by James Ritch | Oct 20, 2020 | Headlines
Staff Report — The Northampton County Sheriff’s Office is investigating the death of a Cheriton woman as a homicide. Northampton County Sheriff David L. Doughty Jr., reported that on Oct. 20 at approximately 3:50 a.m., his office received a call for a gunshot...
by James Ritch | Apr 6, 2020 | Headlines
Staff Report — Police in Northampton County are looking for a man in association with a robbery, strangulation, and assault and battery that were alleged to have occurred last week at the Budget Inn in Nassawadox. The Northampton County Sherriff”s Office...
by James Ritch | May 9, 2019 | Headlines
By Linda Cicoira — Two people who were found dead at a house near Parksley Monday “appear” to have been killed in a murder/suicide, Accomack Sheriff Todd Godwin announced late Wednesday. “A final disposition is pending the medical examiner’s report and the...
by James Ritch | Jan 31, 2019 | Headlines
By Stefanie Jackson – Cheriton has sold its police car, a 2017 Dodge Charger with only 11,000 miles on it, to the Northampton County Sheriff’s Office, which now performs all patrols for the town. There’s not much left of the Cheriton police department that has been...
by James Ritch | Jan 24, 2019 | Headlines
By Stefanie Jackson David Doughty Jr. is seeking a third term as Northampton County sheriff. His career with the Northampton County Sheriff’s Office has spanned 25 years to date, beginning in 1994 when he became a jail deputy. Doughty was promoted in 1996 to patrol...
