Martinsville Crime

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Recent Crime News

• WalMart Thief Takes TV, Beer, Feminine Hygiene Item

  Friday May 25 | via WFMY 2 Greensboro 

  A female exited the store with an Acer desktop computer valued at $378.00, a 32" Vizio LCD television valued at $278.00, a case of Coors Light beer valued at $12.28 and Vagisil valued at $4.97. The female fled the scene in a silver or white Volkswagen Beetle.

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  Related Topix: Martinsville, VA, Drink, Beer, Beer

• Sheriff finds savings

  Friday May 25 | via Martinsville Bulletin 

  Of the city's five constitutional officers, Sheriff Steve Draper was the only one who could meet the Martinsville City Council's challenge to find a major budget cut.

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  Related Topix: Henry County, VA, Libraries

• Ride and rally will benefit reward fund

  Monday May 21 | via Martinsville Bulletin 

  Three days after the first anniversary of their deaths, a Bike Ride and Rally will be held to raise money for the reward fund created in April for information in the Amanda Massey/Robby Lawrence case.

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  Related Topix: Stuart, VA, Bassett, VA, Martinsville, VA, Roanoke, VA, Henry County, VA

• Wreck victim may be identified

  Friday May 18 | via Martinsville Bulletin 

  Martinsville Bulletin, Inc. P. O. Box 3711 204 Broad Street Martinsville, Virginia 24115 276-638-8801 Toll Free: 800-234-6575 Authorities believe they may have identified the Hispanic man who was injured when the vehicle he was driving plummeted 150 feet down the side of U.S. 58 at Lover's Leap on Tuesday.

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• Suspect in abduction case turns himself in

  Friday May 18 | via Martinsville Bulletin 

  A man being sought in connection with an alleged abduction case turned himself in to the Martinsville Police Department on Wednesday, according to a news release.

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• Wreck victim ID not known

  Thursday May 17 | via Martinsville Bulletin 

  The identity of a Hispanic male injured Tuesday when the Ford Taurus he was driving plummeted 150 feet down a mountainside off U.S. 58 remained unknown Wednesday.

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  Related Topix: Patrick County, VA, Martinsville, VA

• Suspect sought in alleged abduction

  Wednesday May 16 | via Martinsville Bulletin 

  One man is in custody and another is being sought in connection with an alleged abduction in April, according to the Martinsville Police Department.

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  Related Topix: Henry County, VA, Martinsville, VA

• House full as fire started; one man killed

  Tuesday May 8 | via Martinsville Bulletin 

  Firefighters work to put out hot spots Monday morning at the scene of a house fire at 2041 Appalachian Drive, just outside the city limits.

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  Related Topix: Fire, Henry County, VA, Martinsville, VA, Collinsville, VA

• Dozens indicted in city

  Tuesday May 8 | via Martinsville Bulletin 

  Stephen Richard Chitwood, 56, of 576 Joseph Martin Highway, Martinsville, was indicted on one count of embezzlement in connection with alleged incidents between February 2007 and Feb.

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• City parks and rec: Future unclear

  Sunday May 6 | via Martinsville Bulletin 

  It's too early to tell if the Martinsville Parks and Recreation Department could be eliminated as a result of possible budget cuts to avoid water and sewer rate hikes and meals tax increase.

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  Related Topix: Outdoor Recreation

• Top Tickets: Festivals, previews and bashes

  Wednesday May 2 | via Roanoke Times 

  Bonus Top Tickets: See the listings we could not fit in print at cutnscratch, The Roanoke Times Music blog.

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  Related Topix: Blues, John Hammond, Ricky Skaggs, Country, Galax, VA, Roanoke, VA, Martinsville, VA