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Man Found Asleep Behind the Wheel of Parked Car At Residence Guilty of DUI
The Court of Appeals has decided that a man discovered to be asleep behind the wheel of his Mercedes, parked in a private driveway, can be convicted of driving under the influence, reports Virginia...
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Manassas Police Search For Hit-and-Run Driver
Manassas police are searching for a hit-and-run vehicle that collided with a city light pole and then took off, reports the Manassas Patch. Police found the downed pole on the 9100 block of Church...
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Fairfax County Considers Cameras On School Buses To Ticket Drivers
Buses in Fairfax County may soon have cameras equipped to them in an effort to catch drivers who illegally pass buses when they are stopped with their lights flashing and stop sign out, reports...
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Judge Rules Cop Couldn’t Have Smelled Raw Marijuana, Dismisses Charge
A judge ruled in Norfolk Circuit Court that a police officer could not have smelled a small amount of raw marijuana in a vehicle that the officer used to initiate a traffic stop, reports...
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Survey Finds More Drivers Surfing the Web While Driving
A new survey has found that the number of drivers who are surfing the web on their cell phones while driving is increasing, now making up almost one in every four drivers in America, reports USA Today....
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Fairfax County Board Halts Plans For Red Light Traffic Cameras
A plan to institute red light cameras at intersections in Fairfax County has hit a dead stop after a Board of Supervisors determined that it didn’t make financial sense, reports FairfaxTimes.com. While...
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UVA Student Files Civil Action After Wrongful ABC Arrest
The University of Virginia student who was wrongly arrested by Alcohol Beverage Control agents when they mistook a case of sparkling water for beer plans to file a civil action, reports Virginia...
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College Police Making Arrests Outside Campus Boundaries: What Are Your Options?
Were you arrested by a campus police officer just outside a college campus? Wondering if you can get the evidence thrown out because he wasn’t a local or state law enforcement official and you weren’t...
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Fairfax County Leads Virginia In Texting While Driving Convictions
One clear trend that Virginia’s new stiffer texting and driving penalty has revealed is that northern Virginia drivers are the most likely to be convicted under the new law, reports WTOP.com. While...
View ArticleSize of Air Freshener Is Probable Cause For Traffic Stop, Says VA Court of...
Next time you decide to buy an air freshener, make sure it’s not big enough to get you a traffic ticket. The Virginia Court of Appeals has ruled that a police officer who pulled over a vehicle because...
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