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From the Henry County Sheriff’s Office: On December 5th, 2016 at 2:51pm the Martinsville / Henry County 9-1-1 Center received a call of shots fired at the Cloverleaf Shopping Center / Family Dollar located at 2410 Greensboro Rd. Deputies arrived at 3:01pm. Through the course of the investigation it was reported that 3 individuals arrived in the parking lot to sell shoes. After their arrival, a light blue Ford Taurus occupied by 3 black males pulled into the parking lot and attempted to rob the subjects who were there to sell the shoes.During this attempted robbery, at least 1 of the suspects from the Ford Taurus fired multiple shots from a handgun. The victim’s vehicle was hit by multiple bullets and 2 bullets entered the front of the Family Dollar. The 3 suspects fled the scene in the light blue Ford Taurus. The identity of the suspects is unknown at this time.There were no injuries reported. There are indications this incident may be drug related.Anyone having information regarding this robbery is asked to contact the Henry County Sheriff’s Office at 276-638-8751 or Crimestoppers at 63-CRIME (632-7463). The Crimestoppers Program offers rewards up to $2500.00 for information related to crime. The nature of the crime and the substance of the information determine the amount of reward paid.
The U.S. Supreme Court is hearing arguments today in a case where black voters claim Republicans created House of Delegates districts with more reliable Democratic black voters than necessary to elect their preferred candidate. WFIR’s Ian Price has more on the redistricting dispute:
RICHMOND, Va. (AP) – A former CIA employee serving a 3 1/2 year-prison for leaking government secrets to a reporter is taking his case to a federal appeals court.A three-judge panel of the 4th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals will hear Jeffrey Sterling’s case Tuesday. A jury convicted the 49-year-old on all counts last year after he was charged under the Espionage Act for leaking details of a CIA mission to New York Times journalist James Risen.Prosecutors portrayed Sterling as a disgruntled former employee who exposed a plan to stall Iranian ambitions to build a nuclear weapon in an attempt to discredit the CIA.Sterling’s attorneys and other advocates claim prosecutors only went after Sterling because Risen’s story made the CIA look foolish.
An event to get into the Christmas spirit will take place tomorrow at the Salem Public Library. WFIR’s Ian Price has details on the Gingerbread Festival: