A 66-year-old Virginia man was charged December 02, 2011, after he assaulted his estranged wife with a knife at her home in Aldie, Virginia. Matthew B. Parker, of Unionville, Virginia, is charged with attempted first-degree murder. Loudoun County Sheriff’s Deputies responded to the residence in the 39300 block of John Mosby Highway (Route 50) around [...]
October 31, 2011 Activities reported October 24, 2011 through October 30, 2011 There are six sections in this report: Section I: MAJOR INCIDENTS; Section II: OTHER CRIMES; Section III: SERIOUS TRAFFIC RELATED INCIDENTS, Section IV: ASSIST OTHER AGENCY, Section V: MISCELLANEOUS and Section VI: 287(g) ENFORCEMENT. Sections are identified with appropriate headers. Within the sections, [...]
Tens of Thousands of young people across the country will sacrifice their voices tomorrow for the Pro-Life Day of Silent Solidarity, and they will do it in honor and memory of a young abortion abolitionist and her unborn daughter who were killed in a car accident Oct. 8 in Georgia. “Tomorrow, students will be sending [...]
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WASHINGTON, Sept. 20, 2011 – President Barack Obama today issued a statement on the repeal of the “Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell” law that had barred gay men and lesbians from serving openly in the military. The repeal took effect at midnight. Here is the president’s statement: Today, the discriminatory law known as ‘Don’t Ask, Don’t [...]
A study published in the October issue of the Journal of Labor Economics suggests an unexpected consequence of the housing bust: lower college attendance. The study, by Cornell economist Michael Lovenheim, finds evidence that when home values soared in the late 1990s and early 2000′s, many families borrowed against that new equity to send kids [...]
Embezzlement 11-16257 9495-B Silver King Court / Middleburg Associates – On September 7 at 12:45 PM the owner reported that he had determined that an employee had diverted a large sum of company money to his personal accounts and, after being confronted, had subsequently failed to make repayment. The Criminal Investigations Division is investigating the [...]
Larceny 11-16267 10400 Block of Layton Hall Drive / Layton Hall Apartments – On September 7 at 2:37 PM the vehicle owner reported that sometime between 9:00 PM on September 2 and 9:00 AM on September 3 unknown person(s) had stolen a diamond necklace and GPS unit from her unsecured parked vehicle. Fraud 11-16307 10500 [...]
Trade using surface transportation between the United States and its North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) partners Canada and Mexico was 12.1 percent higher in April 2011 than in April 2010, reaching $73.8 billion, according to the Bureau of Transportation Statistics (BTS) of the U.S. Department of Transportation. BTS, a part of the Research and [...]
U.S. Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood today announced $1.58 billion for 27 transit projects nationwide that will improve public transportation access for millions of Americans while reducing our dependence on foreign oil and curbing air pollution. “Investing in a modern transportation network is a key part of President Obama’s strategy to win the future by out-building [...]
Home Depot Chairman Frank Blake told shareholders earlier this month that his company would continue to support gay marriage activists and activities. Since that time several high profile events supporting gay pride have seen corporate sanctioned Home Depot participants appear in parades and other public activities. Last weekend, Home Depot sponsored the Southern Maine Pride [...]