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SUFFOLK, Va. (WAVY) – Suffolk Police Chief Danny Buie says violent crime has dropped significantly in the city. On Jan.9, he announced that murders are down year-over-year by more than 50%. There were 11 murders in 2024 and five in 2025. He added that there was a 17% decrease in Part 1 offenses, which are […]

VIRGINIA BEACH, Va. — Virginia Beach police have made an arrest in the city’s first homicide of the year. Jeremiah Cuffee, 19, of Chesapeake, died in the hospital after the shooting on Frazier Lane that happened at 12:31 a.m. on New Year’s Day. Virginia Beach detectives have...

SUFFOLK, Va. (WAVY) — Four people were displaced following a residential fire on Grove Avenue Monday evening, according to Suffolk Fire & Rescue. Units were dispatched to the 100 block of Grove Avenue at around 9:15 p.m. Upon arrival, they found smoke showing from the front door of a single-story residence. The fire...

WILLIAMSBURG – The City of Williamsburg ranks among the top of a new nationwide list, but this one doesn’t come with any bragging rights. Following a vote by City Council on Jan. 8, the locality now has one of the highest meals tax rates in the county. Council...

After a Chesapeake resident said he was left high and dry after trying to purchase furniture from Value City Furniture, another area furniture company stepped in to help. Link: https://wavy.com.

NORFOLK, Va. (WAVY) — An investigation is underway after a navy sailor was found dead Friday at Naval Station Norfolk, according to a spokesperson for Naval Education and Training Command. Fire Controlman (Aegis) 1st Class Alonzo Tablet Martin Jr. was found deceased inside the command’s building. Martin Jr. was...

CHESAPEAKE, Va. (WAVY) — A man and woman are wanted for shoplifting at a discount store in Chesapeake, according to police. On Jan. 4, the suspects took approximately $300 worth of household items from a discount store in the 1400 block of Bainbridge Boulevard. They then exited the store without paying for them.

PORTSMOUTH, Va. (WAVY) — A Portsmouth man is speaking out after a thief stole his daughter’s stroller from his porch in broad daylight. While police say a suspect is now in custody, the resident said he’s fed up with the crime in the area. Thomas Maresca-Wisner has lived in the Port Norfolk area of Portsmouth for...

CHESAPEAKE, Va. — Chesapeake police are investigating after a teenager was shot Monday night. Police said they were called to the 1700 block of Acorn Street at 6:41 p.m. Monday for a report of gunshots heard. When police arrived at the scene, officers found a teenage boy with what...

A Virginia Beach man has been arrested in North Carolina in connection to the shooting death of a Chesapeake man on Frazier Lane early on New Year's Day, police said.