Two-State Chase Ends in Arrest

A woman faces multiple charges after she led police on a multistate chase that ended when she crashed her vehicle into three state police cars on I-64 near Chesapeake.

Heather Lee Barrington crossed from Elizabeth City, North Carolina, into Virginia on Saturday afternoon, fleeing police with a small child in her car. The child was in a car seat but not properly strapped in.

Chesapeake police laid down spike strips in Barrington’s path, but she kept driving onto the interstate, where Virginia State Police joined the pursuit. 

A state trooper was injured in the incident, but Barrington was unhurt. The child was taken to the hospital for evaluation. 

Food Banks Respond to USDA Cuts

Food banks across Virginia are working together to find new sources of funding and food supplies as recent spending cuts at the U.S. Department of Agriculture have reduced available financial help.

Some providers are calling on the federal government to help in other ways. “We’re very hopeful that [the recent cuts] are going to be replaced with something else from the Trump administration,” said Bob Latvis of the Virginia Peninsula Foodbank.

“It’s not an insurmountable cut,” said Eddie Oliver of the Federation of Virginia Food Banks. “But it’s definitely going to take a little bit of extra work on our part.”

In Henry County, the faith-based Grace Network has never accepted government funding. It is supported by about 100 churches and serves about 1,400 households every year.

Purcellville Pushes for Police

Residents in Purcellville have launched an effort to recall Mayor Christopher Bertaut, Vice-Mayor Carl “Ben” Nett, and council members Susan Khalil and Carol Luke after the town council voted 4-2 last week to eliminate the police department.

Bertaut also faced pressure from the Coalition on Loudoun Towns, which suspended him as a member. “Unfortunately, we have unanimously come to share the same grave concerns as the public with many of the actions that have been taken recently by the Purcellville Town Council and you as mayor,” the organization said in a statement.

The mayor said eliminating the police department would save $3 million per year without sacrificing safety, as the Loudoun County Sheriff’s Department would continue to handle patrols.

However, Sheriff Mike Chapman stated that Purcellville hadn’t yet asked his department to begin planning to cover the town full-time.

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