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Active public incidents with the clearest urgency, multi-source confirmation, or public safety impact.
Public source reports Domestic Trouble, Violent near 300 E 10TH ST.
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Public source reports Structure Fire On Front Porch near 9099 Hopewell Street, Hopewell, VA 23860.
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Public source reports Unconscious Individual at ABC Store Meadowbrook near 5722 Hopkins Road, Meadowbrook, VA 23234.
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Public source reports Medical Event - Unresponsive Patient with Breathing Difficulty near 3689 Ron-del Lane, Mineral, VA 23117.
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Public source reports in Progress (Assault or Battery By Mob), in Progress- EMS near 2800 W BROAD ST.
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A public active-call source still lists a traffic response near 8017 West Broad Street, Richmond, VA 23294. First reported 26 min ago.
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Public source reports EMS First Responder Call (Fire Response Only), UNKNOWN PROBLEM/PERSON DOWN near COMMERCE RD/HULL ST RICH.
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Public source reports EMS First Responder Call (Fire Response Only), CARDIAC/RESPIRATORY ARREST near 2100 DEFORREST ST.
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Public source reports Destruction Outside Fire Property, Investigate near 1100 HERMITAGE RD.
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Public source reports Medical Event - Stroke near 3972 Squire Hill Court, Richmond, VA 23234.
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Public source reports Domestic Trouble, Investigate near 3200 ELLWOOD AVE.
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Public source reports Domestic Trouble, Investigate near 1300 COALTER 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 3600 W BROAD ST. First reported 50 min ago.
Public source reports Smoke Investigation near 2075 Charles City Road, Montrose, VA 23231.
Public source reports Police Service near 6600 WHITEPINE RD.
A public active-call source still lists a traffic response near 10800 HULL STREET RD. First reported 0 min ago.
A public active-call source still lists a traffic response near 12530 CHESTNUT HILL RD. First reported 0 min ago.
A public active-call source still lists a traffic response near 6600 WHITEPINE RD. First reported 0 min ago.
Public source reports Medical Event - Difficulty Breathing near 3210 Barnes Spring Terrace, Brandermill, VA 23112.
Public source reports Missing Person near 1500 AUSTIN RD.
Public source reports Person Down, Investigate near COMMERCE RD/HULL ST RICH.
Public source reports Trouble Unknown, Investigate near KENSINGTON AVE/N ARTHUR ASHE BLVD RICH.
Public source reports Larceny near 6000 TRAIL RIDE DR.
Public source reports Larceny, Investigate near 2900 CHAMBERLAYNE AVE.
Public source reports Trouble with Juvenil near 2100 MCRAE RD.
Public source reports Wanted Person, Investigate near 5000 SYLVAN RD.
Public source reports Domestic near 4000 PEREGRINE RD.
Public source reports Mental Subject, Mental Subject Emergent near 3200 HAZELHURST AVE.
Public source reports Breaking & Entering near 8900 RIVER RD.
Public source reports Arrived 11:39 Am near 3900 Block ELBERON CT.
Public source reports Arrived 11:58 Am near 5000 Block NINE MILE RD.
Public source reports Arrived 12:18 Pm near 10000 Block BROOK RD.
Public source reports Arrived 12:20 Pm near 4900 Block SULKY DR.
Public source reports Arrived 12:28 Pm near 1600 Block FOREST GLEN RD.
Public source reports Enroute 12:36 Pm near RIDGEFIELD PKWY / PUMP RD.
Public source reports Enroute 12:36 Pm near 200 Block WESTOVER AVE.
Public source reports Enroute 12:37 Pm near 1800 Block HOBSON LN.
Public source reports Assigned 12:43 Pm near 600 Block E LABURNUM AVE.
Public source reports Unknown near KENSINGTON AVE/N ARTHUR ASHE BLVD RICH.
Public source reports Suspicious Situation near 10400 MIDLOTHIAN TPKE.
Public source reports Standby near 6641 IRONBRIDGE PKWY, CHESTER, VA.
Public source reports Medical Transport - Low Acuity near 9101 Bon Air Crossings Drive, Richmond, VA 23235.
Public source reports EMS Call near 6600 IRONBRIDGE PKWY.
Public source reports EMS Call near 3900 SQUIRE HILL CT.
Public source reports EMS Call near 9700 ROUTE 1.
Public source reports Medical Event near 831 East Ellerslie Avenue, Colonial Heights, VA 23834.
Public source reports Medical Event near 10811 James River Drive, Hopewell, VA 23860.
Public source reports Medical Event near 4805 Journeys End, Goochland, VA 23063.
Public source reports Medical Event near 214 Westover Avenue, Highland Springs, VA 23223.
Public source reports Medical Event near 5960 Brook Road, Lakeside, VA 23228.
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At least one person has died and two more were hospitalized after a three-vehicle crash on Interstate 95 in Caroline County.
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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.
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