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Montgomery County Public Schools and the Montgomery County Sheriff’s Office are cracking down on drivers illegally passing school buses.
To learn about some last-minute reminders for folks as they get ready for their break, I talked to Lieutenant Mark Hollandsworth with the Montgomery County Sheriff’s Office.
Montgomery County is intensifying efforts to curb speeding in school zones by installing speed enforcement cameras at locations like Prices Fork Elementary School and Auburn schools in Riner.
A man was arrested in Montgomery County on October 18 following an investigation related to the sexual exploitation of a minor, Montgomery County Sheriff’s Office said.
After a two-year hiatus due to the pandemic, the Montgomery County Sheriff’s Office is able to hold its annual Enabling Friends For Our Response Team Program. This event is called EFFORT for short.
Sheriff Hank Partin has been in law enforcement for decades, and now he will take that experience to the state capitol as part of the newly selected parole board by Governor Youngkin.
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Laurel Gellazuski, of Floyd, bought two bulletproof vests for the Montgomery County Sheriff's Office. MONTGOMERY COUNTY, Va. – Two K-9s keeping us safe are now a bit safer themselves. On Tuesday, Laurel Galaszewski and her husband, Barry Turner, of Pilot, donated two bulletproof vests to the Montgomery County Sheriff’s Office. Maxx, who is 2 years old, and Archin, who is 3 ½ years old, will receive the vests, which are made to stop 9mm rounds, as well as .357 Magnum bullets. The cost of both vests was $2,067.
MONTGOMERY COUNTY, Va.- - The Montgomery County Sheriff's Office is competing for an Aftermath K9 Grant. The office says the money will help it offset some cost associated with bringing two new K-9's to the team. Votes by the public determine the winner, and eight Aftermath K9 Grants will be handed out across the country. "We're doing this because we want to help save a little bit of money for the taxpayers. Copyright 2019 by WSLS 10 - All rights reserved.
MONTGOMERY COUNTY, Va. - A man was arrested in Montgomery County on suspicion that he attacked another man with the handle end of a machete during an argument. Authorities received a call just after 6:30 p.m. regarding an assault in the 900 block of Jennelle Road, according to Montgomery County Sheriff's Office. The argument started when a 57-year-old man asked Tommy Hilton Sr, 53, to leave his property, according to the Sheriff's Office. The man was hit in the head with the handle of a machete, according to the Sheriff's Office. He was charged with unlawful wounding and is currently being held without bond in the Montgomery county jail.
They had received a phone call from them and lost contact and was not able to reestablish contact with the hikers," said Deputy Sheriff Jason West. The team grabbed its drones and drove about an hour to the trail to search for the missing hikers. You only have a certain amount of battery power when we use the thermals, so it drains the battery," West said. "Usually, it takes a whole lot of resources, between fire, rescue, search teams," said Deputy Sheriff Ryan Zikes. Deputies added that they would like to buy another drone with a high-resolution camera to film during the day.
MONTGOMERY COUNTY, Va. - The Montgomery County Sheriff's Office released the name of the 40-year-old man who died in Wednesday morning's crash on Jennelle Road. Diesel fuel that spilled from the tank of the truck resulted in the truck catching fire, according to the sheriff's office. Zuchowicz was taken to Montgomery Regional Hospital with what the Sheriff's Office says are non-life-threatening injuries. ORIGINAL STORYOne person is dead and another person is in the hospital after a crash in Montgomery County on Wednesday morning. At about 8:26 a.m., the Montgomery County Sheriff's Office responded to the crash involving a Norfolk Southern work truck and a Ford SUV in the 900 block of Jennelle Road near its intersection with Cedar Run Road.
MONTGOMERY COUNTY, Va. - If you receive a strange call from someone claiming to be a deputy from the Montgomery County Sheriff's Office demanding thousands of dollars in Game Stop gift cards because you missed jury duty -- it's a scam. Authorities have issued a warning after someone reached out to the Sheriff's Office. The person told deputies that they received a call from a number that showed up as the Sheriff's Office on caller ID. The impersonator then reportedly asked for $2,000 in Game Stop gift cards and threatened the victim through voicemails and text messages. That's when the victim went to the Sheriff's Office and let an actual deputy talk to the suspect.
MONTGOMERY COUNTY, Va. - The Montgomery County Sheriff's Office is warning seniors to watch out for a potential government imposter scam. The Federal Trade Commission has received reports of callers claiming to be from Medicare asking people for their Social Security numbers, Medicare numbers and other personal information in exchange for "free" DNA testing kits. Companies are targeting people at senior centers, housing complexes and other community locations to promote "free" genetic testing, cancer screenings or DNA testing. In this scam, the targeted seniors are told that these tests will be covered by Medicare. The FTC is reminding consumers that Medicare does not market DNA testing kits to the general public.
MONTGOMERY COUNTY, Va. - The U.S. Marshals Service and Montgomery County Sheriff's Office are searching for a woman they say tried to help someone attempting to escape from jail. Tiffany Dawn White, 24, is charged with being an accessory to an escape attempt at the Montgomery County Jail. She is 5 feet 3 inches tall and weighs about 125 pounds. Authorities say she is known to frequent both the city of Radford and Giles County and previously has been seen driving a dark-colored BMW.
