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 Medical Event - Seizure near 9524 Knightwood Lane, Chesterfield Court House, VA 23832.
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Public source reports Domestic Assault near 9500 LOST FOREST DR.
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Public source reports EMS First Responder Call (Fire Response Only), BREATHING PROBLEM near 5200 NORTHAMPTON ST.
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Public source reports Destruction Outside Fire Property, Investigate near 2200 INGRAM AVE.
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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.
A public active-call source still lists a traffic response near 2500 3RD AVE. First reported 17 min ago.
Public source reports HIT & RUN Motor Vehicle Accident near 6700 ROUTE 1.
Public source reports Motor Vehicle Accident, No Injuries near 1300 MALL DR.
A public active-call source still lists a traffic response near N 18TH ST/E MAIN ST RICH. First reported 33 min ago.
A public active-call source still lists a traffic response near S LAUREL ST/CUMBERLAND ST RICH. First reported 38 min ago.
Public source reports HIT & RUN Motor Vehicle Accident near HULL STREET RD / MEMPHIS BLVD.
Public source reports Police Service near 6800 WOODLAKE COMMONS LOOP.
A public active-call source still lists a traffic response near BROOK RD/SHERWOOD AVE RICH. First reported 17 min ago.
A public active-call source still lists a traffic response near TURNER RD / WALMSLEY BLVD. First reported 43 min ago.
A public active-call source still lists a traffic response near 1311 MALL DR. First reported 0 min ago.
A public active-call source still lists a traffic response near 9420 MIDLOTHIAN TPKE. First reported 0 min ago.
A public active-call source still lists a traffic response near 6750 ROUTE 1. First reported 0 min ago.
A public active-call source still lists a traffic response near WOODS EDGE RD / LAWING DR. First reported 0 min ago.
A public active-call source still lists a traffic response near HULL STREET RD / MEMPHIS BLVD. First reported 0 min ago.
A public active-call source still lists a traffic response near COALFIELD RD / N WOOLRIDGE RD. First reported 0 min ago.
Public source reports Disorderly, Investigate near 2700 WILLAMAR ST.
Public source reports Mental Subject, Investigate near 2900 STOCKTON ST.
Public source reports Break & Enter, Just Occurred / in Progress near 1500 VINTON ST.
Public source reports Domestic near 800 CASTLE HOLLOW RD.
Public source reports Trouble Unknown, Investigate near 1800 MADDOX ST.
Public source reports Assist - Other Agency or Caller near 5400 PARK AVE.
Public source reports D.O.A., Investigate near 2400 THE TERRACE.
Public source reports Assist - Other Agency or Caller, Citizen near 5300 HULL STREET RD.
Public source reports Arv 12:00 Am near 500 Block HOWARD ST.
Public source reports Arrived 1:43 Pm near 1800 Block ROCKWOOD RD.
Public source reports Arrived 2:06 Pm near 2000 Block STAPLES MILL RD.
Public source reports Arrived 1:19 Pm near 3800 Block GASKINS RD.
Public source reports Arrived 2:37 Pm near 100 Block HAWK NEST CT.
Public source reports Arrived 1:42 Pm near STILLMAN PKWY / W BROAD ST.
Public source reports Arrived 2:00 Pm near 2500 Block POATES DR.
Public source reports Assigned 1:50 Pm near 11200 Block W BROAD ST.
Public source reports Assigned 2:02 Pm near 8200 Block WESTMEATH LN.
Public source reports Enroute 2:33 Pm near 5200 Block CLAYTONSHIRE CT.
Public source reports Arrived 2:30 Pm near 5000 Block NINE MILE RD.
Public source reports Assigned 2:32 Pm near N LABURNUM AVE / WATTS LN.
Public source reports Enroute 2:33 Pm near 9000 Block STAPLES MILL RD.
Public source reports Shoplifting near 10100 HULL STREET RD.
Public source reports Service Call at Meadowfield Lane near 1324 Meadowfield Lane, Glen Allen, VA 23060.
Public source reports EMS Call near 5100 WEST ALBERTA CIR.
Public source reports EMS Call near 1600 DENBY WAY.
Public source reports Medical Event near 5104 West Alberta Circle, Chesterfield Court House, VA 23832.
Public source reports Medical Event near 7017 Mechanicsville Turnpike, Mechanicsville, VA 23111.
Public source reports Medical Event near 153 Chase Street, Bowling Green, VA 22427.
Public source reports EMS Call near 14000 TURNBERRY LN.
Public source reports EMS Call near 14500 BEACHMERE DR.
Public source reports Medical Event near Holly Drive, Manakin-Sabot, VA 23103.
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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.
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UN climate outlook warns of repeated breaches of 1.5°C limit by 2030, record heat, Arctic warming, Amazon drought, and escalating extreme weather.
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.
A 27-year-old man has been arrested and charged with second-degree murder after a 26-year-old was shot and killed in Henrico on Wednesday afternoon.
Richmond veterans gather Saturday for a walk to prevent suicide and build community. The event starts at 7:30 a.m. on Tredegar Street.
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.