Car thefts are increasing in significant numbers across the country, and law enforcement agencies in Central Virginia have been overwhelmed by the rise in caseloads.
Traffic barrels and construction equipment line Forest Hill Avenue from Cherokee Road to Gravel Hill Road, narrowing lanes and blocking drivers from making some turns along Forest Hill Avenue.
The outcome left Natalie Simmons's family feeling a lack of justice and prosecutors grappling with limited options when they're placed in what they said is becoming a more common situation.