News Center Stay up-to-date on the latest news from the City of Virginia Beach. SearchSearch by Date RangeStart End View News by Category All NewsAgricultureAquarium and MuseumsBudget & Management ServicesCity AttorneyCity AuditorCity ClerkCity ManagerCity TreasurerCommissioner of the RevenueCommonwealth's AttorneyCommunications OfficeConvention and Visitors BureauCourtsCultural AffairsEconomic DevelopmentEmergency Communications & Citizen ServicesEmergency ManagementEmergency Medical ServicesFinanceFireHousing & Neighborhood PreservationHuman Resources (City)Human ServicesInformation TechnologyParks & RecreationPlanningPolicePublic HealthPublic LibrariesPublic UtilitiesPublic WorksReal Estate AssessorStrategic Growth AreaVirginia Beach CourtsVolunteer ResourcesVoter Registration & ElectionsCurrent Category Commonwealth's Attorney Page Content Commonwealth v. Jennifer Marie Costa; Defendant Ran Over Uber Driver with Vehicle Two Times, Sentenced to 6 Years in PrisonMonday, June 04, 2018Colin D. Stolle, Commonwealth's Attorney for the city of Virginia Beach, announced today that Jennifer Marie Costa, 31 years old, formerly of the 100 block of Gliden Road in Hobbsville, North Carolina, was sentenced for Malicious Wounding. Circuit Court Judge Steven C … Commonwealth v. Timothy Floyd McHellon; Sexual Abuse of Child in Storage Unit Draws 30-Year SentenceTuesday, May 22, 2018Colin D. Stolle, Commonwealth's Attorney for the city of Virginia Beach, announced today that Timothy Floyd McHellon, 29 years old, of Virginia Beach, Virginia, pled guilty and was sentenced today on charges of Forcible Sodomy – Victim Under Age 13 (3 counts), Aggravated Se … Commonwealth v. Earl Lavern Sparks; Twenty Years for Man who Robbed Elderly Woman and Drove her Car to MichiganWednesday, May 09, 2018Colin D. Stolle, Commonwealth's Attorney for the city of Virginia Beach, announced that Earl Lavern Sparks, 35 years old, formerly of Flint, Michigan, was sentenced today by Circuit Court Judge A. Bonwill Shockley for Carjacking, Robbery, Burglary, and Abduction. Judge Shock … Commonwealth v. Harold Vincent Cole Jr.; Judge Imposes Jury's Recommended 29-Year Sentence for Robbery, MurderMonday, May 07, 2018Colin D. Stolle, Commonwealth's Attorney for the city of Virginia Beach, announced that Harold Vincent Cole Jr., 32 years old, formerly of the 900 block of Newtown Road in Virginia Beach, Virginia, was found guilty of First Degree Murder, Robbery, Use of a Firearm, and Cons … Contact InformationCommunications Office(757) 385-4679news@vbgov.com(757) 427-5978 More News Releases Can't find what you are looking for? View a complete list of Virginia Beach news releases.