Charges dropped against owner of cat-killing dogs

A Chesterfield County General District Court judge dropped two dangerous dog charges against Anne Armantrout on Oct. 4, because she no longer has possession of the dogs.

Armantrout's two dogs allegedly killed a neighbor's cat earlier this year after they escaped from her yard.

Armantrout had one dog euthanized in September. The second dog is now with her ex-husband in Texas.

If Armantrout had kept the dogs, the judge could have deemed them "dangerous" and ordered her to comply with new state regulations that would have required her to register her dogs, post signs around her home and increase the coverage on her homeowner's insurance.

Armantrout was fined $250 on two counts of allowing her dogs to run loose in her neighborhood.

Missing man found dead in Powhatan

The search for a missing Midlothian man ended in Powhatan County on Oct. 10 around 5 p.m. when police located the body of 37- year-old Mark Christopher Hall near the Watkins Landing boat launch.

Hall's family reported him missing earlier that day after he didn't report to work in Powhatan. The Powhatan County Sheriff's Department is investigating Hall's death.

New life in Beaufont?

Commercial Property Management is considering building a new freestanding store and a strip of smaller stores along the front of Beaufont Mall. According to Jay Lafler, Commercial's vice president, several tenants have already expressed an interest in the new spaces.

A new restaurant, co-owned by Chef Jimmy Snead of the Frog and the Redneck, will make its home in the former Friendly's location at Beaufont. Carena's Jamaican Grill is expected to open next month.

Crash under investigation

The Chesterfield Police Department is investigating a two-vehicle crash that occurred at the intersection of River and Nash roads at about 5 p.m. on Oct. 6.

Police said the driver of a 2002 Dodge Durango was traveling south on Nash Road when it turned into the path of a 2000 Ford Taurus sedan that was traveling west on River Road.

A passenger in the Ford Taurus, Sherry Clarke, 47, of the 19000 block of Eanes Road, died at the scene. Three other occupants of the Taurus were transported to VCU Medical Center with unspecified injuries.

The driver of the Dodge Durango, Lloyd Fowler, of the 16000 block of Chinook Drive, was not injured.

Fire and EMS aids Franklin

The Chesterfield County Department of Fire and Emergency Medical Services provided state mutual aid to Franklin last week after the city experienced flooding.

The aid was given under the provisions set forth in the State Mutual Aid Compact, and was the first mutual aid activation that has occurred since the creation of the compact.

Chesterfield County deployed two fire offi- cers and four firefighters. Deployed personnel staffed one Franklin fire apparatus and medical unit alongside personnel from the Chesapeake Fire Department.