The accomplishment comes a year after the star city saw a historic amount of homicides

Roanoke City Police Chief Scott Booth took questions from the community Monday afternoon.

Roanoke Police Chief Scott Booth is seeing success in the fight against gun violence.

Virginia State Police are investigating after Roanoke Police shot and killed a suspect after he stabbed a woman and refused to put down a knife.

Virginia State Police will be conducting an investigation after a domestic disturbance involving an armed man resulted in a fatal officer-involved shooting in Roanoke overnight.

It was National Night Out Tuesday night and our very own John Carlin was at an event in our area at McCadden Park.

Roanoke appointed a Michael Crawley as the department's new Deputy Chief.

Virginia State Police has identified the suspect in Saturday’s officer-involved shooting in Roanoke.

The Roanoke Police Department has identified the officers involved in Monday’s officer-involved shooting of an armed man.

Changes are coming a little less than a week after Brayden DeHaven died from being hit by a car on Avenham Avenue in South Roanoke.

After just four months at the helm, Roanoke Police Chief Scott Booth is already charting a course to reduce crime and foster a safer community.

Overall crime in the Star City may be down but people may not realize gun-related homicides are at an all-time high.

The City of Danville has announced who will serve as their new police chief.

Roanoke City Commonwealth’s Attorney Donald Caldwell has concluded that the use of deadly force in Sunday’s officer-involved shooting was justified.

A new face joined the Roanoke Gun Violence Prevention Commission for their November meeting.

Roanoke's new police chief, Scott Booth hosted his first community walk with officers on Friday to build trust with citizens impacted by gun violence.

Chief Scott Booth was sworn in as Roanoke City Police Chief Tuesday.

In less than a week, Scott Booth will take on his new leadership role in the Roanoke Police Department.

A new report is revealing some of the strengths and weaknesses inside the Roanoke City Police Department.

Jenna Zibton sat down with Booth one-on-one to hear his biggest achievements in Danville and his plans for Roanoke City.

Jenna Zibton sat down with Booth one-on-one to hear his biggest achievements in Danville and his plans for Roanoke City

After yet another homicide, Roanoke is picking up the pieces and planning on how to move forward. On Sunday, FEDUP held a prayer vigil to help curb violence.

Our own Jenna Zibton sat down with Booth one-on-one to learn more about his plans for Roanoke City.

The City of Danville has announced who will serve as interim police chief after news surfaced last week about Police Chief Scott Booth’s upcoming departure.

10 News will be sitting down with Booth to learn more about his plans for Roanoke City, and we want to make sure the community is part of the conversation.

Danville Police Chief, Scott Booth, will be Roanoke's next top-cop come Oct 31.

Following a long search for Roanoke’s next top cop, Scott Booth is stepping down from his role as Danville’s Police Chief to be Roanoke’s new chief.

Chief Booth is credited for a lot of the violence reduction with his work down in Danville.

The Roanoke community is invited to attend a meet-and-greet with Danville Police Chief Scott Booth. Booth is in the running for Roanoke's new police chief.

Danville's police chief, Scott Booth is the finalist for the chief position in Roanoke.

The Roanoke Police Department is one step closer to finding a new chief of police.

The Danville Police Department has entered the national spotlight.

One step at a time, Danville Police officers continue to build relationships with their community by hosting engagement neighborhood walks.

It’s taken years and a lot of work to turn the city around. The solutions they found could work for other cities battling gun violence.

Gangs shooting at police. That’s how bad things were in Danville when violent crime hit all-time highs less than a decade ago.

Police hope their model will serve as an example for departments in the Commonwealth and around the nation.

DANVILLE, Va. – Danville’s city council members put their politics aside on Thursday and united against COVID-19. All of the city’s council members, including Mayor Alonzo Jones, received the Moderna COVID-19 vaccine together Thursday morning. The idea came from vice mayor Gary Miller, a cardiologist concerned about the spread of the virus. “Do you want a day with a sore arm, or do you want four weeks on the ventilator?”In addition to city council members, Danville Police Chief Scott Booth also lined up for a vaccination. Depending on where you live, you can call the Danville Health Department at 434-766-9838 or the Pittsylvania County Health Department at 434-432-7232.

DANVILLE, Va. – Officers with the Danville Police Department recently relearned how to serve and protect without using deadly force. The department hosted de-escalation training for all of its officers over the past two months, including a session for its Church Patrol Friday morning. The training featured numerous real-world examples of police de-escalation, as well as peaceful procedural guidelines for officers. “Anything that makes our agency better in serving our community, I’m a huge fan of.”In addition to the classroom portions of the training, fellow Danville officers re-enacted scenarios where the lessons would come into play. “If you come in screaming, ‘Drop the knife, drop the knife,’ and cursing, does that favor de-escalation?’” said Danville Police Cpl.

“Man, I’m so happy with the Danville community right now,” said Danville Police Chief Scott Booth. Protesters gathered at the JTI fountain in downtown Danville Tuesday afternoon. (WSLS)Booth did not hesitate Tuesday to thank elected officials, community leaders and protesters for coming together to make the protests peaceful. “I saw (at Monday’s protest) young men and women that were hurt and wanted to express their hurt. “I just hope that this actually makes a change and reaches out to people that are refusing to stand out," Jones said.

DANVILLE, Va. – 2019 was a banner year for the Danville Police Department. Forcible sex offenses, 44% reduction in those crimes, our robberies at a 62% reduction, and our murders, from 11 to 8, 27%," said Danville Police Chief Scott Booth. Crimes in all five of the FBI’s crime categories, Booth said, were also solved at a rate higher than the national average. “Stratified policing is an organizational model that creates a framework and method to infuse evidence-based strategies, things that we know work to reduce crime and policing," Roberto said. “You see crime reduction across-the-board.

DANVILLE, Va. - Danville Police Department Officer Nick Pickrel is one of about a half-dozen officers currently certified to ride bikes while patrolling Danville's streets. Everybody we see on the street is always hollering out to the bike patrol and waiving at us and stopping us, wanting to talk," Pickrel said. This gives us another delivery method for patrol officers and just a way for us to connect and problem-solve," Danville Police Chief Scott Booth said. There are some areas that might experience some different challenges, so some of those bike officers might be working in our more challenging areas. "They want to talk to you about their problems or things they're seeing in the area, or they just want to ask questions about the bike.

DANVILLE, Va. - Some local first responders may now be better prepared to respond to an active shooter. An active shooter drill was held at Galileo Magnet High School in Danville on Friday. Students were out of school, but teachers and staff members were used as role players. Some of them have expressed anxiety about us doing this, but I'm here to tell you this is how modern agencies prepare so that we are ready when something bad happens. This was the first time the school district has done a drill like this.

DANVILLE, Va. - Walking into Forest Hills Elementary School, students may have been expecting to be greeted by teachers and school administrators, but not by police officers. "It's important to us that kids and their families get to know us, number one, and number two, feel safe," Danville Police Chief Scott Booth said. "It's also good for the kids, as well, to be greeted by them, to let them know that they're friendly." This is the second year the police department has sent its men and women in blue to welcome students back to class. "With everything going on in the world, it's good for the kids to know that they can still come to the police for anything," Ham said.