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2024 Media Releases
January
- January 2, 2024 – Homicide. 2000 block Montbrook Lane
- January 8, 2024 – Homicide. Battlefield Park Road
- January 9, 2024 – Update. Homicide. 2000 block Montbrook Lane
- January 10, 2024 – Homicide. 200 block Engleside Drive
- January 26, 2024 – Update. Homicide. 200 block Engleside Drive
- January 29, 2024 – Update. Homicide. Battlefield Park Road
- January 29, 2024 – Fatal Auto vs. Pedestrian Crash. Staples Mill Road
- January 30, 2024 – February Rabies Clinic
February
- February 14, 2024 – Fatal Auto vs Pedestrian Crash Brook Road
- February 19, 2024 – Homicide. 3200 block Stony Valley Drive
- February 26, 2024 – Homicide. 1600 block Lakeside Avenue
March
- March 1, 2024 – Osborne Landing Death Investigation
- March 5, 2024 – Update. Homicide. 1600 block Lakeside Avenue
- March 5, 2024 – Update. Osborne Landing Death Investigation
- March 12, 2024 – First Rabies Case of 2024
- March 15, 2024 – Fatal Crash. Mechanicsville Turnpike
- March 16, 2024 – Fatal Auto/Pedestrian Crash. Brook Road
- March 18, 2024 – Update 2. Homicide. 1600 block Lakeside Avenue
- March 29, 2024 – Double Homicide. Nine Mile Road
- March 29, 2024 – Fatal Crash. Lakeside Avenue
April
- April 1, 2024 – Update. Double Homicide. Nine Mile Road
- April 2, 2024 – Second Rabies Case of 2024
- April 2, 2024 – Homicide. 3700 block Ammons Avenue
- April 5, 2024 – Missing Endangered Juvenile
- April 5, 2024 – Fatal Crash. 9300 block W. Broad Street
- April 9, 2024 – Fatal Motorcycle Crash. Libbie & Fitzhugh Avenues
- April 9, 2024 – Fatal Motorcycle Crash. W. Broad Street and Bishop Road
- April 30, 2024 – Fatal Moped Crash. Mechanicsville Turnpike near Hanover County
- April 30, 2024 – Auto Theft Ring Suspects Arrested
May
- May 2, 2024 – Carolina Avenue Body Identified
- May 2, 2024 – Double Fatal Crash. S. Laburnum Avenue and New Market Road
- May 3, 2024 – Homicide. 3800 block of Delmont Street
- May 6, 2024 – Never Too Safe On 2 Wheels Campaign Event
- May 13, 2024 – Rabies Clinic. May
- May 13, 2024 – Henrico Police Hosts Axon Roadshow
- May 22, 2024 – Third Rabies Case of 2024
- May 30, 2024 – Fatal Motorcycle Crash. W. Broad Street at Wistar Street
- May 30, 2024 – Fatal Pedestrian Crash. Brook Road
June
- June 4, 2024 – Update. Homicide. 1600 block of Hope Road
- June 10, 2024 – Fatal Bicyclist Crash. Staples Mill and Waller Roads
- June 12, 2024 – Update. Homicide. 1600 block of Hope Road
- June 17, 2024 – Homicide. 4600 block of Grand Ledge Court
- June 6, 2024 – Missing Juvenile Landon Lyles
July
- July 1, 2024 – Update. Homicide. 4600 block of Grand Ledge Court
- July 10, 2024 – Fatal Crash. Hit-and-Run. 5700 block Nine Mile Road
- July 12, 2024 – Missing Endangered. Robert Abato
- July 18, 2024 – Fatal Pedestrian Crash Cedar Fork Road
- July 22, 2024 – Update 2nd Arrest. Homicide. 4600 block Grand Ledge Court
- July 22, 2024 – Update – Vehicle Description. Fatal Hit-And-Run Crash. 5700 block Nine Mile Road
August
- August 1, 2024 – Henrico Searching For Two Missing Juveniles
- August 5, 2024 – Homicide. Virginia Center Parkway
- August 5, 2024 – Rabies Clinic. August
- August 6, 2024 – Fatal Crash. 3000 block of N. Parham Road
- August 12, 2024 – Homicide Hawkes and Newbridge
- August 19, 2024 – Fatality. Tree on vehicle. 800 block of Maybeury Drive
- August 20, 2024 – Fatal Crash. 4000 block of Wistar Road
- August 21, 2024 – Update 3. Homicide 900 block of Nine Mile Road
- August 26, 2024 – Fatal Moped Crash. Mechanicsville Turnpike
- August 28, 2024 – Fatal Bicycle Crash. Nine Mile Road and Hart Street
- August 30, 2024 – Fatal Auto/Pedestrian Crash. Staples Mill Road at Townhouse Road
September
- September 3, 2024 – Update 2. Missing Juvenile Females
- September 7, 2024 – Update 3. Missing Endangered Adult Found
- September 9, 2024 – Homicide. 5700 block Brook Road
- September 9, 2024 – Fatal Crash. Auto/Pedestrian. Staples Mill Road
- September 12, 2024 – Missing Runaway Juvenile. Karleigh Hudson
- September 15, 2024 – Homicide. 100 block of S. Cedar Avenue
- September 20, 2024 – Fatal Crash. Auto/Pedestrian. 11400 block of W. Broad Street
- September 23, 2024 – Fatal Crash. Motorcycle. Brook Road at Wilmer Avenue
October
- October 3, 2024 – Rabies Clinic. October
- October 4, 2024 – Fatal Pedestrian Crash. 5200 block of Brook Road
- October 4, 2024 – Homicide. 5100 Nine Mile Road
- October 7, 2024 – Homicide. 3600 Mechanicsville Turnpike
- October 7, 2024 – Homicide. 700 Queens Crosse Court
- October 17, 2024 – Update 2. Homicide. 3600 block of Mechanicville Turnpike
- October 21, 2024 – Fatal Crash. 4500 block of Darbytown Road
- October 23, 2024 – CALEA Accreditation On-Site Visit, Public Comment Portal
- October 25, 2024 – Fraud/Theft Ring Targeting Home Depot Locations
- October 28, 2024 – Fatal Crash. 2100 block of E. Nine Mile Road
- October 29, 2024 – Homicide. 9100 block of Staples Mill Road 102424
November
- November 1, 2024 – Sandston Vandalism Spree 10.19.24.
- November 5, 2024 – Fatal Crash. Dill Rd and Vawter Ave
- November 7, 2024 – Update 2 Homicide. 5700 block Brook Road
- November 9, 2024 – Chief Eric D. English Statement. Nationwide Messages Targeting Henrico Community
- November 18, 2024 – Henrico PAL Thanksgiving Turkey Giveaway
- November 18, 2024 – Adoption Event – Fixing to go Home for the Holidays
- November 19, 2024 – Fatal Auto Pedestrian. Azalea and Sandpiper
- November 19, 2024 – Henrico Vandalism Spree November 15-16
- November 20, 2024 – Fatal Crash. Mechanicsville Turnpike near Chickahominy Bluffs
- November 25, 2024 – Homicide. 8500 block Brook Road (11/24/24)
- November 25, 2024 – Fatal Train Crash. Hungary Road (11/24/24)
December
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