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Crime Scene Archive: Schools

Arrest in Norfolk teacher's death

Police say a man wanted in connection with the death of a Norfolk teacher has been arrested in Florida. Norfolk police said Thursday that Frederick Thomas Hoskins was arrested in Jacksonville, Fla., on Wednesday....

By The Virginian-Pilot  | March 11, 2011; 7:28 AM ET  |  Permalink  |  Comments (0)
Categories:  Homicide, Schools, Virginia  
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Guilty plea in Va. teacher sex case

A former Christiansburg (Va.) High School teacher has been convicted of eight misdemeanor charges stemming from a sexual relationship with a 17-year-old student. The Roanoke Times reports that Diana Canter pleaded guilty Wednesday to contributing to the delinquency of a...

By The Roanoke Times  | March 10, 2011; 7:31 AM ET  |  Permalink  |  Comments (5)
Categories:  Schools, Virginia  
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Va. wants $10M student rape suit dismissed

The state is asking a Circuit Court judge in Fredericksburg to dismiss a $10 million lawsuit by a University of Mary Washington student who says she was raped in a school parking garage. The lawsuit stems from an October 2008...

By The Free Lance-Star  | March 8, 2011; 7:35 AM ET  |  Permalink  |  Comments (1)
Categories:  Schools, Sex Crimes, Virginia  
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Ex-teacher Ricks admits to new charges

Kevin Ricks, a former Manassas high school teacher who last year was convicted in state court of molesting a teenaged boy, pleaded guilty Thursday morning to six counts of producing child pornography and one count of possession of child pornography....

By Josh White and Dana Hedgpeth  | March 3, 2011; 10:21 AM ET  |  Permalink  |  Comments (6)
Categories:  Dana Hedgpeth, Josh White, Pr. William, Schools, Updates  
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More school bus passing seen in Fairfax: Officials

On the same day that the Virginia General Assembly took steps to amend a misworded law regarding passing stopped school buses, Fairfax County police said bus drivers are reporting an alarming increase in the number of people ignoring their flashing...

By Tom Jackman  | February 15, 2011; 1:03 PM ET  |  Permalink  |  Comments (9)
Categories:  Fairfax, From the Courthouse, Schools, Tom Jackman, Updates, Virginia  
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Girls approached at Pr. William bus stops

Two middle school girls told school officials that a stranger offered them rides as they stood at separate bus stops in the Dumfries area Monday morning, then fled when they declined to get into his van, Prince William County Police...

By Mary Pat Flaherty  | February 14, 2011; 2:00 PM ET  |  Permalink  |  Comments (2)
Categories:  Mary Pat Flaherty, Pr. William, Schools  
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Older Entries in This Category »

Judge halts sale of Civil War-era sword, Daily Press , January 11, 2011
Child porn charges for Md. schools worker, Allison Klein , January 6, 2011
Va. teacher's son shipped pot to home, The Virginian-Pilot , January 5, 2011
Disagreement over cause of Love's death in Huguely case, Staff and wire reports , December 16, 2010
Plea deal likely in Huguely case: Report, Steve Yanda , December 13, 2010
Teacher accused of molesting student, Tom Jackman , December 10, 2010
Guilty plea in coach teen sex case, The Roanoke Times , December 8, 2010
D.C. man in AU prof. case extradited, The Associated Press , November 30, 2010
Burglars hit The Fishing School in D.C. , Mary Pat Flaherty , November 23, 2010
School attack plot conviction for Va. man, The Virginian-Pilot , November 23, 2010
Equipment stolen from Md. school, the Baltimore Sun , November 12, 2010
5 years in Md. student killing, the Associated Press , November 11, 2010
Violence prevention talks at Va. Tech, the Associated Press , November 10, 2010
Sentencing in Frostburg killing, the Associated Press , November 10, 2010
Woman pleads guilty in schools theft, Spencer S. Hsu , November 9, 2010
Shots fired at Catholic U; no injuries, Maria Glod and Jenna Johnson , November 5, 2010
Mistrial in Howard Co. teen sex case, Associated Press , November 5, 2010
2 Va. high school coaches arrested , Washington Post Editors , October 29, 2010
Pair accused of drug-making released, Washington Post editors , October 27, 2010
Facebook used to remember professor , Washington Post Editors , October 27, 2010
IDs in Georgetown drug lab arrests, Washington Post Editors , October 25, 2010
Md. trial ends in manslaughter plea, Washington Post Editors , October 22, 2010
Assault charges for Md. middle schooler, Maria Glod , October 21, 2010
Md. student murder trial wrapping up, Washington Post Editors , October 21, 2010
Trial in Md. school killing continues, Washington Post Editors , October 20, 2010
Arrests after D.C. school fight, Paul Duggan , October 19, 2010
Guilty plea for former W&M professor, Washington Post Editors , October 19, 2010
Murder trial in Md. school shooting, Washington Post Editors , October 19, 2010
Probation for fake Italian 'diplomat', Washington Post Editors , October 7, 2010
Officer maced at Ballou High School, Washington Post Editors , October 7, 2010
Guilty plea in Va. schools fraud, Washington Post Editors , October 5, 2010
Va. Tech families create nonprofit, Washington Post Editors , September 30, 2010
Not guilty plea in Va. woman's death, Washington Post Editors , September 29, 2010
Va. woman killed near N.J. campus, Washington Post Editors , September 27, 2010
Care urged for Va. college students, Washington Post Editors , September 24, 2010
Professor gets 50 months in fraud, Washington Post Editors , September 24, 2010
ODU gets help patrolling campus, Washington Post Editors , September 23, 2010
Charges after Va. school bus crash, Josh White , September 22, 2010
Second arrest in Pr. George's robberies, Washington Post Editors , September 21, 2010
U-Va. to install Harrington memorial, Washington Post Editors , September 15, 2010
Va. school volunteer turns self in, Washington Post Editors , September 10, 2010
Evidence barred in Md. murder trial, Washington Post Editors , September 10, 2010
Fight before Love's death: Police, Washington Post Editors , August 18, 2010
New campus police chief at GWU, Josh White , August 17, 2010
5 years for Md. schools officer, Washington Post Editors , August 17, 2010
15 months for stealing $279K from Va. school, Mary Pat Flaherty , August 13, 2010
$10M suit in Va. teen's suicide, Washington Post Editors , August 6, 2010
Appomattox victims in Va. memorial, Washington Post Editors , August 5, 2010
Felony cruelty charges for Va. teacher, Mary Pat Flaherty , August 2, 2010
Red Bull gift gets U-Md. cops investigated, Matt Zapotosky , July 30, 2010
No bond in Md. researcher's killing, Washington Post Editors , July 29, 2010
Alcohol charge in Va. student's death, Washington Post Editors , July 28, 2010
Sex crime conviction for Md. teacher, Washington Post Editors , July 14, 2010
Police have Yeardley Love's T-shirt, Washington Post Editors , July 9, 2010
Love's death from head injury: Report, Washington Post Editors , July 8, 2010
Va. teacher charged with touching teen, Washington Post Editors , June 25, 2010
Charges dismissed in student death, Washington Post Editors , June 23, 2010
Sex assault charges for Howard student, Maria Glod , June 18, 2010
Child porn indictment for Md. man, Washington Post Editors , June 17, 2010
Cocaine charges for Md. teacher , Washington Post Editors , June 16, 2010
Boy, 5, assaulted at Va. playground, Maria Glod , June 15, 2010
Ex-Va. teacher admits sex with teen, Washington Post Editors , June 9, 2010
School bus driver arrested on porn charges, Washington Post editors , May 24, 2010
Va. 15-year-old to be tried as adult in school shooting case, Washington Post Editors , May 17, 2010
GWU student dies in fall from dorm window, Washington Post Editors , May 16, 2010
Former student pleads guilty to Md. dorm room attack, Washington Post Editors , May 12, 2010
U-Md. picks new police chief, Matt Zapotosky , May 6, 2010
Montgomery student shot with airsoft gun, Washington Post Editors , May 6, 2010
Anne Arundel police track down truants, Maria Glod , April 20, 2010
Life in prison for former Va. Tech student who killed classmate, Washington Post Editors , April 19, 2010
Man charged in Frostburg State shooting claims self defense, Washington Post Editors , April 19, 2010
'Thong thief' had 79 pairs in his possession, police say, Washington Post Editors , April 19, 2010
House where principal was found dead has dark history, Mary Pat Flaherty , April 16, 2010
Boy had teacher's computer password, Washington Post Editors , April 16, 2010
2 burned in Georgetown U. campus fire, Washington Post Editors , April 15, 2010
Student's beating: Take a poll, see reader comments, Washington Post Editors , April 13, 2010
Crowded off-campus party degenerates into 'war zone', Washington Post Editors , April 13, 2010
Pr. William boy, 12, brings gun to school, Washington Post Editors , April 12, 2010
Police begin crackdown on Frostburg binge drinking, Washington Post Editors , April 12, 2010
Two St. Albans students charged after BB gun incident, Washington Post Editors , April 7, 2010
GMU police arrest pair in book thefts, Tom Jackman , March 3, 2010
 
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