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From The Christiansburg Police Department: The Christiansburg Police Department is urging citizens to be vigilant of a recent scam affecting the surrounding area. In this scam, a citizen receives a phone call or voicemail from an individual claiming to be a Deputy Sheriff. The individual states that the citizen is wanted for failure to appear in court or has missed jury duty. These calls appear to come from a 540 area code. The caller provides the citizen with a false case number and may also use the name of a local judge to make the call seem legitimate. Once the citizen returns the call, they are instructed to purchase gift cards and then provide those gift card numbers to the individual. If any citizen receives a call asking them to purchase anything, they should hang up immediately and not comply with the request. No law enforcement agency would conduct business in this manner. If you receive, or have received, a call of this type, please contact the Christiansburg Police Department at (540) 382-3131.
Harry Griego
News release: Harry Griego will file paperwork this month to become a candidate for the U.S. Congress in the Virginia’s 6th district. After nearly defeating Chris Head in the 2015 Republican primary for the nomination in the 17th District House of Delegates, Harry turned his attention to helping fellow Republican Eric Orange campaign for Sheriff in Roanoke County. “Over and over again voters told me they were unhappy with the lack of leadership and the failure of Republican officials to vote for and fight for the Republican principles they campaign on. They want an end to the expansion of the budget and the crippling national debt. They want the border secured, not another promise broken”, Harry said. He continued, “When I joined the military, I took an oath and I kept it. If the voters of the 6th district choose me to take that oath of office, I guarantee I will keep that one as well.” In the coming weeks, Harry will begin to outline issues as he campaigns for the Republican nomination.
WARM SPRINGS, Va. (AP) _ A Virginia state senator who was attacked by his son, who then killed himself, has filed a $6 million lawsuit against the state and a Lexington-based mental health facility. Sen. R. Creigh Deeds of Bath County claims in the lawsuit that Austin “Gus” Deeds was improperly denied treatment before the 2013 incident. The complaint was filed in Bath County Circuit Court. Defendants are the state, the Rockbridge Area Community Services Board and Michael Gentry, a mental health worker who evaluated Gus Deeds the day before the attack. Gus Deeds stabbed his father 13 times before shooting himself. John D. Young, interim executive director of the community services board, declined to comment on the lawsuit.
A Roanoke County man has been struck and killed by a Train. Authorities say 29-year-old Anthony Soldorfen was hit around 8:30 pm last night in the 4800 block of West River Rd. Police say it’s unknown at this time if drugs or alcohol were a factor. No arrests have been made at this time.