Newport News Police Chief Steve Drew said many of the recent homicides are domestic-related. Author: Adriana De Alba Updated: 6:33 PM EDT April 15, 2021
NEWPORT NEWS, Va. Newport News Police Chief Steve Drew said his department is noticing a troubling trend when it comes to homicides in the city: many of them are domestic-related.
So far in the month of April, the city has had four homicides. The latest one happened Wednesday night in the first block of Bethel Road. Police say there were called there around 10:39 p.m.
Police got to the scene and found a man, 52-year-old Francis Felipe. They arrested and charged his 49-year-old brother, Alfred Felipe with second -egree murder. He faces several charges related to the homicide.
A 20-year-old babysitter is in jail Friday on charges of abducting a 3-month-old Virginia boy on her first day caring for him, WAVY reports. Little Jiraiya Cherry’s family found Tykirah Reid via an online babysitting group and invited her for a tryout on Thursday at their Newport News apartment. Reid was communicating with the baby’s […]
Chesterfield woman charged with abduction; missing Virginia infant found safe
Officers said 20-year-old Tykirah Reid of Chesterfield was arrested and charged with abduction, child neglect, obstruction of justice and petit larceny in connection to the baby s disappearance.
By: WTVR CBS 6 Web Staff
Posted at 4:45 PM, Feb 05, 2021
and last updated 2021-02-05 17:33:45-05
NEWPORT NEWS, Va. Virginia State Police have canceled an AMBER Alert for 3-month-old Jiraiya Sage Cherry after the boy was found safe in Chesterfield County. Jiraiya is safe and is in our custody, Newport News Police Chief Steve Drew said. Jiraiya was found in Chesterfield around 6:45 p.m.