Police: Man exposed himself at Dick’s. They must have really enjoyed writing this one at the Progress. #
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Police announced this afternoon that their investigation into what was initially believed to be a fatal fire on Rugby Avenue is now a homicide investigation. #
The Virginia Supreme Court has denied George Huguely’s appeal. His second-degree murder conviction will stand, WRIC reports. #
In a carefully worded story, and not citing specific sources, WTVR reports that forensic evidence belonging to Jesse Matthew Jr., the main suspect in the disappearance of Hannah Graham, matches forensic evidence collected during the investigation of Morgan Harrington’s 2009 murder. #
In the wake of Hannah Graham’s disappearance, and the evidence that came from private security footage, city officials are revisiting the question of installing security cameras on the downtown mall. #
Both Charlottesville Registrar Sheri Iachetta and former Electoral Board member Stephanie Commander have turned themselves in to the police on
foursix and four felony counts of embezzlement, respectively. #Ten years ago, the National Institutes of Health budget doubled and schools like the University of Virginia built massive new research facilities. A decade later, those buildings remain largely underutilized. NPR visits UVA in this story on the effect of federal binge and spurge spending in the sciences. #
In 2012, Council approved a new student housing complex on West Main—now some council members are questioning whether what they were shown matches what was built. #
The Architectural Review Board has approved a bike-themed mural on West Market, below the McGuffey Art Center, although at least one member expressed concerns that it might look like the bicyclists were riding away from Charlottesville’s downtown. #
City Police Chief Tim Longo is meeting with city leaders to work on protocols regarding the use of military surplus police weapons in Charlottesville. #
A 100-year-old Colonnades resident received military honors for her service in the WWII Women’s Army Corps #
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This will get the “Obvious” comment on Fark. Or perhaps “Redundant.”
Two things I don’t understand. 1- why guys do this crap. And 2- why women scream when someone does this.
I think if they’d laugh and point (and maybe say it looks like a toddler’s) it might have a more effective result.
But I don’t know anything. So just ignore my comment.
I’m with ya Bob.
Maybe his cable went out.
I was particularly amazed at the guy’s awkward escape. Meaning that he didn’t plan how he was going to flee. So I figure that, from his perspective, he was going to flash his junk, and she was going to say “hey, big boy, let’s go back to my place.” Which is pretty unbelievable.
An act like his is a form of sexual assault, a threat if you will. If I am not mistaken experts in the field warn that acts like exposure of this nature, peeping Toms, lingerie theft often are a prelude to more violent behavior by these individuals.
Though instead of screaming, it might be better for the victim to trip and stumble and spill a cup of scalding hot coffee.
As for the headline, some years ago there was “Police Officers Shoot Bull”, a story about a male bovine that got loose on Seminole Trail and was killed.
If I am not mistaken experts in the field warn that acts like facebooking or chatting obnoxiously on the mobile phone often are a prelude to involuntary vehicular manslaughter, or worse, selfish public behavior! Me thinks we aught to preemptively strike at those metrosexual dweebs!
Chatting on a phone while driving, whether “obnoxiously” or not, I agree ought to be banned. Not just “metrosexual dweebs” do it- I have seen CTS(or is it CAT) drivers doing it!