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Time is up for Cheswick Motel
Facing Friday deadline, residents search for somewhere to go By Leland Schwartz Times Staff Writer
About a dozen people still living in the Cheswick Motel, deemed “unfit for human habitation” last month, must vacate by the end of this week, according to the lawyer representing the owner. Scott Hook, a Warrenton attorney, said the Cheswick Motel’s owners do not intend to undertake the numerous repairs mandated by town officials, mak-
ing Friday, June 22, the motel’s “drop dead date” for getting the tenants out. The motel, at 394 Broadview Ave., was ordered by the town May 30 to fix multiple safety violations or shut down. Hook said the motel will stop accepting money from tenants because, “We have to have them out.” “Our intention at this point is to secure and seal the building,” Hook said.
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Warrenton police officer home after training accident By Leland Schwartz Times Staff Writer
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BOB’s job: Bringing books and fun to kids Laney Ross, 5, chooses a book during the Books on the Bus visit to Eva Walker Park in Warrenton on Wednesday, June 13. The bus will be in The Plains and Marshall each Tuesday; Warrenton each Wednesday, and Bealeton each Thursday until the end of July. Story on page 3
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The Warrenton police officer struck by a bullet during training last week is home and doing fine, according to Police Chief Dan Boring, who described the accident as “one of those ‘you can’t believe that it occurred’ kind of things.” Boring said Officer Chris Campbell was hit by a round fired by another officer during a routine training exercise. The bullet ricocheted off a metal target mount and hit Campbell under his arm, above his vest, while he was in a firing position, Boring said. “It bounced off one target at an odd angle,” Boring said. “You could do that 100 times, and you’d never make it happen again.” Boring said the other officer, Matt Eggers, whose cheek was scraped, is also fine. Boring said he didn’t know if the whole bullet or just a fragment hit Eggers. The chief described the exercise, which took place on the federal Mount Weather Emergency Operations Center near Berryville, as “pretty static standard training.” Campbell was flown to Inova Fairfax Hospital via AirCare3 Medevac out of Leesburg after the accident occurred about 11:30 a.m. June 13. Reach Leland Schwartz at lschwartz@fauquier.com
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