BEDFORD, VA – The Bedford Police Department secured warrants on Sunday, March 15, 2026 charging three individuals with Abuse and Neglect of a Vulnerable Adult (18.2-369 of the Code of Virginia). The investigation began on November 19, 2025 after allegations were made about possible criminal neglect of an elderly female. The female was a resident at Cardinal Senior Living located in the 1300 block of Longwood Avenue. At the time, the three individuals charged were employees at

BEDFORD, VA - On Thursday, March 12, 2026, at approximately 8:05 p.m., officers from the Bedford Police Department were dispatched and responded to a disturbance at the Raintree Village Apartments located at 720 Blue Ridge Avenue in the Town of Bedford. Bedford County Emergency Communications received a call from residents who reported hearing what sounded like a female being assaulted inside an apartment by a male subject. The caller reported hearing screaming, yelling, and

On January 12, 2026, Thomas McKinley, age 50, of Chesterfield, Virginia, was arrested for a violation of §18.2-374.1:1 Code of Virginia, Possession of Child Pornography. During the evening of January 11, 2026, the Bedford Police Department obtained information that McKinley planned to travel from Chesterfield to the Town of Bedford in an attempt to engage in sexual acts with a person he believed to be an 11-year-old child. BPD officers located McKinley and took him into custo

On December 30, 2025, the Bedford Police Department charged two Roanoke men, 26-year-old Brandon Harmeling, and 30-year-old James Harmeling, with multiple offenses related to destruction of property and larceny. The arrests follow an investigation involving allegations that the two men were involved in a series of copper thefts from commercial sites across multiple jurisdictions in Virginia. Two of these incidents occurred within the Town of Bedford. The Bedford Police Depart