In conjunction with “Domestic Violence Awareness Month,” the Judges of the Chesterfield Juvenile and Domestic Relations District Court recently introduced the Hope Card project. Hope Cards are durable, wallet-sized cards available to petitioners of family abuse protective orders upon entry of a final order of protection They are designed for petitioners’ convenience, listing the provisions included in a final protective order. The size of a credit card, Hope Cards are an easier way for petitioners to keep active protective orders on their person at all times. Hope Cards also make identification of protected parties easier for law enforcement and alert…
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Longtime Chesterfield firefighter David Creasy died Oct. 15 after a four-year battle with cancer. Creasy served the community for 50 years. He joined the fire service in 1968 as a volunteer with the Manchester Volunteer Fire Department. In 1971, he went to work for the Richmond Bureau of Fire and was assigned to Truck Company No. 3. Creasy left Richmond in 1974 for a career position with the Chesterfield Fire Department. During his 28-year career with Chesterfield Fire and EMS, he worked in nearly every aspect of the department. He retired in 2001 as a senior battalion chief and fire…
Adams, Mr. Stuart Seldon Jr., 58, of South Chesterfield. Gibson, Mrs. Peggy Overby, 75, of North Chesterfield, widow of Larry Preston Gibson. Glass, Mr. Kenneth Wayne, 60, of Chesterfield, partner of Diane Johnson and widower of Patricia Glass. Harper, Ms. Doris May, 71, of Chesterfield,. Maith, Mrs. Carrie E., 89, of Chesterfield, widow of Allen B. Maith. Marny, Mr. James Arlie Sr., 68, of North Chesterfield, husband of Donna Marny. Pike, Mr. Michael, 39, of Chesterfield, fiance of Michelle Donati. Price, Mr. James David, 43, of Chesterfield. Mayberry, Mr. Ronnie Lee Jr., 34, of North Chesterfield. Neubert, Mrs. Marie, 86, of North Chesterfield, widow of…
The Chesterfield County Police Department is investigating a shooting that occurred on Third Avenue adjacent to the Virginia State University campus at 1:55 a.m. Sunday. Officers responded to a report of shots fired. Upon arrival, officers located a man suffering from a gunshot wound. The man was transported to an area hospital with life-threatening injuries and was in stable condition Sunday. According to police, two groups were at an event at VSU’s Daniels Gym. There was some sort of altercation. The victim’s group stayed at the event. The other group left prior to the event ending. The suspects then observed…
A ‘dog box’ and cooler were recently stolen from a firefighter’s pickup. On Thursday, Oct. 11, a firefighter with Enon Volunteer Fire Department was busy working when she discovered that she was the victim of theft. Around midnight between running calls, the firefighter went to her truck and discovered that her dog box, along with a pink Yeti Roadie 20 cooler, was stolen from the back of the truck. Anyone with information is asked to contact the Chesterfield County Police Department at (804) 748-1251.
A felony charge was dismissed last month against a woman who allegedly aborted her unborn child during the third trimester and buried it in the backyard of a residence in north Chesterfield. The Chesterfield Commonwealth Attorney’s office filed a motion Sept. 13 dismissing the charge against Michelle Frances Roberts, 45. Roberts was arrested March 29, 2017 and charged with “illegally causing an abortion or miscarriage” on Sept. 1, 2015 at 6219 Philbrook Road, which is south of Route 150 and east of Hopkins Road. The case garnered national attention and involved a state statute written in 1950 that was updated…
Barfield, Mr. Russ Allen, 60, of Chester. Cogle, Mr. Raymond “Jack,” 89, of Chester, an Air Force veteran, widower of Beverly Lewis Cogle. Cottrell, Mr. Clyde F., 80, of Chesterfield, a retired Marine Corps master sergeant and Vietnam War veteran, husband of Shirley Cottrell. Crotts, Mr. Philip Henry, 69, of Chester, husband of Patricia Crotts. Jones, Mr. James Randolph “Randy” Jr., 52, of Chester, a Navy veteran, husband of Melanie Davis Jones. LaLonde, Mrs. Patricia, 71, of Chester, wife of James A. LaLonde. Lee, Mr. Robert Screven, 84, of Chester, a Marine Corps veteran, husband of Mary Lee. Long, Ms. Judy Henderson, 75, of Chesterfield. Milton, Mr. Ronald…
Land near the top of the photo includes a rock quarry that Shoosmith Bros. Inc. wants to use for its landfill. After being unanimously turned down July 25 by the Chesterfield County Board of Supervisors on its request for a permit to use a rock quarry as a landfill, the owner of the landfill, Shoosmith Bros. Inc., recently filed another lawsuit against the county in Chesterfield Circuit Court. Shoosmith’s attorney, Andrea Wortzel, filed the suit Aug. 21. This and a lawsuit the company filed June 19, 2017, are the next steps in a battle between the county and Shoosmith over…
Sirens wailing, red or blue lights flashing: what is happening? Now the general public can check for themselves thanks to an upgrade on the county’s website, the first since 2009. “The idea was developed as several departments in the region prepared for radio encryption,” said Elizabeth Caroon, spokesman for Chesterfield County Police Department. “We saw this as a good way to keep the public informed about real-time police activities once radio traffic was encrypted. Some other area agencies have similar sites.” Fire and EMS incidents are also available. “With the new radio system, the police department went to encryption for…
Alexander, Mr. Otis Jerome “Rome,” 68, of Chester, a Vietnam War-era Army veteran. August, Mrs. Betty Cohen, 69, of Chesterfield, widow of Alan L. August. Bryant, Mrs. Dorothea White, 88, of Chesterfield, widow of Junior Bryant. Burke, Mr. Bobby G., 80, of Chesterfield, husband of Norma J. Burke. Butler, Mrs. Patricia Harris, 63, of Chesterfield, wife of Willie Butler. Casto, Dr. Gory Noel Jr., of Chesterfield, an Army veteran, widower of Vera Verna Casto. Clarke, Mr. Tyrone, 47, of Chesterfield. Crotts, Mr. Philip Henry, 69, of Chester, husband of Patricia Crotts. Deane, Mr. Calvin Leroy, 78, of North Chesterfield, widower of Joyce Ann Deane. Dixon, Mr. David Jr., 76, of…