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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: November 6, 2024 Lynchburg Police Arrest Suspect in Burglary on Hillsdale Road Lynchburg, VA – At approximately 3:50 PM today, the Lynchburg Police Department responded to a report of a burglary in progress in the 1900 block of Hillsdale Road. Upon arrival, officers observed an adult male inside the residence. After making […]

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: October 14, 2024 Arrest Made in Felony Animal Cruelty Case in Lynchburg Lynchburg, VA – On September 27, 2024, the Lynchburg Police Department’s Animal Control Unit responded to a call regarding a deceased dog found in a backyard in the 1500 Block of Bedford Avenue. Upon arrival, officers discovered the animal and […]

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: March 28, 2025   Child Abuse Investigation Leads to Arrest of Local Daycare Worker   Lynchburg, VA – On March 21, 2025, Lynchburg Child Protective Services received an anonymous report of child abuse alleged to have occurred at Caterpillar Clubhouse, located at 101 Leroy Bowen Drive.   On March 27, following a thorough […]

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: December 3, 2024   Lynchburg Police Department Announces Arrest in Connection with Recent Shootings   Lynchburg, VA – The Lynchburg Police Department (LPD) has been thoroughly investigating a series of shootings that occurred in the 4500 block of Hilltop Drive on October 8, 2024, and in the 1000 block of Chowan Avenue […]

For Immediate Release: June 7, 2023  2020 Child Death Investigation Leads to Arrest  LYNCHBURG, Va. — The Lynchburg Police Department (LPD) investigated the sudden death of a child at the Brookside Apartments which occurred in 2020.    On January 23, 2020, around 10:40 a.m. a 9-1-1 call was made, reporting a child (1) was found not breathing.  The caller, responding LPD units, and Lynchburg Fire Department medics rendered lifesaving aid, but the child passed away.     Through this lengthy investigation, detectives determined that […]

For Immediate Release: January 24, 2023   [UPDATE] Suspect Arrested in 2021 Homicide on Fort Avenue   LYNCHBURG, Va. – The Lynchburg Police Department (LPD) made an arrest this morning in connection to the homicide that occurred on June 14, 2021, in the parking lot of Family Dollar on Fort Avenue. On January 24, 2023, LPD Detectives arrested Markeem Devante Dance, […]

For Immediate Release: May 3, 2023     Multiple Gang Members Arrested during Operation Royal Flush     LYNCHBURG, Va. – The Lynchburg Police Department arrested seven suspects in connection to a previously reported residential burglary where firearms and other valuables were stolen.    On February 13, 2022, just before 3:00 A.M., a resident in the 1600-block of Shaffer Street reported their home […]

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: February 25, 2025                                     Multiple Arrests Made in Childcare Facility Assault Incidents Lynchburg, VA – The Lynchburg Police Department (LPD) has made multiple arrests following an investigation into allegations of child assault at Elizabeth’s Early […]

July 1, 2021 – The Lynchburg Police Department (LPD) and members of the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, and Firearms (ATF); Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA); Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI); and United States Marshals Service (USMS) arrested 18 individuals during local fugitive roundup “Operation Summertime Blues” this week. This initiative focused on drug-related and violent crime offenses. […]