Kurt Kroboth, a convicted would-be wife killer who was bothered by lingering notoriety over his Albemarle crimes, has convinced a California judge to change his identity. Following a hearing in early May, the Superior Court of Contra Costa County entered a decree giving Kroboth a new name: Oscar Michel Glass. “Only on the left coast,” […]
Kurt Kroboth, a convicted would-be wife killer who was bothered by lingering notoriety over his Albemarle crimes, has convinced a California judge to change his identity. Following a hearing in early May, the Superior Court of Contra Costa County entered a decree giving Kroboth a new name: Oscar Michel Glass. “Only on the left coast,” […]
The former Albemarle County supervisor who once served jail time for sexual battery, resigned from his position representing the Scottsville District and is currently a wanted fugitive has been found in the Philippines, according to a Rob Schilling report. In what seems to be a trend of those convicted of crimes changing their names [Kurt […]
The spot vacated by longtime director of Charlottesville neighborhood development services Jim Tolbert in February officially will be filled August 17. Alexander Ikefuna, former director of community services and planning in Mobile, Alabama, will step in to take over the position that’s been held by interim director Missy Creasy since Tolbert left. Ikefuna discovered he […]
By Emily Dinning A 30-year-old British athlete died in July after the finish of the 2015 Ironman European Championships; a 17-year-old high school football player died a few days after a football practice on an incredibly hot day in 2014 and a 55-year-old woman had a seizure during treatment for depression. The common denominator: swelling in […]
Three weeks ago, former grocery store manager Mark Weiner, who was convicted of abduction with intent to defile in 2013, had his conviction vacated and was released from the Albemarle Charlottesville Regional Jail after spending two-and-a-half years behind bars. The attorney for another local man locked up for years for a crime many believe he […]
The fate of the Charlottesville Police Department’s K-9, which attacked a 13-year-old girl on the 700 block of Prospect Avenue on June 25 after it was accidentally released from a police vehicle, remains uncertain, according to Charlottesville Police spokesman Lieutenant Steve Upman. The Dutch shepherd named Ringo had a recent surgery that was unrelated to […]
Bang! restaurant has become the go-to spot for a local burglar, who has broken into the Second Street eatery three times this year and always steals the same thing: booze, according to owner Tim Burgess. The latest hit was July 28, and unopened bottles of gin, bourbon and Absolut vodka disappeared. Each heist has cost […]
A dozen new motions were filed on July 29 in Jesse Matthew’s capital murder case. Among the motions are requests to stop any additional state evidence testing or examination without notifying the defense for approval, as well as one to preserve all evidence, including biological evidence, physical evidence collected from the crime scene and alleged […]
When Lawrence Gaughan announced in April his latest bid for office—he ran for the 5th District congressional seat last year and this year is running for the Albemarle Board of Supervisors—he made his announcement at the Bamboo House way up U.S. 29 practically in Greene County, and noted in a press release that the restaurant […]
On July 29, three Phi Kappa Psi fraternity brothers and UVA graduates filed a complaint against Rolling Stone, Wenner Media and journalist Sabrina Erdely in U.S. District Court for the now-discredited and retracted November 2014 story titled “A Rape on Campus,” which described the alleged gang rape of a girl called “Jackie” at the fraternity […]