News for New Kent County and Charles City County, Virginia | October 31, 2026
Local News
NKSO seeks leads for vehicle break-ins in Brickshire subdivision
New Kent Sheriff’s Office is seeking information relating to vehicle break-ins in the Brickshire subdivision in the county. From Aug. 7 to Aug. 8, several vehicles in the area were tampered and rummaged through during overnight hours, with several items being removed. As of now, sheriff’s deputies have not received any leads. If you have any information about the incident or have seen a suspicious vehicle or person(s), please call the sheriff’s office at 966-9500, or Crime Stoppers at 780-1000.
Repairs to delay traffic at intersection of Airport Road, New Kent Highway until 2015
Utility and road construction are now underway at the intersection of Route 249 (New Kent Highway) and Route 612 (Airport Road and Tunstall Road) in the Quinton area of New Kent. The adjustments are being made to address both drainage and traffic issues at the intersection. The construction will cause at least one lane to be closed for most of the day. Construction is expected to last until March 2015. Motorists are encouraged to use an alternative route and avoid the area as much as possible.
Former Quinton Fire and EMS treasurer accepts reduced embezzlement charges
A former Quinton Volunteer Fire and EMS Inc. (Company 2) treasurer accepted a plea deal to reduced embezzlement charges during Aug. 11 New Kent Circuit Court proceedings. Lucinda Marciniak Crump, 48, of the 9000 block of Essex Hills Road, New Kent, entered guilty pleas to three counts of misdemeanor embezzlement. Those charges were originally felony embezzlement indictments. In a summary of evidence, Crump volunteered for Quinton Fire and EMS for the last seven years, serving the last three as the company’s treasurer. At the beginning of this year, she was elected as president of the organization. Transitioning into her new…
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NKSO seek information on garage break-ins
New Kent Sheriff’s Office is looking for information regarding thefts from tool sheds and garages in the Deer Lake subdivision near Tunstall Road. According to an incident report, garages and sheds have been ransacked with tools and other items taken. The thefts allegedly occurred over a two-week period at the end of July. If you have seen a suspicious vehicle or have any information regarding the thefts, please call New Kent Sheriff’s Office at 966-9500 or Crime Stoppers at 780-1000.
Cantor to resign from position in U.S. Congress on Aug. 18
Eric Cantor, the current New Kent representative in the United States Congress, will be stepping down from his position effective Aug. 18. The decision came through an Aug. 1 press release through his office. “It has been the highest honor of my professional life to serve the people of Virginia’s 7th District in Congress,” he said. “During this time of transition for me and my family, it is my foremost desire to ensure that representation is maintained for the people of the 7th District.” Cantor expects Governor Terry McAuliffe to use Election Day in November to fill the vacancy immediately.
New Kent man arrested on child pornography charges
A New Kent County man faces 10 counts of child pornography possession along with two distribution charges after law enforcement officials executed a search warrant at the suspect’s residence on Aug. 8. The arrest of Forrest Blake Jones, 21, of the 7000 block of Lakeshore Drive, Quinton, follows a two month-long investigation conducted by the Southern Virginia Internet Crimes Against Children Task Force. New Kent Sheriff’s Office personnel worked with the Richmond FBI office, state police, and the attorney general’s office on the case, said New Kent Detective Joey McLaughlin. “This is one of many pending cases in the (Richmond)…
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NKSO seeks info on Urban Escape, Jasper Engine burglaries
New Kent Sheriff’s Office is seeking information involving a break-in at Urban Escape and Jasper Engines in the Providence Forge area of New Kent. Officers were called to the scene early Monday morning (Aug. 11) at 3:30 a.m. to Jasper Engines on Emmaus Road. Upon arrival, the door was open but no items were taken. Deputies proceeded to Urban Escape and discovered a shattered glass window towards the rear of the store. According to information obtained by the Chronicle, a cash box with an undisclosed amount of money was taken. Sheriff’s officers are asking anybody in the area for information…
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Gloucester pair arrested on New Kent drug charges
Two Gloucester County residents have been picked up by Twin Rivers Drug Task Force personnel on charges incurred in New Kent County relating to crack cocaine trafficking. Acting on a tip, officers confronted Melvin W. Billups Jr., 36, and Christine A. McKinney, 33, in the parking lot of the McDonald’s restaurant in West Point and arrested the pair without incident on Aug. 5, said New Kent Detective Joey McLaughlin. Both had been indicted by a New Kent Circuit Court grand jury on July 23. Those indictments had been promptly sealed until the suspects could be apprehended. Billups is charged with…
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New Kent supervisors advised to prepare for sludge disposal in future
With all the issues of Synagro and sludge appearing before New Kent supervisors, it seemed only fitting that issues of disposing the county’s own sludge from the Parham Landing wastewater treatment plant be addressed. Kris Edelman, an Aracadis consultant for New Kent, met with board members during the July 30 work session to address the issue. While a solution is not needed immediately, Edelman advised supervisors to consider a plan to prepare. In the late 1990’s, New Kent and Henrico County worked in unison disposing the sludge, mainly because the plant served Henrico Jail East. Henrico continues to accept the…
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New Kent supervisors table decision on letter opposing DEQ sludge permit for Synagro
New Kent supervisors will spend a little more time debating an issue to send a letter to the State Water Control Board opposing a permit for Synagro to dispose industrial residuals and sludge in the northeast part of the county. Supervisors listened to an hour long presentation from Kyle Winter, water compliance and VPA programs manager for the Department of Environmental Quality (DEQ) during the July 30 work session. At the July 14 regular board meeting, citizens presented concerns about Synagro and their attempt to use 712 acres in New Kent to dump sludge from Tyson Foods, Smithfield Foods, and…
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