Crime up in district as juveniles rise in arrests
A staff report to the Lord Fairfax Planning District Commission shows serious crime up 5.8 percent in the first nine months of 1978, with juveniles accounting for 40 percent of arrests, concentrated in Front Royal and Winchester. Drunk in public and drunk driving were the most common charges, amid broader justice system strains. The panel outlined key problems and plans for January 25 strategic discussions, plus actions on preservation funding and air pollution amendments.
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Star
Front Royal
Lord Fairfax
Criminal Justice Advisory Committee
Lord Fairfax Planning District Commission
LFPDC
William Mote
Mote
Winchester
CJAC
Front Royal Commission
Thomas Gibson
Warren County
John Marlow
Grand Jury Indicts 13 in Warren County Case Sweep
A Warren County grand jury handed down 17 indictments against 13 defendants on charges from abduction to motor vehicle violations. Among those named are Thomas Lee Jackson for abducting Terry Diggs and marijuana distribution and Johnny Ray Lang for breaking and entering Jackson Furniture Co. Other cases include caps for arrest on several counts and upcoming trial dates through April.
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Star
Front Royal
Warren County
Thomas Lee Jackson
Terry Diggs
David Lee Franklin
Charles F. Mangene
Mangene
Capias
Donald Lee Kimble
White Post
Dean Milton Cook
Willard Prestone Allbright
Terry Lee Boyd
Merwin Whitcomb Kay
William Carter Geer
Michael Steven Showers
Richard Leon Morris
James Lawrence Reil
Johnny Ray Lang
Jackson Furniture Co
Raymond Davis Jenkins
Cecil Equipment Corp
Shaun D. Defermire
Frank R. Jenkins
Wallace Howard Thurston Jr
Larry Lee English
Raymond Fred Blake
Robert Winfred Jackson
Blue Ridge Mobil
Elliott Marshall
Jackson
Commonwealth
Edward Greco
Culpeper
Michael Douglas Noble
N. Royal Self Service
Gulf Oil Station
Noble
Winter storm watch and mixed precipitation forecast
The weather page notes a winter storm watch for tonight and Saturday morning with snow turning to mixed sleet and freezing rain then rain. Lows in the 20s, highs in the 30s, with Virginia seeing similar patterns from the west and north. Extended forecast calls for snow or rain ending Sunday then fair with cold Monday and milder days after.
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Virginia
National Weather Service
East
Pacific Northwest
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Winchester Evening Star
By Susan Burke
Clarke County
Virginia Agricultural Land Preservation Foundation
General Assembly
del. Ray Vickery
Fairfax
Economic Development Administration
Commission
Jack Hardesty
Virginia State Library
Handley Library
Samuels Library
Shenandoah National Park
Charlottesville City
Wilson Collier
University of Virginia
Uva
Geer
Ralph A. Mowery
Funeral Home
Wareus
Seuecses Montcmas
Smalts Florists, Inc
Bernard F. Groves
Braddock St
Mattie Cain
Inwood
Omps Funeral Home
Amherst ST
Creeres Ae
Eneroben
NOAA
Dept of Commerce
Complete Insurance Service
Isnssy
Isc
Bart Stove
Spee
W. Boscawen St
Hulver’s Market
Loudoun St
EPA
AMC
Concord
Amcvi Concord
Kern Motor Company
Valley
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