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'Outrageous misconduct': Hash sues Culpeper prosecutor, sheriff Published on Jan 9th, 2013 12 comments After spending nearly 12 years in prison for a crime he didn't commit, Michael Wayne Hash filed a civil lawsuit in federal court December 28 against Culpeper's top cops: former Commonwealth's...
Culpeper silence: Citizens, top cop slam shooting inquest Published on May 14th, 2012 27 comments Three months after a Culpeper police officer gunned down an unarmed woman and despite an official explanation that has been contradicted by at least two witnesses, there's still no action....
Chip Harding: Sheriff made hash of case against Hash Published on Feb 29th, 2012 7 comments The Albemarle County sheriff has uncovered a scandal that's rocking the state, a questionable capital murder conviction in Culpeper. The Richmond Times-Dispatch, with the assistance of the Progress,...
Stocking up: Gourmet eats... après le déluge Published on Sep 1st, 2011 2 comments Fortunately Hurricane Irene didn't bring the rain and winds and days without power that 2003's Isabel did, nor did the Cuckoo quake leave us electricity-less. But with microbursts and Snowpocalyse-...
Missing woman found in Highlands Published on Sep 24th, 2010 1 comments Sheriff Chip Harding has about 50 volunteers in his search and rescue unit. PHOTO SHERIFF'S OFFICE When an 80-year-old woman with Alzheimer's was reported missing Friday morning in Crozet,...
Two charged: Decoy deer loses tail in sting Published on Dec 17th, 2009 36 comments Sheriff Chip Harding, left, hopes embarrassment will deter illegal hunters, such as suspect Richard Todd Besecker, right. PHOTO COURTESY ALBEMARLE SHERIFF'S OFFICE An Albemarle Sheriff's Office decoy...
Beep beep: Sheriff shifts gears-- 8 to 4 cylinders Published on Aug 21st, 2009 23 comments New look of law enforcement: Hondas get more macho. PHOTO COURTESY ALBEMARLE COUNTY SHERIFF'S OFFICE Sergeant T.D. Layman is 6'6" tall, so he's the man sent out for test drives when Sheriff Chip...