DSS office manager fired, under investigation

WOODSTOCK -- The office manager of the Shenandoah County Department of Social Services was fired Tuesday and is under investigation for what may turn out to be "substantial" embezzlement, according to the Sheriff's Office.

ATM heist foiled by councilman

NEW MARKET -- Town Councilman Gary Comer recently took his role as the town's public safety committee chairman to a new level.

Pair charged with possession of pot

EDINBURG -- Two young Charlottesville men were charged with marijuana possession after a Shenandoah County Sheriff's Office deputy came across their vehicles parked at about 1 a.m. March 7 along the 19000 block of Senedo Road.

Three arrested in front of restaurant

BASYE -- A father and son were among three people arrested following an altercation outside the Hot Plates Cafe in Basye on March 5.

Authorities seek robbery suspects

WINCHESTER -- Frederick County authorities are asking for the public's help in the investigation of an armed robbery reported on Feb. 23.

Sheriff looks into stolen electronics

STRASBURG -- The Shenandoah County Sheriff's Office is investigating the theft of about $1,500 worth of electronic equipment from a home in the 700 block of Copp Road.

Woman jailed for drug conspiracy

FRONT ROYAL -- A local woman must serve more than four years in prison for conspiring to distribute cocaine in 2008.

Authorities say man distributed child porn

WINCHESTER -- Authorities claim a Stephens City man distributed child pornography through file-sharing on the Internet in February.

Arrest reveals illegals

HARRISONBURG -- An illegal immigrant from Mexico was arrested after a state trooper found a dozen passengers crammed into a van during a traffic stop last week on Interstate 81 in Edinburg.

Search yields child pornography items

WINCHESTER -- Authorities claim a Frederick County man used an Internet chat room to distribute child pornography starting in 2008.