January 16, 2015
Virginia State Police report more than 300 wrecks across the state due to roads slickened by a winter storm. State police spokeswoman Corinne Geller says no injuries were reported in a majority of the wrecks. Geller says troopers responded to …
December 4, 2014
Virginia State Police say the state recorded its smallest number of Thanksgiving weekend traffic fatalities in more than two decades. Five people died during the holiday reporting period, which began at 12:01 a.m. Wednesday and ended at midnight Sunday. That’s …
September 4, 2014
Virginia State Police say 10 people died in traffic accidents over the four-day Labor Day weekend. That’s up from the nine fatalities recorded during the same holiday period in 2013. State police said Tuesday that four of the victims weren’t …
July 10, 2014
Virginia recorded eight fatal highway crashes over the July 4th holiday, up from the seven recorded during last year’s Independence Day. The Virginia State Police said Monday that four of the eight fatalities involved motorcycle crashes. Two of the victims …
June 2, 2014
Nelson County, Va., resident was sentenced to six years and three months in prison after she was found guilty earlier this year of arson and insurance fraud. Linda Blackwell had been under investigation for arson and insurance fraud by the …
March 28, 2014
The Virginia State Police Insurance Fraud Program just released their 2013 Annual Report, which shows the number of notifications received for the crime of insurance fraud slightly increased, and the arrests for insurance fraud and other related crimes, such as …
March 19, 2014
Virginia State Police say troopers have responded to more than 350 wrecks since a winter storm hit the state. State police spokeswoman Corinne Geller says troopers also responded to 228 disabled vehicles between 12:01 a.m. and 10 a.m. Monday. The …
November 14, 2013
The Insurance Fraud Program (IFP) of the Virginia State Police (VSP) recently completed a state-wide research project on Virginians’ attitudes regarding insurance fraud. The study, designed to track attitude changes since benchmarking research was conducted in 2000 and replicated in …
June 21, 2013
A staged accident investigation in Roanoke, Va., led to an award for a Nationwide Insurance special investigator. Suzy Clingman-Taylor was named Investigator of the Year by the Virginia Chapter of the International Association of Special Investigation Units (VA IASIU) last …
January 28, 2013
Virginia State Police were scrambling at the height of a storm that coated interstates and city streets across the commonwealth with a slick covering of snow. Late Friday, state police reported 651 vehicle crashes and 385 disabled vehicles. In all, …