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Police will enforce seat belt laws

SALEM – Drivers and passengers who don’t wear their seat belts may find themselves with a traffic ticket. The Salem Police Department announced today, May 8, that its officers will be participating in the 2013 “Click It or Ticket” mobilization campaign that is being conducted statewide in Virginia from May 20 – June 2.... »

Police searching for North Broad Street robber

Salem Police are on the lookout for a young robber who took money from a woman sitting in her car on North Broad Street on Wednesday, April 3, according to the victim. She described him as being in his late teens, about 6 feet tall, wearing a gray sweatshirt and blue jeans. The woman... »

Chamber annual meeting evolves into dinner-and-dance party

ROANOKE – There were awards, surprises but no long, boring speeches – and there was plenty of fun – at the Salem-Roanoke County Chamber of Commerce’s 79th annual dinner on March 15. Awards for educators of the year, police officers, volunteer, ambassador and citizen of the year were announced and applauded.   And then... »

Adkins selected as Salem Officer of the Year

SALEM – Salem Police Officer Mark Adkins has been selected by his peers as Officer of the Year for 2011, after his work in solving several larcenies in Salem. He will be honored on March 22 at the Salem-Roanoke County Chamber of Commerce 78th annual awards dinner at the Sheraton Roanoke Hotel & Conference... »

Rumors circulate about streaker’s punishment

While Salem Police continue to investigate the case of a 15-year-old student who disrupted the half-time show at Salem High School’s final home football game of the season, students are circulating rumors on Facebook that he has been expelled for the rest of the year. Not so, according to school administrators. School Superintendent Dr.... »

More charges for man accused of grabbing college student

SALEM – More charges have been filed against a 25-year-old Roanoker accused of sexually grabbing a male Roanoke College student. Now Hung Phi Nguyen has been charged with impersonating a police officer. Today a second charge of impersonating a police officer was filed against Nguyen. Initially, he was accused of grabbing a 19-year-old Roanoke... »

Bank abduction suspect caught

SALEM – Police have caught a man accused of abducting a woman outside a Salem bank and forcing her to drive to another bank in an attempt to get money. Salem Police identified him as James Wesley Moore, 31, of Roanoke, who was arrested Aug. 31 and charged with robbery and abduction. He is... »

Forensics wins 6th-straight state championship

SALEM  – Salem High School Forensics Team’s unprecedented number of state wins has been topped – by their own team. Over the weekend the team won its sixth consecutive Group AA State Championship in Harrisonburg. SHS soundly defeated second-place Waynesboro 56-18. Forty schools competed. “Salem placed 14 out of 15 entries in the final round,”... »

Involuntary manslaughter charge dismissed against man whose truck ran over girlfriend

SALEM – An involuntary manslaughter charge was dismissed today against a man whose girlfriend died when his truck ran over her after she jumped or fell out of his pickup. A jury of eight women and four men had heard a day’s testimony but had not begun deliberating when Salem Circuit Court Judge R.... »

Police ask community’s help in finding suspects who approached boy

SALEM – Police are asking for help from the community in locating two young men who approached an 11-year-old boy walking in his neighborhood last week. A mother who was driving and saw the truck reported she saw two young white men, about 19 or 20 years old, who appeared to be trying to... »