Virginia State Police

A Northern Virginia teenager was sentenced to four consecutive life sentences in in the deaths of a young couple shot to death Feb. 8 on a rural Virginia highway hours from home, police said. Mohamed A. Aly pleaded guilty in Halifax County Thursday to the first-degree murders of 18-year-old Ayanna Maertens-Griffin and 21-year-old Joel Bianda. Bianda had agreed to drive…

The driver of a stolen car suffered life-threatening injuries Friday after speeding 90 mph on an exit ramp then crashing during a police chase, Virginia State Police say. The driver, a 29-year-old Connecticut man, is expected to be charged, police say. Virginia State Police say a trooper tried to pull over a stolen Audi Q5 SUV about 10:05 p.m. on…

A prosecutor has opted against filing criminal charges against a Virginia State Police trooper who played to the camera as he forcefully removed a Black motorist from his car during a traffic stop.

Two prisoners who fled from a Virginia juvenile facility through a hole in a fence have been arrested in Michigan nearly two weeks after they escaped, authorities say. Jabar A. Taylor, 20, and Rashad E. Williams, 18, escaped from Bon Air Juvenile Correctional Center in the Richmond area July 13, the state Department of Juvenile Justice said. U.S. Marshals with…

Virginia State Police trooper is under investigation for a violent traffic stop of a Black driver caught on camera. News4’s Drew Wilder reports.

Virginia State Police are conducting an investigation of a police stop on the Capital Beltway last year after video of the incident showed a trooper telling a Black driver “you’re going to get your a– whooped.”  Police say they launched a criminal investigation after video was published on social media this week of the traffic stop in April 2019....

A Virginia State Trooper is under investigation after video surfaced of a traffic stop in which he appeared to use force on a Black driver. News4’s Justin Finch reports.

Virginia State Police are searching for two young men convicted of violent crimes after they attacked a guard at a juvenile facility and escaped through a hole in a fence, officials say.  Jabar A. Taylor, 20, and Rashad E. Williams, 18, escaped from Bon Air Juvenile Correctional Center in the Richmond area early Monday, the state Department of Juvenile Justice…

A Virginia State trooper assigned to Fairfax County has resigned after he claimed in a text message that he intentionally coughed on a driver to spread the coronavirus. A separate criminal investigation into the trooper also is underway.  Trooper Jacob P. Gooch was placed on administrative leave in early May and later resigned, state police told News4 on Monday. ...

Virginia State Police shot a man after an attempted traffic stop started a police chase. Virginia State Police tried to stop a 2017 Ford Escape that had been reported stolen on eastbound Route 50 about 7:30 p.m. Thursday, but the driver refused to stop, police said. The Escape reached speeds of 100 mph and rammed two state police vehicles during…

Virginia police shot a man after a chase on Thursday evening. News4’s Justin Finch reports the latest.

A driver was shot after leading police on a pursuit and crashing, Virginia State Police said. News4’s Cory Smith reports.

Virginia State Police could get access to a device that could shave 16 minutes off traffic stops if the governor signs the bill. At a traffic stop, this device would scan the barcode on the back of a license and moments later input all the information into a traffic citation.This cuts down the time an officer would use to traditionally…

The scanners could shave 16 minutes off a traffic stop. Northern Virginia Bureau Reporter Drew Wilder reports.

A young couple from Northern Virginia were found shot to death in the median of a rural highway hours away from home, relatives say.

Northern Virginia Bureau Chief Julie Carey with a News4 exclusive interview with the mother of 18-year-old Mohamed Aly, who is accused of the Danville double homicide of a young couple. Aly’s mother and the families of the victims believe others could be involved.

A young couple from Northern Virginia were found shot to death in the median of a rural highway hours away from home, relatives say.

A Northern Virginia high school student has been charged in connection with the death of a young couple found dead on a highway in Halifax County, Virginia. Northern Virginia Bureau Chief Julie Carey reports.

A young couple from Northern Virginia were found shot to death in the median of a rural highway hours away from home. News4’s Julie Carey reports.

Six highway workers were struck by a suspected DUI driver on I-66 Thursday, police say.