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Yahoo
29-05-2025
- General
- Yahoo
PD: Employee pepper-sprayed in Waynesboro robbery
Police said two men have been arrested in a Waynesboro robbery where an employee was pepper-sprayed on Memorial Day. According to the Waynesboro Police Department, on May 26 officers responded to a reported theft and assault at the Tractor Supply Co., located at 301 Lew Dewitt Boulevard. A suspect, later identified as 37-year-old Joshua Lee Talley of Staunton, allegedly bypassed the registers with a cart full of merchandise. When confronted in the parking lot by a store employee, he reportedly pepper-sprayed the employee in the face, causing injury. He fled the scene in a grey Chevrolet Impala reportedly driven by Andrew Clay Ottinger, 27, of Waynesboro, police said. The following day, police went to a residence in the 500 block of Bluff Avenue in Waynesboro, where Ottinger was arrested without incident. Officers searched the home and found Talley hiding inside, police said. He reportedly resisted arrest and engaged in a physical altercation with police but was taken into custody. Talley faces felony charges of robbery, illegal use of gases, and assault on a police officer. He was also charged with misdemeanor obstruction of justice. Ottinger is charged with being an accessory to robbery. Both suspects are being held without bond at Middle River Regional Jail. More: Accused of inappropriate acts with students, ex-teacher's aide charged in Augusta County More: Waynesboro's football coach resigns following DUI charge Brad Zinn is the cops, courts and breaking news reporter at The News Leader. Have a news tip? Or something that needs investigating? You can email reporter Brad Zinn (he/him) at bzinn@ You can also follow him on X (formerly Twitter). This article originally appeared on Staunton News Leader: PD: Employee pepper-sprayed in Waynesboro robbery
Yahoo
03-05-2025
- Yahoo
Sheriff's Office: Churchville man missing
The Augusta County Sheriff's Office said in a press release that a Churchville man is missing. Ronald L. Mitchell, 68, was last seen by a family member on April 30. The agency said Mitchell is 5 feet, 6 inches tall and weighs 135 pounds. The release said he is bald with brown eyes. Mitchell could be driving a 2017 Chevrolet Silverado with Virginia tags of VVK-2243. If anyone has any information about this missing person, contact the Augusta County Sheriff's Office at (540) 245-5333 or Crime Stoppers at (800) 322-2017. More: Two-vehicle crash sends four to hospital in Augusta County More: Fishersville man's trespassing charges won't be prosecuted Brad Zinn is the cops, courts and breaking news reporter at The News Leader. Have a news tip? Or something that needs investigating? You can email reporter Brad Zinn (he/him) at bzinn@ You can also follow him on X (formerly Twitter). This article originally appeared on Staunton News Leader: Sheriff's Office: Churchville man missing
Yahoo
24-02-2025
- Yahoo
Staunton PD: Adult missing since Sunday
Note: The News Leader is publishing this article for free as a public service to our readers. STAUNTON — The Staunton Police Department is asking for the public's assistance in locating a missing adult, according to a press release. Justin Cromer, 26, was last seen Sunday. Cromer is about 6 feet tall and weighs 190 pounds, police said. He has brown eyes and black hair. Police said Cromer could be driving a maroon 2001 Ford Explorer with a Virginia license plate number of AEY-7078. Anyone with information concerning Cromer's whereabouts is asked to contact the Staunton Police Department at (540) 332-3842. More: No better backcourt: Joaqin Bell, Ky'Ree Scott have taken control as Staunton storms into regionals More: Truck carrying ammonia on I-81 crashes in Augusta County, portions of interstate closed More: Athlete of the week: Time to vote for the top performer in Staunton, Waynesboro and Augusta County Brad Zinn is the cops, courts and breaking news reporter at The News Leader. Have a news tip? Or something that needs investigating? You can email reporter Brad Zinn (he/him) at bzinn@ You can also follow him on X (formerly Twitter) This article originally appeared on Staunton News Leader: Staunton PD: Adult missing since Sunday.
Yahoo
28-01-2025
- Health
- Yahoo
Lawsuit: Augusta Health sued for $10 million after trip and fall at fitness center
STAUNTON – A Valentine's Day tumble that injured a woman last year at a hospital fitness center has resulted in a $10 million lawsuit, court records show. Filed Jan. 13 in Augusta County Circuit Court, the plaintiff, listed as Tiffany Andrews, was at the Augusta Health Fitness Center in Fishersville on Feb. 14, 2024, when she reportedly tripped and fell. The defendant is listed as Augusta Health Care Inc., which operates the fitness center. The lawsuit claims the roof to the fitness center was damaged at the time and said water would leak onto the facility's indoor track when it rained, creating a tripping hazard. Andrews, unaware the roof was reportedly leaking, was running on the track when she "tripped and fell on the damaged portion of the indoor track," the lawsuit states. More: Vote for The News Leader athlete of the week in Staunton, Waynesboro and Augusta County The lawsuit said Augusta Health owed a duty to patrons of the facility to keep the "premises free from dangerous hazards of which it knew or should have known," and said the hospital was negligent because it allegedly didn't take adequate precautions and failed to warn of any hazardous conditions. Andrews said there weren't any warning signs, according to the lawsuit, and was not told of the reported hazard on the track. After a "hard" fall to the ground, attorneys said the result was that Andrews suffered or "will incur" debilitating physical and permanent injuries, health impacts, pain, mental anguish, "disfigurement and deformity and associated humiliation and embarrassment," medical expenses and a loss of earning capacity. "These losses are either permanent or continuing and Plaintiff will suffer losses in the future," the lawsuit said. Andrews, who is being represented by the Broughton Law Firm in Henrico, is demanding a jury trial while seeking $10 million in compensatory damages and costs. An Augusta Health spokesperson did not reply Monday to a News Leader email seeking comment. An email to the Broughton Law firm also went unanswered. More: Dolly Parton's Imagination Library has a new program partner More: Coach Rodney Cullen, who led Wilson Memorial baseball to a state title, has died Brad Zinn is the cops, courts and breaking news reporter at The News Leader. Have a news tip? Or something that needs investigating? You can email reporter Brad Zinn (he/him) at bzinn@ You can also follow him on X (formerly Twitter) This article originally appeared on Staunton News Leader: Augusta Health sued for $10 million after trip and fall
