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sunday, april 12, 2015
LC
Regional team to
battle heroin use
Elected officials, law
enforcement agencies
react to growing threat
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PHOTOS BY LISA BOLTON/THE WASHINGTON POST
Strutting their
stuff in Sterling
Faced with steadily rising rates
of heroin use across Northern
Virginia, local officials and law
enforcement authorities recently
announced the formation of a
regional heroin operations team
that aims to halt the dangerous
trend.
The regional initiative was announced April 3 in Loudoun
County, where elected leaders —
including Rep. Barbara Comstock
(R-Va.) and state Sen. Jennifer T.
Ramadan, Loudoun
board step up efforts on
Dulles Greenway tolls
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In addition to the fashion parade, the Spring Fling
included an Easter bonnet contest and lunch. Above,
Susie McCarron, a fashion show participant, is escorted
to the runway by Pete McCallum, a center member and
retired firefighter. At left, Bala Suri of Ashburn applies
finishing touches to her makeup before the fashion show.
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Counterfeit bills reported at
area stores; commuters can
register for Bike to Work Day.
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A vow to keep fighting
‘highway robbery’
The Senior Center at Cascades in
Sterling had its 10th annual
Spring Fling on Friday. Ten
models, all center members or
volunteers, chose two outfits each
from the Dress Barn at Dulles
Eastern Plaza. Above, Amy Xu
donned a gussied-up cowgirl hat.
News in brief
C AITLIN G IBSON
Wexton (D-Loudoun) — joined
law enforcement authorities, representatives of the Drug Enforcement Administration and the
FBI, and other local officials to
address the mounting threat
posed by heroin.
This year, county law enforcement agencies released data that
showed a dramatic increase in
heroin-related overdoses and
deaths in Loudoun. In 2012, the
sheriff’s office documented eight
suspected heroin overdose cases
— a number that jumped to 31
cases last year. Of those 31 cases,
11 resulted in death, officials said,
marking a 450 percent increase
compared with 2012, when two
heroin-related deaths were recorded in Loudoun.
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Sports
announcements
A Sterling recreation center
will host a health and fitness expo.
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C AITLIN G IBSON
In the wake of several failed
attempts to halt the rising cost of
tolls on the Dulles Greenway,
Virginia Del. David I. Ramadan
(R-Loudoun) and the Loudoun
County Board of Supervisors are
redoubling their efforts to seek
Loudoun calendar
Upcoming events include a
tour of historic homes and
gardens in and around Leesburg.
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relief for motorists who use the
privately owned road.
Last month, Ramadan and the
board filed new legal briefs with
the Virginia State Corporation
Commission, in support of a
pending appeal that aims to lower tolls and implement a distance-based pricing structure on
the 14-mile roadway, which runs
between Washington Dulles International Airport and Leesburg.
The briefs urge the SCC to
reconsider its hearing examiner’s
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Fauquier calendar
A commemoration of the
150th anniversary of the
disbandment of Mosby’s Rangers.