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 NewsAgricultureBudget & 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 Aquarium & Marine Science CenterVirginia Beach CourtsVolunteer ResourcesVoter Registration & ElectionsCurrent Category Police Page Content Help Needed to Reunite Dog with OwnerMonday, July 13, 2020Animal Control is seeking any information on a dog that was rehomed by a citizen through Craigslist on June 30, 2020. The citizen rehomed the dog after obtaining it through Craigslist earlier that day under false pretenses. The dog did not fit in well with her family, and a … Charges Filed After a Dog Was Attacked on Chics BeachMonday, July 13, 2020On June 23, 2020, at approximately 11:40 p.m., Emergency Communications received a call from a citizen advising a dog was being attacked on the beach by another dog at Lauderdale Avenue and the sand beach in the City of Virginia Beach. Police responded and the inv … Death Investigation 4700 block of Columbus StreetSaturday, July 11, 2020On Saturday, July 11, 2020, at 12:42 p.m., Emergency Communications dispatched police to an assist fire case in the 4700 block of Columbus Street for a dumpster on fire. Once the fire was extinguished, VBFD discovered a deceased body that was inside of the burning dumps … *Update* Auto/Pedestrian Fatality Accident 69th Street/Atlantic AvenueSaturday, July 11, 2020*Update*The decedent has been identified as 55-year-old Michael Francis Ott Jr. of Virginia Beach.There are currently no charges pending for the driver of the vehicle.UPDATE: The roadway is now open to all traffic. On Friday, July 10, 2020 at approxim … 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.