Satellite city view for Richmond, Virginia, Henrico, Chesterfield, Hanover, and the RVA metro with live police, fire, EMS, traffic, camera, medevac or police helicopter, and detailed incident markers.
Active public incidents with the clearest urgency, multi-source confirmation, or public safety impact.
Public source reports Domestic Trouble, Violent near 6700 S GRAND BROOK CIR.
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Public source reports Medical Event - Seizure near 9524 Knightwood Lane, Chesterfield Court House, VA 23832.
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Public source reports Fire Hazard at Apartment Complex near 900 Pump Road, Henrico, VA 23238.
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Public source reports Fire Hazardous Conditions at Summit Acres Drive near 8417 Summit Acres Drive, Manchester, VA 23235.
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Public source reports Arv 12:00 Am near City Outside Fire Richmond.
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Lower urgency items that still matter for neighborhood awareness and traffic planning.
Public source reports Motor Vehicle Accident, No Injuries near MAGNOLIA MARKET AVE / MAGNOLIA FIELDS LN.
A public active-call source still lists a traffic response near E BYRD ST/S 9TH ST RICH. First reported 21 min ago.
A public active-call source still lists a traffic response near BYRD/S 9TH ST RICH. First reported 23 min ago.
Public source reports Motor Vehicle Accident, No Injuries near SALEM CHURCH RD / KINGSLAND RD.
A public active-call source still lists a traffic response near 3100 Block E PARHAM RD. First reported 2 min ago.
A public active-call source still lists a traffic response near MAGNOLIA MARKET AVE / MAGNOLIA FIELDS LN, MOSELEY, VA. First reported 21 min ago.
A public active-call source still lists a traffic response near BYRD & S 9TH ST, RICHMOND, VA. First reported 24 min ago.
Public source reports Power Line Down near 3709 Wakema Road, West Point, VA 23181.
Public source reports Breathing Problem at South Center Street near 304 South Center Street, Ashland, VA 23005.
A public active-call source still lists a traffic response near COALFIELD RD / N WOOLRIDGE RD. First reported 0 min ago.
A public active-call source still lists a traffic response near 10343 RIDGERUN RD. First reported 0 min ago.
A public active-call source still lists a traffic response near SALEM CHURCH RD / KINGSLAND RD. First reported 0 min ago.
A public active-call source still lists a traffic response near MAGNOLIA MARKET AVE / MAGNOLIA FIELDS LN. First reported 0 min ago.
Public source reports Public Service near 4100 FREDERICK FARMS DR.
Public source reports Breaking & Entering near 8300 WEST BON VIEW DR.
Public source reports Disorderly, Nuisance near W BROOKLAND PARK BLVD/CHAMBERLAYNE AVE RICH.
Public source reports Trespassing, Investigate near 500 DECATUR ST.
Public source reports Hotspot-Curve, Officer Initated near 5200 HULL STREET RD.
Public source reports Assist - Other Agency or Caller, Other Agency or Department near 3800 CHAMBERLAYNE AVE.
Public source reports Mental Subject, Mental Subject Emergent near 3000 W CARY ST.
Public source reports LARCENY, DPR Call - Take A Report near N LOMBARDY ST/GROVE AVE RICH.
Public source reports Mental Subject, Investigate near 100 S 5TH ST.
Public source reports Assist - Other Agency or Caller, Other Agency or Department near 2400 EVERETT ST.
Public source reports Assist - Other Agency or Caller near 1300 COALTER ST.
Public source reports Larceny, Just Occurred / in Progress near 900 CATHERINE ST.
Public source reports Suspicious Situation near 6300 JACKLINE RUN.
Public source reports Assist - Other Agency or Caller near 400 S PINE ST.
Public source reports Break & Enter, Just Occurred / in Progress near 1500 VINTON ST.
Public source reports Assist - Other Agency or Caller near E FRANKLIN ST/N 3RD ST RICH.
Public source reports Arv 12:00 Am near 500 Block HOWARD ST.
Public source reports Enroute 3:32 Pm near 6000 Block TECHNOLOGY BLVD.
Public source reports Enroute 2:50 Pm near 1500 Block SKIRMISH RUN CT.
Public source reports Enroute 3:34 Pm near MILLER RD / DARBYTOWN RD.
Public source reports Arrived 3:40 Pm near 2300 Block ROCKY POINT PKWY.
Public source reports Arrived 3:19 Pm near W BROAD ST / STILLMAN PKWY.
Public source reports Assigned 3:37 Pm near 2300 Block MARROIT RD.
Public source reports Arrived 3:31 Pm near 10100 Block BROOK RD.
Public source reports Enroute 3:30 Pm near 500 Block PLANTATION DR.
Public source reports Arrived 3:38 Pm near 2100 Block EUCLID RD.
Public source reports Enroute 3:41 Pm near 5700 Block CRENSHAW RD.
Public source reports Assigned 3:42 Pm near 9800 Block MAYLAND DR.
Public source reports Public Service near 7511 MARBRETT DR, NORTH CHESTERFIELD, VA.
Public source reports Animal Control PD On near 12200 CHATTANOOGA PLZ.
Public source reports Assist EMS, Lifting Assistance near 3600 E BROAD ST.
Public source reports Larceny near 12100 ROUTE 1.
Public source reports Trespassing, Investigate near 00 S MULBERRY ST.
Public source reports Service Call at Meadowfield Lane near 1324 Meadowfield Lane, Glen Allen, VA 23060.
Public source reports EMS Call near 400 ALDERSMEAD RD.
Public source reports EMS Call near 1500 SCHLOSS RD.
Public source reports EMS Call near MAGNOLIA MARKET AVE / MAGNOLIA FIELDS LN.
Public source reports Medical Event near 14295 Rebel Ridge Road, Milford, VA 22514.
Public source reports Medical Event near 1527 Schloss Road, Richmond, VA 23225.
Public source reports Medical Event near Panda Express, 12600 Stone Village Way, Midlothian, VA 23113.
Public source reports EMS Call near 12600 STONE VILLAGE WAY.
Public source reports Medical Event at Early Forest Circle near 898 Early Forest Circle, Highland Springs, VA 23150.
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Police have identified a man killed in a Wednesday afternoon shooting in Henrico County as 26-year-old Kahli Percy Andrews.
One person was critically injured after a crash Thursday morning in Prince George County.
The driver of an SUV was seriously hurt in a crash with a logging truck in Prince George County Thursday.
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A man has been arrested and charged with first-degree murder five years after police say his wife was strangled and the scene was then staged to look like a suicide.
An altercation broke out outside the Virginia Commonwealth University (VCU) Siegel Center following the Richmond High School for the Arts graduation ceremony Thursday morning.
Signal RVA is a public Richmond metro live police, fire, traffic, and emergency incident map that turns active calls and public signal into clear public updates. It is built for residents who want fast context without raw private feeds or operator mechanics.
The best police scanner depends on the radio system in your city or county. For many metro areas, shoppers should research scanners that support the local trunked system, P25 digital voice, simulcast performance, and any fire or EMS channels they care about. Encrypted channels cannot be decoded by a consumer scanner, so check a radio database and local agency policy before buying hardware.
The public can often listen to lawfully available, unencrypted public-safety radio traffic or official/public feeds. Access varies by agency, state, feed host, and radio system. Signal RVA uses public summaries and official listen links or embeds only when they are allowed, and it does not publish private playback URLs, captured cookies, or restricted streams.
You can listen to some police, fire, EMS, rail, and aviation feeds on a phone through official agency pages, public feed directories, or scanner apps. Availability is uneven. Feeds may be delayed, offline, removed, or limited, and encrypted traffic will not be available through an app. Signal RVA is designed to provide Richmond context even when audio is unavailable.
In the United States, listening to lawfully available unencrypted radio is generally different from misusing a scanner, using it while committing a crime, intercepting restricted communications, or rebroadcasting restricted audio. State laws vary. In Virginia, for example, the law specifically addresses possession or use of a police-radio receiving device while committing certain crimes. This is not legal advice, check current law and local rules before relying on a scanner.
To find police activity near your neighborhood, start with official active-call pages, city or county police alerts, fire and EMS public incident pages, local news, traffic cameras, and agency social channels. In Richmond, Signal RVA combines public active-call context, map precision labels, source counts, nearby cameras, and update times so residents can see what is happening without needing raw scanner traffic.
Raw 911 call audio is usually not a live public search product. Some jurisdictions publish call-for-service summaries, incident logs, active calls, or public records, and some 911 audio may be available later through a lawful records request with redactions. Signal RVA focuses on public summaries and does not publish private tactical notes, personal details, or restricted audio.
Richmond's crime rate should be read from official annual or weekly crime-stat sources, not from a live incident map alone. The FBI Crime Data Explorer is useful for standardized annual comparisons, while Richmond Police publish local crime-stat and incident information for more current city context. Signal RVA shows live public-safety activity, which is not the same thing as an official crime-rate report.