Jan. 23 (Report begins @ 9:45 a.m.) Staff responded with child protective services from the Dept. of Social Services to a child neglect complaint on Carlson Road.
Jan. 24 Staff checked on the well-being of a Keep Safe program participant after prearranged telephone contact could not be made (no emergency services needed); checked on the well-being of a Windmill Point Road resident at the request of a concerned out-of-town family member (no emergency services needed); responded to a suspicious vehicle complaint on Oak Farm Road.
Jan. 25 A 36 year old Kilmarnock area man was charged with contempt of court on Jan. 24; a 46 year old Farnham man was arrested for violation of a protective order on Jan. 12. Staff checked on the well-being of an Arrowhead Drive resident at the request of a concerned citizen (no emergency services needed); responded to a larceny complaint on Nuttsville Road (unfounded complaint); responded with KPD to a fight call at the Lancaster Square shopping center (domestic disturbance); responded with child protective services from the Dept. of Social Services to a child abuse complaint on Morattico Road; checked on the well-being of a River Bluff Road resident at the request of RGH staff (no emergency services needed); responded to a suspicious vehicle complaint in the area of Corrotoman By The Bay; responded to a juvenile behavioral complaint on Thrasher Court.
Jan. 26 A Lively area man was charged with following too closely and improper passing on Dec. 10, 2009 in a Westmoreland County case; a 56 year old Burnt Wharf Road woman was arrested for drunk driving and reckless driving, Elston R. Haley, 56 of Heathsville was arrested for 2 counts of manufacture/sale of narcotics (2 felonies) and (misdemeanor) possession of narcotics, all between Dec. 30 – Jan. 6. Staff responded to a hunting complaint in the area of Pine Place; notified VDOT of a downed tree limb and large animal carcass being a traffic hazard near River Road & Belmont Drive; responded to the area of Shore Drive on a man with a gun complaint (homeowner’s complaint involved cropland spraying); received a counterfeit money report ($20 loss); intercepted a reported drunk driver in the 6,700 block of Mary Ball Road; responded to a shots fired complaint in the area of Mockingbird Lane (target shooting nearby); responded with KPD to a fight call at Wal-Mart.
Jan. 27 Staff discovered an unlocked door to a N. Main Street business during routine late night building checks (no burglary involved); responded with VSP to a single vehicle traffic crash on Christ Church Road; responded to a single vehicle traffic crash at River and White Chapel Roads; responded to a suspicious person complaint on Sage Hill Road (legitimate person walking in the area); responded to a single vehicle traffic crash at Mary Ball and Old Salem Roads; responded to a disorderly conduct complaint in the 10,400 block of Jessie Dupont Hwy. (intoxicated subject was refused service at a restaurant).
Sheriff Crockett advises citizens to beware of telephone callers claiming to be grandchildren, nieces or nephews who have been arrested and need bail money or have been in a traffic accident and need money to avoid insurance claims. These calls are fraudulent. The callers, who use prepaid cellular telephones that cannot be traced and that often block incoming calls, rely on the emotions of the victim who think a family member is in trouble. The callers typically say that $2,500 or more is needed immediately, and want the victim to use a credit card or bank card to facilitate the transfer of funds quickly. Recently, one victim sent more than $25,000 in a similar fraud. Protect yourself. If you get a call such as this, do not send any money, do not give out any credit card, bank card or bank account information. Instead, contact a trusted person for help to decide if the call is legitimate. All law enforcement agencies across the country receive reports of this type of fraud on a regular basis, and are unable to track down the fraud artists to recover any money.
Jan. 28 Staff responded with VSP to a report of gunfire on Kathy Drive; responded to a destruction of property complaint on Oak Hill Road; notified the game warden of a boater in distress as reported by a Western Branch Road resident; received a walk-in complaint of a verbal dispute that happened on N. Main Street; responded to a shots fired complaint in the Palmer area; responded to a possible burglary on Middle Road (no criminal incident involved); responded to a fight call in the 1,000 block of Beanes Road (subject gone on arrival).
Jan. 29 Staff responded to the local emergency room on a report of an assault victim seeking medical care; received a walk-in complaint from an Irvington area resident of the loss of Social Security and Medicare cards; responded to Johns Neck Road on a larceny of a cellphone and bank card complaint.
Jan. 30 A32 year old Farnham area woman was arrested for issuing a bad check on Nov. 30. Staff responded to an animal control complaint on River Bluff Road; responded to a two vehicle traffic crash at Mary Ball and Pinckardsville Roads; responded to an E911 disconnect call on Riverwood Drive (no emergency services needed); received a larceny report from Pleasants Bank Road (report not available when media release posted); received a residential burglary report from Windjammer Lane (report not available when media release posted); report ends @ 12:30 p.m.
