Missing Person- Tara Faith Salyer

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

Missing Person

Tara Faith Salyer

Age: 15

Address: Abingdon High School (705 Thompson Drive, Abingdon)

Tara Faith Salyer was last seen at Abingdon High School on Monday, March 19^th, 2018. If you have any information, please contact your local law enforcement agency.

Statewide Tornado Drill On March 20, 2018

Statewide Tornado Drill On March 20, 2018

The Town of Abingdon will be participating in the statewide Tornado Drill on Tuesday, March 20, 2018 at 9:45 AM. The Town's AlertAbingdon Notification system will be activated to simulate an actual Tornado Warning Notification. This will include the Town's warning sirens, as they will sound as part of this drill. DO NOT CALL 911 in regards to warning siren inquiries! In the event that an emergency occurs during the time of the drill, the proper precautions will go into effect.

To receive the notifications from AlertAbingdon for the drill and future events, please go to alertabingdon.com or text 24210 to 888777 to sign up for alerts. To further participate in the drill itself, please sign up at http://www.vaemergency.gov/tornadodrill/.

APD Call Log March 12th-18th, 2018

APD Call Log March 5th-12th, 2018

TRAFFIC INFORMATION FOR 2018 SHAMROCK 4MILER

Abingdon Police Department

                                               

For Immediate Release

Traffic Information FOr 2018 Shamrock 4miler

The Shamrock 4 Miler will be held Friday, March 16, 2018 in downtown Abingdon. This is a large event that originates, and ends, at the Abingdon Farmers Market on Remsburg Drive. The four mile loop course, and one mile walking loop, guide participants through downtown Abingdon primarily on Valley and Main Streets.

Motorists are advised to use caution when passing through downtown Abingdon on Friday night.  Be alert for police and fire directing traffic and for participants on the roadways.

Due to race preparations, Remsburg Drive will be closed on Friday at 3 p.m. to allow for set up of the timer station and registration areas. Remsburg will remain closed until 11 p.m. Friday night.

Traffic will be slowed, delayed, and diverted to allow participants to safely complete the course.

Please expect delays on the following streets:

Remsburg Drive        Cummings Street      Wall Street

Depot Square             West Main Street      Plumb Alley

Valley Street              College Street            Church Street

Oak Street                  Pecan Street               Court Street

Tanner Street            Whites Mill Road      Deadmore Street

Hutton Street             Cambridge Street      Rugby Terrace

Oxford Street             Henderson Court      Walden Road

Jefferson Circle         Boone Street              Thompson Drive

Park Street                 Railroad Street          A Street

Please remain alert for participants and obey instructions of the officers and officials providing traffic control. 

APD Call Log February 26th-March 4th, 2018

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE- Abingdon High School Threat

Abingdon Police Department

                                     

For Immediate Release

On Friday, March 2, 2018, the Abingdon Police Department conducted an investigation of a possible threat to Abingdon High School.  The source of the possible threat was identified and found to be a juvenile.  An investigation was conducted and it was determined that the threat was unsubstantiated.

On Sunday, March 4, 2018, more claims and social media posts started to circulate regarding the reported threat on Friday. The Abingdon Police Department re-investigated the matter, conducted more interviews, and found the threat to still be not credible.  

At this time, the Abingdon Police Department has concluded that there is no threat to students or faculty at Abingdon High School. The Abingdon Police Department and the Washington County, VA School system have been working together on this matter. As a precaution, there will be extra officers at the school on Monday, March 5, 2018 for reassurance.

We would like to thank everyone that brought this incident to our attention. With the swift action of the public, this incident was resolved in a timely manner.

*Update*- As of 7:00PM tonight, APD officers spoke with the author of the snapchat post (see below). The person posted this as a way to warn other people, although, the person did not verify the information. We encourage everyone to contact police in the future with any rumors or information before posting on social media. When posting things of this nature on social media, you will only create panic without knowing facts.

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