James City County Police safely locate missing man
James City County Police Department
Corey Ray Wheaton
and last updated 2021-02-21 13:34:32-05
JAMES CITY Co., Va. - The James City County Police Department said 30-year-old Corey Ray Wheaton was found safe Sunday.
Wheaton was last seen on February 19 in the 4900 block of Westmoreland Drive.
He was reported found Sunday afternoon.
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James City County woman dies from injuries after single-vehicle crash
James City County Police Department
By: Web Staff
and last updated 2021-02-17 11:38:32-05
JAMES CITY Co., Va. - A woman died from her injuries after a late January crash in James City County.
According to police, the crash occurred on January 31 at about 10:45 a.m. James City County Police and Fire Departments responded to the 4300 block of Longhill Road, where they found a 2007 Cadillac upside down and submerged in a swampy area.
The driver and vehicle s only occupant, 26-year-old Vanessa Nicole Gray, was trapped in the vehicle underwater. Medics extricated her from the vehicle, and she was taken to Sentara Williamsburg Regional Medical Center breathing on her own but unconscious.
Identity theft isn’t the only worry.
According to Howell, the BBB also reports scammers in Great Britain were caught selling fake vaccination cards on eBay and TikTok.
While there haven’t been reports of fraud or theft from vaccine cards in the Historic Triangle, according to James City County Police Department, Poquoson Sheriff’s Office, and the Williamsburg Police Department, Howell said it’s still a good idea to avoid sharing sensitive information online.
The BBB shared the following safety tips:
Share your vaccine sticker or use a profile frame instead. Much like voting, people who receive a vaccine dose also get a sticker. You can share a photo of your vaccine sticker or set a frame around your profile picture.
James City County Police Department is hiring Virginia-certified police officers, according to a recent announcement.
Depending on qualifications, basic law enforcement certified officers would start as either a Police Officer I at a salary of $43,500 or Police Officer II with a salary of $45,674, according to the Jan. 28 announcement.
JCCPD describes itself as a “mid-size department offering opportunities in Marine Patrol, Underwater Search and Recovery, SWAT and Police Motors,” according to the department’s website.
In addition to a take-home car and a gym, benefits include health and dental insurance, retirement, life insurance, tuition assistance and a home ownership program.
“JCC is an exceptional place to live and work,” JCCPD said in a prepared statement. “With a great quality of life, the county offers top-notch education, access to healthcare, history, arts and many recreational activities which makes this a vibrant community where there is always somethin
Authorities said the man in the surveillance footage allegedly stole products from the Bath & Body Works store in the Williamsburg Premium Outlets. (WYDaily/ Courtesy of JCC PD)
Authorities are looking for a man suspected of stealing products from a store at the Williamsburg Premium Outlets.
On Dec. 27 at approximately 6:50 p.m. a man went to the Bath & Body Works store, put “several items” in a bag and left without paying for them, according to a James City County Police Department’s news release Wednesday.
Police described the suspect as a 40- to 50-year-old Black male with a “slender build.”
When asked why the police department was just now asking for the public’s help in identifying the man, Stephanie Williams, spokeswoman for the police department said there had been a delay with Bath & Body Works providing surveillance photos to the department.