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'COPS' Fan With Drugs Critiques Officers' Arrest Tactics In Virginia: Police 'COPS' Fan With Drugs Critiques Officers' Arrest Tactics In Virginia: Police
'Cops' Fan With Drugs Critiques Officers' Arrest Tactics In Virginia: Police That's now how it happens on TV! A wanted 53-year-old Stafford man who is a fan of "COPS" was quickly informed of the reality he got himself into Sunday afternoon, Oct. 29, Stafford County Sheriff David Decatur said. Deputy X.D. Bates responded to a home to serve Gary Melvin on a warrant of probation violation, but couldn't find Melvin at the home, Decatur said. Instead, Deputy Bates began canvassing nearby locations to find him. It would not take Bates long to locate Melvin behind the wheel on Garrisonville Road, the sheriff said. He conducted a traffic stop at the Wendy’s on Garriso…

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by Cecilia Levine
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'Nightmare' High-Speed Pursuit Ends In Virginia Man's Arrest: Police 'Nightmare' High-Speed Pursuit Ends In Virginia Man's Arrest: Police
'Nightmare' High-Speed Pursuit Ends In Virginia Man's Arrest: Police "Nightmare" is the word police in one Virginia county used to describe the incidents that unfolded Friday, Oct. 27, in a high-speed pursuit they say was led by a 27-year-old driver. Micah Kynard had been involved in a dispute with a family member around 7:05 p.m. on Standish Place in North Stafford, Stafford County Sheriff David Decatur said. Kynard reportedly threatened to burn down the home and while driving on Garrisonville Road, intentionally struck a family member’s car in traffic. Kynard was gone when police arrived. Deputies canvassed the area and learned Kynard had just driven down…

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by Cecilia Levine