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Mar 17, 2020
Community Outreach Programs Temporarily SuspendedThe Winchester Police Department announced on March 16, 2020, that community outreach programs will be suspended until further notice. This includes two of…
Mar 16, 2020
Timbrook Public Safety Center ClosurePublic access to the Timbrook Public Safety Center will be allowed in an emergency and by appointment, when necessary. The Winchester Police…
Mar 3, 2020
Registration dates for the Winchester Police Department’s ‘Junior Academy’ announcedThe Winchester Police Department (WPD) will reprise its popular children’s program for ages 5-8, the Junior Academy, with three dates in 2020. Session dates,…
Feb 19, 2020
Winchester Police Department adds ‘Mocha Mondays’ to community outreach calendarChief John Piper of the Winchester Police Department (WPD) will host a new recurring event titledMocha Mondays, the latest event to be added to the…
Feb 5, 2020
Winchester Police Department accepting applications for upcoming teen and adult Citizen AcademiesThe Winchester Police Department (WPD) is now accepting applications for its spring 2020 citizen academies: 1) Teen Citizen Police Academy (Saturday, March 7)…
Jan 22, 2020
Winchester Police Lieutenant to host true crime podcastLieutenant Amanda Behan of the Winchester Police Department (WPD) will host a new true crime podcast titled Defrost: Winchester’s True Crime with Behan &…
Jan 21, 2020
Teacher indicted on charges of inappropriately touching a studentRandall Gasper, 60 years old of Luray, VA, has been indicted by the City of Winchester Grand Jury for one count of indecent liberties with a child by a person…
Jan 2, 2020
Winchester Police investigate pedestrian killed by tractor-trailerOn January 1, 2020 at approximately 9:20 p.m., Winchester Police (WPD) responded to the rear parking lot of 820 Berryville Avenue for a report of a pedestrian…
Dec 31, 2019
Stephens City man arrested for animal crueltyDane Dwayne Miller, 31, of Stephens City, was arrested by Winchester Police (WPD) on December 27, 2019 and charged with three counts of cruelty to animals and…
Dec 9, 2019
West Virginia man faces additional charges after assaulting two Winchester Police officers during a DUI encounterOn December 7, 2019, at approximately 12:40 a.m., Winchester police arrested Hunter Dylan Hernandez, 25, of Fayetteville, WV following a fight with officers…