Holiday hours for Hanover Government Offices, Courts and Solid Waste Centers
CALENDAR Friday, Dec. 24 New Highland Baptist Church is hosting a Christmas Eve Candlelight Service with Communion at 4 p.m. The church is located at 9200 New Ashcake Road. St. Paul Lutheran Church Christmas Eve Family Candlelight Worship will begin at 5 p.m. and Traditional Candlelight Worship at 7 p.m. located at 8100 Shady Grove Road in Mechanicsville. For more information, call 804427-7500 or visit www.saintpaul-lcms.com.
Saturday, Dec. 25 St. Paul Lutheran Church will hold Christmas Day Traditional Worship that will begin at 10 a.m. at 8100 Shady Grove Road in Mechanicsville. For more information call 804-427-7500 or visit www. saintpaul-lcms.com.
Saturday, Jan. 8 A Community Salt Fish Breakfast is scheduled from 8 to 10 a.m. at Enon United Methodist Church, 6156 Studley Road in Mechanicsville. A buffet menu including salt fish, scrambled eggs, bacon, sausage, gravy, biscuits hash rounds, grits, apples, corn cakes, waffles and beverage. Admission is $10 for adults and children 7 and under, free. Carry out is available. Sponsored by Enon United Methodist Church. All profits go to the missions. see CALENDAR, pg. 9
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Immediate arrest made in stolen vehicle case On Monday, Dec. 13 at 2:18 a.m., deputies responded to the 8200 block of Ferrill Court for a reported stolen vehicle. Once on scene, deputies immediately relayed the description of the stolen vehicle to patrol units in the area. Shortly after, a deputy located a vehicle matching that description on Lee Davis Road. A traffic stop was initiated and it was determined that this was in fact the reported stolen vehicle. The vehicle was occupied by five individuals, all of whom were from Virginia
Beach. Based upon the investigation that followed, all five individuals were identified, arrested and transported to Pamunkey Regional Jail. Four adults and one juvenile were charged with the following: Chance Josiah Evans, 22. Charge: Grand Larceny (F) Davione Charles Badgett, 23. Charge: Grand Larceny (F) Jawan Taki Johnson, 19. Charge: Grand Larceny (F) Tony Lamont Allen, Jr, 18. Charges: Grand Larceny (F), Entering/Setting Vehicle in Motion (M)
Arrest made in possession of child pornography case HANOVER – The Hanover County Sheriff ’s Office has arrested and charged a Mechanicsville man with possession of child pornography. On Monday, Dec. 13, sheriff’s office investigators, acting on a tip from the Internet Crimes Against Children Task Force, executed a residential search warrant in the 8000 block of Christopher Paul Drive. After executing the search warrant and collecting evidence, Derek Lee Short, 47, of Mechanicsville, was arrested and charged with Possession of Child Pornography (F). Short is currently being held at Pamunkey Regional Jail with no bond. This case remains under investigation. Anyone with further information about this case is asked to contact the Hanover County
Christmas Day and New Year’s Day. Branches of the Pamunkey Regional Library will be closed on Dec. 24, 25, 27 and 31. Submitted by Tom Harris, Hanover County Public Information Officer.
Hanover County Government offices and courts will be closed Dec. 23-24 for the Christmas holiday and Dec. 31 for New Year’s. Hanover County solid waste facilities will be closed on Christmas Eve,
The juvenile was also charged with Grand Larceny (F). “I am incredibly proud of the quick response and teamwork displayed by our deputies. Because of their teamwork and diligence, they were able to immediately recover a citizen’s property and arrest five criminals before they were able to victimize any more of our citizens,” said Colonel David R. Hines, sheriff. Submitted by Lt. James R. Cooper, Hanover County Sheriff’s Office public information officer.
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