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Alexandria: On the Night Shift with City Police

Searching Alexandria’s nooks and crannies with the police.

Over his 10 years in Alexandria, Officer Mark Blackwell has come to know just about every dark corner of Alexandria. Before he turns his patrol car down an alleyway around midnight on May 28, he flicks off his headlights and the car creeps forward.

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High Time for Legalization?

Advocates call on the governor to legalize marijuana as soon as possible.

The debate over legalizing marijuana is about to light up, putting Gov. Ralph Northam at the center of a budding controversy. At issue is a question of timing. Should he agree with lawmakers that legalization should wait until New Years Day 2024, giving the commonwealth enough time to stand up the new Cannabis Control Authority? Or should he amend the bill the General Assembly put on his desk to legalize weed now to prevent communities of color from being overpoliced in the interim?

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Northam: ‘Time to Legalize Marijuana’

Virginia looking to be the first state in the South with legalized marijuana.

Marijuana Legalization is a Goal of the Governor

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Vienna Police Highlights Oct. 16 – Oct. 22, 2020

The following summary contains various incidents of general interest handled by the Town of Vienna Police Department from Oct. 16 – Oct. 22, 2020.

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Police Again Charge McCarter with Peeping

Police Again Charge McCarter with Peeping

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Taylor Guilty of Malicious Wounding

Taylor Guilty of Malicious Wounding

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Drug Charge Sent to Grand Jury

Drug Charge Sent to Grand Jury

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Hall Charged with Capital Murder

Grand jury indicts Daunteril Hall in the murder of Sherine Williams.

Hall Charged with Capital Murder

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Arlington Teen Arrested in Stabbing

Arlington Teen Arrested in Stabbing

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Free EKGs in Lopynski’s Honor

On April 26, 2009, Ryan Lopynski was a freshman at Virginia Tech who’d come home to Clifton’s Hampton Chase community to visit his family and seek a summer job. But he collapsed at home and suffered a fatal heart attack.

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Potomac Man Charged in Attack

Officers from the Montgomery County Police Department’s 5th District Station have charged a 49-year-old Potomac man with a sex offense.

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Timely Discussion On Drug Abuse

To the Editor: Through columns on your newspaper website like "Avoidance Better Than Arrests, Prison, Death" my attention has been drawn to your spotlight on forums focused on drug prevention in high schools. With the increase in use of drugs for recreational use among youths, this is a timely and well-covered issue in your newspaper.

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