It’s three months behind bars each for two former Charlottesville police officers convicted of lying to federal prosecutors after a corruption probe revealed the officers were probably taking bribes from the owner of a local nightclub. Roy Fitzgerald and Charles Saunders each received three months in prison and the maximum fine of $5,000 for lying in a State and federal investigation.
It’s three months behind bars each for two former Charlottesville police officers convicted of lying to federal prosecutors after a corruption probe revealed the officers were probably taking bribes from the owner of a local nightclub. Roy Fitzgerald and Charles Saunders each received three months in prison and the maximum fine of $5,000 for lying in a State and federal investigation.
Andrew Alston, the man convicted of stabbing Walker Sisk 18 times in a drunken Corner brawl, has filed for bankruptcy following a $3 million civil lawsuit from the victim’s family. Alston served only two and a half years in jail for the voluntary manslaughter conviction, and a hearing will determine if he can dodge the lawsuit.
At the beginning of each regular City Council meeting, members of the public have the opportunity to speak for three minutes per person on anything they want. In the past, when the speaker was finished, the councilors just nodded their heads, the mayor might have said, “Thank you,” and the speaker would shuffle away. But City Council recently decided to abandon the silent treatment and formally responded to public comment at their September 18 meeting.
“I knew it would be a lot of work,” Curt Gleeson, communications director for Al Weed’s campaign says, “but I had no idea.” Apparently, the campaign trail for Virginia farmer, war vet and Democratic Congressional challenger Al Weed can get a little rocky. Hey, it’s no easy matter ousting a Republican incumbent in a House election in Virginia.
When the City expanded the road that runs from Main Street to Cherry Avenue years ago, it didn’t anticipate it would remain with the cumbersome name “9th-10th Street Connector.” But at long last it has a new name: Roosevelt Brown Boulevard, as approved by City Council at their September 18 meeting.
Two months ago, George Allen was an unbeatable Southern senator with his sights set on the White House. One “Macaca” later, he’s a gaffe-prone hothead in the political fight of his life.
Even though it’s just an advisory board, the County Planning Commission wields significant influence over many major development projects, suggesting which can move forwardâand how they will look upon completion. So we caught up with the most recently appointed commissioner, Duane Zobrist, who replaces departing Jo Higgins.
Though a September 7 Associated Press article noted an unusually high percentage of inter-sex fish in the Potomac and Shenandoah rivers, local experts say they’d need more research to determine if male fish growing eggs are cause for alarm in the increasingly developed and polluted Shenandoah watershed.
By the end of October, Charlottesville City Council should have appointed four individuals to fill out the seven-member planning commission (one current commissioner is applying for reappointment). The commission, which advises Council on development decisions, meets the second Tuesday of each month to discuss matters ranging from designating zones for public and private development. Sixteen people seem to want to take on this headache, and here\’s a brief look at the reasons they give for their ambition. For more on these well-meaning citizens, visit the Clerk of Council\’s office in City Hall. And if you want to get in the running yourself? Sorry, Charlieâyou\’ll have to wait until next time, as the deadline to apply was August 3.
At the end of August, Charlottesville police indicted five former employees of the Whisper Ridge Behavioral Health facility on abuses ranging from sex with a minor while in a custodial role and contributing to delinquency to failing to report abuse.