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Robbers have nicotine habit
A local business was broken into, and the Chesterfield County/Colonial Heights Crime Solvers program needs your help to solve the case.
Reckless motorist runs fire truck off road
Fire officials and a fire truck crew were not injured when a reckless driver ran them off the road. Fire and medical personnel were dispatched at around 6 p.m. on May 10, to the 5700 block of Beulah Road when a Bensley Fire Station’s aerial ladder truck went off the roadway becoming stuck in a ditch.
Police identify man’s body found in recycling
Chesterfield County Police have identified the body found at a recycling plant in the 12200 block of Old Stage Road on Friday, May 3, as that of Mark H. Henshaw, 55, of the 8000 block of W. Bon View Drive.
Smith and Wesson 9mm stolen from home
The Chesterfield County/Colonial Heights Crime Solvers program wants to help catch two thieves.
Second blaze at Aleris recycling plant
A second fire threatened the Aleris recycling plant on May 3 around 9:30 a.m. Workers were making repairs from the first fire that erupted on April 24, when sparks from welding equipment ignited another fire. Emergency services were notified immediately and First Responders were able to arrive on scene within a few minutes of the fire beginning to spread.
Purse snatched in Kroger parking lot
The Chesterfield County/Colonial Heights Crime Solvers program wants to help catch a robbery suspect.
Fire at Aleris Plant
Fire crews were dispatched for a fire alarm activation at 1601 Reymet Rd, Aleris Rolled Products, Inc. on April 24 at 4:22 p.m. Maintenance personnel advised fire and police units that there was a fire between the fourth and fifth floors of the furnace tower building.
UPDATE: Two students missing from VSU
Chesterfield County Police have charged four men with hazing in relation to an incident that resulted in the drowning of at least one Virginia State University student.
Thieves want a spotless home
The Chesterfield County/Colonial Heights Crime Solvers program wants to help police identify two men who stole an unusual item from a grocery store.