Wytheville Kids Public Safety Camp returns for fifth year
Read full article: Wytheville Kids Public Safety Camp returns for fifth yearThe Wytheville Police Department is bringing back its Kids Public Safety Camp this summer, giving children a hands-on look at careers in law enforcement, emergency services, and 9-1-1 dispatch.
Gov. Spanberger issues flag order in honor of Corporal Marvin Silvester Patton
Read full article: Gov. Spanberger issues flag order in honor of Corporal Marvin Silvester PattonGov. Abigail Spanberger has issued a flag order in memory and respect of Corporal Marvin Silvester Patton, who served during the Korean War.
Wytheville Police Department joins military funeral for Korean War soldier
Read full article: Wytheville Police Department joins military funeral for Korean War soldierThe Wytheville Police Department announced Monday that it had participated and hosted the Honors Guard for a military funeral for a Korean War Veteran who had been missing in action since 1950.
Wytheville road to temporarily close due to lane addition project
Read full article: Wytheville road to temporarily close due to lane addition projectPeppers Ferry Road in Wytheville will experience a partial closure due to a lane addition project involving Interstate 81, Wytheville Police Department said.
Wytheville Police Department investigating bomb threat made to local hospital Tuesday morning
Read full article: Wytheville Police Department investigating bomb threat made to local hospital Tuesday morningThe Wytheville Police Department announced Tuesday that it was investigating a bomb threat that was made at Wythe County Community Hospital. Officials say the suspect has been tracked to Los Angeles.
Three suspects found following breaking and entering incidents in Wytheville
Read full article: Three suspects found following breaking and entering incidents in WythevilleLaw enforcement is searching for three suspects following a breaking and entering incident that occurred in Wytheville during Thanksgiving week, Wytheville Police Department said.
Joint task force operation in Virginia and West Virginia uncovers drug pipeline, arrest made
Read full article: Joint task force operation in Virginia and West Virginia uncovers drug pipeline, arrest madeThe Wytheville Police Department announced that it had seized over $18,000 in cash and massive drug Cache in Wytheville and West Virginia.
Wytheville deputy locates long-term missing person believed to have been deceased by multiple agencies
Read full article: Wytheville deputy locates long-term missing person believed to have been deceased by multiple agenciesThe Wytheville Police Department announced Wednesday that a deputy located a long-term missing person on July 17.
Claytor Lake Drug Task Force seizes fentanyl, firearms in Wytheville
Read full article: Claytor Lake Drug Task Force seizes fentanyl, firearms in WythevilleThe Claytor Lake Drug Task Force apprehended three suspects and seized a large quantity of pressed fentanyl pills, powder fentanyl, and multiple firearms in Wytheville on Wednesday, according to the Wytheville Police Department.
No injuries reported after woman crashes vehicle into Waffle House in Wytheville
Read full article: No injuries reported after woman crashes vehicle into Waffle House in WythevilleFortunately, no one was hurt after a woman crashed her vehicle into a Waffle House in Wytheville early Wednesday morning, according to the Wytheville Police Department.
Authorities searching for man after Wytheville Walmart bomb threat
Read full article: Authorities searching for man after Wytheville Walmart bomb threatA Charlottesville man is wanted after allegedly threatening to bomb a Walmart in Wytheville on Sunday, Jan. 22, according to the Wytheville Police Department.
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Man goes into cardiac arrest, dies after police officer tases him in Wytheville
Read full article: Man goes into cardiac arrest, dies after police officer tases him in WythevilleA man is dead after police used a taser on him at a motel in Wytheville early Friday morning, according to the Wytheville Police Department.
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Federal fugitive out of North Carolina arrested in Wytheville
Read full article: Federal fugitive out of North Carolina arrested in WythevilleA fugitive was arrested in Wytheville early Friday morning, according to the Wytheville Police Department. Wytheville officers were notified by the United States Marshal Service that a federal fugitive was possibly in the area, and were asked to be on the lookout for the suspect and his car. Officers and detectives set up a perimeter around the motel and police said Tremain Kapp, 39 of Winston Salem, North Carolina, was taken into custody at about 4:30 a.m.Federal fugitive Tremain Kapp, 39, was arrested in Wytheville early Friday morning (Wytheville Police Department)Kapp was wanted by the United States Marshal Service for violation of federal probation on previous narcotics charges, according to the Police Department. Authorities said Kapp was detained by the Wytheville Police Department, then the U.S. Marshals Service and was finally taken into federal custody.
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Police asking for help finding two teens who ran away from group home
Read full article: Police asking for help finding two teens who ran away from group homeWYTHEVILLE, Va. The Wytheville Police Department is asking for help finding two missing 17-year-old boys. Daniel Henry Thompson II and Jeffrey Alexander Bartlett ran away together from the Presbyterian Childrens Home in Wytheville on Sunday after 9 p.m., according to police. Daniel Henry Thompson II and Jeffrey Alexander Bartlett (Wytheville Police Department)Police are not sure where they are going. Anyone with immediate information on either boy is asked to call 911. Anyone with tips about where they may be is asked to call the departments non-emergency line at 273-223-3300.
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Couple who allegedly hid power tools under their clothes arrested after returning to Wytheville store
Read full article: Couple who allegedly hid power tools under their clothes arrested after returning to Wytheville storeWYTHEVILLE, Va. – On Thanksgiving, Wytheville police arrested the couple they say were seen on a hidden camera stealing power tools from Rural King a week earlier. Samantha Ashley Stephens, of Loudon, Tennessee, and Robert John Davis, of Greenback, Tennessee, were arrested after returning to the store on Thanksgiving. Original StoryThe Wytheville Police Department is asking for help finding a man and woman it believes are responsible for stealing power tools from Rural King. On Nov. 20, two people entered the Rural King on Main Street at two different times, going to the Milwaukee power tools section. Full Screen 1 / 9 Surveillance images from Rural King on Nov. 20, 2019.

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