For the Record

Motel on Southland Drive robbed

By Press release on November 11, 2020 Police

The police are searching for two suspects who robbed the Super 8 Motel at 2421 Southland Drive at about 4:50 p.m. Oct.29. No one was injured during the incident. Police said one of the suspects entered the business; demanded money from the clerk, and displayed a firearm. After receiving the cash, both suspects fled on foot. The suspects were described as white males, both around 50’s year of age and of average height and build. The first suspect was wearing a black jacket, blue jeans, a black polo shirt and carrying a dark colored backpack. The second suspect was wearing…

Police Blotter

By VN Staff on November 11, 2020 Police Blotter

ALFALFA LN (25xx block) 10/09/2020 Noon – Money stolen from residence. ARBOR LAKE DR (68xx block) 10/11/2020 5 p.m. – Vandalism to a vehicle. ARUNDEL AVE (48xx block) 10/11/2020 2:30 a.m. – Vandalism to a residence. BEACH RD (86xx block) 10/10/2020 5 p.m. – Vandalism around a residence. BERMUDA CROSSROAD LN (123xx block) 10/09/2020 6 a.m. – Vandalism to a business. BEULAH RD (41xx block) 10/08/2020 11:30 p.m. – Miscellaneous items stolen from vehicle. BLEST LN (60xx block) 10/12/2020 8:05 a.m. – Money stolen from vehicle. BONNIE BRAE RD (47xx block) 10/12/2020 11 a.m. – Vandalism to a residence. BURNT…

Recently Deceased

By VN Staff on November 11, 2020 Obituaries

APPLEWHITE, James, 88, of Chesterfield, husband of Bernice Smiley Applewhite. BURTON, Linwood Randolph Sr., 85, of Chesterfield COX, Chad Wesley, 53, of Chester. HIRSCH, Geraldine Francis Hadder, age 89, of Chester, widow of William Louis Hirsch. JOHNS, William Arthur, 85, of Chester, formerly of Virginia Beach, widower if Barbara Burnette Johns and of Joan C. Johns. KING, Heath Blake Sr. , 53, of Chester. PETTIE, Kathryn Rose, 69, of Chester, WIFE OF Charles E. Pettie. SLAYTON, Frances Diane Slaughter, 62, of Chester, widow of Robert Slayton.

Fire ravages Chester apts., displacing 14 in building

By Becky Wright on October 15, 2020 Fire & EMS

Sirens screamed that firefighters were on the way and residents quickly evacuated the apartment building in the 12600 block of Ben Fry Drive after fire erupted there Oct. 6. “No one was injured,” said Lt. Kenny Mitchell of Chesterfield Fire & EMS. Firefighters were called to the complex at 2:30 p.m. and they saw heavy smoke and flames as they arrived. Fire and medical personnel from the Chester, Bensley, Airport, Harrowgate, Dutch Gap, Centralia and Ettrick fire stations responded to the emergency. Mitchell said the one apartment building was affected. Fire spread on the outside,going up the building to the…

Police Blotter

By VN Staff on October 15, 2020 Police Blotter

ALAN DR (50xx block) 10/08/2020 8:45 p.m. – Weapons Violations-Illegal Discharge AMHERST RIDGE LP (27xx block) 09/30/2020 9 p.m. – Electronics and miscellaneous items stolen from vehicle. ARBOR CROFT WY (111xx block) 08/10/2020 7 a.m. – Miscellaneous items stolen from residence. BATTISTA CT (5xx block) 10/01/2020 6 p.m. – Electronics, money, and miscellaneous items stolen from vehicle. BELVOIR RD (109xx block) 10/02/2020 1:31 p.m. – Rear door entry during burglary. Jewelry, money, and miscellaneous items stolen from residence. BEULAH RD (38xx block) 09/18/2020 Noon – Front door entry during burglary. Nothing reported stolen from church. BONNIE BRAE RD (47xx block)…

Police Blotter

By VN Staff on October 15, 2020 Police Blotter

BARON DR (58xx block) 09/28/2020 4:15 p.m. – Vandalism to a residence. BEACH RD (85xx block) 09/26/2020 10:30 p.m. – Vandalism around a residence. BELMONT RD (71xx block) 09/25/2020 8 a.m. – Vehicle parts stolen from church. CASTLEWOOD RD (48xx block) 09/24/2020 2 a.m. – Consumable goods, money, and miscellaneous items stolen from vehicle. COGBILL RD (57xx block) 09/16/2020 8 a.m. – Miscellaneous items stolen from residence. COMMONS PZ (70xx block) 09/27/2020 4:30 p.m. – Trespassing (Including Prowler)-Commercial CORTE CASTLE RD (115xx block) 09/26/2020 7:30 p.m. – Miscellaneous items stolen from residence. DUNDAS RD (30xx block) 09/27/2020 11 a.m. –…

Recently Deceased

By VN Staff on October 15, 2020 Obituaries

ANDERSON, Barbara E., 79, of Chesterfield. DAVIS, Albert Noble, 97, of Chesterfield. HARRIS, Ronald Thomas, 81, of Chester, husband of Catherine S. Harris. LANCASTER, Bennett Lee, 98, of North Chesterfield, widower of Liddie Wray Lancaster. SMITH, James Aubrey, 85, of Chester, husband of Joan Wright Smith. WILLIAMS, Peggy Hailey, 87, of North Chesterfield, wife of Frederick “Mickey” Williams.

Police Blotter

By VN Staff on September 30, 2020 Police Blotter

ALDERWOOD LP (151xx block) 09/13/2020 8 p.m. – Firearms and miscellaneous items stolen from vehicle. ARBOR LAKE DR (67xx block) 09/19/2020 9:30 p.m. – Vandalism to a vehicle. ARBOR LAKE DR (67xx block) 09/20/2020 2:30 p.m. – Vehicle parts stolen from parking lot. BENSLEY COMMONS BLVD (27xx block) 09/21/2020 4 p.m. – Electronics reported stolen. BERMUDA CROSSROAD LN (123xx block) 09/17/2020 1:06 a.m. – Vandalism to a business. BROADWATER WY (150xx block) 09/17/2020 5:45 a.m. – Vandalism to a vehicle. BURNT OAK CR (50xx block) 09/20/2020 4 a.m. – Stong-arm robbery. Firearms stolen from victim. CHERRY HILL PARK AVE (72xx…

Recently Deceased

By VN Staff on September 30, 2020 Obituaries

COHEN, Howard P., 94, of Chester, widower of Janet Reid Thomson-Cohen. DEHART, James Leslie, 66, of Chesterfield. GILBERT. David Wayne, 57, of Chester. MITCHELL, Pauline Allen, 90, of Powhantan, widow of Ashton D. Mitchell Jr. RAY, Ramona Sharpe, 91, of N. Chesterfield, widow of Grover Hilton Ray. REESE, Dorothy P. “Jean,” 65, of North Chesterfield. ROCK, Claude Douglas, 88, of Chester, widower of Juanita Tyler Rock. STONE, Dixie Lynn Crum, 80, of Chesterfield, widow of Walter Henry Stone Jr.

Sen. Joe Morrissey

Morrissey reflects on reform bills moving through Assembly

By Caleb M Soptelean on September 17, 2020 Courts, For the Record, Police, State News

State Sen. Joe Morrissey (D-Richmond) is pleased with how a special legislative session is going so far. On Thursday, Sept. 10, Morrissey — who represents a portion of east Chesterfield — said he’s “very pleased with what we’ve been able to get done.” He noted that the Senate — which is meeting at the Science Museum of Virginia at 2500 W. Broad St. — approved his sentencing reform bill, SB5007, by a vote of 22-18 on Thursday, with one Republican, Bill Stanley, voting with Democrats. The legislation will enable a judge to administer sentencing upon request of a convicted defendant. …

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