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Info Still Sought on Boy's Injuries
A teenage boy who was found unconscious in a stranger's yard last week has regained consciousness, but he doesn't know how he was injured, police said. The 15-year-old boy was found in the front yard of a home off Chancellor Road near Gordon Road in Spotsylvania County early April 21, Sheriff's Lt. Col. Michael Timm said. He remained unconscious for several days, but Timm said the boy has come to and is now being treated at the University of Virginia Medical Center. (Fredericksburg.com)
Homicide Victim's Mother: Witnesses Need to Speak Up.
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A veteran member of the Frederick Board of County Commissioners thinks he has a better way to start meetings other than asking residents to bow their heads in prayer. After receiving emails from people uncomfortable with a proposal to institute prayer at the start of Board of Commissioners' meetings, David P. Gray (R) said he will suggest instead, starting with a moment of silence. "I think it's a good compromise," Gray said. "I'm for a moment of silence. I think it adds dignity to the whole thing, without going one way or the other. And, it doesn't hurt to shut our mouths once in a while either." (Gazette.net)
On Jan. 29, 25-year-old Capitol Heights resident Brandon Braswell had an argument with his daughter's mother and went to the Plaza 23 club in Temple Hills to blow off some steam. Later that night, Braswell was shot and killed in the club's parking lot. Braswell's mother, Oxon Hill resident Dawn Thomas, who met with detectives Tuesday night, said she is disheartened by the lack of new leads and hopes she can convince witnesses to come forward. "He was a good, law-abiding citizen," said Thomas, 45. "He doesn't deserve to be ‘homicide number 16 [of 2011].' He deserves better." (Gazette.net)
