http://www.news.synavista.com Important local news stories from the communities we serve Fri, 12 Mar 2010 21:53:57 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Thieves target smart phones and MP3 playersThe Metro Transit Police Department MTPD has a multi-pronged strategy to address an increase in robberies in the Metro system including stepped-up enforcement efforts and raising public awareness.“As we see more and more people using cell phones and portable music players in use, we ... http://www.news.synavista.com/2010/03/metro-about-metro-news-metro-transit-police-address-rising-rate-of-robberies/ A United Launch Alliance Delta IV rocket lifts off with the NASA/NOAA GOES-P from Space Launch Complex-37 at 6:57 p.m. EST. High resolution (Credit: The Boeing Company) NOAA and NASA officials announced a new Geostationary Operational Environmental Satellite (GOES), launched tonight, successfully reached its initial orbit, ... http://www.news.synavista.com/2010/03/noaa-launches-new-satellite-goes-p/ Governor Bob McDonnell today announced the awarding of $4.9 million in State Homeland Security Program grants to local police and sheriffs’ departments all across Virginia. These funds will be used to acquire equipment crucial to fight crime and deter terrorist acts. Below is a complete list of ... http://www.news.synavista.com/2010/03/virginai-municipalities-receive-anti-terror-grants/ A 59-year-old West Springfield area man was charged with four counts of possession of child pornography. On Monday, March 1, Charles Duwain Dillon, of 6940 Spelman Drive, turned himself into police headquarters and was arrested for allegedly possessing child pornography. The evidence surfaced during the investigation initiated in 2009. Previous Release: ... http://www.news.synavista.com/2010/03/west-springfield-man-arrested-for-possession-of-child-pornography/ Police are investigating a third bank robbery believed to have been committed by the same suspect in less than two weeks. The latest robbery occurred on Tuesday, March 9 shortly after 5 p.m. A woman entered the BB&T Bank, at 5105 Westfields Boulevard in Centreville. She approached a teller and ... http://www.news.synavista.com/2010/03/suspect-robs-bbt%c2%a0in-centreville-va/ Police are investigating a bank robbery that occurred on Tuesday, March 9 shortly after 11:30 a.m. A man entered the TD Bank, located at 6615 Richmond Highway, and approached a 22-year-old woman behind the counter. He implied he had a weapon and demanded money. The victim complied and the suspect ... http://www.news.synavista.com/2010/03/td-bank-robbed-on-richmond-highway/ A 57-year-old Springfield-area man was charged with welfare fraud. On Tuesday, March 9, Luis Bascope, of 6315 Zekan Lane, turned himself into detectives and was arrested for allegedly defrauding the county Department of Family Services of over $23,000. Bascope was allegedly receiving financial assistance for child care from January of ... http://www.news.synavista.com/2010/03/fairfax-county-family-services-defrauded/ [caption id="attachment_8325" align="alignright" width="289" caption=" Jose Roberto Artiga"][/caption] LCSO Investigators Release Photo of Wanted Suspect Involved in Sterling Stabbing The Loudoun County Sheriff’s Office is seeking the whereabouts of a suspect involved in a stabbing March 8, 2010 in Sterling, Virginia. The incident took place around 3:30 p.m. in the 120 block ... http://www.news.synavista.com/2010/03/sheriff-seeks-stabbing-suspect/ The Loudoun County Sheriff’s Office continues to search for a suspect allegedly involved in a stabbing Monday afternoon in Sterling, Virginia. The incident took place around 3:30 p.m. on March 8, 2010 in the 120 block of Forest Ridge Drive. The suspect fled the scene and is still believed to be ... http://www.news.synavista.com/2010/03/stabbing-in-sterling-virginia-on-forest-ridge-drive/ Wheelchair Pedestrian Struck in SterlingMarch 8, 2010 by admin Edit Leave a CommentA 69-year-old male in an Invacare motorized wheelchair was attempting to cross Sterling Boulevard from the east side of East Amhurst Place to West Amhurst Place when he was struck by a vehicle. The vehicle, a 2001 Honda ... http://www.news.synavista.com/2010/03/wheelchair-pedestrian-struck-in-sterling/ When The 28th Annual Loudoun County Regional Spelling Bee was completed, James Forcier, an eighth-grader at J. Lupton Simpson Middle School, emerged as the 2010 champion. Forcier spelled both “ferriferous” and “irascibility” correctly in the championship round. (The finalists must spell two consecutive words correctly at the end of the ... http://www.news.synavista.com/2010/03/28th-annual-loudoun-county-regional-spelling-bee-loudoun-daily-monitor/ On Thursday March 4 at approximately 1045 a.m. Winchester Police were called to Winchester Medical Center to assist Winchester Fire and Rescue with an unconscious male who was lying on the ground near the west side of a parking garage located near Medical building II. The male was bleeding and ... http://www.news.synavista.com/2010/03/death-in-winchester-medical-parking-garage-winchester-daily-monitor/ On Sunday, March 07, 2010, the Martinsburg Police Department responded to the Waffle House located at 1003 Foxcroft Ave. for a report of shots fired inside the establishment. Upon arriving at the scene, Officers spoke to the victim, employees and several patrons. It was learned that a black male got ... http://www.news.synavista.com/2010/03/shots-fired-in-waffle-house-in-martinsburg-winchester-daily-monitor/ Updated: Police have identified the deceased individual involved in the fatal crash Sunday, March 7 as Shaun Farokhzad, 19, of 9817 Mill Run Drive, Great Falls. The driver, 18, remains in life-threatening condition at Inova Fairfax Hospital. The investigation is continuing. --- A passenger in a Toyota minivan died Sunday, March 7, ... http://www.news.synavista.com/2010/03/crash-on-walker-road-in-great-falls-leaves-one-dead-and-another-critically-injured/ As Virginia continues to experience record decreases in traffic-related deaths, the Virginia State Police will launch its first Operation Air, Land & Speed effort of 2010 this weekend. The two-day operation begins Saturday, March 6, 2010, and concludes Sunday night, March 7, 2010. The concentrated enforcement initiative will focus on making ... http://www.news.synavista.com/2010/03/state-police-targeting-speeders-aggressive-and-impaired-drivers-on-i-81-and-i-95/ U.S. Senator James Webb visited the Arlington County Detention Facility for a briefing and tour to learn about the Jail diversionary, re-entry, educational and life skills programs available to inmates. Sheriff Beth Arthur presented an overview of the Detention Facility and the various programs offered during incarceration. Ms. ... http://www.news.synavista.com/2010/03/senator-webb-visits-the-arlington-county-detention-facility/ By John J. Kruzel American Forces Press Service SEAL BEACH, Calif.,, March 6, 2010 – The Navy commissioned the newest guided-missile destroyer, the USS Dewey, to its fleet today at a ceremony steeped in naval symbolism and tradition. [caption id="attachment_8277" align="alignright" width="457" caption="Navy Adm. Mike Mullen, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of ... http://www.news.synavista.com/2010/03/mullen-declares-uss-dewey-a-true-gem/ Washington, DC - Since 1981, this nation has recognized the month of March as an opportunity to celebrate the contributions made by all women to this great nation of ours. I am honored to join with many others in recognizing the countless and unselfish acts of so many women serving ... http://www.news.synavista.com/2010/03/u-s-fire-administrator-recognizes-women-firefighters/ Police are investigating a bank robbery that occurred on Saturday, March 6 around 11:20 a.m. A man entered the Cardinal Bank, at 10695 Braddock Road, near the intersection of Route 123, brandished a weapon and demanded money. The bank employee complied and the suspect fled. He was last seen running ... http://www.news.synavista.com/2010/03/braddock-road-cardinal-bank-robbed/ From the new album "Of the Blue Colour of the Sky" available at http://www.okgo.net/store Directed by James Frost, OK Go and Syyn Labs. Produced by Shirley Moyers. The official video for the recorded version of "This Too Shall Pass" off of the album "Of the Blue Colour of the Sky". The ... http://www.news.synavista.com/2010/03/this-too-shall-pass-video-from-the-new-album-of-the-blue-colour-of-the-sky/ A Chester, Va., man faces multiple charges following a road rage incident on Interstate 95 in Chesterfield County Friday afternoon (March 5, 2010). Vince T. Coker, 22, was taken into custody by Virginia State Police at his Chester residence shortly after the incident. Coker is charged with brandishing a firearm, ... http://www.news.synavista.com/2010/03/road-rage-on-i-95-shooting-ends-with-arrest/ Brett Networks, LLC,  has completed a major network infrastructure upgrade for the Clarke County Public School System and the Clarke County Government. The re-designed network merges the County and Public Schools onto a modernized system that incorporates cost efficiencies and service enhancements. "We were confronted with two piecemeal infrastructures featuring aging ... http://www.news.synavista.com/2010/03/clarke-county-gets-innovative-network-re-design/