CHESTERFIELD COUNTY, Va. (WRIC) — In the colder months, it can be tempting to turn on your car and leave it running to warm up while you seek shelter inside, but police warn this often attracts thieves.

Car thefts continue to plague the Commonwealth. Thieves stole around 12,000 cars across the state in 2022, which represented more than $137 million in damages.

While the crime rate typically increases in the summer time, Sergeant Peter Lazear, who represents the Help Eliminate Auto Theft (HEAT) division of Virginia State Police, explained there is a specific genre of these crimes people should anticipate in the winter — “warm-up thefts.”

https://www.wric.com/news/taking-action/police-warn-of-warm-up-car-thefts-during-the-winter-months/

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Paul Pelosi attack body cam footage

Footage of the hammer attack against Nancy Pelosi’s husband, Paul Pelosi, was released by a judge and obtained by KRON4 Friday morning.

David DePape was recorded on video by the Pelosi's home surveillance camera. He is seen breaking into their San Francisco home by smashing through glass.

Paul Pelosi 911 call

An audio tape was released Friday of David DePape being interrogated by a San Francisco Police Department Lt. Carla Hurley. DePape confesses to attacking Paul Pelosi with a hammer and explains his motive behind the attack.

KRON4's Dan Kerman reports.

Two suspects are now facing second-degree murder charges after a Chesterfield man was shot and killed in his own driveway last year.

Central Virginia police departments have finished a crime prevention tactic program that’s brought in good results.

A first-of-its-kind project is coming to the Six Points area of Richmond’s Northside.

Some bills that would put more restrictions on guns made it through a state Senate committee this week.

RICHMOND, Va. (WRIC) — U.S. Senator Tim Kaine of Virginia said he will run for re-election in 2024, easing Democrats’ concerns of having a new candidate up against a Republican after the GOP’s statewide victories two years ago.

Sen. Kaine (D-Va.), who has been in the Senate since 2013, announced his re-election bid alongside his wife, Anne Holton, outside a Richmond cafe where he was hosting an economic development roundtable with young state workers, advocates and others.

Democratic senators encouraged Kaine to pursue a third term, he said, but President Joe Biden did not ask him to run. Kaine, 64, listed four reasons for his decision, which he said he “grappled” with and made just last week.

https://www.wric.com/news/virginia-news/sen-tim-kaine-running-for-third-term/