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Vol. 33, No. 19 | Richmond Suburban News | September 14, 2016
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CVFD ceremony remembers Deputies arrest ‘a day that changed America’ husband in death By Melody Kinser Managing Editor
By Jim Ridolphi for The Mechanicsville Local ASHLAND — Fifteen years later, memories of September 11, 2001, remain fresh in the minds of most that experienced the nation’s worst terrorist attack in history. Hundreds of Hanover County residents gathered at the Station 10 Firehouse to recall and memorialize those tragic events at a ceremony sponsored by the Chickahominy Volunteer Fire Department. For younger members of the audience, the event was informative and designed to ensure Americans never forget that tragic day, and the men and women who paid the ultimate price on that crisp fall morning. For firefighters, police and EMS workers, it was a chance to remember colleagues and comrades who selflessly offered their lives in an effort to save others. More than 400 first responders reported to the World Trade Center that fateful morning and never returned. Their memories were the focus of many of the speak-
Jim Ridolphi for The Local
Hanover Fire-EMS Chief Jethro Piland, left, Del. Buddy Fowler, R-55, and artist Henry Kidd all spoke at the ceremony
ers who took the podium and praised their efforts, symbolized by a collection of American flags assembled on the Station 10 lawn, one for each fallen hero. Jim Hurtubise, president of the CVFD
said the day was a day to remember. “Today, we honor the lives of 343 firefighters, 71 law enforcement officers,
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MECHANICSVILLE – The husband of a 30-yearold Mechanicsville woman has been arrested in connection with her death last week. According to Sgt. James R. Cooper, the Hanover County Sheriff ’s Office has charged Harshad Jadav in the Labor Day weekend attack of his wife, Reena Jadav. Harshad Kumar Jadav, 33, faces first degree murder. Cooper said Reena Jadav died as a result of blunt force trauma. After consulting with the Medical Examiner’s Office, it was determined her death was a homicide. In the days following Reena Jadav’s death, Cooper said the Sheriff ’s Office was “taking our time and being methodical. We owe that to the victim.” Investigators arrived around
REENA JADAV
5:43 a.m. Monday, Sept. 5, to the 10000 block of Colony Bee Place for a report of an unresponsive female. Crews with Hanover FireEMS arrived and pronounced Jadav dead at the scene. As recent as the day of the arrest, Cooper said investigators were continuing to collect and analyze evidence, follow up on all available leads, and speak to neighbors. (Editor’s note: Complete obituary may be found on page 10.)