Seatbelt Award – Media Advisory

MEDIA ADVISORY

WHEN: March 16, 2010 – 2:00PM

WHERE: Virginia Sports Hall of Fame

206 High St., Portsmouth, VA 23704

WHO: Multiple Jurisdictions

WHAT: Saved By the Belt Award presented by the

Virginia Highway Safety Office

WHY: On April 28, 2009, Ms. Jean Marie W. Bentley was involved in an accident in Portsmouth in which she was struck in the front of her vehicle. The airbags in her vehicle were deployed. Ms. Bentley was wearing her seatbelt and also had her dog in the vehicle with her. Ms. Bentley’s dog was wearing a canine seatbelt. Because of the dog wearing a canine seatbelt, the dog was uninjured and kept contained which allowed medical personal could attend to Ms. Bentley. Ms. Bentley sustained a fracture to her right arm. Ms. Bentley, with her dog, will be receiving the Saved By the Belt award from the Virginia Highway Safety Office.

Please advise Det. Doyle if you will be having someone attend.

PORTSMOUTH POLICE NEEDS THE PUBLIC’S ASSISTANCE UPDATE

UPDATE

On February 12, 2009 at 9:30 P.M., Portsmouth Police received an anonymous tip on the whereabouts of Keyonte M. Key. Based on that information, officers responded to the 1000 block of Palmer St. in Portsmouth. After a search of the residence, Keyonte Key was found hiding in the residence.

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Winter Storm Warning – NWS – 01/30/10

Issued by The National Weather Service
Wakefield, VA
4:34 am EST, Sat., Jan. 30, 2010

… WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 AM EST SUNDAY…

A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 AM EST SUNDAY.

LOW PRESSURE OVER THE GULF COAST STATES WILL TRACK NORTHEAST THIS MORNING… AND WILL INTENSIFY AS IT RIDES NORTHEAST ALONG THE CAROLINA COAST THIS AFTERNOON… BRINGING A SIGNIFICANT WINTER STORM TO THE WARNING AREA.

SNOW WILL CONTINUE TO OVERSPREAD THE REGION THIS MORNING… AND WILL BECOME HEAVY AT TIMES DURING THE IN THE MID-MORNING HOURS SATURDAY. THE SNOW IS EXPECTED TO MIX WITH SLEET… AND POSSIBLY FREEZING RAIN AT TIMES BY LATER THIS MORNING… ESPECIALLY OVER NORTHEAST NORTH CAROLINA ALONG AND SOUTH OF A LINE FROM JACKSON TO CURRITUCK.

TOTAL SNOWFALL ACCUMULATIONS WILL AVERAGE 8 TO 14 INCHES OF SNOW ACROSS FAR SOUTHERN VIRGINIA AND NORTHEAST NORTH CAROLINA… WITH THE HIGHEST TOTALS ALONG AND WEST OF A LINE FROM EMPORIA TO WAKEFIELD AND WILLIAMSBURG. LESSER SNOW TOTALS ON THE ORDER OF 4 TO 8 INCHES ARE EXPECTED TOWARDS THE ALBEMARLE SOUND. SNOWFALL ACCUMULATIONS ACROSS THE TIDEWATER AREA OF VIRGINIA WILL AVERAGE BETWEEN 6 AND 10 INCHES OF SNOW.

CONTINUE TO MONITOR THE LATEST FORECASTS AND STATEMENTS REGARDING THIS DEVELOPING WEATHER SITUATION.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS… A WINTER STORM WARNING IS ISSUED WHEN SEVERE WINTER WEATHER IS EXPECTED TO OCCUR. HEAVY SNOW AND/OR SLEET AND ICE ARE FORECAST TO ACCUMULATE IN THE AFFECTED AREAS CAUSING HAZARDOUS DRIVING CONDITIONS. THOSE WITH TRAVEL PLANS IN THE WARNING AREA ARE ADVISED TO CHOOSE AN ALTERNATE ROUTE… OR SHOULD USE EXTREME CAUTION IF TRAVEL IS UNAVOIDABLE.

Winter Storm Advisory for Norfolk/Portsmouth

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Issued by The National Weather Service
Wakefield, VA
3:56 am EST, Thu., Jan. 28, 2010

… WINTER STORM WATCH IN EFFECT FROM FRIDAY EVENING THROUGH SATURDAY AFTERNOON…

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN WAKEFIELD HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM WATCH… WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM FRIDAY EVENING THROUGH SATURDAY AFTERNOON.

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