Vandalism Probed On Jefferson Street and NS Pocahontas Lot
Police investigated vandalism incidents in Bluefield early Friday. At a Jefferson Street residence, items were stolen and set on fire, extinguished by the victim Brian Morris before officers arrived. Separate reports cite possible damage to as many as eight vehicles at the Norfolk Southern Pocahontas Division office parking lot with no totals available.
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C.S. Myers
Brian Morris
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Myer
Norfolk Southern
Juvenile home confinement report on Bland Street
D A Pennington responded late Thursday to juveniles on Bland Street under home confinement. area searched but suspects not found. Bluefield police also responded to Wayne Street section collapse. area secured and Bluefield Street Department was notified.
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Bluefield
Wayne Street
Bluefield Street
Robb Fund-raiser Switches to Goode in Virginia Race
Democratic Sen. Charles Robb campaigned for the black vote while his primary challenger Virgil Goode Jr. drew backing from Lam O Ferrall, a Robb fundraiser. O Ferrall praised Goode as clean and said Wilder is unlikely to run if Goode wins. Robb spoke to black ministers in Hampton and a gospel station in Richmond, while Goode held events in Arlington and Richmond attacking Robb and backing Oliver North. Goode notes North opposes Robb in the general election, and North joked about voting for Robb in November. Goode has a conservative record on gun control abortion and women’s rights from 20 years in the General Assembly.
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Charles S. Robb
Virgil H. Goode Jr
Robb
Lam O'Ferrall
Goode
Oliver North
O'Ferrall
Franklin County
Chuck
Chuck Robb
Ollie
Hampton
Arlington
North
Ollie North
General Assembly
Shoplifting, Vehicle Crash Reported in Princeton
A juvenile Princeton High School student shoplifted cosmetics from Super X Pharmacy, later identified with PHS staff help. Kroger shoplifting reported. Jeff Black’s Ford Ranger damaged by a purple Honda motorcycle at Thorn and Mercer, $450 repair cost. Officers J W Davis D E Ingram and R A Mann handled the calls.
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PHS
J.W. Davis
Kroger
Margaret Blankenship
Ken Clay
D.E. Ingram
Jeff Black
Hinton
Thorn
Mercer
Black
R.A. Mann
One Injured In Two Vehicle Wreck At Route 460 Intersection
Princeton report says one person was hurt in a two vehicle crash at Willowbrook Road and US 460. Robert W. Currence, 61, of Pipistein drove a 1973 Ford truck east on Route 460 when Christine Marchant, 18, of Willowbrook Road pulled out and struck the driver's side. Marchant cited for failure to yield. She was treated and released at Princeton Community Hospital. State Trooper R A Keaton investigated.
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Willowbrook Road
Robert W. Currence
Pipestein
Christine Marchant
Marchant
Princeton Community Hospital
R. A. Keaton
Parents testify in ex student injury suit case
In a Mercer County courtroom, Michelle White of Matoaka testifies that the school should have provided transportation to a 1992 softball game trip. Attorneys for the MCBOE counter that White left Matoaka with permission and the district cannot control students after departure. The trial, before Judge John Frazier, continues as the jury deliberates.
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Princeton
Matoaka
Michelle White
Mercer County Board of Education
White
John Anderson
Matoaka High
Steve Fowler
MCBOE
John Frazier Friday
Fowler
Matoaka High School
Frazier
Barry Ray Bailey
Sharon Bailey
Judy Slone
Paula Slone
Mystery surrounds builder Kowalczyk death in three states
Vienna Virginia AP reports a year after builder John Kowalczyk was shot in his pickup police still pursue a murder for hire theory. Investigations span Virginia West Virginia and Florida with trial set for August for suspect Ralph Shambaugh Jr. and relatives tied to the case. Kowalczyk battled custody with his ex wife while his death sparked a complex saga.
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John Kowalczyk
Virginia
West Virginia
Florida
Kowalczyk
Stanley Hyman
McLean
Hyman
Air Force
Ralph Shambaugh Jr
Coolfont
Berkeley
Sp . W.va
Jacqueline
Hymans
Shambaugh
Fairfax County
Lisa Zumwalt
Kowalczy
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