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The Smoking Trail
New cigarette trafficking law aids enforcement.
Virginia has long been known as a tobacco-friendly state. Tobacco was one of the first major commercial products for New World European settlers, and the state remains one of the largest producers today. Virginia is also home to some of the cheapest cigarettes in the country.
School Notes
Saint Timothy Catholic School’s yearbook program has been named a 2013 Jostens National Yearbook Program of Excellence by Jostens, a leading producer of yearbooks. Jostens recognizes dynamic school yearbook programs and yearbook staff who work hard to create and engaging yearbook.
25 Years Prison for Portillo-Saravilla
He raped girl, 8.
A man who entered the country illegally, raped an 8-year-old Centreville girl and then fled the state was sentenced last week to 25 years in prison. He is 30-year-old Salvador Portillo-Saravia.
Two Grieving Mothers Seek Answers
Kim Nelson goes to bed at night hoping she’ll someday see her daughter again; Gil Harrington knows she’ll never be able to because her own daughter is gone forever. Saturday, March 31, they were together in Fairfax seeking information about what happened to their girls and doing what they could to prevent similar tragedies from befalling someone else’s child.
Crime
Crime
A Life Cut Short
Family, friends remember 19-year-old Justin Carter, who was shot and killed two weeks ago.
A Life Cut Short
Condemning the Wrong Man to Death
Potomac author Tim Junkin returns from national tour after writing ‘Bloodsworth.’
Condemning the Wrong Man to Death
Herndon Crime Reports
Notable incidents from the Herndon Police reports from Jan. 25-31.
Herndon Crime Reports
Notable incidents from the Herndon Police report from Feb. 8-14.
Herndon Crime Reports
Notable incidents from the Herndon Police Reports from Jan. 11-17.
Notable incidents from the Herndon Police Reports from Jan. 11-17.
Herndon Crime Reports
Notable incidents from the Herndon Police Department from March 14-20.
Notable incidents from the Herndon Police Department from March 14-20.
First-hand Lesson on Holocaust in Fairfax
Expressions of the Holocaust: GMU group gathers survivors to share memories.
“On the seventy-seventh anniversary of when supposedly civilized nations lost their collective minds, we are here to learn the lesson – first hand - of what can happen when people just stand by and do nothing.”
Mount Vernon: Police: Beware of Door-to-Door Tree Trimmers
Summer brings out scam artists.
An elderly widow recently answered the doorbell in her suburban Mount Vernon home. Standing on her porch was a stranger who offered tree care services and noted that he had worked for a neighbor across the street. The man then added that limbs on a large maple behind her house posed a danger to her and her house.
History Lesson: Four Alexandrians Died in Pursuit of John Wilkes Booth
April 1865 was one of the most eventful months in the history of our nation.
Mount Vernon Crime Report for the Week of May 27
Mount Vernon Crime Report for the Week of May 27
Crime Report
The following incidents were reported by the Mount Vernon District Police Station.
New Crime Report
The following incidents were reported by the Mount Vernon District Police Station.
A Year Later: No Decision on Police Oversight
Police Chief supports designating internal auditor to investigate citizen allegations of police misconduct.
Since March 29, 2011 when the Board of Supervisors received the former County Executives’ recommendation, there’s been no final decision on whether or not to establish an independent review process for the police department.
Centre View Roundups- 6/68/12
Roundups- 6/28/12, Centreville