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Peter Dujardin

Peter Dujardin has been a reporter at the Daily Press for more than 20 years. He has mostly covered courts and criminal justice issues. That includes policing issues, and criminal and civil cases in both state and federal courts.

More speeding drivers and "less proactive" police enforcement have helped to drive a nearly 20% increase in statewide traffic crash fatalities in Virginia.

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Roadway fatalities in Virginia spike as speeding tickets decline, report says

August 26, 2024 at 4:31 p.m.

More speeding drivers and "less proactive" police enforcement have helped to drive a nearly 20% increase in statewide traffic crash fatalities in Virginia.

Appeals court says trial judge was correct in telling jurors that officers entered man's home "unlawfully" and that he had a right to resist.

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Court upholds conviction for Newport News police officer in killing of man in his home

August 22, 2024 at 12:40 a.m.

Appeals court says trial judge was correct in telling jurors that officers entered man's home "unlawfully" and that he had a right to resist.

A judge must weigh whether a man shot by a Hampton police officer in early 2022 can proceed with a $20 million lawsuit.

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Judge to decide on $20 million lawsuit against Hampton officer who shot man after baseball bat attack

August 19, 2024 at 11:08 a.m.

A judge must weigh whether a man shot by a Hampton police officer in early 2022 can proceed with a $20 million lawsuit.

A Portsmouth family says the Western Tidewater Regional Jail should have done more to prevent a 29-year-old man's suicide.

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Family says regional jail in Suffolk could have done more to prevent man’s suicide

August 13, 2024 at 11:22 a.m.

A Portsmouth family says the Western Tidewater Regional Jail should have done more to prevent a 29-year-old man's suicide.

Assistant Director of Engineering Bryan Stilley called the failure of the structure "a little bit of an oddity." He said city workers will string up a temporary metal wire between wooden poles to hang up the traffic signals and signs until a replacement can be built.

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Replacement for traffic light structure that fell on car in Newport News not coming until next year, city official says

August 9, 2024 at 10:42 a.m.

Assistant Director of Engineering Bryan Stilley called the failure of the structure "a little bit of an oddity." He said city workers will string up a temporary metal wire between...

Elvis Cruz-Ferrera is charged with involuntary manslaughter in the Interstate 664 crash that killed 19-year-old ODU sophomore Lauryn Leonard.

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Man who was ordered deported 6 years ago now charged in crash that killed ODU student

August 12, 2024 at 1:59 p.m.

Elvis Cruz-Ferrera is charged with involuntary manslaughter in the Interstate 664 crash that killed 19-year-old ODU sophomore Lauryn Leonard.

David Lee Merryman, 59, was charged in January in a wide-ranging indictment that tenants say came after years of landlord abuses.

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Landlord accused of racial threats, stealing identities pleads guilty to 4 counts in wide-ranging case

August 1, 2024 at 2:48 p.m.

David Lee Merryman, 59, was charged in January in a wide-ranging indictment that tenants say came after years of landlord abuses.

The family of a 19-year-old Navy sailor who died by suicide two years ago is suing the United States and Newport News Shipbuilding's parent company for $60 million.

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Family of sailor who died by suicide at Newport News Shipbuilding sues Navy, shipyard

July 26, 2024 at 5:13 p.m.

The family of a 19-year-old Navy sailor who died by suicide two years ago is suing the United States and Newport News Shipbuilding's parent company for $60 million.

Ronald Ivan Scott Jr., 35, of Florida, pleaded guilty in June to second-degree murder and related charges in the April 5, 2022, slaying of 23-year-old Joshua Emmanuel Owusu-Koramoah.

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Man gets 40 years in slaying of former William & Mary football player, Hampton Christian Academy teacher

July 24, 2024 at 2:54 p.m.

Ronald Ivan Scott Jr., 35, of Florida, pleaded guilty in June to second-degree murder and related charges in the April 5, 2022, slaying of 23-year-old Joshua Emmanuel Owusu-Koramoah.

A jury in Gloucester County Circuit on Friday found four men not guilty of charges of carrying guns onto school property last summer.

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4 men acquitted on charges of bringing guns onto school property in Gloucester County

July 21, 2024 at 6:09 p.m.

A jury in Gloucester County Circuit on Friday found four men not guilty of charges of carrying guns onto school property last summer.

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