NEWS BRIEFS
Commonwealth's Attorney to investigate mailing

The Chesterfield Commonwealth's Attorney's Office has been asked to head up an investigation into whether the chairman of the Prince William County Board of Supervisors violated the law by using funds from that county for a postcard mailing to constituents.

According to reports, Chairman Corey Stewart mailed postcards to Prince William residents, encouraging them to attend a public hearing to speak out on a controversial ordinance that proposed cutting off taxpayerfunded services for illegal immigrants.

Stewart used funds from his discretionary account to pay for the mailing. He did not have that county's communications department review the postcards' content, which is standard procedure.

Chesterfield Commonwealth's Attorney William Davenport will investigate whether Stewart engaged in any wrongdoing.

Masked man robs Waffle House

Police are searching for a man who robbed the Waffle House at 2423 West Hundred Rd. at about 2:15 a.m. on Oct. 18. No one was injured during the incident.

Police said a man, whose face was concealed with an orange bandana, approached an employee at the register, displayed a gun and demanded money. The suspect fled on foot with an undisclosed amount of cash.

The suspect is a white male, 18-24 years old, about 5 feet, 7 inches tall and 185 pounds. He wore jeans and a dark-blue hooded sweatshirt.

Anyone with information should call the Chesterfield County Police Department at 748-1251 or Crime Solvers at 748-0660.

Murder nets 10 years

Xavier T. Perkins, 20, of Chesterfield County, pleaded guilty to murder and robbery charges in Richmond Circuit Court last week for the Dec. 16, 2005, killing of a 59-year-old Mechanicsville woman.

According to reports, Perkins will serve 10 years for the murder of Charlotte Alford, who was killed when Perkins and others robbed the used car dealership on Jefferson Davis Highway that she owned with her husband.

Woman shot in apartment

A woman was shot through the window of her ground floor apartment at the Colonial Ridge Apartments in the 2600 block of Mangowood Drive on Oct. 11 around 9:15 p.m. The shooter then fired into an unoccupied car registered to a person living at the same apartment.

The woman was transported to VCU Medical Center with non-life-threatening injuries. Her name was not released.

Police are still investigating this incident. Anyone with information is urged to contact the police at 748-1251 or Crime Solvers at 748-0660.

Single-vehicle crash kills man

A county man was killed during a single-vehicle crash on Castlewood Road on Oct. 14. According to police, David J. McDowell, 27, of the 3300 block of Woodys Lane, was traveling south in the 4900 block at about 11:13 p.m. when he lost control of the 2003 Triumph motorcycle he was operating. McDowell was vaulted over an overpass and was pronounced dead at the scene.

County police are also investigating another single-vehicle crash that occurred in the 5100 block of Iron Bridge Road at about 2:20 a.m. on Oct. 15. Police said a 2000 Mitsubishi truck traveling east on Iron Bridge Road left the roadway and overturned in the median. The driver was transported to VCU Medical Center with life-threatening injuries.