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CRIME & SAFETY
Staunton man hospitalized after police pursuit
AUGUSTA COUNTY, Va. (ROCKTOWN NOW) – A Staunton man remains hospitalized following a police pursuit last week. Lieutenant Leslie Snyder reported in a news release that at around 8 a.m. last Friday morning, deputies responded to the 200 block of Balsley Road east of Staunton for a report of a disorderly man.
McGaheysville man appears in court for Seth Wallace’s murder
WAYNESBORO, Va. (WHSV) - Dustin Allen Dove is accused of injuring and killing Seth Wallace, a 22-year-old man, in Waynesboro on May 25. During Dove’s hearing Tuesday, the Waynesboro General District Judge heard from both the Waynesboro’s Commonwealth’s Attorney’s office and Dove about the complexity of this case. Though this case is in the early stages, the death of Wallace changes how the prosecution looks at the case.
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