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Cooperation is the key
For the second time in a month, an alert, concerned j citizen noticed something which didn’t seem right and decided j to get involved. With a telephone call to the Sheriffs j Department, he reported a suspicious vehicle on Rt. 637 ■ outside Flint Hill. j Sheriffs deputies responded and investigated the ; complaint, resulting in the arrest of two individuals who had ; created a two-man crime wave in the area during the ] preceding weeks.
Last month, it was another county resident who heard noises outside his house and took the time to go out and see : what was going on. He saw two men standing in the road ; beating on his mailbox. When the two realized they had been : seen and took off, the man gave chase and got the car’s license ' number.
Again, the license number was the clue needed by the Sheriffs Department to solve the vandalism of 15 mailboxes if in the area. The crimes wouldn’t have been solved without that important piece of information, however. >5 Sheriff J ohn Henry Woodward and his deputies and investigators are hard-working, responsible law enforcement officers. Unfortunately, they will tell you that c Rappahannock’s 274 square miles is a lot of territory for their J small department to cover. They try, but the manpower can
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