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The Virginia Senate passed a bill Tuesday that would remove the restrictions prohibiting gun owners with concealed carry licenses from carrying in restaurants and would allow police officers to drink while carrying.

Yesterday news broke that the Virginia Senate Courts of Justice Committee had voted down Sen. Mark Obenshain’s proposed repeal of the so-called “triggerman” law. Obenshain’s bill would have made accomplices to murder eligible for the death penalty in Virginia.
But lots of people, including Richmond Commonwealth’s Attorney, said it was flawed, and spoke out against [...]

Last Friday, Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) announced the arrest of dozens of unauthorized immigrants and fugitives wanted for various criminal activities. The operation netted 36 people statewide; 12 arrests were made in the Harrisonburg area.

General Assembly is back in session in Richmond, and Sen. Mark Obenshain and Del. Matt Lohr have introduced some familiar-looking bills. For Lohr, his HB393 abortion clinic bill looks an awful lot like 2008’s HB894. Obenshain is still working to redefine the triggerman rule, which Kaine vetoed more than once, but McDonnell will likely sign [...]

The HPD says there were 26 percent fewer (reported) burglaries in Harrisonburg in 2009 than in 2008. Here are the numbers they announced today:
2007 –- 264 burglaries
2008 –- 254 burglaries
2009 –- 187 burglaries.

It’s been almost a year since Sherry Anderson was killed by a drunk driver while jogging on Main Street. Today WSVA reports that Bethany Jones, the driver, received a 12-year (suspended) prison sentence.
The judge suepnded all but one year and seven months of that time. He also imposed four years of probation and ordered [...]

Last night TV3 reported that criminal charges have been filed against the owners of The Pub.
Charges against the owners of the Pub are going before a Rockingham County grand jury Monday. William Royer and his business partner, Terri Life, face three felony charges of embezzlement, one misdemeanor charge of money laundering and eight [...]

The HPD is looking for a man swindling money from Harrisonburg stores using one of the oldest ploys in the book: the short change scam.

If you read local media headlines, it’s apparent that Harrisonburg has a gang problem. CHARGE says we have more than 800 “gang members and associates in the area.” In the wake of a recent drive-by shooting on Kelly Street, commenters on the DNR were quick to blame the violence on gangs (despite the fact that [...]