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Two Dead In Fiery Spotsylvania Crash Identified: State Police Two Dead In Fiery Spotsylvania Crash Identified: State Police
Two Dead In Fiery Spotsylvania Crash Identified: State Police Two people died in a fiery crash early Monday, March 11 in Spotsylvania County, authorities said. A 2023 Jeep Compass was heading east on Route 636 when the driver, Henry L. Minor, of Fredericksburg, crossed a double solid yellow centerline, ran off the left side of the roadway, and collided with a tree around 7:25 a.m., a spokesperson for the Virginia State Police said.  The Jeep then went up in flames, killing Minor and his 45-year-old Locust Grove passenger, Kathy A. Watkins, police said. The crash happened just before the One Iron Boulevard intersection. Neither Watkins nor Minor…

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by Cecilia Levine
Police & Fire
Stumbling, Bumbling Woman Busted For Third DUI By Off-Duty Deputy In VA, Sheriff Says Stumbling, Bumbling Woman Busted For Third DUI By Off-Duty Deputy In VA, Sheriff Says
Stumbling, Bumbling Woman Busted For Third DUI By Off-Duty Deputy In VA, Sheriff Says Dinner had to wait for an off-duty Stafford County Sheriff's deputy on Wednesday night when an allegedly drunk woman at an area restaurant got behind the wheel of her car and attempted to drive away, officials say. Jamie Williams is behind bars after being spotted by an eagle-eyed deputy at Jersey Mike's on Wonder Road acting questionably before looking to leave the eatery while she was reportedly clearly intoxicated. The ordeal began shortly before 8:20 p.m. on Feb. 21.  According to the sheriff's office, the deputy spotted the 45-year-old Locust Grove resident with slurred, inc…

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by Zak Failla
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Pounds Of Marijuana, Other Drugs Seized During Virginia Traffic Stop, Police Say Pounds Of Marijuana, Other Drugs Seized During Virginia Traffic Stop, Police Say
Pounds Of Marijuana, Other Drugs Seized During Virginia Traffic Stop, Police Say Several pounds of marijuana and a host of other drugs were seized by police in Virginia during a multi-agency investigation that landed one in jail in Spotsylvania County, authorities announced. This week, in Orange County, deputies from the sheriff’s office responded to the death of Sidney Cramer of Lake of the Woods in Locust Grove, which led to investigators obtaining an arrest warrant for 23-year-old Spotsylvania resident Christopher Jordan Rodriguez. On Friday, March 3, police say that investigators from both departments were able to track down Rodriguez in Spotsylvania, who was arrest…

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by Zak Failla