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Virginia State Police and local law enforcement have partnered to seize more than 2,000 pound of illegal narcotics with a street ... 857 felony arrests and 721 misdemeanor arrests have been ...
RICHMOND, Va. — A former Virginia lawmaker was arrested over the weekend on felony gun and drug charges and a misdemeanor charge of violating a protective order, according to a sheriff's office ...
CAMPBELL COUNTY, Va. (WDBJ) - A former Virginia delegate has been acquitted of three felony charges after a hit-and-run incident with his former girlfriend, according to the Roanoke Commonweallth ...
RICHMOND, Va. — Lawmakers say Virginia could start sealing criminal convictions for misdemeanors and class 5 and class 6 felonies as early as July of this year, but an amended version of the ...
In the end, about 2,425 criminal offenses in Virginia — 2,000 misdemeanors and 425 felonies — remain eligible for sealing under the new bill, according to State Crime Commission numbers.
A bill to strike a provision of Virginia law that can turn a third misdemeanor petit larceny conviction into a felony advanced out of the Senate Judiciary Committee on Monday. Sponsored by state ...
The dashboard reveals that over the past five quarters, prosecutors received more than 18,000 cases -- 59% did not involve felony charges with 44% classified as non-violent misdemeanors.