Harrisonburg Crime Information and Virginia Amber Alerts

Harrisonburg Virginia Crime Reports, Crime News, and Crime Statistics.

 

Harrisonburg Crime Statistics

Year Population Violent Crime Murder Rape Robbery Assault Property Crime Burglary Theft Car Theft Arson
2005 41,659 98 2 14 35 47 1,164 205 883 76 5
 

Local Harrisonburg Crime News

D.M. Slane, former state police superintendent, dies at 85 (Richmond Times-Dispatch)
Sun, 14 Mar 2010 06:18:18 GMT
Col. Denny Meade Slane presided over the Virginia State Police during a time of substantial change. He oversaw construction of new division headquarters buildings in Fairfax County, Richmond and Wytheville, the addition of a new division incorporating Arlington, Fairfax, Loudoun and Prince William counties, the reorganization of the Division of Investigation, which became the Bureau of Criminal ...

Local Leads: Teen Firefighters Suspended, Rich Man (NBC Washington)
Sat, 13 Mar 2010 14:31:43 GMT
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Retired State Police Superintendent Dies (WHSV Harrisonburg)
Fri, 12 Mar 2010 23:47:39 GMT
The Virginia State Police are mourning the loss of 85-year-old retired Col. Denny Meade Slane who passed away Thursday in Harrisonburg.

10-Year-Old Abduction Case Ends (Page News and Courier)
Wed, 10 Mar 2010 21:56:06 GMT
HARRISONBURG — A woman being sought by local authorities for nearly 10 years is behind bars in Texas on charges related to the abduction of her son. Tammy Renee Lucas, 43, formerly of Elkton, was arrested Friday evening by officers with the Texas Rangers, officials with the Rockingham County Sheriff's Office said Monday. Lu

News City of Winchester Courts & Legal News Frederick County (The Northern Virginia Daily)
Wed, 10 Mar 2010 10:23:14 GMT
WINCHESTER -- Another defendant will serve prison time for his role in the August firebombing of a former federal witness' vehicle.

Community Achievers (Centre Daily Times)
Tue, 09 Mar 2010 06:17:08 GMT
The following students were named to the dean’s list at Dickinson College for the fall semest

Attorney cites insufficient evidence in motion (The Northern Virginia Daily)
Sat, 06 Mar 2010 10:53:04 GMT
HARRISONBURG -- Bad Water Bill's Bar-B-Q Barn arsonist William Wardell "Cozmo" Welebir is appealing his conviction in U.S. Circuit Court. His attorney, Andrea Harris, filed a motion citing insufficient evidence on Thursday, according to online court records.

Convict was arrested just south of Edinburg (The Northern Virginia Daily)
Fri, 05 Mar 2010 12:37:54 GMT
HARRISONBURG -- A man caught in Shenandoah County smuggling 10 illegal aliens in a small SUV will serve three years in prison. Oliver Leonel Sanchez Ortiz, 23, of Mexico, was sentenced on Feb. 24 in U.S. District Court to 36 months in prison for transporting illegal aliens.

Investigating a Burglary at VMRC (WHSV Harrisonburg)
Wed, 03 Mar 2010 21:18:48 GMT
Harrisonburg Police are investigating a burglary at the Virginia Mennonite Retirement Community.

Man Wanted for NJ Attempted Murder Arrested on Drug Charges in Harrisonburg (WHSV Harrisonburg)
Mon, 01 Mar 2010 21:26:03 GMT
A man wanted for attempted murder in New Jersey was arrested in Harrisonburg Monday.

 

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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
   
 

Active Amber Alerts

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Amber Alerts for Virginia
 

Missing Persons for
Harrisonburg, VA


Missing: JOSEPH SANCHEZ (VA)
Fri, 05 Mar 2010 11:09:37 EST


Endangered Runaway: SHAWN MARTIN (VA)
Tue, 02 Mar 2010 03:49:05 EST


Endangered Runaway: ABIGAIL MARTINEZ (VA)
Thu, 25 Feb 2010 05:46:39 EST


Endangered Runaway: LUISA MOLINA (VA)
Fri, 19 Feb 2010 12:33:05 EST


Endangered Runaway: TEQUISHA JONES-LIPKINS (VA)
Fri, 19 Feb 2010 12:28:33 EST


Endangered Runaway: BETHANIE JACKSON (VA)
Wed, 17 Feb 2010 01:37:10 EST


Endangered Runaway: IVONNE BIVIANO (VA)
Wed, 10 Feb 2010 11:59:24 EST


Have you seen this child?: ROBERTO FANNELL (VA)
Wed, 27 Jan 2010 02:41:14 EST


Endangered Runaway: ERLINDA MARTINEZ (VA)
Wed, 20 Jan 2010 03:31:30 EST


Endangered Runaway: KARLTON STURDIVANT (VA)
Tue, 19 Jan 2010 01:24:17 EST


Missing: ISABELLA MILLER-JENKINS (VA)
Fri, 15 Jan 2010 03:03:19 EST


Endangered Runaway: SUANY COREA (VA)
Thu, 14 Jan 2010 11:55:28 EST


Endangered Runaway: CELENA BEAUCHAMP (VA)
Wed, 13 Jan 2010 01:44:16 EST


Endangered Runaway: DENISE PARKER (VA)
Tue, 05 Jan 2010 06:38:47 EST


Endangered Runaway: MARIA BENITEZ-MORALEZ (VA)
Tue, 05 Jan 2010 02:59:31 EST


Endangered Runaway: NICOLE ZIMMERMAN (VA)
Wed, 30 Dec 2009 12:29:49 EST


Endangered Runaway: ASHANTI HUNT (VA)
Tue, 08 Dec 2009 10:31:51 EST


Endangered Runaway: WILLIAM BENTLEY (VA)
Fri, 04 Dec 2009 03:20:58 EST


Endangered Runaway: DANIELLE PRESTON (VA)
Tue, 17 Nov 2009 09:46:18 EST


Family Abduction: JASMINE ORTIZ (VA)
Wed, 04 Nov 2009 07:55:25 EST