Chief Howard Hall flipped through the notes heâs made from exit interviews over the past year: There was an officer who left to go into nursing, another who went to an insurance company, one became a welder, two planned to make the move to the roofing business. In total, Roanoke County saw 28 of its police officers leave during 2020, about one-fifth of its department. That is both abnormal and normal all at once â abnormal because itâs twice as high as the turnover the agency would expect in a typical year. Normal because it tracks with a surge in police departures unfolding nationwide. âThis is going on everywhere,â Hall said. âItâs going to take a long time to catch up in terms of where we are from a vacancies perspective. âThatâs very problematic. We need good people coming into this profession. When things are happening to deter that, thatâs certainly not progress. Thatâs going to create negative community effects for the lon
Hank Partin
Roanoke Police Chief Sam Roman
Mike Crawley
Chief Howard Hall flipped through the notes heâs made from exit interviews over the past year: There was an officer who left to go into nursing, another who went to an insurance company, one became a welder, two planned to make the move to the roofing business.
In total, Roanoke County saw 28 of its police officers leave during 2020, about one-fifth of its department. That is both abnormal and normal all at once â abnormal because itâs twice as high as the turnover the agency would expect in a typical year. Normal because it tracks with a surge in police departures unfolding nationwide.
Tim Harvey
One of the greatest assets Roanoke offers its residents is the unique combination of urban living with a small-town feel.
Whether weâre enjoying dinner in our revitalized downtown, meetings friends in one of our many neighborhoods, schools, parks, or miles of greenway, or spending time in the mountains that surround our city, we understand how blessed we are to call Roanoke home.
It comes as no surprise, then, that we would find the recent rise in gun-related violence both concerning and even somewhat disorienting.
These acts of violence seem more like âbig cityâ problems and offend our hometown sensibilities. Whether the gun violence is related to gang or drug activity, domestic abuse, or involves a child who finds an unsecured gun and accidentally harms himself or a friend, we wonder how life would be different had cooler heads and common sense prevailed.
Man hospitalized for serious injuries after shooting on Orange Ave in Roanoke
No arrests have been made at this time
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ROANOKE, Va. – A person is seriously injured after a shooting in Roanoke Friday night.
At about 9:00 p.m., Roanoke Police responded to the 2300 block of Orange Ave NE for reports of a person with a gunshot wound.
When officers arrived at the scene, they located a man with what appeared to be a serious gunshot wound.
Roanoke Fire-EMS transported the man to Carilion Roanoke Memorial Hospital for treatment.
According to authorities, no suspects were found at the scene and no arrests have been made at this time.