Vandals target Flock cameras. Police use Flock to catch them
Between April 1 and Oct. 12 last year, a man in Suffolk, Virginia, allegedly destroyed 13 AI-powered license plate reader cameras built by the surveillance company Flock Safety. Jeffrey Scott Sovern, 41, who was arrested and later released on Oct. 17, doesn’t admit to vandalizing the surveillance cameras that have...
No arrests 3 years after stray bullet kills beloved Portsmouth woman
Alaejah Johnson was struck in the head by a stray bullet inside her Portsmouth home on Feb. 27, 2023. Her parents are still waiting for answers as police report no new updates in the case.
Crews respond to fire on E. Ocean View Ave in Norfolk
NORFOLK, Va. (WAVY)– Crews in Norfolk are responding to an overnight house fire. According to officials, crews were called to the area of Grove Avenue and E Ocean View Ave just after 2 a.m. for the report of a smoke investigation. When crews arrived on scene, in the 1700 block of Ocean View Avenue, they […]
Virginia Beach School Board bans the use of seclusion rooms
Virginia Beach reported the highest use of student seclusions in the state. A new policy limits the controversial practice for children in crisis. Virginia Center for Investigative Journalism at WHRO.
Incident near Town Center on Columbus Street prompts investigation: VBPD
There was a heavy police presence on Thursday night around 9:30 at the Columbus Street and Kellam Road intersection, near the Wegman's on Virginia Beach Boulevard.
Missing endangered woman found safe
SUFFOLK, Va. (WAVY)– Police in Suffolk are searching for a missing woman with a disability. Destini Dreann Tyus, 32, was last seen on February 26 in the 1000 block of Snead Drive wearing a black jacket, purple pants, and purple shoes. Police say she is believed to be wearing a brown wig. She has a defined birth mark...
Virginia Beach police seek suspects in $64K identity theft case
VIRGINIA BEACH, Va. (WAVY) — A man and woman are wanted in connection with identity theft, according to Virginia Beach Police Department. On Nov. 20, 2025, the two suspects intercepted checks totaling over $64,000. Police did not provide the location where this occurred.
Man faces DUI and manslaughter charges in double fatal Portsmouth crash
PORTSMOUTH, Va. (WAVY) – Portsmouth police arrested Christopher M. Gaskin, 33, in connection with a Feb. 12 crash that killed two people. Gaskin faces two counts of aggravated involuntary manslaughter and a DUI charge. The collision occurred just before 11 p.m. at the intersection of High Street and Elm...
Relative of cold case murder victim speaks out on anniversary
SUFFOLK, Va. (WAVY) — On the anniversary of all unsolved cold cases, Suffolk Police release reminders of them in the hopes someone who knows something will be somebody who offers the information to solve them. They are hoping someone in the community can warm up a cold case murder from decades past. Marion Reid, 81,...
Chesapeake Fire Department battles blaze on Shillelagh Road
CHESAPEAKE, Va. (WAVY) — The Chesapeake Fire Department responded to a fire near Chesapeake’s Grassfield neighborhood Wednesday afternoon, according to the Chesapeake Fire Department. Firefighters were dispatched to the 800 block of Shillelagh Road at around 3:50 p.m. on Feb. 25. When crews arrived to the scene,...
