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Norfolk, Virginia
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A man pleaded guilty to 10 counts of possessing CSAM following the investigation of a cybertip when he stored images depicting child sexual abuse in his Kik Messenger account last year.
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A jury convicted David Wayne Shourds of sexually abusing a teenager under his care in 2025.
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A man was sentenced to five years in prison for possessing CSAM after he was investigated from a cybertip for uploading images depicting child sexual abuse to Grok earlier this year.
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A jury today convicted Steven Lamar Kelly of second-degree murder after he stabbed 55-year-old Stephanie Paula Branch to death and abandoned her body in the back seat of a car he left parked in a bus lane on Brambleton Avenue last year.
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A man who committed a series of criminal offenses in 2024, including shooting at @NorfolkPD officers who were taking him into custody on a warrant, was sentenced to a total of 13 and a half years, to be served consecutively, across all of his cases.
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A jury convicted Trevonte Gerard Dugue of second-degree murder and using a firearm in the commission of murder when he shot and killed 27-year-old Tyrone Jontrell Walker Jr. outside an Ocean View convenience store in 2025.
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Norfolk VA Commonwealth's Attorney retweeted
Should cities pull the plug on Flock cameras?
More than 7,000 police departments have signed on to Flock's license plate cameras in just a few years, and last month, a Senate subcommittee held a hearing on the privacy and security risks.
Supporters say the cameras are one of the most effective tools police have for solving violent crime, and that they only photograph cars on public roads. Critics say they track everyone's movements without a warrant, turn every driver into a suspect, and have little evidence showing they reduce crime.
Arguing Yes: Benn Jordan (@bennjordan), YouTube Educator and Activist
Arguing No: Ramin Fatehi (@fatehinorfolk), Norfolk Commonwealth's Attorney in Virginia
@JohnDonvan moderates.
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Norfolk VA Commonwealth's Attorney retweeted
Tune in to @OpentoDebateOrg this Friday for an informative discussion with @bennjordan and me on the responsible use of Flock/ALPR license plate technology.
🚨 New Episode on Fri 10/23: Should Cities Pull the Plug on Flock Cameras? YouTube Educator @bennjordan (YES) debates Attorney @fatehinorfolk (NO)
🗳️ Which side do you predict will make the stronger case?
90%Yes
6%No
3%Undecided
31 votes • Final resultsGary Zephir Jr. was sentenced on Friday to serve more than 46 years in prison after he, with the help of a juvenile co-defendant, set up, robbed, and fatally shot 20-year-old Isaiah Tyrell Dukes during a marijuana transaction in 2025.
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A man who, in the midst of a mental-health crisis, stabbed his mother inside their home in 2025 was found not guilty by reason of insanity and will receive in-patient treatment until he is no longer a threat to himself or the community.
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A man who stole an ODU student's Chic-fil-A breakfast order at gunpoint last year was sentenced to serve three and a half years in prison.
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A man who broke into a recreation center, a church, and a business between 2024 and 2025 — whom police identified in part due to his blood at one of the crimes scenes — was sentenced to serve more than seven years in prison.
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A man who broke into a Ghent residence and stole items that he sold to support his substance addiction was sentenced to serve a year in prison and to complete CCAP, which prepares probationers with support before they return to their communities.
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A jury convicted Steven E. Williams Jr. of 2nd degree murder and using a firearm to commit murder after rejecting Mr. Williams's self-defense claim and finding that Mr. Williams maliciously shot and killed 24-year-old Norman A. Hollowell Jr. in 2024.
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A man was sentenced to serve eight years in prison for attacking his ex with her machete in 2025 after she had asked him to leave her apartment.
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A woman was sentenced to serve four years in prison after she, in fits of jealousy over an ex's new relationship, twice burglarized the new woman's residence and stabbed her during the second break-in.
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A man who, in three separate offenses in 2025, burglarized a Norfolk motel and stole two vehicles — in one instance crashing the vehicle after eluding the police and while possessing a stolen firearm — was sentenced to serve four years in prison.
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A woman whom a jury convicted of second-offense misdemeanor DUI after she drunkenly crashed her car in 2024 was sentenced to serve one month in jail, to pay a mandatory fine, to have her license suspended, and to complete a driver safety program.
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A woman was sentenced to one year and two months in prison for eluding police while she recklessly drove a stolen moving van on Interstates 264 and 64, including hitting a barrier arm and driving in wrong-way traffic.
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A woman who drove a stolen U-Haul in the wrong direction of Interstates 264 and 64 last year — crashing into a state police cruiser that had been pursuing her before being forced to come to a stop — pleaded guilty to felony eluding and felony hit-and-run.
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A woman who severely neglected two pit bulls by isolating them inside a squalid room of her apartment, causing the death of one dog who was left locked inside a kennel, was sentenced to serve one year in prison and to never again own a companion animal.
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A woman pleaded guilty to felony animal cruelty after she neglected two pit bulls to the point of malnourishment, caused one of them to die, and left both the living dog and the deceased dog's body shut in a squalid room of her apartment.
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