Crime Scene: Virginia


Posted at 09:17 AM ET, 03/21/2012

Police: Weapon, drunk driving charges for Great Falls chef
By Sylvia Carignan
Jacques Haeringer, owner of L'Auberge Chef François, was arrested Monday and charged with brandishing a weapon and driving while intoxicated.

By Sylvia Carignan  |  09:17 AM ET, 03/21/2012 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
Categories:  Crime Scene, Virginia

Posted at 08:55 AM ET, 02/09/2012

Guilty plea for former Va. guardsman in military equipment theft
By the Associated Press
Michael W. Tutwiler of Mechanicsville pleaded guilty Wednesday.

By the Associated Press  |  08:55 AM ET, 02/09/2012 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
Categories:  From the Courthouse, Virginia

Posted at 08:07 AM ET, 01/27/2012

Va. man charged with threatening judges, magistrate
By the Associated Press
Officers arrested 50-year-old Vincent Rera Thursday morning in Williamsburg.

By the Associated Press  |  08:07 AM ET, 01/27/2012 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
Categories:  Virginia

Posted at 05:35 PM ET, 01/26/2012

Two years after remains found, Morgan Harrington’s killer still sought
By the Associated Press
She was last seen in October 2009 after leaving a Metallica show outside the John Paul Jones Arena.

By the Associated Press  |  05:35 PM ET, 01/26/2012 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
Categories:  Virginia

Posted at 08:26 AM ET, 01/26/2012

68 years for man after Va. detective’s killing
By the Associated Press
Marshall Demetrius Moyd was sentenced Wednesday in Virginia Beach Circuit Court.

By the Associated Press  |  08:26 AM ET, 01/26/2012 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
Categories:  From the Courthouse, Virginia

Posted at 08:15 AM ET, 01/24/2012

10 yrs. for former Va. cop in child pornography case
By the Associated Press
Thomas Humphries pleaded guilty in July.

By the Associated Press  |  08:15 AM ET, 01/24/2012 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
Categories:  From the Courthouse, Virginia

Posted at 04:38 PM ET, 01/17/2012

Police: Three injured after 5-year-old’s attack
By the Associated Press
The injured were two juveniles and an adult.

By the Associated Press  |  04:38 PM ET, 01/17/2012 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
Categories:  Virginia

Posted at 08:15 AM ET, 01/13/2012

Life in prison for Va. man after slaying wife
By the Associated Press
Eric Dee Abshire maintained his innocence.

By the Associated Press  |  08:15 AM ET, 01/13/2012 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
Categories:  From the Courthouse, Virginia

Posted at 08:45 AM ET, 01/12/2012

Child, 8, charged with arson after fire in Va.
By the Associated Press
The boy will be tried in juvenile and domestic relations court.

By the Associated Press  |  08:45 AM ET, 01/12/2012 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
Categories:  Virginia

Posted at 08:25 AM ET, 01/12/2012

29 years for Va. woman who set deadly fire
By the Associated Press
Michelle Yvette Hampton was convicted and sentenced Wednesday.

By the Associated Press  |  08:25 AM ET, 01/12/2012 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
Categories:  From the Courthouse, Virginia

Posted at 08:26 AM ET, 01/11/2012

Juvenile held after Va. girl, 12, shot dead
By the Associated Press
The victim’s name hasn’t been released.

By the Associated Press  |  08:26 AM ET, 01/11/2012 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
Categories:  Virginia

Posted at 08:20 AM ET, 01/10/2012

Life in prison for Va. man after killings
By the Associated Press
Jamyia Rashad Brothers was sentenced in federal court in Norfolk on Monday.

By the Associated Press  |  08:20 AM ET, 01/10/2012 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
Categories:  From the Courthouse, Virginia

Posted at 03:43 PM ET, 01/06/2012

$2M jewelry theft in Va.
By the Associated Press
The shop’s owner says his inventory wasn’t insured.

By the Associated Press  |  03:43 PM ET, 01/06/2012 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
Categories:  Virginia

Posted at 08:07 AM ET, 12/27/2011

Arrest in Va. after abduction, double homicide
By the Associated Press
Jamal Louis Clemons of Richmond faces charges of abduction, robbery and other counts

By the Associated Press  |  08:07 AM ET, 12/27/2011 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
Categories:  Virginia

Posted at 08:23 AM ET, 12/23/2011

Va. deputy fired after Richmond jail assault accusation
By the Associated Press
Sheriff C.T. Woody Jr. announced the dismissal of Deputy Jermaine Dove on Thursday.

By the Associated Press  |  08:23 AM ET, 12/23/2011 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
Categories:  Virginia

Posted at 04:36 PM ET, 12/22/2011

10 years for Va. hunter after fatal shooting
By the Associated Press
An Alleghany County Circuit Court jury found Burrell Hall guilty of involuntary manslaughter.

By the Associated Press  |  04:36 PM ET, 12/22/2011 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
Categories:  From the Courthouse, Virginia

Posted at 02:27 PM ET, 12/20/2011

One dead after Va. shooting involving state trooper
By the Associated Press
The person’s identity and gender haven’t been released.

By the Associated Press  |  02:27 PM ET, 12/20/2011 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
Categories:  Virginia

Posted at 08:17 AM ET, 12/15/2011

Another year in mental hospital for Va. killer
By the Associated Press
Mark T. Zawhorodny’s will remain at Western State Hospital.

By the Associated Press  |  08:17 AM ET, 12/15/2011 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
Categories:  From the Courthouse, Virginia

Posted at 08:27 AM ET, 12/14/2011

35 years for Va. man on gang, gun crimes
By the Associated Press
Kiwanii Edward Mosley was sentenced in federal court on Tuesday.

By the Associated Press  |  08:27 AM ET, 12/14/2011 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
Categories:  Virginia, From the Courthouse

Posted at 08:12 AM ET, 12/14/2011

Prison for former Va. county official
By the Associated Press
She embezzled nearly $200,000 from Goochland County while she was its treasurer.

By the Associated Press  |  08:12 AM ET, 12/14/2011 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
Categories:  From the Courthouse, Virginia

Posted at 08:11 AM ET, 12/13/2011

Va. man faces jail after sex with teen while infected with HIV
By the Associated Press
Andre Russell Harvin pleaded guilty on Monday.

By the Associated Press  |  08:11 AM ET, 12/13/2011 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
Categories:  From the Courthouse, Virginia

Posted at 07:42 AM ET, 12/12/2011

Monday funeral for slain Va. Tech police officer
By the Associated Press
Officer Deriek W. Crouse’s funeral service is scheduled Monday at Cassell Coliseum on the school’s campus.

By the Associated Press  |  07:42 AM ET, 12/12/2011 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
Categories:  Virginia, Schools

Posted at 07:38 AM ET, 12/12/2011

Two months in jail after hazing death at Radford U.
By the Associated Press
Dustin Lee Moore pleaded guilty Friday in Radford Circuit Court to hazing and buying alcohol for an underage person.

By the Associated Press  |  07:38 AM ET, 12/12/2011 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
Categories:  Schools, Virginia

Posted at 10:54 AM ET, 12/06/2011

None injured after shots fired at University of Richmond
By the Associated Press
Police believe the person responsible for the gunfire had left campus.

By the Associated Press  |  10:54 AM ET, 12/06/2011 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
Categories:  Schools, Virginia

Posted at 11:11 AM ET, 12/05/2011

Transgender Va. inmate wants sex change operation
By the Associated Press
Ophelia De’Lonta was born a man.

By the Associated Press  |  11:11 AM ET, 12/05/2011 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
Categories:  From the Courthouse, Virginia, Prison Beat

Posted at 09:01 AM ET, 12/02/2011

Judge: George Huguely’s family can’t testify at sentencing proceedings
By the Associated Press
Lawyers for George Huguely had sought to lift a ban on such testimony.

By the Associated Press  |  09:01 AM ET, 12/02/2011 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
Categories:  Schools, Virginia, From the Courthouse

Posted at 10:27 AM ET, 12/01/2011

Man to stay in prison after overturned conviction
By the Associated Press
State officials are appealing a federal judge’s ruling overturning the conviction.

By the Associated Press  |  10:27 AM ET, 12/01/2011 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
Categories:  From the Courthouse, Pr. William, Virginia

Posted at 08:23 AM ET, 12/01/2011

Historic court ledger to return to Va.
By the Associated Press
It’s due back in Stafford on Thursday.

By the Associated Press  |  08:23 AM ET, 12/01/2011 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
Categories:  Virginia

Posted at 08:16 AM ET, 12/01/2011

New jail to open in Va.
By the Associated Press
The Blue Ridge Regional Jail will replace existing facilities in Amherst and Appomattox counties.

By the Associated Press  |  08:16 AM ET, 12/01/2011 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
Categories:  Virginia

Posted at 08:57 AM ET, 11/30/2011

Va. judge denies attempt to withdraw plea in child’s death
By the Associated Press
Aveion Lewis was found wrapped in plastic and tape in a landfill in 2010.

By the Associated Press  |  08:57 AM ET, 11/30/2011 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
Categories:  From the Courthouse, Virginia

Posted at 08:25 AM ET, 11/30/2011

Fines for 3 Occupy Richmond protesters after arrests
By the Associated Press
They were among nine people arrested in October.

By the Associated Press  |  08:25 AM ET, 11/30/2011 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
Categories:  Virginia

Posted at 08:23 AM ET, 11/29/2011

Settlement in Va. Tech student wrongful death suit
By the Associated Press
The family of Daniel Sun Kim had sought $43 million.

By the Associated Press  |  08:23 AM ET, 11/29/2011 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
Categories:  From the Courthouse, Virginia

Posted at 01:01 PM ET, 11/28/2011

Police: Girl found in Va. garage is missing 11-month-old
By the Associated Press
A determination of the cause of Janyiha Whiteman’s death is still pending.

By the Associated Press  |  01:01 PM ET, 11/28/2011 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
Categories:  Virginia

Posted at 01:23 PM ET, 11/24/2011

Va. man’s fatal shooting by police justified, prosecutors say
By the Associated Press
Media outlets report that the Commonwealth’s Attorney’s Office issued a report on its findings Wednesday.

By the Associated Press  |  01:23 PM ET, 11/24/2011 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
Categories:  Virginia

Posted at 03:07 PM ET, 11/17/2011

Va. police officer charged with rape, assault
By the Associated Press
State police said in a news release that the victim was a juvenile.

By the Associated Press  |  03:07 PM ET, 11/17/2011 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
Categories:  Virginia

Posted at 08:04 AM ET, 11/16/2011

Va. to consider whether local police should investigate campus deaths, rapes
By the Associated Press
Norfolk Delegate Paula Miller made such a proposal last winter.

By the Associated Press  |  08:04 AM ET, 11/16/2011 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
Categories:  Schools, Virginia

Posted at 03:45 PM ET, 11/15/2011

Guilty plea for man in violent fake ID case
By the Associated Press
Israel Cruz Millan led a fake ID ring enterprise with roots in Mexico that prosecutors say protected its lucrative turf with beatings and at least one slaying.

By the Associated Press  |  03:45 PM ET, 11/15/2011 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
Categories:  From the Courthouse, Virginia

Posted at 08:16 AM ET, 11/15/2011

Former Va. deputy charged in abduction to return to state
By the Associated Press
Forty-seven-year-old Ernest Grubbs appeared before a judge in Carter County, Ky., Monday morning.

By the Associated Press  |  08:16 AM ET, 11/15/2011 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
Categories:  From the Courthouse, Virginia

Posted at 08:11 AM ET, 11/15/2011

Va. assessment of sex offenders flawed, study says
By the Associated Press
Some could needlessly spend years locked up while others who tell officials they are likely to offend again are let go, according to the study.

By the Associated Press  |  08:11 AM ET, 11/15/2011 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
Categories:  Virginia, Sex Crimes

Posted at 08:02 AM ET, 11/14/2011

Va. set to release review of sex offender treatment
By the Associated Press
The state’s program experienced budget shortfalls due to the dramatic increase in offenders committed for treatment after their release from prison.

By the Associated Press  |  08:02 AM ET, 11/14/2011 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
Categories:  Sex Crimes, Virginia

Posted at 08:02 AM ET, 11/14/2011

Court appearance for Va. sheriff charged in teen’s abduction
By the Associated Press
Ernest Grubbs has been held since Kentucky state troopers captured him Wednesday

By the Associated Press  |  08:02 AM ET, 11/14/2011 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
Categories:  From the Courthouse, Virginia

Posted at 07:39 AM ET, 11/04/2011

Guilty plea for woman in Va. baby’s death
By the Associated Press
Ashley Meadows faces up to five years in prison when she’s sentenced in January.

By the Associated Press  |  07:39 AM ET, 11/04/2011 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
Categories:  Virginia, From the Courthouse

Posted at 07:42 AM ET, 11/02/2011

10 years for man after he set fire to Va. city library
By the Associated Press
Media outlets report that 35-year-old Tyrone Taylor was sentenced Tuesday in Portsmouth Circuit Court.

By the Associated Press  |  07:42 AM ET, 11/02/2011 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
Categories:  Fires & Fire Safety, From the Courthouse, Virginia

Posted at 03:31 PM ET, 10/28/2011

Autistic Va. boy missing for six days found
By the Associated Press
A Hanover County autistic boy has been found alive after going missing for six days.

By the Associated Press  |  03:31 PM ET, 10/28/2011 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
Categories:  Missing Persons, Virginia

Posted at 08:37 AM ET, 10/28/2011

2 Va. teens charged in attack on school bus driver
By the Associated Press
Two teenagers have been charged in an assault on a Chesterfield school bus driver.

By the Associated Press  |  08:37 AM ET, 10/28/2011 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
Categories:  Juvenile Justice, Virginia

Posted at 07:12 PM ET, 10/24/2011

Va. woman charged in shaken baby case
By Maria Glod
A Quantico woman has been accused of shaking a baby in her care in April, causing fatal injuries to the nine-month-old girl, according to court papers.

By Maria Glod  |  07:12 PM ET, 10/24/2011 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
Categories:  Virginia

Posted at 07:41 AM ET, 10/20/2011

Police make arrest in airman’s Virginia killing
By the Associated Press
Police in Virginia have arrested a man in connection with the slaying of a 22-year-old Ellsworth Airman who was killed while on leave from the South Dakota base.

By the Associated Press  |  07:41 AM ET, 10/20/2011 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
Categories:  Around the Nation, Virginia

Posted at 07:34 AM ET, 10/20/2011

Va. deputy fired after arrest
By the Associated Press
Police say a Bedford County sheriff’s deputy has been fired following his arrest on charges of taking indecent liberties with a child.

By the Associated Press  |  07:34 AM ET, 10/20/2011 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
Categories:  Virginia

Posted at 08:02 AM ET, 10/19/2011

Felony charges for 2 Va. women after newborn found dead
By the Associated Press
A grand jury has indicted a Wythe County woman and her daughter in the death of a newborn whose body was found in a cave.

By the Associated Press  |  08:02 AM ET, 10/19/2011 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
Categories:  Virginia

Posted at 07:42 AM ET, 10/19/2011

No contest plea for Va. woman in boyfriend’s beating death
By the Associated Press
A 29-year-old Bedford County woman faces up to 40 years in prison after pleading no contest to fatally beating her 77-year-old boyfriend with his own cane.

By the Associated Press  |  07:42 AM ET, 10/19/2011 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
Categories:  From the Courthouse, Virginia

Posted at 11:22 AM ET, 10/18/2011

Report: Truck carrying Obama appearance equipment stolen in Va.
By Washington Post Editors
Opportunistic thieves, opposition party operatives or just fans of President Obama really eager to know what he has to say?

By Washington Post Editors  |  11:22 AM ET, 10/18/2011 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
Categories:  Virginia

Posted at 08:35 AM ET, 10/18/2011

Reduced charge for Va. woman in 2-year-old’s death
By the Associated Press
A judge has reduced a murder charge against a Roanoke woman who’s on trial in the death of her 2-year-old son.

By the Associated Press  |  08:35 AM ET, 10/18/2011 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
Categories:  From the Courthouse, Virginia

Posted at 07:51 AM ET, 10/18/2011

Former Va. attorney convicted in $400K theft of client
By the Associated Press
A federal jury has convicted a former Virginia Beach attorney for bilking around $400,000 from the estate of a deceased client.

By the Associated Press  |  07:51 AM ET, 10/18/2011 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
Categories:  From the Courthouse, Virginia

Posted at 07:48 AM ET, 10/18/2011

Rutherford Institute to defend man in Va. pot bust case
By the Associated Press
A civil liberties group is going to bat for a Virginia man who was arrested after a police SWAT team descended on his property to seize two marijuana plants.

By the Associated Press  |  07:48 AM ET, 10/18/2011 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
Categories:  Virginia

Posted at 11:39 AM ET, 10/07/2011

Vienna police investigate infant death
By Mary Pat Flaherty
An 11-month-old was unresponsive when returned by caregiver to mother

By Mary Pat Flaherty  |  11:39 AM ET, 10/07/2011 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
Categories:  Crime Scene, Mary Pat Flaherty, Virginia

Posted at 07:32 AM ET, 10/04/2011

Nearly 97 years for Va. man, 19, in string of convictions
By the Associated Press
A 19-year-old Norfolk man convicted of several crimes related to robberies in Virginia and northeastern North Carolina has been sentenced to nearly 97 years in prison.

By the Associated Press  |  07:32 AM ET, 10/04/2011 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
Categories:  From the Courthouse, Virginia

Posted at 12:01 PM ET, 09/29/2011

Pa. inmates may be pulled from Va. prisons
By Maria Glod
Pennsylvania has signaled that it intends to stop paying Virginia to house inmates, a move corrections officials said would financially strain Virginia’s prison system.

By Maria Glod  |  12:01 PM ET, 09/29/2011 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
Categories:  Maria Glod, Virginia, Prison Beat

Posted at 07:55 AM ET, 09/23/2011

Fine for Va. woman in crash that killed off-duty officer
By the Associated Press
A judge says a Henrico County woman wasn’t driving recklessly when her SUV hit and killed an off-duty police officer riding his motorcycle

By the Associated Press  |  07:55 AM ET, 09/23/2011 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
Categories:  From the Courthouse, Virginia

Posted at 07:56 AM ET, 09/20/2011

Hazing charges for 7 after Radford student’s death
By the Associated Press
Seven members of a fraternity at Radford University face hazing charges in connection with the death of a student.

By the Associated Press  |  07:56 AM ET, 09/20/2011 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
Categories:  Schools, Virginia

Posted at 05:26 PM ET, 09/19/2011

Judge: Va. inmate can waive death sentence appeals
By the Associated Press
A judge in southwest Virginia says a state prison inmate is sane enough to waive automatic appeals of two death sentences.

By the Associated Press  |  05:26 PM ET, 09/19/2011 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
Categories:  Death Penalty, Virginia

Posted at 10:38 AM ET, 09/13/2011

Man’s $200M suit against Staunton dismissed
By the Associated Press
A judge has dismissed a $200 million lawsuit filed against Staunton by a man wrongfully accused in the 1967 slayings of two women at an ice cream parlor.

By the Associated Press  |  10:38 AM ET, 09/13/2011 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
Categories:  Updates, Virginia

Posted at 08:58 AM ET, 09/12/2011

Pentagon shooting suspect in court in Loudoun on unrelated charges
By Maggie Fazeli Fard
Yonathan Melaku, 22, of Alexandria, was arrested in connection with vehicle tampering in Leesburg a month before he was linked to area shootings.

By Maggie Fazeli Fard  |  08:58 AM ET, 09/12/2011 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
Categories:  Burglary, Loudoun, Virginia

Posted at 08:07 AM ET, 09/09/2011

Guilty plea for Va. man in $318K Social Security fraud
By the Associated Press
A Bristol man has pleaded guilty to stealing Social Security benefits and making false statements in an attempt to hide the thefts.

By the Associated Press  |  08:07 AM ET, 09/09/2011 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
Categories:  Virginia, From the Courthouse

Posted at 08:01 AM ET, 09/09/2011

Va. woman defrauded camp for at-risk youth
By the Associated Press
A Norfolk woman faces up to 20 years in prison for defrauding a boot camp program for at-risk youth.

By the Associated Press  |  08:01 AM ET, 09/09/2011 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
Categories:  From the Courthouse, Virginia

Posted at 07:59 AM ET, 09/09/2011

Child abuse pleas for Va. parents after grandparents convicted
By the Associated Press
A Stuarts Draft couple have pleaded guilty to child abuse stemming from their son’s grandparents making the boy sleep in an outside storage building.

By the Associated Press  |  07:59 AM ET, 09/09/2011 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
Categories:  Virginia

Posted at 08:17 AM ET, 09/08/2011

Former Va. deputy charged in wife’s death sued
By the Associated Press
A former Franklin County deputy accused of killing his ex-wife is being sued by the victim’s estate.

By the Associated Press  |  08:17 AM ET, 09/08/2011 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
Categories:  From the Courthouse, Virginia

Posted at 08:17 AM ET, 09/07/2011

No medical pardon for Va. inmate
By the Associated Press
State officials have rejected a medical pardon request from an inmate with heart problems.

By the Associated Press  |  08:17 AM ET, 09/07/2011 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
Categories:  Prison Beat, Virginia

Posted at 08:09 AM ET, 09/07/2011

Two death penalty sentences for Va. inmate
By the Associated Press
A Virginia inmate who threatened to kill again if he didn’t get the death penalty for slaying another prisoner has gotten his wish.

By the Associated Press  |  08:09 AM ET, 09/07/2011 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
Categories:  Death Penalty, Virginia, From the Courthouse

Posted at 06:41 AM ET, 09/07/2011

Trial postponed for driver in Va. bus crash that killed four
By Maggie Fazeli Fard
The trial of the man behind of the wheel of a discount interstate bus when it crashed on I-95, killing four passengers and injuring dozens more, has been postponed until January.

By Maggie Fazeli Fard  |  06:41 AM ET, 09/07/2011 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
Categories:  Virginia

Posted at 07:34 AM ET, 08/31/2011

Va. police: Driver with cable around neck decapitates self
By Associated Press
Authorities say a Chicago man who quickly accelerated in an SUV with a cable around his neck decapitated himself after a domestic dispute in Yorktown, Va.

By Associated Press  |  07:34 AM ET, 08/31/2011 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
Categories:  Virginia

Posted at 10:02 AM ET, 08/29/2011

Police: Body of Va. Army captain sought in 4 deaths found in Pa. woods after manhunt
By Associated Press
Leonard John Egland is suspected of killing his former mother-in-law, his ex-wife’s boyfriend, and the boyfriend’s son before kidnapping his own daughter.

By Associated Press  |  10:02 AM ET, 08/29/2011 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
Categories:  Virginia, Homicide

Posted at 07:20 AM ET, 08/29/2011

Va. man charged in Prince George’s slaying
By Maggie Fazeli Fard
A Warrenton, Va. man turned himself in to Prince George’s County police Saturday in connection with a homicide earlier that day, authorities said.

By Maggie Fazeli Fard  |  07:20 AM ET, 08/29/2011 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
Categories:  Homicide, Pr. George's, Virginia, Maryland

Posted at 08:08 AM ET, 08/17/2011

Va. suit pits fishermen against property owners
By the Associated Press
A court battle under way in Alleghany County, Va., centers on whether the state or residents of a riverside development own streambeds below the Jackson River.

By the Associated Press  |  08:08 AM ET, 08/17/2011 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
Categories:  Virginia

Posted at 07:59 AM ET, 08/17/2011

Guilty plea for Va. gang leader
By The Associated Press
A leader of a Portsmouth gang has pleaded guilty for his role in illegal activities in southeastern Virginia.

By The Associated Press  |  07:59 AM ET, 08/17/2011 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
Categories:  From the Courthouse, Gangs, Virginia

Posted at 05:42 PM ET, 08/16/2011

Man, woman charged with trying to smuggle drugs in Bible
By the Associated Press
A man and woman are facing charges after police say they tried to smuggle drugs into a Virginia jail hidden in a Bible.

By the Associated Press  |  05:42 PM ET, 08/16/2011 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
Categories:  Offbeat, Virginia

Posted at 07:37 AM ET, 08/16/2011

Serious head trauma for dead Va. police trauma
By the Associated Press
A state investigation has found a Norfolk police trainee who died after academy training last year suffered repeated hits to the head.

By the Associated Press  |  07:37 AM ET, 08/16/2011 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
Categories:  Virginia

Posted at 07:29 AM ET, 08/15/2011

Military court date for sailor convicted of murder
By the Associated Press
A sailor who’s already been convicted in a civilian court for the shooting death of an unarmed man outside of a sports bar is set to appear in military court.

By the Associated Press  |  07:29 AM ET, 08/15/2011 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
Categories:  From the Courthouse, Virginia

Posted at 10:24 AM ET, 08/13/2011

3 years for woman after Va. shopping spree
By the Associated Press
Federal prosecutors say an Illinois woman has been sentenced to three years in prison for access device and bank fraud because of her use of counterfeit credit cards in a multi-state shopping spree.

By the Associated Press  |  10:24 AM ET, 08/13/2011 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
Categories:  From the Courthouse, Virginia

Posted at 10:20 AM ET, 08/13/2011

McDonnell says he won’t stop planned Va. execution
By the Associated Press
Gov. Bob McDonnell said Friday he will not stop next week’s execution of a man who was convicted of raping and killing an elderly Williamsburg woman.

By the Associated Press  |  10:20 AM ET, 08/13/2011 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
Categories:  Virginia, Death Penalty

Posted at 10:17 AM ET, 08/13/2011

Charges after man led Va. deputies on two-county chase
By the Associated Press
A Stafford man faces multiple charges after he broke free from deputies trying to take him into custody and led officers on a high-speed, two-county chase while driving handcuffed, authorities say.

By the Associated Press  |  10:17 AM ET, 08/13/2011 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
Categories:  Virginia

Posted at 05:45 PM ET, 08/08/2011

Va. to appeal after death row conviction overturned
By the Associated Press
The Virginia Attorney General’s office plans to appeal after a judge threw out the conviction of a Virginia death row inmate and chastised the prosecution for using a witness who lied on the stand.

By the Associated Press  |  05:45 PM ET, 08/08/2011 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
Categories:  Death Penalty, Virginia

Posted at 09:48 AM ET, 08/06/2011

Appeal for Va. inmate facing execution
By the Associated Press
Lawyers for a Virginia inmate facing execution later this month filed an appeal Friday with the U.S. Supreme Court.

By the Associated Press  |  09:48 AM ET, 08/06/2011 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
Categories:  From the Courthouse, Death Penalty, Virginia

Posted at 09:44 AM ET, 08/06/2011

German serving 2 life sentences in Va. again denied parole
By the Associated Press
A former German diplomat’s son serving two life sentences for killing his ex-girlfriend’s parents has been denied parole for a seventh time.

By the Associated Press  |  09:44 AM ET, 08/06/2011 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
Categories:  Virginia

Posted at 07:54 AM ET, 08/04/2011

2 Va. women charged after toddler died in car
By the Associated Press
Two Danville women are facing charges after a toddler died from being left in a hot car.

By the Associated Press  |  07:54 AM ET, 08/04/2011 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
Categories:  Virginia

Posted at 07:47 AM ET, 08/04/2011

Long sentence for Va. man in robbery, sex assault
By the Associated Press
A Virginia Beach teenager has been sentenced to up to 110 years in prison for the robbery and sexual assault of two sisters who had been walking home after school.

By the Associated Press  |  07:47 AM ET, 08/04/2011 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
Categories:  From the Courthouse, Virginia

Posted at 02:55 AM ET, 08/04/2011

Va. Tech lifts alert after police do not find a gunman
By Mark Giannotto
A person with a gun was reported on Virgina Tech’s campus Thursday morning, according to the university’s web site.

By Mark Giannotto  |  02:55 AM ET, 08/04/2011 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
Categories:  Schools, David P. Marino-Nachison, Virginia

Posted at 07:33 AM ET, 08/03/2011

Manslaughter charge in Va. man’s shooting death
By the Associated Press
A Henrico woman has been arrested after allegedly shooting her boyfriend to death as they were playing with what they thought was an unloaded revolver.

By the Associated Press  |  07:33 AM ET, 08/03/2011 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
Categories:  Virginia

Posted at 07:30 AM ET, 08/03/2011

3 schools named finalists in Va. campus PSA contest
By the Associated Press
Three finalists have been selected for a public-service announcement campaign addressing Virginia college campus safety and violence prevention.

By the Associated Press  |  07:30 AM ET, 08/03/2011 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
Categories:  Virginia, Schools

Posted at 07:27 AM ET, 08/03/2011

Va. sailor whose wife was killed found dead
By the Associated Press
Police say a Virginia Beach sailor whose wife was killed last year while he was deployed with the Navy has been found dead in his apartment.

By the Associated Press  |  07:27 AM ET, 08/03/2011 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
Categories:  Virginia

Posted at 07:25 AM ET, 08/03/2011

Man charged with faking raffle for Va. victims’ families
By the Associated Press
A Toano man faces charges of faking a raffle that was supposed to raise money to solve the Colonial Parkway slayings.

By the Associated Press  |  07:25 AM ET, 08/03/2011 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
Categories:  Virginia

Posted at 07:49 AM ET, 08/02/2011

Former Va. deputy indicted in ex-wife’s killing
By the Associated Press
A grand jury in Roanoke has indicted a former Franklin County sheriff’s deputy on a charge of murder in his ex-wife’s slaying.

By the Associated Press  |  07:49 AM ET, 08/02/2011 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
Categories:  Virginia, Homicide

Posted at 07:46 AM ET, 08/02/2011

No charges in Va. crash that killed state trooper
By the Associated Press
Virginia State Police say charges won’t be filed against the driver of a car that struck a state police patrol car in King George County, killing a trooper.

By the Associated Press  |  07:46 AM ET, 08/02/2011 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
Categories:  Virginia

Posted at 09:14 AM ET, 08/01/2011

Bogus Va. State Police Twitter account suspended
By The Roanoke Times
A Twitter account that appeared to be run by the Virginia State Police looked real but the agency says it was a fake.

By The Roanoke Times  |  09:14 AM ET, 08/01/2011 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
Categories:  Technology, Virginia

Posted at 03:20 PM ET, 07/29/2011

ACLU: Virginia prisons must help Muslims stick to Ramadan diets
By The Associated Press
The group said Friday it has reminded jail officials across Virginia that Muslim take their meals between sundown and sunrise during Ramadan, which begins Aug. 1

By The Associated Press  |  03:20 PM ET, 07/29/2011 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
Categories:  Virginia, Prison Beat

Posted at 08:02 AM ET, 07/21/2011

No criminal charges in Va. no-show worker case
By the Associated Press
Norfolk’s prosecutor says there’s not enough evidence to file criminal charges in the case of a Community Services Board employee who collected pay and benefits for 12 years without showing up for work.

By the Associated Press  |  08:02 AM ET, 07/21/2011 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
Categories:  Virginia

Posted at 08:01 AM ET, 07/21/2011

Woman, 18, dead after missing pair located in Va.
By the Roanoke Times
Police say a woman found dead in the trunk of a North Carolina man’s car was an 18-year-old friend who was reported missing with him.

By the Roanoke Times  |  08:01 AM ET, 07/21/2011 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
Categories:  Virginia, Around the Nation

Posted at 07:47 AM ET, 07/20/2011

Child pornography charges for Va. high school coach
By the The Roanoke Times
A western Virginia man faces child-pornography charges less than a month after he was hired as Parry McCluer High School’s head football coach.

By the The Roanoke Times  |  07:47 AM ET, 07/20/2011 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
Categories:  Schools, Virginia

Posted at 12:22 PM ET, 07/15/2011

Va. man charged with having sex with teen while infected with HIV
By the Richmond Times-Dispatch
A Chesterfield County man is facing charges he had sex with a 14-year-old girl while infected with HIV.

By the Richmond Times-Dispatch  |  12:22 PM ET, 07/15/2011 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
Categories:  Virginia

Posted at 07:36 AM ET, 07/14/2011

Bravery commendation for Va. park ranger
By the Associated Press
A Virginia park ranger has been honored for his bravery when he safely evacuated campsites during an April tornado.

By the Associated Press  |  07:36 AM ET, 07/14/2011 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
Categories:  Heroes, Virginia

Posted at 08:12 AM ET, 07/13/2011

Va. woman sentenced for embezzling money from 10th husband
By Associated Press
A Va. woman could serve up to five years in prison for the crime.

By Associated Press  |  08:12 AM ET, 07/13/2011 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
Categories:  Virginia

Posted at 01:09 PM ET, 07/07/2011

‘Most Wanted’ list for man sought in Va. killings
By the Associated Press
A man charged with killing two co-workers at a post Virginia resort is now on the U.S. Marshals’ 15 Most Wanted fugitive list.

By the Associated Press  |  01:09 PM ET, 07/07/2011 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
Categories:  Virginia

Posted at 07:34 AM ET, 07/07/2011

Probation for former Va. police chief on larceny charge
By The News & Advance
Brookneal’s former acting police chief has been sentenced to six years’ probation for his conviction on a grand larceny charge.

By The News & Advance  |  07:34 AM ET, 07/07/2011 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
Categories:  Virginia

Posted at 07:30 AM ET, 07/06/2011

Court appearance scheduled in deadly Va. bus crash
By The Associated Press
A driver for a discount bus service whose bus crashed on Interstate 95 in Virginia, killing four people and injuring others, is set to appear in court.

By The Associated Press  |  07:30 AM ET, 07/06/2011 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
Categories:  From the Courthouse, Virginia, Traffic Accidents

Posted at 07:27 AM ET, 07/06/2011

48 years for man in Va. break-in, standoff
By The Associated Press
A southwest Virginia man convicted of breaking into his estranged wife’s home and holding her at gunpoint has been sentenced to 48 years in prison.

By The Associated Press  |  07:27 AM ET, 07/06/2011 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
Categories:  From the Courthouse, Virginia

Posted at 04:38 PM ET, 06/25/2011

Va. trooper killed in car crash was 28, police say
By June Q. Wu
The Virginia state trooper killed Friday while responding to a call for help in King George County, was a 28-year-old from Warsaw, Va., the state police said. 

By June Q. Wu  |  04:38 PM ET, 06/25/2011 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
Categories:  Virginia

Posted at 07:40 AM ET, 06/23/2011

Former Va. deputy dies while awaiting trial
By The Associated Press
A former Petersburg, Va., sheriff’s deputy awaiting trial on sex charges has died in jail.

By The Associated Press  |  07:40 AM ET, 06/23/2011 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
Categories:  Virginia

Posted at 07:25 AM ET, 06/23/2011

Authorities to crack down on drunk boating in Va.
By Associated Press
Virginia authorities will be cracking down on drunken boaters this weekend.

By Associated Press  |  07:25 AM ET, 06/23/2011 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
Categories:  Virginia

Posted at 08:24 AM ET, 06/22/2011

Official: Dramatic story of driver’s cliff plunge inaccurate
By Justin Jouvenal
The TV news reports were dramatic Wednesday morning: A driver had to be rescued after her car plunged 200 feet off a cliff near the George Washington Parkway and landed in the Potomac River. Amazingly, she suffered only minor injuries.

By Justin Jouvenal  |  08:24 AM ET, 06/22/2011 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
Categories:  Traffic Accidents, Virginia

Posted at 07:16 AM ET, 06/21/2011

Police: Va. man shot dead by officers fired at them
By The Associated Press
Hampton police say a man killed by officers shot at them with a handgun as they were trying to executive a search warrant.

By The Associated Press  |  07:16 AM ET, 06/21/2011 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
Categories:  Virginia

Posted at 01:40 PM ET, 06/20/2011

Va. girl, 11, killed while riding horse that was hit by car
By The Free Lance-Star
Virginia State Police are investigating an accident that killed an 11-year-old horse rider in Stafford County.

By The Free Lance-Star  |  01:40 PM ET, 06/20/2011 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
Categories:  Virginia

Posted at 07:35 AM ET, 06/20/2011

Second deadly Va. Beach hotel fall, police say
By The Associated Press
A second person has died after falling from a hotel balcony in Virginia Beach.

By The Associated Press  |  07:35 AM ET, 06/20/2011 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
Categories:  Virginia

Posted at 09:07 AM ET, 06/10/2011

Va. deputy charged in wife’s killing held without bond
By The Associated Press
A former Franklin County, Va., sheriff’s deputy accused of killing his ex-wife and wounding a state police trooper is out of the hospital and in jail.

By The Associated Press  |  09:07 AM ET, 06/10/2011 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
Categories:  Virginia

Posted at 08:50 AM ET, 06/09/2011

Capital murder charge for Va. man in pregnant girlfriend’s death
By The Associated Press
A man charged with killing his pregnant girlfriend has been indicted on a capital murder charge.

By The Associated Press  |  08:50 AM ET, 06/09/2011 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
Categories:  Virginia

Posted at 08:50 AM ET, 06/08/2011

Concern over Va. juvenile justice policies
By the Richmond Times-Dispatch
A youth advocacy group is questioning the Virginia Department of Juvenile Justice’s new juvenile classification system.

By the Richmond Times-Dispatch  |  08:50 AM ET, 06/08/2011 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
Categories:  Juvenile Justice, Virginia

Posted at 04:36 PM ET, 06/07/2011

Life in prison for sex assaults on elderly Va. women
By The Virginian-Pilot
A man will spend the rest of his life in prison for sexually assaulting two elderly Virginia Beach women.

By The Virginian-Pilot  |  04:36 PM ET, 06/07/2011 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
Categories:  Virginia, From the Courthouse, Sex Crimes

Posted at 08:32 AM ET, 06/07/2011

Va. trial for Texas man charged in $100M fraud scheme
By The Associated Press
A Texas businessman accused of defrauding hundreds of investors out of more than $100 million is going on trial in Virginia.

By The Associated Press  |  08:32 AM ET, 06/07/2011 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
Categories:  From the Courthouse, Virginia

Posted at 08:19 AM ET, 06/06/2011

Rally to oust sheriff in Va. after shooting
By The Roanoke Times
Organizers of an effort to oust Franklin County Sheriff Ewell Hunt following the arrest of one of his deputies in a fatal shooting say they gathered 170 signatures during a rally on Saturday.

By The Roanoke Times  |  08:19 AM ET, 06/06/2011 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
Categories:  Virginia

Posted at 08:31 AM ET, 06/02/2011

Jail for Va. woman who stole $2.3M from employer
By The Virginian-Pilot
A Norfolk woman has been sentenced to 28 months in federal prison for embezzling $2.3 million from a seafood company where she was a bookkeeper.

By The Virginian-Pilot  |  08:31 AM ET, 06/02/2011 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
Categories:  Virginia, From the Courthouse

Posted at 08:28 AM ET, 06/02/2011

10 dead in Va. holiday weekend road accidents
By The Associated Press
State Police say 10 people died in accidents on Virginia roads during the Memorial Day weekend.

By The Associated Press  |  08:28 AM ET, 06/02/2011 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
Categories:  Traffic Accidents, Virginia

Posted at 11:40 AM ET, 06/01/2011

Passenger arrested in wake of bus crash
By Justin Jouvenal
A man was arrested following a bus crash that killed four in Virginia Tuesday because he allegedly refused to stop taking photos of the wreck while standing in a busy I-95 travel lane, Virginia State Police said.

By Justin Jouvenal  |  11:40 AM ET, 06/01/2011 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
Categories:  Traffic Accidents, Virginia

Posted at 08:57 AM ET, 05/31/2011

4 dead in Va. tour bus accident
By The Associated Press
The Virginia State Police says four people are dead and there are multiple injuries after a tour bus overturned on Interstate 95 in Caroline County.

By The Associated Press  |  08:57 AM ET, 05/31/2011 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
Categories:  Traffic Accidents, Virginia

Posted at 09:25 AM ET, 05/26/2011

Va. considers privatizing sex offender program
By The Associated Press
Virginia officials are considering privatizing a costly and rapidly expanding program that indefinitely detains sex offenders who’ve already served their prison sentences.

By The Associated Press  |  09:25 AM ET, 05/26/2011 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
Categories:  Sex Crimes, Virginia

Posted at 07:35 AM ET, 05/11/2011

‘Granddad Bandit’ to be sentenced in Va.
By the Associated Press
The graying, balding “Granddad Bandit” who has admitted to holding up 25 banks in 14 states is set to be sentenced in Virginia.

By the Associated Press  |  07:35 AM ET, 05/11/2011 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
Categories:  From the Courthouse, Virginia

Posted at 07:49 AM ET, 05/10/2011

4 charged with bringing drugs to Va. jail
By the Associated Press
Four people are facing numerous charges that they delivered drugs to the Richmond City Jail.

By the Associated Press  |  07:49 AM ET, 05/10/2011 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
Categories:  Virginia

Posted at 07:47 AM ET, 05/10/2011

Retrial for Larry Deffenbaugh, accused of faking own death
By The Associated Press
A Maryland man accused of faking his own death faces a retrial.

By The Associated Press  |  07:47 AM ET, 05/10/2011 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
Categories:  From the Courthouse, Virginia, Updates

Posted at 07:40 AM ET, 05/10/2011

Prison for woman who collected dead relatives’ retirement
By The Virginian-Pilot
A Chesapeake, Va., woman will spend two years in prison for collecting two deceased relatives’ retirement benefits totaling more than $220,000.

By The Virginian-Pilot  |  07:40 AM ET, 05/10/2011 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
Categories:  From the Courthouse, Virginia

Posted at 07:36 AM ET, 05/09/2011

Man runs program to help prisoners adjust to release
By The News & Advance
Rescued from an early life of drugs and jail time by faith and kindly ministers, Roger Paul, 60, now dedicates his time to helping prisoners learn to live after their releases, with the goal of never seeing them behind bars again.

By The News & Advance  |  07:36 AM ET, 05/09/2011 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
Categories:  Prison Beat, Virginia

Posted at 07:44 AM ET, 04/28/2011

360 years for man in 2008 Va. home invasion
By The Virginian-Pilot
A Virginia Beach man has been sentenced to up to 360 years in prison for his role in a 2008 home invasion.

By The Virginian-Pilot  |  07:44 AM ET, 04/28/2011 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
Categories:  From the Courthouse, Virginia

Posted at 08:06 AM ET, 04/27/2011

More prison for former Va. coach in teen sex case
By WSLS-TV
A former Virginia high school football coach already facing four years in prison for having sex with underage girls has been sentenced to an additional year in a similar case.

By WSLS-TV  |  08:06 AM ET, 04/27/2011 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
Categories:  From the Courthouse, Virginia

Posted at 08:03 AM ET, 04/27/2011

Va.’s Cuccinelli to discuss sanctions against Virginia Tech
By The Associated Press
irginia Attorney General Ken Cuccinelli is planning an announcement about the federal sanctions against Virginia Tech for the way it handled the 2007 mass shootings.

By The Associated Press  |  08:03 AM ET, 04/27/2011 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
Categories:  Schools, Virginia

Posted at 06:15 AM ET, 04/27/2011

Cuccinelli to discuss Va. Tech fines
By
Virginia Attorney General Ken Cuccinelli is planning an announcement about the federal sanctions against Virginia Tech for the way it handled the 2007 mass shootings.

By  |  06:15 AM ET, 04/27/2011 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
Categories:  Schools, Virginia

Posted at 08:05 AM ET, 04/26/2011

Jail for Va. brothers in copyright infringement case
By The Daily News Leader
Two Virginia brothers who pleaded guilty to shipping of thousands of counterfeit CDs and DVDs have received federal prison terms.

By The Daily News Leader  |  08:05 AM ET, 04/26/2011 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
Categories:  From the Courthouse, Virginia

Posted at 08:04 AM ET, 04/26/2011

Fatal Va. police shooting justified: Prosecutor
By the Associated Press
A special prosecutor says Chesterfield County, Va., police were justified in fatally shooting a lawyer after he came out of his home and fired on officers following a standoff.

By the Associated Press  |  08:04 AM ET, 04/26/2011 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
Categories:  Virginia

Posted at 07:56 AM ET, 04/26/2011

Prison rape hearings include Va. officials
By The Associated Press
The people who run prisons with some of the highest and lowest reported incidence of rape will testify at a hearing in Washington.

By The Associated Press  |  07:56 AM ET, 04/26/2011 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
Categories:  Prison Beat, Virginia

Posted at 07:51 AM ET, 04/25/2011

Va. woman charged with murdering mother
By
A Rockingham County, Va., woman is in jail charged with murdering her mother.

By  |  07:51 AM ET, 04/25/2011 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
Categories:  Virginia, Homicide

Posted at 07:34 AM ET, 04/22/2011

Wrongly accused man can argue defamation: Va. court
By The Associated Press
A man who was wrongly accused of trying to abduct a 10-year-old boy should be allowed to argue to a jury that statements made by the arresting officer were defamatory, the Virginia Supreme Court ruled Thursday.

By The Associated Press  |  07:34 AM ET, 04/22/2011 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
Categories:  From the Courthouse, Virginia

Posted at 07:30 AM ET, 04/22/2011

Settlement after man’s death in police custody
By The News & Advance
A judge has approved the settlement of a wrongful death lawsuit stemming from the 2006 death of a man in the custody of Lynchburg police.

By The News & Advance  |  07:30 AM ET, 04/22/2011 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
Categories:  Virginia, From the Courthouse

Posted at 04:22 PM ET, 04/18/2011

Huguely indicted on first-degree murder charge in Va.
By Mary Pat Flaherty
Former University of Virginia lacrosse player George W. Huguely V, 23, was indicted Monday by a grand jury on six charges, including first-degree murder, in the death of his former girlfriend.

By Mary Pat Flaherty  |  04:22 PM ET, 04/18/2011 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
Categories:  Mary Pat Flaherty, Virginia, Schools, Updates | Tags:  courthouse, mary pat flaherty, virginia

Posted at 05:35 AM ET, 04/18/2011

Grand jury to hear U-Va. slaying case
By Associated Press
A grand jury is scheduled to consider the case against a former University of Virginia lacrosse player accused of killing a member of the women’s team.

By Associated Press  |  05:35 AM ET, 04/18/2011 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
Categories:  Virginia, Juvenile Justice, Homicide

Posted at 12:03 PM ET, 04/15/2011

Thieves targeting under-construction Va. jail
By
Thieves are targeting a regional jail that’s being built in Madison Heights, Va.

By  |  12:03 PM ET, 04/15/2011 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
Categories:  Prison Beat, Virginia

Posted at 07:48 AM ET, 04/15/2011

Conviction for Va. man in cemetery thefts
By The Virginian-Pilot
A Portsmouth man has been convicted in the theft of dozens of bronze flower vases from graves at a Chesapeake cemetery.

By The Virginian-Pilot  |  07:48 AM ET, 04/15/2011 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
Categories:  Virginia

Posted at 07:45 AM ET, 04/15/2011

30 years for woman in Va. hatchet killing
By The Richmond Times-Dispatch
A woman convicted of killing her boyfriend with a hatchet has been sentenced to 30 years in prison.

By The Richmond Times-Dispatch  |  07:45 AM ET, 04/15/2011 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
Categories:  From the Courthouse, Homicide, Virginia

Posted at 08:14 AM ET, 04/13/2011

13 years for Va. crash that injured 4
By The News-Virginian
A Staunton man has been sentenced to 13 years in prison for causing a car accident that injured four people.

By The News-Virginian  |  08:14 AM ET, 04/13/2011 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
Categories:  From the Courthouse, Traffic Accidents, Virginia

Posted at 08:01 AM ET, 04/13/2011

Four years for former Va. coach in teen sex case
By The Associated Press
A former high school football coach convicted of having sex with two underage girls in Virginia will spend four years in prison

By The Associated Press  |  08:01 AM ET, 04/13/2011 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
Categories:  From the Courthouse, Schools, Virginia

Posted at 07:53 AM ET, 04/12/2011

Man charged with stealing, selling parts of Va. bridge
By
A man has been accused of stealing and selling parts of a Petersburg bridge.

By  |  07:53 AM ET, 04/12/2011 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
Categories:  Virginia, Offbeat

Posted at 12:15 PM ET, 04/11/2011

Hearing on murder charges for George Huguely
By Mary Pat Flaherty
Former University of Virginia lacrosse player George Huguely, 23, is due in court Monday for a preliminary hearing on murder charges in the May 3 death of his one-time girlfriend and fellow student, Yeardley Love, 22.

By Mary Pat Flaherty  |  12:15 PM ET, 04/11/2011 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
Categories:  From the Courthouse, Homicide, Mary Pat Flaherty, Schools, Virginia

Posted at 07:27 AM ET, 04/11/2011

Richmond to launch mental health court
By the Richmond Times-Dispatch
Richmond is preparing to launch a mental health court that will allow some mentally ill defendants to receive treatment instead of jail time.

By the Richmond Times-Dispatch  |  07:27 AM ET, 04/11/2011 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
Categories:  Virginia

Posted at 11:40 AM ET, 04/09/2011

Two Va. State Troopers hurt in separate crashes
By Theola Labbé-DeBose
One Virginia State Police trooper was seriously injured in a car crash that happened as he was responding to the scene of a separate car crash involving another state trooper.

By Theola Labbé-DeBose  |  11:40 AM ET, 04/09/2011 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
Categories:  Virginia, Traffic Accidents, Theola Labbé-DeBose

Posted at 04:47 PM ET, 04/07/2011

Fraud, embezzlement indictment for Va. ATF agent
By The Associated Press
A special agent with the federal Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives has been accused of taking items under his control and converting them for personal use.

By The Associated Press  |  04:47 PM ET, 04/07/2011 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
Categories:  Virginia

Posted at 07:53 AM ET, 04/06/2011

Morgan Harrington’s mother to speak at vigil
By The Daily Progress
The mother of slain Virginia Tech student Morgan Harrington will speak at a vigil in Charlottesville honoring victims of sexual violence.

By The Daily Progress  |  07:53 AM ET, 04/06/2011 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
Categories:  Virginia

Posted at 08:06 AM ET, 04/05/2011

Va. school security to check sex offender database
By The Virginian-Pilot
Three Virginia Beach schools are using a new security system that scans parents’ and visitors’ identification cards and checks them against a national database of registered sex offenders.

By The Virginian-Pilot  |  08:06 AM ET, 04/05/2011 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
Categories:  Virginia, Schools

Posted at 07:37 AM ET, 04/04/2011

7 charged in Va. drug ring case
By The Virginian-Pilot
Seven people are charged with participating in a drug ring that federal authorities say distributed $4.3 million worth of cocaine and marijuana in South Hampton Roads.

By The Virginian-Pilot  |  07:37 AM ET, 04/04/2011 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
Categories:  Virginia

Posted at 08:22 AM ET, 03/30/2011

Va. man seeks exoneration after 27 years in prison
By The Associated Press
Attorneys for a man who was freed after spending 27 years in prison for crimes he may not have committed will ask a Virginia court to exonerate him.

By The Associated Press  |  08:22 AM ET, 03/30/2011 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
Categories:  Virginia, Updates

Posted at 07:31 AM ET, 03/28/2011

Va. officer’s widow waiting on benefits ruling
By The Virginian-Pilot
The widow of a Norfolk police officer found shot to death in Virginia Beach last October is waiting to find out if she will receive state and federal benefits available to the families of officers killed in the line of duty.

By The Virginian-Pilot  |  07:31 AM ET, 03/28/2011 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
Categories:  Virginia

Posted at 07:28 AM ET, 03/28/2011

Moonshine on rise in Va.: State authorities
By The Roanoke Times
The Virginia Department of Alcoholic Beverage Control says it’s seeing a resurgence in illegal liquor making in parts of the state.

By The Roanoke Times  |  07:28 AM ET, 03/28/2011 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
Categories:  Virginia

Posted at 07:25 AM ET, 03/28/2011

Va. officers sue Chesterfield Co. over overtime
By Richmond Times-Dispatch
Dozens of Chesterfield County deputies and police officers are suing the county, claiming they were not properly compensated for overtime they worked.

By Richmond Times-Dispatch  |  07:25 AM ET, 03/28/2011 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
Categories:  Virginia, From the Courthouse

Posted at 07:36 AM ET, 03/24/2011

Va. to fill 21 judicial vacancies
By The Associated Press
Relief is on the way for several short-handed courts in Virginia.

By The Associated Press  |  07:36 AM ET, 03/24/2011 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
Categories:  Virginia

Posted at 07:46 AM ET, 03/23/2011

Plea hearing in Va. murder, shooting case
By The Associated Press
A Stuarts Draft, Va., man accused in a deadly shooting at a Blue Ridge Parkway overlook is due in federal court in Harrisonburg.

By The Associated Press  |  07:46 AM ET, 03/23/2011 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
Categories:  From the Courthouse, Virginia, Homicide

Posted at 10:24 AM ET, 03/21/2011

After nearly 30 years, Va. inmate expected to be released
By The Associated Press
A Virginia inmate who has served nearly three decades in prison for at least one rape he didn’t commit is expected to be released on parole this week.

By The Associated Press  |  10:24 AM ET, 03/21/2011 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
Categories:  Virginia, Updates

Posted at 01:05 PM ET, 03/18/2011

Va. man who claims innocence paroled
By Maria Glod
A Virginia man who has spent 27 years in prison for rapes and other attacks he says he did not commit has been ordered released from the Greensville Correctional Center while a court considers his innocence claim, the office of Virginia Gov. Bob Mc­Don­nell (R) said Friday.

By Maria Glod  |  01:05 PM ET, 03/18/2011 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
Categories:  Virginia, Maria Glod, Updates

Posted at 07:40 AM ET, 03/16/2011

Va. Beach woman’s car ran off Bridge-Tunnel
By The Associated Press
Authorities have identified a woman who was killed when her car ran off the Chesapeake Bay Bridge-Tunnel and plunged into the water.

By The Associated Press  |  07:40 AM ET, 03/16/2011 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
Categories:  Virginia

Posted at 07:08 AM ET, 03/16/2011

Vigil for Va. deputies shot by sniper
By the Associated Press
Several hundred people lit candles and sang “Amazing Grace” during a vigil in memory of four sheriffs deputies in remote southwest Virginia who were shot by a sniper with a high-powered rifle, leaving two of them dead.

By the Associated Press  |  07:08 AM ET, 03/16/2011 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
Categories:  Virginia

Posted at 04:06 PM ET, 03/15/2011

6 on trial in alleged robbery scheme
By Dana Hedgpeth
A jury trial of six defendants who allegedly agreed to participate in a made-up scheme to rob a drug stash house is underway this week in an Alexandria courtroom.

By Dana Hedgpeth  |  04:06 PM ET, 03/15/2011 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
Categories:  Dana Hedgpeth, From the Courthouse, Virginia

Posted at 07:46 AM ET, 03/15/2011

Court date for Michael Vick co-defendant
By
A co-defendant in the Michael Vick dogfighting case is due in court in Virginia for allegedly violating his probation.

By  |  07:46 AM ET, 03/15/2011 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
Categories:  Virginia, Celebrities

Posted at 07:39 AM ET, 03/03/2011

Rastafarian inmates moved in Va.
By Associated Press
Rastafarian and other inmates who refuse to cut their hair have been moved to a maximum security prison as corrections officials continue to try to get them to comply with the state's grooming policy. In November the Department of Corrections...

By Associated Press  |  07:39 AM ET, 03/03/2011 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
Categories:  Prison Beat, Updates, Virginia

Posted at 07:45 AM ET, 03/02/2011

Charges for Michael Vick co-defendant
By Associated Press
A co-defendant in Michael Vick's dogfighting conspiracy case has been charged in Virginia with violating the terms of his probation. Quanis Phillips has been ordered to appear before a federal judge in Richmond on March 15....

By Associated Press  |  07:45 AM ET, 03/02/2011 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
Categories:  Animal Stories, Celebrities, Virginia

Posted at 06:44 AM ET, 03/02/2011

Probation for woman's naked store dance
By The Daily Times of Salisbury
A Virginia woman has been sentenced to 18 months supervised probation for taking off her clothes in a Maryland convenience store and sexually harassing patrons and employees. Twenty-two-year-old Jennifer Riegler of Accomack County also agreed not to return to Maryland...

By The Daily Times of Salisbury  |  06:44 AM ET, 03/02/2011 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
Categories:  From the Courthouse, Maryland, Offbeat, Virginia

Posted at 01:43 PM ET, 03/01/2011

Woman guilty of bilking fish company
By Dana Hedgpeth
A Norfolk woman plead guilty Tuesday to embezzling $2.2 million from a fish and oyster company she worked for as a bookkeeper and allegedly using the money to pay off her credit cards. Leslie M. Coffman, 60, pleaded guilty n...

By Dana Hedgpeth  |  01:43 PM ET, 03/01/2011 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
Categories:  Dana Hedgpeth, From the Courthouse, Virginia

Posted at 07:38 AM ET, 03/01/2011

Prisoners' legal guide for Va. inmates
By The Daily Progress
A legal guide to challenging prison mistreatment is being made available to Virginia prisoners. A lawsuit settlement agreement in federal court in Charlottesville calls for five copies of the previously banned "Jailhouse Lawyer's Handbook" to be placed in each prison's...

By The Daily Progress  |  07:38 AM ET, 03/01/2011 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
Categories:  Prison Beat, Virginia

Posted at 05:05 PM ET, 02/28/2011

Regional 'director' in drug case tried
By Dana Hedgpeth
A federal jury in Alexandria convicted a 25-year-old man of conspiring to distribute cocaine in Northern Virginia. Fernando Reynoso Avalos, of Fort Washington, was alleged to have been a part of a large-scale conspiracy to bring multi-kilograms of cocaine ranging...

By Dana Hedgpeth  |  05:05 PM ET, 02/28/2011 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
Categories:  Dana Hedgpeth, From the Editors, Narcotics, Virginia

Posted at 07:45 AM ET, 01/28/2011

Deadly Va. prison accident: Report
By Richmond Times-Dispatch
A Virginia Department of Corrections spokesman says a female prison inmate has died after a piece of laundry equipment fell on her. The Times-Dispatch reports 43-year-old Amy T. Madsen was killed in Wednesday's accident at the Virginia Correctional Center for...

By Richmond Times-Dispatch  |  07:45 AM ET, 01/28/2011 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
Categories:  Virginia, Virginia

Posted at 07:57 AM ET, 01/26/2011

Renewed push for castration in Va.
By The Associated Press
A Virginia legislator is renewing his push to allow castration of sex offenders as an alternative to the increasing costs of detaining and treating them after they've served their prison sentence. Sen. Emmett Hanger's bill would require the state to...

By The Associated Press  |  07:57 AM ET, 01/26/2011 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
Categories:  Virginia, Virginia, Virginia

Posted at 07:22 AM ET, 01/24/2011

No indictment in deadly Va. wreck
By The Roanoke Times
A Franklin County grand jury has refused to indict an SUV driver involved in a wreck that killed two Rocky Mount firefighters. Franklin County Commonwealth's Attorney Cliff Hapgood told The Roanoke Times that the case could be taken to another...

By The Roanoke Times  |  07:22 AM ET, 01/24/2011 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
Categories:  Virginia, Virginia

Posted at 07:50 AM ET, 01/20/2011

Murder indictment for Va. inmate
By The Associated Press
A Virginia inmate who warned officials he would kill again if not given the death penalty for murdering his cellmate has been indicted for killing a second inmate. Robert Gleason Jr. was indicted Tuesday for the July 28 murder of...

By The Associated Press  |  07:50 AM ET, 01/20/2011 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
Categories:  Virginia, Virginia, Virginia, Virginia

Posted at 07:44 AM ET, 01/20/2011

Manslaughter charge in Va. hunter's death
By The Roanoke Times
A Clifton Forge man has been charged with involuntary manslaughter in the Nov. 13 shooting death of a fellow deer hunter in Alleghany County. Forty-seven-year-old Burrell Hall was arrested on Wednesday and charged in connection with the death of Travis...

By The Roanoke Times  |  07:44 AM ET, 01/20/2011 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
Categories:  Virginia

Posted at 07:31 AM ET, 01/18/2011

Va. man charged after death of infant
By The News & Advance
Authorities say a Virginia man has been charged with second-degree murder after shots he fired at a home killed a 7-month-old boy. Pittsylvania County Sheriff Mike Taylor says Nikko Lemar King was arrested Sunday. The 21-year-old is accused of firing...

By The News & Advance  |  07:31 AM ET, 01/18/2011 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
Categories:  Virginia, Virginia

Posted at 07:49 AM ET, 01/10/2011

In Va., man's passion is traffic activism
By The Associated Press
On the morning of Aug. 23, Ron Melancon sat in his Ford Taurus at Three Chopt Road and Forest Avenue in Richmond, and noticed the driver of a GRTC van using what appeared to be a cellphone. He immediately took...

By The Associated Press  |  07:49 AM ET, 01/10/2011 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
Categories:  Virginia, Virginia

Posted at 07:42 AM ET, 01/06/2011

Richmond police, anarchists at odds
By Richmond Times-Dispatch
Richmond's police chief is seeking the return of documents the department turned over to a local anarchist group and posted online. Chief Bryan T. Norwood said in a complaint filed this week in Richmond Circuit Court that Mo Karn received...

By Richmond Times-Dispatch  |  07:42 AM ET, 01/06/2011 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
Categories:  Virginia

Posted at 07:52 AM ET, 01/05/2011

Va. teacher's son shipped pot to home
By The Virginian-Pilot
A Virginia Beach teacher no longer faces drug-trafficking charges after her son admitted in court that he shipped marijuana to her home without her knowledge. Kellam High School teacher Darcy Mahler had been charged with sale and distribution of marijuana,...

By The Virginian-Pilot  |  07:52 AM ET, 01/05/2011 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
Categories:  Virginia, Virginia, Virginia, Virginia

Posted at 07:40 AM ET, 01/04/2011

14 die in Va. holiday highway crashes
By The Associated Press
State police say 14 people died in 12 traffic crashes on Virginia's highways during the Christmas and New Year's holiday weekends. State police said Monday that preliminary figures show that 10 people died in eight crashes over the Christmas weekend,...

By The Associated Press  |  07:40 AM ET, 01/04/2011 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
Categories:  Virginia, Virginia

Posted at 09:26 AM ET, 12/30/2010

Police: Robber shouted 'Merry Christmas'
By The Associated Press
Police say an arrest has been made in a bank robbery where the suspect shouted "Merry Christmas" before fleeing. Spotsylvania County Sheriff's Lt. Col Michael Timm says 34-year-old Tori Kay Pollard of Spotsylvania County was arrested Tuesday night after a...

By The Associated Press  |  09:26 AM ET, 12/30/2010 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
Categories:  Virginia

Posted at 09:24 AM ET, 12/30/2010

Blow drier causes deadly Va. fire
By The Associated Press
Fire officials say a blow dryer caused a house fire in Richmond that killed a man and his teenage daughter. Richmond Fire Lt. Shawn L. Jones told The Richmond Times-Dispatch that the blow dryer ignited the man's mattress....

By The Associated Press  |  09:24 AM ET, 12/30/2010 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
Categories:  Virginia, Virginia

Posted at 03:14 PM ET, 12/28/2010

Inmate sues Va. prison system
By the Richmond Times-Dispatch
A Virginia inmate who was born a male but surgically altered to be a female because of severe birth defects claims in a lawsuit against state officials that she should be held in a women's prison. Deena Kaye Myers was...

By the Richmond Times-Dispatch  |  03:14 PM ET, 12/28/2010 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
Categories:  Virginia, Virginia, Virginia

Posted at 07:40 AM ET, 12/28/2010

20 yrs. in Va. boy's methadone death
By The Roanoke Times
A Pulaski woman has begun serving a 20-year prison sentence after her 3-year-old son died from drinking a cup of methadone that she left unattended. Thirty-nine-year-old Lisa Michelle Hylton was sentenced Dec. 20 to 10 years each for second-degree murder...

By The Roanoke Times  |  07:40 AM ET, 12/28/2010 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
Categories:  Virginia

Posted at 10:53 AM ET, 12/27/2010

Small Va. police dept. starting over
By The News & Advance
It's been a tough year for the Brookneal, Va., police department. Both the chief and acting chief resigned earlier this year after criminal charges in unrelated cases were filed against them. The town of about 1,200 in Campbell County lost...

By The News & Advance  |  10:53 AM ET, 12/27/2010 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
Categories:  Virginia

Posted at 07:40 AM ET, 12/23/2010

$200M suit after 1967 Va. killings
By The Associated Press
A man wrongfully accused in the 1967 slaying of two women in Staunton is suing the city for $200 million, claiming officials failed to supervise a detective who was later accused of helping protect the real killer. William Thomas was...

By The Associated Press  |  07:40 AM ET, 12/23/2010 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
Categories:  Virginia, Virginia, Virginia

Posted at 10:21 AM ET, 12/22/2010

Medical record review for Love denied
By Matt Zapotosky
A Charlottesville General District Court judge ruled Wednesday that defense attorneys cannot review years of medical records for the University of Virginia lacrosse player slain in May, saying there was nothing unusual or relevant to the case in the documents.

By Matt Zapotosky  |  10:21 AM ET, 12/22/2010 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
Categories:  Virginia

Posted at 07:41 AM ET, 12/21/2010

Va. state police staffing below budget
By The Associated Press
Virginia State Police are heading into the holiday season with staffing levels some say are the worst in decades. On Jan. 1, Virginia State Police will be down 249 sworn officers. The money is there to pay their salaries, but...

By The Associated Press  |  07:41 AM ET, 12/21/2010 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
Categories:  Virginia

Posted at 07:34 AM ET, 12/20/2010

Va. man, 18, charged in attack on parents
By The Free Lance-Star
Spotsylvania County police say a woman struggled with her attacker before she was stabbed multiple times in her home. Sheriff's Lt. Col. Michael Timm told The Free Lance-Star that the suspect, 18-year-old Matthew Charles Robertson, has two long scratch marks...

By The Free Lance-Star  |  07:34 AM ET, 12/20/2010 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
Categories:  Virginia

Posted at 07:39 AM ET, 12/17/2010

Robbery plea for Va. justice's son
By the Richmond Times-Dispatch
The son of the chief justice of the Virginia Supreme Court has pleaded guilty to robbery and two lesser charges stemming from a home invasion in June. The Richmond Times-Dispatch reports that 23-year-old Leroy R. Hassell Jr. entered the pleas...

By the Richmond Times-Dispatch  |  07:39 AM ET, 12/17/2010 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
Categories:  Virginia, Virginia

Posted at 05:10 PM ET, 12/16/2010

Jury awards $10.5 million in death suit
By Tom Jackman
A Charlottesville jury has awarded more than $10.5 million to the family of a woman who died after a concrete mixer truck fell on her car in 2007. Virginia Lawyers Weekly says the award may be the largest for a wrongful death case in Virginia. The victims were Jessica Lester, 25, who died after eight days, and her husband Isaiah Lester, who survived. Their car was crushed as they drove on State Route 53 near Monticello and were hit by a truck driven by William Sprouse, working for Allied Concrete Co.

By Tom Jackman  |  05:10 PM ET, 12/16/2010 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
Categories:  Virginia, Virginia, Virginia, Virginia

Posted at 12:36 PM ET, 12/16/2010

Va. expands violent crime program
By Anita Kumar
Virginia Secretary of Public Safety Marla Decker announced Thursday that a successful state pilot program in Richmond will be expanded statewide to reduce violent crime. Operation Rolling Thunder led to a 35 percent decrease in violent crime in Richmond in...

By Anita Kumar  |  12:36 PM ET, 12/16/2010 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
Categories:  Virginia

Posted at 07:34 AM ET, 12/16/2010

Va. safety plans to be announced
By The Associated Press
Virginia Secretary of Public Safety Marla Decker is expected to announce efforts to decrease violent crime, fight gangs and help prisoners re-enter society. The announcement will be made during Decker's first briefing with reporters Thursday....

By The Associated Press  |  07:34 AM ET, 12/16/2010 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
Categories:  Virginia

Posted at 07:29 AM ET, 12/13/2010

Police shoot, kill woman in Norfolk
By The Virginian-Pilot
Police say a Norfolk woman has died after being shot by an officer. The Virginian Pilot says police have identified the woman as 22-year-old Tynisha J. Townsend....

By The Virginian-Pilot  |  07:29 AM ET, 12/13/2010 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
Categories:  Virginia

Posted at 01:46 PM ET, 12/10/2010

Man charged with killing D.C. teenager
By Paul Duggan
A District man was charged with murder Friday in the shooting of a 16-year-old boy, police said. Raymond Roseboro, 20, of Northwest, was arrested by members of the Capital Area Regional Fugitive Task Force and charged with second-degree murder in...

By Paul Duggan  |  01:46 PM ET, 12/10/2010 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
Categories:  Virginia, Virginia, Virginia

Posted at 07:40 AM ET, 12/09/2010

Bush plotter wants life sentence tossed
By The Associated Press
A U.S. man who became an al-Qaida terrorist and plotted to assassinate then-President George W. Bush is asking a federal appeals court in Virginia to throw out his life sentence. A three-judge panel of the 4th U.S. Circuit Court of...

By The Associated Press  |  07:40 AM ET, 12/09/2010 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
Categories:  Virginia, Virginia, Virginia

Posted at 07:35 AM ET, 12/09/2010

High-speed Va. conviction thrown out
By The Virginian-Pilot
A Virginia motorcyclist whose throttle was stuck open has had his conviction for driving at least 130 mph thrown out in court. The Virginian-Pilot reports a judge overturned 27-year-old Frank Parker's conviction on charges of reckless driving and eluding police....

By The Virginian-Pilot  |  07:35 AM ET, 12/09/2010 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
Categories:  Virginia, Virginia

Posted at 07:37 AM ET, 12/08/2010

Va. commission to vote on police, drug issues
By The Associated Press
The Virginia State Crime Commission is set to vote on a number of legislative proposals regarding police issues, protective orders and synthetic marijuana. The commission will vote Wednesday whether to recommend the proposals to the General Assembly, which convenes in...

By The Associated Press  |  07:37 AM ET, 12/08/2010 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
Categories:  Virginia

Posted at 07:35 AM ET, 12/08/2010

Guilty plea in coach teen sex case
By The Roanoke Times
A former Staunton River High School football coach has pleaded guilty to having sex with two underage girls. Thirty-seven-year-old Rick Witt entered his plea Tuesday in Bedford County, Va., Circuit Court to 10 misdemeanor counts of consensual sexual intercourse with...

By The Roanoke Times  |  07:35 AM ET, 12/08/2010 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
Categories:  Virginia, Virginia, Virginia

Posted at 07:29 AM ET, 12/07/2010

Va. girl sought after mother found dead
By The Associated Press
Police in Virginia continue searching for a 12-year-old Roanoke County girl believed taken against her will after her mother was found dead in their home. State police issued an Amber Alert for Brittany Mae Smith on Monday....

By The Associated Press  |  07:29 AM ET, 12/07/2010 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
Categories:  Virginia, Virginia