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 Shooting Reported near 12000 GOLDENBROOK DR.
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Public source reports Shooting Reported near 12900 GUMFORK PL.
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Official active-call sources show a public-safety response on 3800 JAMES RIVER RD. First reported 38 min ago.
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Public source reports Armed Person with, Investigate near 1400 CLARKSON RD.
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Public source reports Structure Fire at Carragrove Lane near 6422 Cherrygrove Lane, Mechanicsville, VA 23111.
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Public source reports Fire Public Service near 12941 Gumfork Place, Midlothian, VA 23112.
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Public source reports Vehicle Fire near 6700 Courthouse Road, Prince George, VA 23875.
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Public source reports Assault, Investigate-EMS near 3900 W BROAD ST.
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Public source reports Domestic Trouble, Investigate near 2100 2ND AVE.
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Public source reports Domestic Trouble, Investigate near 1500 TREEHAVEN DR.
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Public source reports Domestic Trouble, Investigate near 1500 VINTON ST.
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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 N NANSEMOND ST/STUART AVE RICH. First reported 1 hr ago.
A public active-call source still lists a traffic response near 10800 HULL STREET RD. First reported 0 min ago.
Public source reports Merchant Check, Officer Initiated near 1300 N 25TH ST.
Public source reports Larceny, Take A Report near 1500 W CARY ST.
Public source reports Hotspot-Curve, Officer Initated near 4000 MIDLOTHIAN TPKE.
Public source reports Disorderly, Dpr Call - Advice Only near 200 S LAUREL ST.
Public source reports Suspicious Vehicle near 700 CITY VIEW LOOP.
Public source reports Missing Person near 1300 HUGUENOT RD.
Public source reports Shoplifting near 2500 WEIR RD.
Public source reports Missing Person - Juvenile 11 and Older, Investigate near HIOAKS RD/W CARNATION ST RICH.
Public source reports Lock-Out, Animal Locked in Vehicle near 1300 IDLEWOOD AVE.
Public source reports Trespassing, Investigate near 6900 MARLOWE RD.
Public source reports PD Response for CRA near 2600 GENERAL BLVD.
Public source reports Trnsprt 12:52 Pm near 200 Block WESTOVER AVE.
Public source reports Assigned 7:49 Pm near 2000 Block BOULDER RUN DR.
Public source reports Arv 12:00 Am near 8000 Block COSTIN DR.
Public source reports Arv 12:00 Am near 7600 Block W BROAD ST.
Public source reports Arrived 7:07 Pm near 4300 Block GREYBULL DR.
Public source reports Arrived 7:10 Pm near 10300 Block ATTEMS WAY.
Public source reports Assigned 7:41 Pm near 1100 Block WATERFORD DR.
Public source reports Enroute 7:49 Pm near 4100 Block FAIRLAKE LN.
Public source reports SI near 14612 SKYBIRD RD, CHESTERFIELD, VA.
Public source reports Public Service near 14600 SKYBIRD RD.
Public source reports Check the Welfare near 11500 MIDLOTHIAN TPKE.
Public source reports EMS Call near 9100 BON AIR CROSSINGS DR.
Public source reports EMS Call near 6100 CRICKLEWOOD DR.
Public source reports EMS Call near 400 DUNLIN CT.
Public source reports Medical Event near 831 East Ellerslie Avenue, Colonial Heights, VA 23834.
Public source reports Medical Event near 421 Dunlin Court, Midlothian, VA 23114.
Public source reports Medical Event at the Jane Apartments near 12310 Moores Lake Road, Chester, VA 23831.
Public source reports EMS Call near 12300 MOORES LAKE RD.
Public source reports Medical Event near 2637 Iverson Road, Midlothian, VA 23112.
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Two police officers and a police dog were injured during a shooting on Sunday afternoon in Chesterfield County.
A teenager is dead after a shooting Saturday night in Henrico County.
A suspect is in custody after two officers and a police K-9 were injured responding to a call for a shooting in a Chesterfield neighborhood, officials with Chesterfield Police confirmed Sunday evening.
Firefighters brought a commercial landfill fire under control Sunday afternoon on Charles City Road near Laburnum Avenue in Henrico County. No injuries reported.
A person and a firefighter were hospitalized due to a house fire in Prince George County on Sunday afternoon.
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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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