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 Armed Person with, Investigate near E CARY ST/S 7TH ST RICH.
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Public source reports Fire Emergency at Charles H. Dimmick Parkway near 435 Charles H Dimmock Parkway, Colonial Heights, VA 23834.
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Public source reports Fire Alarm at Apartment Complex near 2651 Saint Elias Drive, Tuckahoe, VA 23294.
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Public source reports Domestic Assault near 12300 BUCKINGHAM ST.
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Public source reports Fire Alarm at Apartment Complex near 5801 Bremo Road, Richmond, VA 232261907.
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Public source reports Residential Fire Alarm near 9100 Cardinal Creek Drive, Atlee, VA 23116.
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Public source reports Fire Incident near Chesterfield County Jail, Mimms Drive, Chesterfield, VA 23832.
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Lower urgency items that still matter for neighborhood awareness and traffic planning.
Public source reports Suspicious Person near 8800 FARTHING DR.
A public active-call source still lists a traffic response near W LABURNUM AVE/HERMITAGE RD RICH. First reported 7 min ago.
A public active-call source still lists a traffic response near W LABURNUM AVE/HERMITAGE RD RICH. First reported 7 min ago.
A public active-call source still lists a traffic response near SNEAD RD/BROAD ROCK BLVD RICH. First reported 40 min ago.
Public source reports Motor Vehicle Accident, No Injuries near COMMONWEALTH CENTRE PKWY / HULL STREET RD.
A public active-call source still lists a traffic response near W LABURNUM AVE & HERMITAGE RD, RICHMOND, VA. First reported 8 min ago.
Public source reports Welfare Check Requested for Elderly Fall Victim near 114 Tudor Road, Colonial Heights, VA 23834.
Public source reports Fuel Spill Assistance near 735 Southpark Boulevard, Colonial Heights, VA 23834.
A public active-call source still lists a traffic response near COMMONWEALTH CENTRE PKWY / HULL STREET RD. First reported 0 min ago.
Public source reports Disturbance near 600 CITY VIEW LOOP.
Public source reports Prisoner Transport, Prisoner Transport near RICHMOND HWY/WALMSLEY BLVD RICH.
Public source reports Assist near 7400 NEWBYS CROSSING DR.
Public source reports Larceny, Investigate near 1100 ST JOHN ST.
Public source reports 9:49 PM near 1800 Block BLACKBURN RD E.
Public source reports 9:58 PM near 5200 Block AIRPORT SQUARE LN.
Public source reports 7:42 PM near S LABURNUM AVE / EUBANK RD.
Public source reports 10:12 PM near 6200 Block W BROAD ST.
Public source reports 9:56 PM near 1900 Block LIBBIE AVE.
Public source reports 10:08 PM near 2500 Block YARNELL RD.
Public source reports 10:01 PM near 9100 Block REDMOND CT.
Public source reports 10:07 PM near 8000 Block W BROAD ST.
Public source reports 10:10 PM near 9200 Block CAVALRY DR.
Public source reports 9:56 PM near CHAMBERLAYNE RD / WILKINSON RD.
Public source reports Larceny near 12000 IRON BRIDGE PLZ.
Public source reports Annoying Phone Calls near 10600 HULL STREET RD.
Public source reports Burglar Alarm, Investigate near 00 OLD MILL RD.
Public source reports Mental Subject, Investigate EMS near 0 N 2ND ST.
Public source reports Animal Control PD On near 15300 HARROWGATE RD.
A public active-call source still lists a traffic response near 1807 North Parham Road, Tuckahoe, VA 23229. First reported 11 min ago.
Public source reports EMS Call near 9800 BRANDYWINE AVE.
Public source reports Medical Event near 15301 Thornwood Lane, Petersburg, VA 23803.
Public source reports Medical Event near 500 Folar Trail, Hopewell, VA 23860.
Public source reports Medical Event near Days Inn, 806 England Street, Ashland, VA 23005.
Public source reports EMS Call near 14100 TIMSBURY POINTE CT.
Public source reports Medical Event - Chest Pain/Heart Problems near 3936 Digby Court, Richmond, VA 232331256.
Public source reports Medical Event near 1500 Elm Cottage Road, Amelia County, VA 23002.
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Police say a woman shot two lawyers outside a Raleigh, NC courthouse after a civil hearing. She faces attempted murder charges.
Two people were killed and one critically injured in separate Henrico County shootings over Memorial Day weekend. A man has been charged with murder in one of the cases.
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A juvenile is dead and a man has been charged after a hit-and-run incident on West Broad Street in Henrico Saturday morning.
One woman is dead and one man is facing several charges after a medical emergency response in Henrico County Friday evening.
The Richmond Police Department (RPD) has launched Operation Safe Summer (OSS) to reduce violent crime and improve public safety throughout Richmond.
The annual Indian and Sri Lankan Food Festival in Glen Allen drew families from across the Richmond area Saturday for free food, live music and community connection.
Lewis Ginter Botanical Garden opened a $31 million expansion Saturday, nearly doubling its conservatory and adding 7.5 acres of new gardens in Richmond.
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.