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Williamsburg Police Department asking for leads in church vandalism

A Williamsburg church was vandalized last week with various slang terms spraypainted on the outside of the building, and now police are asking for the public’s help in finding the culprit. Highland Park Baptist Church was vandalized in at least two areas of the building sometime...
Posted On 24 May 2023
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Routine traffic stop leads W’burg police to methamphetamine, marijuana, guns

Williamsburg police discovered suspected methamphetamine, marijuana, drug paraphernalia and two firearms inside a vehicle following a routine traffic stop last week, according to a police department release and arrest citations. Read this story and more for just $.99 cents today,...
Posted On 27 Apr 2023

W’burg police seek public’s help after large postal theft

If you dropped mail off in the outgoing mail box outside of the Williamsburg Post Office between 11:30 a.m. on Saturday (April 1) and noon on Sunday (April 2), then chances are your outgoing mail got stolen and you need to contact the Williamsburg Police Department to make a...
Posted On 12 Apr 2023

Four men sentenced in federal court for conspiring to distribute meth, heroin in Whitley County

A federal judge has sentenced four men to sentences ranging from 250 months in prison to 75 months in prison for their role in conspiring to distribute methamphetamine and heroin in Whitley County, according to federal court documents. Read this story and more for just $.99 cents...
Posted On 01 Mar 2023

Kwik Shop clerk, owner cited after allegedly selling vape product to minor

A Williamsburg woman and London man have been cited after a vape tobacco product was allegedly sold to a minor at the Kwik Shop in Williamsburg. According to citations for the two individuals obtained from the Whitley District Court Clerk’s Office, the sale occurred on Jan. 28,...
Posted On 16 Feb 2023
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Texas man arrested in Williamsburg with vehicle that was stolen out of Ohio

A suspicious person complaint at a local travel center led Williamsburg police to recover a stolen Ohio vehicle. Read this story and more for just $.99 cents today, or subscribe to get access every day! Please login to view this content. Not a Member? Join Us
Posted On 15 Feb 2023

Stolen vehicles, auto chases and the arrest of four people

Two vehicle pursuits plus the recovery of stolen vehicles, which were taken a Williamsburg auto dealer, equaled the arrest of three North Carolina residents and the identification of a fourth suspect Tuesday evening, according to a Whitley County Sheriff’s Office investigation....
Posted On 08 Feb 2023

Williamsburg police seize meth, fentanyl while executing search warrant

Police seized methamphetamine, fentanyl, and cash while executing a search warrant at the residence of a Williamsburg man last week, who was already on federal parole for a prior conspiracy drug trafficking case, according to a Williamsburg Police Department release. The search...
Posted On 02 Feb 2023

Annual Shop With a Cop event held last Thursday in Williamsburg

Photos by TIMOTHY WYATT Williamsburg Walmart was filled with Christmas cheer last Thursday night, as more than 150 children flocked to the store to participated in the 17th Annual Williamsburg Police Department Shop with a Cop event. Participating children were provided with $100...

Remains of missing Williamsburg woman found in Tennessee

The remains of a Williamsburg woman, who has been missing for nearly five years, have been found in Tennessee. Williamsburg Police Public Affairs Officer Steven Hill confirmed Wednesday morning that the remains of Laura A. Anderson were located last week near the Cleveland,...