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1,000-foot felony: Charges dropped in 2 drug cases Published on Nov 21st, 2009 5 comments BY DON BERARD Two of three recent arrestees charged with selling drugs within 1,000 feet of a school–- a controversial drug war tactic–- have now seen their charges dropped. In October...
School rule: 1,000 feet add felony drug charge Published on Nov 11th, 2009 14 comments Charlottesville resident Carlos Wilfredo Garcia Sanchez, 38, already is trouble for allegedly possessing a half-kilo of cocaine, but getting busted within 1,000 feet of UVA property tacks on another...
No contact: JADE blogger takes plea Published on Oct 15th, 2009 26 comments Forbidden from following JADE officers around, Elisha Strom still questions the task force's effectiveness. Elisha Strom, the woman whose month in jail for blogging caught the attention of the...
ACLU offers: But JADE-watcher fears retribution Published on Aug 18th, 2009 38 comments Elisha Strom is out of jail. PHOTO COURTESY ALBEMARLE CHARLOTTESVILLE REGIONAL JAIL Elisha Strom sat in jail for a month for publishing the address of a Jefferson Area Drug Enforcement officer. Now...