Dennis Proffitt insists he’s no kingmaker.  The retired Chesterfield sheriff is, however, 3-for-3 in elections against candidates backed by state Sen. More...

A county man who police said had threatened to commit suicide was taken into custody peacefully after barricading himself in his Midlothian home. More...

Thanks to an alert citizen, a would-be burglar recently was prevented from nailing down a heist from a county apartment:  More...

The persons above are a sampling of recent arrests for serious crimes by the Chesterfield County Police Department. More...

Every time I see Arrest Watch, I think we’ve moved back a few centuries to the stockades in the town square ... minus the trial. Jail is preferable in some ways to being listed in this way. More...

Thursday, Dec. 25   Christmas holiday. County offices and libraries are closed.  Friday, Dec. 26   Christmas holiday. County offices and libraries are closed.  More...

VIRGINIA: IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF CHESTERFIELD COUNTY NICHOLE CLAUSER, Plaintiff, V. Case No.: CL14-2994 ANTHONY CLAUSER, Defendant. ORDER OF PUBLICATION More...