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.
Official traffic sources still list a major traffic condition near IRON BRIDGE RD / WHITEPINE RD. First reported 58 min ago.
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Official active-call and traffic sources show a breaking corridor incident near 4125 Ruffin Road, Hopewell, VA 23860. Citizen reports and social posts are developing context until official details confirm the vehicle details.
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Public source reports Fire at Church Complex On Dotson Road near Dotson Road, Richmond, VA 23231.
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Public source reports Fire at Tractor Trailer On Power Road near Power Road, Mechanicsville, VA 23111.
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Public source reports Assault near 13800 GENITO RD.
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Public source reports Overdose/Poisoning, Overdose Intentional near 1800 GORDON AVE.
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Public source reports Fire Alarm, Smoke Detector near 5600 SOUTHERN PINE DR.
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Public source reports Fire Incident at Chesto Terrace near 2162 Chepstow Terrace, Midlothian, VA 23113.
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Lower urgency items that still matter for neighborhood awareness and traffic planning.
Public source reports Suspicious Person near 2800 HICKS RD.
Public source reports Robbery, Investigate near SWANSBORO LN/HULL ST RICH.
A public active-call source still lists a traffic response near 3200 W BROAD ST. First reported 10 min ago.
A public active-call source still lists a traffic response near 6800 MIDLOTHIAN TPKE. First reported 38 min ago.
A public active-call source still lists a traffic response near GROVE AVE/LIBBIE AVE RICH. First reported 45 min ago.
Public source reports Motor Vehicle Accident, No Injuries near 13900 MIDLOTHIAN TPKE.
Public source reports Police Service near 5700 ROUTE 1.
A public active-call source still lists a traffic response near 11331 MIDLOTHIAN TPKE. First reported 0 min ago.
A public active-call source still lists a traffic response near 13900 MIDLOTHIAN TPKE. 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 Assist - Other Agency or Caller, Citizen near 4700 FITZHUGH AVE.
Public source reports Merchant Check, Officer Initiated near 2900 NORTH AVE.
Public source reports Assist - Other Agency or Caller, Citizen near E BROAD ST/N 4TH ST RICH.
Public source reports Public Service near 7400 WINTERLEAF CT.
Public source reports Check the Welfare near 5400 TIMBER BLUFF PKWY.
Public source reports Intoxicated Person, Investigate - EMS near 400 E MARSHALL ST.
Public source reports Public Service near 1000 KINGHAM DR.
Public source reports Wanted Person, Investigate near 2300 HARWOOD ST.
Public source reports Larceny, Just Occurred / in Progress near 2900 CHAMBERLAYNE AVE.
Public source reports Breaking & Entering near 4000 CHIPPENDALE DR.
Public source reports Disturbance near 1400 JOHNSTON WILLIS DR.
Public source reports Larceny, Just Occurred / in Progress near 1400 ST JAMES ST.
Public source reports Fraud near 6400 JESSUP RD.
Public source reports LARCENY, DPR Call - Take A Report near 2200 E CARY ST.
Public source reports Assist - Other Agency or Caller near BELLEVILLE ST/W LEIGH ST RICH.
Public source reports Assist - Other Agency or Caller, Citizen near 2200 CHALFONT DR.
Public source reports Arv 12:00 Am near 200 Block HONEYSUCKLE CT.
Public source reports Arv 12:00 Am near 3600 Block MECHANICSVILLE TPKE.
Public source reports Enroute 11:58 Am near 2500 Block GRENOBLE RD.
Public source reports Arv 12:00 Am near 500 Block HOWARD ST.
Public source reports Arrived 11:47 Am near 3900 Block BOLLING RD.
Public source reports Arrived 11:31 Am near 4500 Block S LABURNUM AVE.
Public source reports Arrived 12:01 Pm near 5700 Block BRADINGTON CT.
Public source reports Assigned 11:45 Am near 2000 Block STAPLES MILL RD.
Public source reports Enroute 11:48 Am near 10400 Block PARK TREE PL.
Public source reports Arrived 11:58 Am near LOURDES RD / LYDELL DR.
Public source reports Enroute 12:01 Pm near 6000 Block ROIS RD.
Public source reports Enroute 12:11 Pm near 1800 Block NEW MARKET RD.
Public source reports Assigned 12:12 Pm near 5400 Block W BROAD ST.
Public source reports Enroute 12:21 Pm near 10800 Block LEABROOK DR.
Public source reports Smoke Detector Activation near 5609 SOUTHERN PINE DR, RICHMOND, VA.
Public source reports Public Service near 1031 KINGHAM DR, MIDLOTHIAN, VA.
Public source reports EMS Call near 5500 LAKEMERE DR.
Public source reports EMS Call near 3000 WATER CREEK CT.
Public source reports EMS Call near 5800 HARBOUR LN.
Public source reports EMS Call near 6500 PHILBROOK RD.
Public source reports Medical Event near 12623 Verdon Road, Doswell, VA 23047.
Public source reports EMS Call near 13900 MIDLOTHIAN TPKE.
Public source reports EMS Call near 13400 TIPPLE POINT RD.
Public source reports Medical Event - Drug Ingestion near 11 Kenway Avenue, Richmond, VA 23223.
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A woman is in the hospital after a shooting on Martingale Road in Chesterfield County Wednesday evening.
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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.
Chesterfield police charge Ross Butler, 56, with murdering his wife Ashlee in 2021 after staging her death to appear as a suicide.
N40VA | Virginia State Police Aviation | Bell 412EPi | 775 ft | 66.1 mph | Low-altitude medevac helicopter
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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.
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