THE INDEPENDENT NEWS COURTHOUSE — The citizens advisory committee for the First Precinct seeks donations and support for an upcoming silent auction that helps
Category: Public Safety
BY JOHN-HENRY DOUCETTE COURTHOUSE – A program that allowed for safe, environmentally-friendly disposal of prescription drugs expanded this month from the First Precinct to all city
THE INDEPENDENT NEWS COURTHOUSE – A city police officer is accused of fraudulently obtaining prescription medication. Harry M. Kephart Jr., 29, on Monday was indicted on
BY JOHN-HENRY DOUCETTE COURTHOUSE – Long before he became the deputy police chief overseeing professional standards here, a young John L. Bell Jr. wrote why he
BY JOHN-HENRY DOUCETTE PUNGO – Disagreement between organizers of the Pungo Strawberry Festival and landowner Gene Hansen led to city police blocking access for festival traffic
THE INDEPENDENT NEWS CREEDS – Bethel United Methodist Church will host a special service in June to honor the firefighters and emergency medical personnel who support
BY JOHN-HENRY DOUCETTE COURTHOUSE – The top prosecutor in Virginia Beach this month delivered a clear warning about ongoing scams, many of which target senior citizens, and
BY JOHN-HENRY DOUCETTE COURTHOUSE – City police Officer Preston Vaughan, a former automative mechanic who became hooked on police work after going on a ridealong in
THE INDEPENDENT NEWS COURTHOUSE – A man who teaches at Floyd E. Kellam High School on West Neck Road is accused of engaging in an inappropriate
BY JOHN-HENRY DOUCETTE SANDBRIDGE – It’s that time of year, and vacationers will head for the beach and rentals to enjoy what Joan Davis, the civic