VSP issues Senior Alert for Albemarle County man
Virginia State Police issued a senior alert for Lawrence Gaines Thomas of Scottsville, Virginia.
Thomas suffers from a cognitive impairment and his disappearance poses a threat to his health and safety.
Thomas is a 78 year old, 5’5”, 130 pound male with brown eyes and gray hair.
It is unknown what clothes he was last seen wearing. Thomas was last seen at 5pm yesterday at the Scottsville Food Lion.
He is possibly driving a 2016 Nissan Rogue with Virginia plates VLP-1923 with a bumper sticker that says “Blessed.”
If you have any information on his whereabouts, contact the Albemarle County Police Department at 434-977-9041.
A link to the missing person’s post with a picture can be found here.
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Stanley Police arrest a suspect in a case of threats
Stanley Police report the arrest of Arthur Weber in a case of threats being made against a Food Lion store.
Weber is facing charges of threatening to bomb or damage buildings or giving false information endangering a building.
Weber also faces charges of a crime of harassing another person over the phone or other electronic media which is a class 1 misdemeanor.
The accusations against Weber stem from allegations of threats made Sunday morning.
Weber is currently being held without bond.
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Mount Jackson 5k and Festival
Mount Jackson Hometown Partnership is hosting a day full of activities to support local charities and the improvement of Mount Jackson.
The action gets started this morning with a 5k run from Triplett Tech Vocational School to Food Lion and then downtown for the rest of the day’s events.
From 9 am- 4 pm, there will be a Battle of the Bands as well as local food and craft vendors.
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