November 07, 2009
More aid in Harrington hunt
The Virginia State Police ask anyone with information about Harrington to call 352-3435 or e-mail .
Local Ponzi schemer gets 90 months
“I’m sorry to each one of you that I have harmed,” Donnelly said.
November 06, 2009
Ponzi scheme nets man over 7 years in prison
“I understand what the crime says about me, but I can do something about this,” Donnelly said.
3 local men guilty of child porn charges
A Charlottesville man and two Louisa County men pleaded guilty to federal child pornography charges Thursday.
Hundreds sign up to find Harrington
“This is sort of a numbers’ game, we’re looking for the needle in the haystack.”
November 05, 2009
Parents plea for ground search volunteers
The effort will be organized by the Laura Recovery Center for missing children, a Texas-based nonprofit.
Plea deal spares Albemarle woman in child porn case
An Albemarle County woman has admitted she downloaded child pornography, but she won’t have to register as a sex offender.
Man in university thefts: I lived a secret life
In the last year, Joshua Alan Lafferty has gone from upholding a false facade of his life for his parents’ sake to telling them some of his deepest secrets.
November 04, 2009
Harringtons organize volunteer search for missing daughter
Harrington disappeared Oct. 17 after exiting the John Paul Jones Arena during a Metallica concert.
November 02, 2009
Fund, billboards set up in missing woman case
The parents of a Virginia Tech student missing for more than two weeks have set up a fund for contributions to help in their search for her.
October 30, 2009
New details in double shooting released
An 18-year-old female and a 19-year-old male were both shot at 7:24 p.m. while sitting in a friend’s car parked at the Blue Ridge Commons apartment complex on Prospect Avenue.
Police following up leads in search for missing student
Virginia State Police investigators were following up on new leads Thursday in the search for a missing 20-year-old Virginia Tech student.
Masked assailant shoots 2 at Blue Ridge Commons
A masked assailant shot two people Thursday night at the Blue Ridge Commons apartment complex.
October 29, 2009
Police: Woman last seen on bridge
The last reported sighting of Morgan D. Harrington was on a bridge over railroad tracks near the John Paul Jones Arena.
October 28, 2009
Tentative timeline released in Harrington disappearance
Authorities this morning released an updated, but still tentative, timeline of Harrington’s movements.
October 27, 2009
Man pleads guilty to videotaped assault
Court documents show that the victim was unaware of the video and the incident until she found it in his belongings a few days later.
False clues, clothes in hunt for Virginia Tech student
Crimestoppers is offering a $100,000 donation for information on Harrington’s whereabouts
October 25, 2009
Two dozen still on Va. missing list
Morgan Harrington isn’t the only person reported missing in Virginia, just the most famous at the moment.
October 24, 2009
Authorities launch statewide inquiry into illegal voting
Virginia State Police have launched a statewide investigation into possible illegal voting by felons in last November’s election.
October 22, 2009
Hunt for missing student turns into crime case
“Right now the time frame is very critical,” Rader said. “Unfortunately, I don’t know how to stop time.”
24-hour-a-day tip line at (434)352-3467
October 21, 2009
Missing person case now a ‘criminal investigation’
Virginia State Police Lt. Joe Rader said this afternoon authorities are conducting a “criminal investigation” in the missing person case of Morgan Dana Harrington.
JADE arrests 2 men accused of selling drugs near school
It was not clear which school the men were accused of selling drugs near.
Officials ask for help finding Virginia Tech student
Authorities spent Tuesday following up on potential leads.
October 15, 2009
Timberlake sentenced to 14 years for Magruder slaying
A Charlottesville man has been sentenced to 14 years in prison for shooting and killing a 19-year-old city resident who was trying to get away from a shootout.
October 14, 2009
Man guilty in Charlottesville teen’s fatal shooting
As part of an agreement, Daniel Lee Dove, 29, pleaded guilty Tuesday morning to second-degree murder
October 13, 2009
Dove enters guilty plea for host of charges
A Louisa County man has been convicted of killing a teenager at an Albemarle County apartment.
October 08, 2009
County resident sentenced for child porn
Circuit Judge Cheryl Higgins sentenced Kenneth James Rothwell to an active prison term of two years and six months and ordered him to undergo sex offender treatment and not have unsupervised contact with minors.
Suspect in powder case deemed incompetent
A Gordonsville man accused of putting suspicious powder on signs in Albemarle County criticizing his former employer has been found incompetent to stand trial.
October 07, 2009
County man sentenced to over 2 years in jail for child porn
An Albemarle County man who downloaded child pornography will be incarcerated for two more years.
October 06, 2009
Pair of robberies strike late at night
A pair of robberies committed by similarly described men were reported
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