Northam announces modified stay at home order for Virginia
Virginia State Police and Richmond-area law enforcement agencies say they will not be stopping motorists to enforce compliance with Gov. Ralph Northamâs modified stay-at-home order that imposes a midnight to 5 a.m. curfew beginning Monday.
âWe will NOT be conducting traffic stops on people otherwise lawfully operating a motor vehicle during these times,â Chesterfield County Police Chief Jeffrey Katz said in a posting Thursday evening on his Facebook page. âThe law requires officers to have reasonable suspicion to stop a driver. There are completely lawful reasons for people to be out and about during these times and therefore mere operation of a motor vehicle does not remotely meet the legal burden necessary to justify a lawful stop.â
WILMINGTON A Wilmington woman was sentenced Thursday to 168 months in prison following a drug investigation.
Crystal Denise James, 30, was convicted for distribution of a quantity and possession with the intent to distribute 100 grams or more of a heroin and fentanyl mixture as well as possession of a firearm.
In August 2018, Wilmington Police Department officers searched James during a traffic stop for speeding and seized a total of 57 bags of a heroin and fentanyl mixture. According to court documents, several bindles of heroin were found in James’ front pocket. She then reached into her back pockets and revealed even more bindles.
2 facing drug-trafficking charges after three month sheriffâs office investigation Two people are behind bars on drug trafficking-related charges following a three month investigation by the New Hanover County Sheriffâs Office. (Source: NHCSO) By WECT Staff | December 11, 2020 at 11:53 AM EST - Updated December 11 at 11:53 AM
WILMINGTON, N.C. (WECT) - Two people are behind bars on drug trafficking-related charges following a three month investigation by the New Hanover County Sheriffâs Office.
According to a news release, undercover agents conducted numerous controlled purchases of raw heroin from Kenneth Ray Hayes, 32, and Rasheed Ali Halley, 29, during the investigation.
On Dec. 5, a K-9 unit with the sheriffâs office conducted a traffic stop on the suspectsâ car in the area of 17th Street and located âtraffickingâ amounts of raw heroin and methamphetamine.