Crime News

Press Release: Shots Fired/Gunshot Victim

PRESS RELEASE Contact: Sergeant Scott Halverson Office:757-562-8684 Cell:757-653-6818 shalverson@franklinpolice.org Shots Fired/Gunshot Victim On May 26, 2020 at 10:42 pm, our communications center received a shots fired call at 1698 Dorchester Square C-6 (Dorchester Square Apartments). Units arrived on scene and spoke to two residents that could only say they heard shots. Later that evening Southampton Read More…

Crime News

PRESS RELEASE: Grand Theft Auto, Hit and Run Suspect Wanted

On May 10, 2020 at 9:52 pm, our communications center received a call of an accident involving a truck hit that had struck a building in the 1800 Block of South Street. Units arrived on scene and located an unoccupied, green, Ford F-150, that had struck the building.   The communications center received a second call Read More…

Community Events

Announcement from the City of Franklin

­­­­­­­­­­­­­­  THE FRANKLIN CITY COUNCIL will conduct a regular City Council meeting on May 11, 2020 at 7:00 p.m. City Hall will not be open to the public. Please read below if you are interested in joining the meeting. ____________________________ Members of City Council will hold an electronic meeting pursuant to Section 15.2-1418 of the Read More…

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Announcement from the City of Franklin

The citywide election originally scheduled for May 5, 2020 has been moved to May 19, 2020. Voters are encouraged to vote absentee by mail and can apply online by visiting https://vote.elections.virginia.gov/VoterInformation or by calling 562-8545 to request an application be mailed. The deadline to request a ballot be mailed has been extended to Tuesday, May Read More…

Crime News

Press Release – Shooting Subject Wanted

  PRESS RELEASE Contact: Sergeant Scott HalversonOffice:757-562-8684 Cell:757-653-6818 shalverson@franklinpolice.org  SHOOTING SUSPECT WANTED  ​On April 29, 2020, at 1:30 pm our communications center received a call of shots fired in the 1400 Block of South Street. Units arrived on scene and began an investigation. A crime scene was located, but no victim was. A second call was received Read More…

Community Events

Announcement from the City of Franklin

­­­­­­­­­­­­­­  THE FRANKLIN CITY COUNCIL  will conduct a regular City Council meeting on April 27, 2020 at 7:00 p.m. City Hall will not be open to the public. Please read below if you are interested in joining the meeting. ____________________________ Members of City Council will hold an electronic meeting pursuant to Section 15.2-1418 of the Read More…

Crime News

Press Release: Narcotics Arrest

PRESS RELEASE Contact: Sergeant Scott Halverson Office:757-562-8684 Cell:757-653-6818 shalverson@franklinpolice.org     Narcotics Arrest On April 16, 2020, at 2:35 pm, our communications center received a call of a traffic hazard in the 100 Block of Stonewall Street.  Units responded to investigate the complaint which led to contact being made with Edward Lee Dickerson, Jr., 36, Read More…

Community Events

Announcement from the City of Franklin

­­­­­­­­­­­­­­  THE FRANKLIN CITY COUNCIL  will conduct a budget work session on April 13, 2020 at 6:00 p.m.  and a regular City Council meeting  at 7:00 p.m. City Hall will not be open to the public. Please read below if you are interested in joining the meeting. ____________________________ Members of City Council will hold an Read More…

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Announcement From the City of Franklin on Upcoming Special City Council Meeting April 2, 2020

SPECIAL MEETING OF THE FRANKLIN CITY COUNCIL Thursday April 2, 2020 6:00 p.m.   Members of City Council will hold an electronic meeting in pursuant to § 15.2-1418 of the Code of Virginia, 1950, as amended. Due to the infectious nature of COVID-19 it unsafe to assemble a quorum of the Council in a single Read More…