Thursday, February 19, 2015

Missing Person- Forrest Campbell


Abingdon Police Department

Please help us find this missing person!

Forrest Campbell

Age: 53

Mr. Campbell left the Renaissance House on Tuesday (2/17/15) around 1:00 PM, walking to Kroger.  On Tuesday evening, the Renaissance House called dispatch to inform officers to keep a lookout. Officers have checked places that Mr. Campbell usually visits and have had no success in finding him. If you have any information on Forrest Campbell, please call the Abingdon Police Department at 276-628-3111 or Washington County Dispatch at 276-676-6277.





Wednesday, February 11, 2015

Abingdon Police Department: Complaint Yields Meth Bust



Abingdon Police Department 

For Immediate Release

On Tuesday, February 10th, 2015, at approximately 1:00PM, officers from the Abingdon Police Department and Washington County Sheriff’s Office responded to the 800 block of West Main Street to a complaint of a stolen vehicle. The vehicle was located at the 800 block of West Main Street in front of a residence. Officers spoke with Brock Dalton Widener, 20, of 29341 Hawthrone Drive, Meadowview, VA and Christopher Micheal Blankenship, 18, of 21670 Lakeshore Drive, Abingdon, VA. Upon further investigation, officers found a small quantity of methamphetamine and a small quantity of marijuana on Blankenship. Widener was in possession of a syringe and a spoon with burned residue.

Officers learned that the two were staying at the 800 block of West Main Street apartment. Consent was obtained by officers to search the residence and the search yielded the remnants of a one-pot shake and bake meth lab, as well as a large quantity of methamphetamine.

Brock Dalton Widener has been arrested and charged with:

1.      Manufacturing methamphetamine, in violation of § 18.2-248.03 (227 grams or more) of the Code of Virginia;
2.      Possession with intent of distribution, in violation of § 18.2-248 of the Code of Virginia; and
3.      Possession of methamphetamine precursors, in violation of § 18.2-248J of the Code of Virginia.

Widener was transported to the Abingdon Facility of the Southwest Virginia Regional Jail where he is currently being held without bond.

Christopher Micheal Blankenship has been arrested and charged with:

1.       Failure to appear, in violation of § 19.2-128 of the Code of Virginia;
2.      Possession of methamphetamine, in violation of § 18.2-250 of the Code of Virginia; and
3.      Possession of marijuana, in violation of § 18.2-250.1 of the Code of Virginia.

Blankenship was transported to the Abingdon Facility of the Southwest Virginia Regional Jail where he is currently being held without bond.

The Abingdon Police Department, the United States Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) and the Washington County Sheriff’s Office were involved in the investigation.






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Monday, February 9, 2015

Abingdon Police Department- Weekly Blotter 2/2/15-2/8/15



Abingdon Police Department

Police Blotter

The Abingdon Police Department responded to 74 incidents within 2/2/2015-2/8/2015.

Incident /Event Type
Computer Fraud

400 Block of West Main Street- On February 3rd at 4:00 PM, a victim reported his bank account accessed after fraudulent anti-virus scam.

Shoplifting

400 Block of Cummings Street- On February 5th at 8:31 AM, two subjects were detained in the store for shoplifting. The two returned the item to the shelf. After running wanted checks on both subjects, it was found that Amanda Lee Bossert had several outstanding warrants out of Smyth County. She was arrested and transported the Southwest Virginia Regional Jail. She was released on a 10,000 unsecured bond.

Intoxicated in Public

400 Block of Cummings Street- On February 5th at 1:30 PM, Terry Dean Combs, 43, of Honaker, was arrested for public intoxication. He was placed under arrest and transported to the Southwest Virginia Regional Jail.

Destruction/Damage/Vandalism of Property

500 Block of Humes Street- On February 8th at 8:32 AM, two residences of the area reported damage to items outside their homes.

Simple Assault

500 Block of Lowry Drive- On February 8th at 8:46 PM, the victim, a 23 year old Abingdon man, reported that during the course of the dispute one of the parties involved had struck him with a ceramic soap dish. Amanda Jo Escobedo, 35, of Abingdon, was identified as the primary aggressor. Escobedo was arrested and transported to the Southwest Virginia Regional Jail. She was charged with Domestic Assault and is being held on a $1500 secured bond.

The report contains selected crimes and incidents that occur within the Town of Abingdon during a specific time period. The information is organized by date.  Addresses shown indicate blocks and not specific locations.


Note: Information contained in the Weekly Blotter is generally based on initial reports made to the police department. Follow-up investigations may reveal different or additional information. This report is not a comprehensive list of every police event in the Town of Abingdon in the stated time frame.