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10-22-2021 Pedestrian Hit and Run Suspect Arrested

On 10-20-21 at approximately 6:42PM, officers responded to the 500 block of Apollo Avenue for a hit and run accident.  Two Danville residents, and the dog they were walking, were all struck in the incident.  Responding officers learned t...

10-22-2021 Fatal Traffic Crash

On October 21st at approximately 9:45 PM, officers responded to a single vehicle accident in the 5000 block of Riverside Drive, involving a Nissan 240SX.  The vehicle was headed east bound at a high rate of speed before leaving the highway, strik...

10-19-2021 Summer Operation Comes to Completion

Summer operation nets fugitive arrests, firearms, drugs, and cash seizures

The Danville Police Department recently completed a three-month operation focused on reducing violent crime throughout the summer months of July through September.  

As part...

10-13-2021 Green Street Community Walk and New Youth and Teen Center Announcement

The Danville Police Department will be meeting at the new Peace Community Center, located at 827 Green St, previously known as the Green Street Police Precinct, today at 5:00 PM for a community walk.  The purpose of this event is to begin spreadi...

10-11-2021 Nicasio Antonio Guzman Arrest Photo Released

The Danville Police Department has arrested two individuals for the homicide of 88-year-old Elizabeth Morris Adkins.  24-year-old Lindsey Mae Johnson and 22-year-old Nicasio Antonio Guzman, both of Chapel Hill, North Carolina, have been arrested ...

10-11-2021 Two Arrests Made in Juless Street Homicide

The Danville Police Department has arrested two individuals for the homicide of 88-year-old Elizabeth Morris Adkins.  24-year-old Lindsey Mae Johnson and 22-year-old Nicasio Antonio Guzman, both of Chapel Hill, North Carolina, have been arrested ...

10-10-2021 Police Investigating Homicide

Shortly after 10:45AM this morning, the Danville Police Department responded to a 911 call to the residence located at 368 Juless Street.  The 911 caller had located the resident unresponsive and believed deceased inside.  Responding off...

Victims Identified From 09-04-2021 Fatal Crash

The Danville Police Department, through investigation and cooperation with the Medical Examiner's Office of the Western District of Virginia, has verified the identities of two victims found after a single vehicle accident on September 4, 2021.  ...

09-09-2021 Police Respond to Bomb Threat at Galileo Magnet High School

At approximately 3:39PM today, the Danville Police Department responded to a call of a threat to bomb the Galileo Magnet High School, which was called to the school directly.  The quick response included securing the school, immediately starting ...

02-14-12 Burglary Arrest

At approximately 11:34 pm on 02-13-12, officers responded to Sacred Heart School, 540 Central Blvd., in reference to an alarm. Officers located 34 year old David Dwayne Dabbs of Danville in the area of the school.

After further investigation, Mr. Dabb...David Dwayne Dabbs

02-13-12 Charges Brought in Vehicle Crash

As a result of the investigation into the vehicle crash this afternoon on the Route 29 Expressway, the driver of the Nissan, John Joseph Beckelheimer, age 46 of Pittsylvania County was charged with driving under the influence of alcohol. Due to ongoing me...John Joseph Beckelheimer

02-13-12 Vehicle Crash

At approximately 3:30 pm this afternoon Danville Police and EMS personnel responded to the Route 29 Expressway near Holland Road for a report of a vehicle crash.

The preliminary investigation revealed that a 2006 Nissan Pickup was being operated by a 4...Read on...

01-24-12 Pedestrian Struck By Vehicle Update

The Danville Police Department continues to investigate an accident where a pedestrian was struck last week.

At approximately 8:20 pm on 1-17-12 a 21-year-old male was crossing Kemper Road coming from the area of Danville Community College when he was...Read on...