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- July 2, 2022
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Drug Arrests Down, Overall Incidents Down, Violent Crime Up in 2021 Crime in Virginia Report

Drug arrests in Virginia 2021 decreased 46.7 percent in 2021 from 2020, according to the Crime in Virginia 2021 report released Wednesday by the state police. The number of total incidents reported was also down: 324,558 in 2021 versus 338,784 in 2020, and 375,639 in 2019. Violent crime was up in 2021 with 16,823 incidents compared to 15,713 in […]

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- June 23, 2022
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Vega Sees The ‘Democrat Party Has Lost touch’ with Hispanic Community

Yesli Vega, a Hispanic and newly elected Republican nominee says the Democrats have “lost touch” with voters seeking change, and that Hispanic voters are “frightened” by the direction America is taking under their control. Following a close primary election, Vega was elected to represent Virginia’s 7th Congressional District against longtime democratic representative Abigail Spanberger. Following […]

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- June 14, 2022
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Vega Launches New VA-07 Ad Focused on Rising Crime

GOP candidate for VA-08 Prince William Supervisor Yesli Vega launched her first ad in several months on Monday, with the primary just over a week away on June 21. “I was leaving church with my family when I received the worst phone call of my life, that my brother had been gunned down and nearly […]

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- May 17, 2022
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Governor Youngkin Announces Violent Crime Task Force

Governor Glenn Youngkin met with local officials and community leaders to discuss the recent violent crimes in Petersburg at the Petersburg Library, and has announced the creation of a task force of executive branch and office of the Attorney General officials to better align strategies to reduce violent crime in cities and communities across the […]

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- April 19, 2022
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Escaped Psychiatric Hospital Inmate Considered ‘Armed and Dangerous’

Two felons escaped from Eastern State Hospital in Williamsburg, Virginia on Easter Sunday. Thus far, only one has been apprehended. Bryant Wilkerson, 29, fled the psychiatric facility alongside Austin Leigh, 31. Wilkerson remains on the loose and is considered “armed and dangerous.” The Washington Examiner reports: “State and local police departments are still actively searching […]

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- March 3, 2022
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Judicial Watch Sues Virginia Supreme Court Officials

Government watchdog Judicial Watch has filed a lawsuit on behalf of former Magistrate Elizabeth Fuller against allegedly vengeful officials with the Virginia Supreme Court. The Office of the Executive Secretary of Magistrate Services fired Fuller. According to Judicial Watch, Fuller’s termination came after she discussed publicly available information that showed Virginia’s “soft-on-crime” policies as grossly […]

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- February 11, 2022
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Crime Spikes in Vulnerable Democrats’ Congressional Districts

We all know that crime has risen nationwide, but statistics show an especially pronounced spike in swing U.S. House districts held by vulnerable Democrats. Even before the latest numbers were published, Democratic incumbents were bracing for a potentially brutal midterm election. Now, variables such as crime trends and President Biden’s spiraling approval rating signal that […]

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- January 13, 2022
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Ex-Virginia Lawmaker Criminally Charged

A Giles County grand jury has indicted a former Virginia state legislator with four counts of embezzlement from his former employer, the county historical society. Joseph Ryan Yost represented the 12th District in the House of Delegates as a Republican from 2012 to 2018. Yost lost reelection in the 2017 House of Delegates elections to […]

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- December 25, 2021
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Liberal Virginian Politician Criminally Charged

One of Virginia’s more liberal politician is having a less than merry Christmas. Richmond City Councilwoman Stephanie Lynch has been hit with two misdemeanors after leaving the scene of an accident. Richmond’s 8News reports on the councilwoman’s childlike, and illegal, behavior: A police report obtained by 8News details two cars involved; Lynch’s silver, 2015 Mercedes-Benz […]

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- December 23, 2021
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Flashback: Virginia Cop Exposes Alleged Election Trickery

ICYMI: A vigilant Virginia cop arrested State Delegate Chris Hurst (D) for partaking in election trickery hours before Virginia’s 2021 elections. Hurst himself faced a competitive race in Southwest Virginia. Fortunately, he lost the following day to Jason Ballard. Per The Western Journal: On Monday night around 10 p.m., he was pulled over by a police officer […]

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