOAJMBHPLFL33JF5SDQ7RA-3.jpg?w=132)
Woman dies after being hit by car in Norfolk
A woman was hit by a car on E. Ocean View Avenue in Norfolk Tuesday...