Authorities have ruled that Purcellville officer was justified in the fatal shooting of a suicidal 17-year-old boy last May. Officer Timothy Hood was defended by the Loudon County Commonwealth’s Attorney as acting in self-defense when he opened fire on Christian Sierra. The ruling means that the officer will not face any criminal proceedings nor will […]
After a year of waiting for justice, the family of 46-year-old father of two, John Geer, has filed a law suit against the Fairfax Police Department. The suit filed this past Tuesday by Geer’s longtime partner, Maura Harrington, alleges the Fairfax County Police Department chief and three other officers are responsible for the wrongful death […]
By Julia Cole, Junior Editor United States citizens are being arrested at a staggering pace. According to a recent article published by The Wall Street Journal, the Federal Bureau of Investigations (FBI) estimates that authorities have made over 250 million arrests over the past 20 years. That means that about 12.5 million people are arrested […]
For years we have warned drivers in the Commonwealth of Virginia about the incredibly harsh punishments attached to speeding and reckless driving offenses. For those who think our efforts are a mere ploy to get people to hire an attorney, we point to the story of a Patrick George, a writer who found himself languishing […]
July 29, 2014 In scanning the news this morning, we came across an article about a Connecticut man who was wrongly convicted and imprisoned and who is now seeking restitution for the abuse he suffered. While the conviction and lawsuit involves the state of Connecticut, it was the location of the Virginia prison – where […]
July 14, 2014 Recently, the Washington, D.C. metro area suburb of Manassas City, Virginia became the focus of a national media frenzy and for some fairly dubious reasons. For non-Northern Virginia residents, Manassas City is an independent municipality that exists within Prince William County, and that should not be confused with nearby Manassas Park. Serious […]
July 9, 2014 The Virginia Department of Transportation announced Tuesday that the hours of the reversible HOV lanes on Interstate 95/395 have changed. The HOV lanes for northbound traffic will close by 10 a.m. each weekday and reopen for southbound traffic by noon. VDOT said in a statement that it altered the hours to ease […]
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