Williamsburg Crime

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• East Carolina signee dies in swimming accident

  57 min ago | via Golfweek 

  PACIFIC PALISADES, Calif. - East Carolina enters the final round of stroke play this morning in the NCAA Championship with a mission far more demanding than qualifying for match play.

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• East Carolina recruit dies in swimming accident

  21 hrs ago | via Golfweek 

  While East Carolina plays in the NCAA Championship this week in Riviera, it will also be mourning the loss of one of its top recruits.

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  Related Topix: Sports, Swimming

• Virginia Tech Working Toward Camera-Covered Campus

  Tuesday | via WRIC-TV Richmond 

  Virginia Tech is working toward a camera-covered campus. The Blacksburg university has partnered with Northern Virginia-based X7 Systems Integration under a nearly $1 million BLACKSBURG, Va.

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  Related Topix: Virginia, Blacksburg, VA, Williamsburg, VA, James City County, VA

• Fuel Truck Driver Dies In Bedford Co. Crash

  Tuesday | via WRIC-TV Richmond 

  Virginia State Police say a truck driver has died after his tanker truck overturned and leaked diesel fuel onto U.S. Route 460 in Bedford County.

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  Related Topix: Virginia, Bedford County, VA, Montvale, VA, Williamsburg, VA

• Search Resumes For Missing James City Teen

  Tuesday | via WRIC-TV Richmond 

  Massachusetts Congressman Barney Frank is apologizing for comments he made about the Trayvon Martin case at a weekend graduation ceremony.

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  Related Topix: US Politics, US News, US House of Representatives, Barney Frank, Democrat, Montvale, VA, Bedford County, VA, Williamsburg, VA, James City County, VA

• Virginia High School Senior Presumed Dead

  Tuesday | via WITN 

  A high school senior with plans to be an athlete at East Carolina University is presumed dead after a Memorial Day weekend accident on the water. 1 comment

  Related Topix: East Carolina University, Memorial Day, Life, Holidays, Williamsburg, VA, James City County, VA

• Va man exonerated of 1978 rape

  Friday May 25 | via WTOP-FM Washington 

  The justices granted a writ of actual innocence to Bennett Barbour, 56. Barbour was convicted of the rape of a 19-year-old College of William and Mary student at an off-campus apartment in Williamsburg.

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  Related Topix: US Politics, US News, US Senate, Democrat, Senator Mark Warner, College of William and Mary, Williamsburg, VA, Criminal Defense Law, Law, University of Virginia

• Va. high court clears man of 1978 rape

  Thursday May 24 | via Richmond Times-Dispatch 

  The Virginia Supreme Court on Thursday cleared the name of a Charles City County man wrongly convicted of a 1978 rape in Williamsburg.

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  Related Topix: Virginia, Charles City County, VA, Williamsburg, VA, College of William and Mary, Criminal Defense Law, Law

• JCC man exonerated of 1978 rape

  Thursday May 24 | via WAVY-TV Portsmouth 

  The Virginia Supreme Court on Thursday exonerated a James City County man wrongfully convicted of a 1978 rape.

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  Related Topix: James City County, VA, College of William and Mary, Williamsburg, VA, York County, VA, Criminal Defense Law, Law

• Va. Supreme Court clears James City County man in 19...

  Thursday May 24 | via Richmond Times-Dispatch 

  The Virginia Supreme Court today cleared the name of a James City County man wrongly convicted of a 1978 rape in Williamsburg.

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  Related Topix: James City County, VA, Williamsburg, VA, College of William and Mary, Criminal Defense Law, Law, University of Virginia

• Confronting attempted assassin in Wburg

  Wednesday May 23 | via WAVY-TV 

  The attempted presidential assassin currently visits his mother for a 10-day stretch, 12 times a year in Williamsburg.

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• Cops nab suspect in Wythe Avenue slaying

  Saturday May 19 | via The Brooklyn Paper 

  Cops arrested a 19-year-old who allegedly shot and killed Williamsburg man inside his Wythe Avenue apartment three months ago.

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• Honoring 17 heroes at Quantico National Cemetery

  Wednesday May 16 | via Journal Messenger 

  Honors are rendered Monday at Quantico National Cemetery to the remains of 17 veterans during a memorial service put on by the Missing in America Project veterans recovery program.

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  Related Topix: Quantico, VA, Williamsburg, VA

• Honoring 17 heroes at Quantico National Cemetery

  Tuesday May 15 | via Stafford County Sun 

  Honors are rendered Monday at Quantico National Cemetery to the remains of 17 veterans during a memorial service put on by the Missing in America Project veterans recovery program.

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• Verona Lions kick off 'White Cane Campaign'

  Sunday May 13 | via NorthJersey.com 

  The Verona Lions Club will be mailing a letter to all Verona residents and businesses asking for financial support for the charitable activities of the local organization.

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• Convict's story prompted budget amendment on DNA

  Friday May 11 | via Richmond Times-Dispatch 

  Sen. Janet Howell who initially sought the amendment and Thomas Norment, who helped craft it, said the scales tipped heavily toward more disclosure.

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  Related Topix: Criminal Defense Law, Law, Williamsburg, VA, James City County, VA

• Newport News charge two in carjacking and abduction ...

  Wednesday May 9 | via Hampton Roads Daily Press 

  Newport News police arrested and charged two men Wednesday morning in connection with an abduction and carjacking incident in the 3200 block of Madison Avenue.

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• Woman dies in weekend crash on I-64 near Williamsburg

  Monday May 7 | via Hampton Roads Daily Press 

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  Related Topix: Williamsburg, VA, Mechanicsville, VA, York County, VA

• FBI offering free seminars on personal protection

  Monday May 7 | via WVEC-TV Norfolk 

  The FBI's Norfolk office is conducting a series of free seminars to teach residents about protecting themselves from various threats.

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