Harrisonburg Crime

Crime, law and justice, and police blotter near Harrisonburg, VA or anywhere in the US.

Recent Crime News

• Police Search For Days Inn Robbers

  13 hrs ago | via The Daily News-Record 

  Harrisonburg police are seeking two men in connection with this morning's armed robbery of the Days Inn on Forest Hill Road.

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• Armed Robbery at Harrisonburg Days Inn

  20 hrs ago | via WHSV-TV Harrisonburg 

  Harrisonburg police are trying to find two suspects in an overnight armed robbery at the Days Inn on Forest Hill Road.

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• Undercover in the Dragon's Den

  Tuesday May 29 | via City Paper 

  Last December, about two months after synthetic stimulants used in "bath salts" were put in the same class of federally banned substances as heroin and cocaine, two customers plunked down $675 for some at the Dragon's Den Smoke Shop in Fells Point.

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  Related Topix: Drugs, Drug Enforcement Administration

• Front Royal may seek refund for prisoner bills

  Tuesday May 22 | via Northern Virginia Daily 

  Warren County for years erroneously billed Front Royal to keep its prisoners at the jail, according to the town attorney.

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  Related Topix: Rockingham County, VA, Harrisonburg, VA

• Culpeper Taking Applications for New Citizen's Academy

  Monday May 21 | via NBC29 

  The Town of Culpeper has begun taking applications for its new Citizen's Academy slated to begin in July, lasting seven weeks.

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  Related Topix: Culpeper, VA, Harrisonburg, VA

• VA police admit deputy shot dog but won't say why

  Friday May 18 | via Examiner.com 

  How does that standard police department motto go? Oh, yes, it is "to protect and serve." For a member of the force in the Virginia city of Harrisonburg, the motto should be extended to include the phrase "and take target practice on dogs in your path." Don't get me wrong.

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• Restaurants prepare to offer a Taste of Arlington

  Friday May 18 | via Examiner.com 

  Ballston is preparing to welcome thousands of hungry people to its streets for the annual Taste of Arlington .

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  Related Topix: Arlington, VA, Non-Profit

• Can Atheists Enjoy Fiction? [EvolutionBlog]

  Monday May 14 | via ScienceBlogs 

  Jason Rosenhouse received his PhD in mathematics from Dartmouth College in 2000.

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  Related Topix: Dartmouth College, Kansas State University, James Madison University, Harrisonburg, VA

• Man Profiled on 'America's Most Wanted' Set to Appea...

  Friday May 11 | via WHAG 

  The man accused of robbing a Winchester bank and shooting at police is set to appear in a Virginia court Monday.

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  Related Topix: Violent Crime, Harrisonburg, VA

• Just How Safe is Couchsurfing?

  Thursday May 10 | via WHSV-TV Harrisonburg 

  To do it, you simply make a profile on the couchsurfing website and post where you live and whether you have an open couch.

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  Related Topix: Harrisonburg, VA, Rockingham County, VA

• Third Drug Bust in Two Months in Harrisonburg

  Tuesday May 8 | via WHSV-TV Harrisonburg 

  Now deputies and police officers are investigating whether a man died by overdosing on bath salts that may have been bought from that store.

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• Report: Violent Crimes Decline In Virginia In 2011

  Monday May 7 | via WRIC-TV Richmond 

  Virginia State Police say homicide and other violent crimes in the state are declining.

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  Related Topix: Virginia, Chesterfield County, VA, Harrisonburg, VA, Norfolk, VA

• Suspect Sought In Midlothian Burglaries

  Monday May 7 | via WRIC-TV Richmond 

  Virginia State Police say homicide and other violent crimes in the state are declining.

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  Related Topix: Virginia, Chesterfield County, VA, Harrisonburg, VA, Norfolk, VA

• Christopher Hecker accused of threatening to kill Obama

  Monday May 7 | via Charleston Gazette 

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• Central Dauphin school board set to announce new sup...

  Monday May 7 | via ABC 27 

  The board voted not to renew Luis Gonzalez's contract last year. Two weeks later he was stripped of his duties and assigned to special projects.

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  Related Topix: Harrisonburg, VA

• Richmond School Layoffs Likely Amid Funding Woes

  Sunday May 6 | via WRIC-TV Richmond 

  Richmond school board members say a $10 million budget deficit means layoffs are likely in the public school district.

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  Related Topix: Sports, Horse Racing, Racing, Kentucky Derby

• Parents Are Happier Than Non-Parents

  Friday May 4 | via WMDT 

  Keep this in mind - Parents are happier than people without children. That's according to a USA Today article that sites two new studies presented at the Population Association of America's annual meeting.

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  Related Topix: Salisbury, MD, Family, Kids, Ellicott City, MD

• Birth Defect Risk Rise With Fertility Treatment

  Friday May 4 | via WMDT 

  Babies conceived through in vitro fertilization or I-V-F have a higher risk of birth defects than those conceived naturally.

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  Related Topix: Salisbury, MD, Kids, Family

• Remembering my three favorite cops

  Jun 17, 2011 | via Washington Technology 

  When I started in journalism, my first beat was cops and court and it was some of the most fun I ever had as a reporter.

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  Related Topix: Journalism, Harrisonburg, VA, Rockingham County, VA