Student stabs himself, attacks police
April 13, 2011
Virginia Tech Police were called to the Drillfield Wednesday afternoon following a report of a student stabbing his own hand with a pen.
Police
The Blacksburg Police and the Virginia Tech Police Department work in a partnership to ensure the safety of the community and respond to crime incidents.
Blacksburg’s chief is Kimberley S. Crannis. The police station is located at 200 Clay Street Southwest. Its 24-hour non-emergency number is 540-961-1150. Its weekly crime report is available on its Web site.
Tech Police’s chief is Wendell Flinchum. The main police station is located in the Sterrett Facilities Complex near Southgate Drive, and the satellite station is located inside War Memorial Gym. Its 24-hour non-emergency number is 540-231-6411. Its weekly crime report is available on its Web site.
The Collegiate Times operates a Crime Database that compiles and organizes crime statistics by location.
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Tech standardizes security camera policy
March 14, 2011
For the past year, Virginia Tech has been implementing a new policy on the use and storage of video surveillance.
'Suspicious incident' put Kipps Elementary and BHS on lock-down
March 3, 2011
Kipps Elementary and Blacksburg High School were placed on lock-down Thursday afternoon following a report of an individual carrying a rifle near school grounds.
Updated: Virginia Tech student found dead in off-campus apartment
January 25, 2011
The Blacksburg Police Department confirmed Wednesday morning that Virginia Tech sophomore Sam Wendler died on Friday, Jan. 21 in his room in an off-campus apartment complex.
Former Inn employee sought for forcible fondling
January 18, 2011
Virginia Tech Police issued an e-mail notice Tuesday afternoon about an ongoing investigation into abduction and forcible fondling incidents that were reported to have occurred in November at the Inn at Virginia Tech.
Updated: One dead after North Main Street crash
December 6, 2010
One Blacksburg man died Monday in a crash on North Main Street near Maple Ridge.
Fight breaks out over table at West End Market
October 13, 2010
Virginia Tech Police Department officers were called in for a fight that broke out Wednesday evening at West End Market.
Supreme Court rejects Morva's appeal
October 7, 2010
On Monday, the U.S. Supreme Court rejected an appeal made by convicted murderer William Morva.
Robberies down in new Virginia Tech crime report
October 6, 2010
A new Clery Act Report showed sexual assaults and motor vehicle thefts on the Virginia Tech campus doubled from the 2007-08 school year to the 2008-09 school year, while the amount of on-campus burglaries decreased by almost half and the amount of aggrava
Virginia Tech student arrested for using shotgun
October 4, 2010
A Virginia Tech student was arrested over the weekend for discharging a shotgun, according to Blacksburg Police.