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Former Sheriff In Virginia Convicted Of Selling Badges For Bribes: Feds Former Sheriff In Virginia Convicted Of Selling Badges For Bribes: Feds
Former Sheriff In Virginia Convicted Of Selling Badges For Bribes: Feds A former sheriff in Virginia is facing decades in prison after being convicted for accepting bribes in exchange for handing out deputy badges and law enforcement credentials, federal authorities announced. Scott Howard Jenkins, 53, of Culpeper, was found guilty by a jury in Charlottesville this week for a bribery scheme involving more than $75,000 in bribes.  Prosecutors said Jenkins accepted the money—both as cash and campaign contributions—from multiple individuals, including undercover FBI agents.  In return, Jenkins appointed them as auxiliary deputy sheriffs, a sworn law enf…

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by Zak Failla
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Suspect In Prince William County Bar Shooting Arrested After Months On The Run, Police Say Suspect In Prince William County Bar Shooting Arrested After Months On The Run, Police Say
Suspect In Prince William County Bar Shooting Arrested After Months On The Run, Police Say The man accused of opening fire in a Dumfries bar parking lot earlier this year has finally been caught, authorities announced. Janbler Torres-Santos, 25, was arrested on over the weekend by police in Weirton, West Virginia, and remains behind bars as he awaits extradition to Prince William County in connection to a March shooting.  Police say that he now faces charges of malicious wounding and use of a firearm in the commission of a felony stemming from the March 7 shooting outside La Caverna Bar and Grill. Investigators say the incident began with a verbal altercation in the parking…

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by Zak Failla
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Former Prison Guard Admits To Child Exploitation, Child Porn Offenses In Virginia: Feds Former Prison Guard Admits To Child Exploitation, Child Porn Offenses In Virginia: Feds
Former Prison Guard Admits To Child Exploitation, Child Porn Offenses In Virginia: Feds A former prison officer at the Coffeewood Correctional Center in Virginia is facing decades in prison after paying a minor in exchange for multiple sexually explicit images and video, officials say. Davey Jonathan Sisk, 29, pleaded guilty this week to federal charges in connection to child exploitation and child porn possession, authorities announced. According to court documents, between June 2023 and February, Sisk used the social media app "Telegram" to coerce another person to create and send him illicit photos or video of minors. During that time frame, one of the children was 3 and t…

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by Zak Failla
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Culpeper Woman Exposes Herself In Arlington Parking Garage Culpeper Woman Exposes Herself In Arlington Parking Garage
Culpeper Woman Exposes Herself In Arlington Parking Garage A 51-year-old woman was arrested for exposing herself in an Arlington parking garage, police said. Police were called to the 1700 block of Wilson Boulevard for a report of disorderly conduct where June Lee, of Culpeper, had apparently exposed herself, police said. She was arrested and charged with indecent exposure and held without bond.

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by Cecilia Levine
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Boater Remains Missing After Vessel With Personal Belongings Found On Lake Anna: Sheriff Boater Remains Missing After Vessel With Personal Belongings Found On Lake Anna: Sheriff
Boater Remains Missing After Vessel With Personal Belongings Found On Lake Anna: Sheriff A major search has been launched for a Spotsylvania County woman missing since the weekend. Maya Olivia Smith, of Culpeper, was last seen renting a boat at Lake Anna in Spotsylvania County around 12:30 p.m. on May 11, the Louisa County Sheriff's Office said. She was last seen wearing a purple sweater jacket with a zipper, and baggy dark blue or black pants. Her hair now has highlights and is styled short and “poofy”.  On Sunday, May 12, a report was taken by the Louisa County Sheriff’s Office about an abandoned boat stuck on a sandbar in Lake Anna, located around Bear Castle Driv…

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by Cecilia Levine
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Fredericksburg Man ID'd As Gunman In Dumfries Bar Shooting: Cops Fredericksburg Man ID'd As Gunman In Dumfries Bar Shooting: Cops
La Caverna Shooting: Janbler Torres-Santos Wanted A 25-year-old Fredericksburg man is being sought in a shooting in the parking lot of a Dumfries bar earlier this month, police said. Janbler Torres-Santos is believed to have shot a 29-year-old man during an argument in the parking lot of La Caverna Bar and Grill in Dumfries Shopping Plaza on March 7, Prince William County police said. The victim was treated at an area hospital where police were contacted. The injury was determined to be non-life threatening.  Torres-Santos has ties to the Culpeper area and is known to drive a black Toyota Tacoma, police said. Anyone with in…

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by Cecilia Levine
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Spotsy Man Struck, Killed By 83-Year-Old DC Driver In Culpeper: Police Spotsy Man Struck, Killed By 83-Year-Old DC Driver In Culpeper: Police
Spotsy Man Struck, Killed By 83-Year-Old DC Driver In Culpeper: Police A 71-year-old Spotsylvania man was struck and killed by a car last week in Culpeper, State Police said. The unidentified man was walking south along Rixeyville Road when he was struck by a 2015 GMC Denali also heading south, near Colvin Road around 9:50 p.m. Wednesday, March 20, according to state police. The pedestrian was wearing dark non-reflective clothing and was not in a crosswalk, police said. He died while being transported to Fauquier Health.  The driver of the GMC, an 83-year-old male of Washington, DC., was not injured in the crash. The crash remains und…

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by Cecilia Levine
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$4 Million In Meth, Pot, Cocaine Seized; 10 Arrested In Bust Across Northern Virginia $4 Million In Meth, Pot, Cocaine Seized; 10 Arrested In Bust Across Northern Virginia
$4 Million In Meth, Pot, Cocaine Seized; 10 Arrested In Bust Across Northern Virginia More than $4 million worth of drugs were seized and ten people were arrested in an investigation spanning six counties across northern Virginia. The five-month investigation by the Blue Ridge Narcotics and Gang Task Force spanned Orange, Fauquier, Stafford, Alexandria, Loudon, and Mecklenburg counties. Officers executed search warrants at multiple homes in the six counties on Monday, Dec. 11 and Wednesday, Dec. 13, resulting in 10 arrests and 24 felony charges. As a result of the operation, the task force seized: •     1,861 grams of cocaine with a street value of $186,100, •  …

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by Cecilia Levine
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Fiery Head-On Culpeper Crash Kills One, Injures More Including Infant Fiery Head-On Culpeper Crash Kills One, Injures More Including Infant
Fiery Head-On Culpeper Crash Kills One, Injures More Including Infant Police have released details in a weekend, head-on crash in Culpeper that left one person dead and others seriously injured. A 1993 Ford Ranger heading north on Route 15 crossed over the cener line and struck a 2016 Chevrolet Malibu head-on around 8 p.m. Saturday, July 19, Virginia State Police said. The Ford caught fire and its driver, David W. McDaniel, Jr. 45, of Orange, died at the scene near Madison Road, police said. A passenger in the Ford, a 38-year-old woman from Remington was taken to UVA Medical Center for treatment of serious, but non-life-threatening injuries.  The drive…

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by Cecilia Levine
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Wild Police Pursuit Leaves Driver Dead In Fairfax County Wild Police Pursuit Leaves Driver Dead In Fairfax County
Wild Police Pursuit Leaves Driver Dead In Fairfax County A 39-year-old man was ejected from his car and killed after leading cross-county police pursuit in northern Virginia over the weekend. Ashton Robinson, of Culpeper, fled the scene of a DWI checkpoint in New Baltimore, in a 2011 Dodge Journey around 1:20 a.m. Saturday, April 22, the Fairfax County Police Department said. Robinson was pursued by deputies from the Fauquier County Sheriff's Office. As he entered Fairfax County heading east on Lee Highway and Bull Post Office Road in Chantilly when he tried to pass a 2020 Toyota Camry, officials said. Robinson struck the Camry, left the roadway…

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by Cecilia Levine
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Drug Dealer Who Conspired With Wife To Sell Deadly Drugs In VA Gets Nine Years In Prison Drug Dealer Who Conspired With Wife To Sell Deadly Drugs In VA Gets Nine Years In Prison
Drug Dealer Who Conspired With Wife To Sell Deadly Drugs In VA Gets Nine Years In Prison Federal officials announced that a man who flooded parts of Virginia with deadly fentanyl and methamphetamine while conspiring with his wife and two others will spend nearly a decade behind bars. Fahid Rashid, 32, of Culpeper, was sentenced this week to nine years in federal prison for his role in a drug distribution ring that sold multiple kilograms of meth and thousands of counterfeit pills containing fentanyl, according to officials. Prosecutors say that beginning in June 2020 and continuing through April 2021, Rashid and his cohorts used multiple addresses in Culpeper, Spotsylvania, Fai…

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by Zak Failla
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Election Day 2022: Hottest House Races In Virginia Election Day 2022: Hottest House Races In Virginia
Election Day 2022: Hottest House Races In Virginia Polls are open for the 2022 midterm elections Tuesday, Nov. 8. The hot topic this midterm election season has been whether Republicans will become the majority in the House of Representatives after losing several seats in the 2018 midterms. If the 435-member House flips to Republican control, that is considered a "referendum" on Joe Biden's first-term problems as president.  Here's a rundown of the key races in Virginia: 2nd Congressional District: Elaine Luria (D) has held the position since being elected in 2018, and is up against Jennifer Kiggans (R), who is a Navy veter…

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by Nicole Acosta
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LOCKDOWN: Culpeper School Receives Threats, Area Schools Take Precaution: Police LOCKDOWN: Culpeper School Receives Threats, Area Schools Take Precaution: Police
Lockdown: Culpeper School Receives Threats, Area Schools Take Precaution: Police Eastern View High School in Culpeper is in lockdown after receiving threats on Monday, September 19, police said. Sometime before 1:30 p.m., officials announced that the high school, along with other Culpeper public schools, were locking down, according to the Culpeper Police Department. Police said they do not believe there is any real threat to the high school or other schools in the area. Families of Eastern View High School students can meet up at the Sports Complex during this time, authorities said. 

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by AJ Goldbloom
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Middle School Teacher, Wife Shot To Death In Virginia Home Middle School Teacher, Wife Shot To Death In Virginia Home
Middle School Teacher, Wife Shot To Death In Virginia Home A woman and her husband were both found dead inside their Culpeper home, police reported. Stacey Garrison, 40, and Daniel Garrison, 41, were found by police inside of a home on the 15000 block of Burgandine Avenue around 3 p.m. on Friday, Sept. 9, according to the Culpeper Police Department. Police said the duo had apparent gunshot wounds and law enforcement is not looking for any persons of interest. Daniel had been working as a science teacher at Auburn Middle School, according to InsideNOVA.com. The school, with the help of the greater Fauquier County Public School system…

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by AJ Goldbloom
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At Least Two Airlifted After Multi-Vehicle Virginia Crash (DEVELOPING) At Least Two Airlifted After Multi-Vehicle Virginia Crash (DEVELOPING)
At Least Two Airlifted After Multi-Vehicle Virginia Crash (Developing) A multi-vehicle crash in Culpeper on Wednesday, August 10 resulted in multiple victim injuries, according developing and unconfirmed reports.  Two cars allegedly collided in the area of Zachary Taylor Highway and Cedar Grove Road, sending two individuals in helicopters for their injuries, one destined for Fairfax Hospital and one for University of Virginia Hospital, reports said. This story is still developing. Check back for updates.  

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by AJ Goldbloom