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.
Lower urgency items that still matter for neighborhood awareness and traffic planning.
A public active-call source still lists a traffic response near SOMMERVILLE CT / N OTTERDALE RD. First reported 0 min ago.
Public source reports Hotspot-Curve, without Flashing Blue Lights near 1000 N 36TH ST.
Public source reports Unnecessary Noise, Investigate near 1100 W GRACE ST.
Public source reports LARCENY, DPR Call - Take A Report near 4900 GODDIN CIR.
Public source reports Burglar Alarm, Investigate near 6700 MIDLOTHIAN TPKE.
Public source reports 6:35 AM near 3200 Block HUNTERS MILL DR.
Public source reports 11:11 PM near 7500 Block BROOK RD.
Public source reports 6:31 AM near WILLARD RD / W BROAD ST.
Public source reports 7:37 AM near 1600 Block OAK PLACE BLVD.
Public source reports 6:10 AM near 3000 Block TRIO ST.
Public source reports 7:49 AM near 4100 Block E WOOD HARBOR CT.
Public source reports 6:51 AM near 7800 Block CAROUSEL LN.
Public source reports 10:36 PM near 900 Block GLIDEWELL RD.
Public source reports 5:29 AM near 2900 Block PUTNEY RD.
Public source reports Service Call at Bush Lake Lane near 913 Bush Lake Lane, Innsbrook, VA 23294.
Public source reports Standby near 403 N 3RD ST, RICHMOND, VA.
Public source reports Electrical Hazard at Amazon Warehouse near 5901 Richmond Henrico Turnpike, Richmond, VA 23227.
Public source reports EMS Call near 400 ALDERSMEAD RD.
Public source reports Medical Event near 209 Elm Avenue, Louisa, VA 23093.
Public source reports Medical Event near 9495 Atlee Road, Mechanicsville, VA 23116.
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A man is seriously hurt after a shooting in Henrico County late Friday night.
Two people are dead after a shooting shortly after midnight on the 1500 block of Treehaven Drive in Richmond.
Anyone with information can call Henrico Police at 804-501-5000 or the Crime Stoppers hotline at 804-780-1000.
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Loved ones are remembering 31-year-old Jazmin Wooten-Mitchell after the mother of two was shot and killed by a Richmond police officer roughly two weeks ago.
It's been nearly two decades since police officers found 38-year-old Heidi Cunningham dead in a Chesterfield County apartment, and investigators are still searching for answers.
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.