Waynesboro Police have charged two suspects in city mail theft cases that are related to similar Staunton incidents.  The suspects and their respective charges are listed below.                                                   

Hillary Ann Reed: 31 y/o female from Staunton. Her charges stem from theft of mail from Summit Drive Area on or about July 26, 2010.

• Larceny 3^rd/Subsequent 18.2-96/18.2-104
• Forgery 18.2-172
• Uttering 18.2-172
• Obtaining Goods & Money By False Pretenses 18.2-178

April Renee Brown: 28 y/o female from Stuarts Draft. Her charges stem from theft of mail from Hopeman Station Area on or about July 26, 2010.

• Larceny 3^rd/Subsequent 18.2-96/18.2-104
• Forgery 18.2-172
• Attempt to Utter 18.2-26/18.2-172

Chief Douglas Davis of the Waynesboro Police Department was sworn in as President of the Virginia Association of Chiefs of Police on August 10th during their annual conference held this week in Reston, Virginia.

Chief Davis, who is stepping up to the top job after serving for the past year as First Vice-President, serves on the Association’s Training Committee and Virginia Highway Safety Committee. He is a graduate of the Virginia Police Chiefs Foundation’s Professional Executive Leadership School, and is known for his expertise in police communications and patrol operations. Chief Davis also serves on the Executive Board of the Virginia Police Chiefs Foundation and he represents the VACP on the Virginia Inmate Population Forecasting Committee.

The Virginia Association of Chiefs of Police is a statewide organization of federal, state and local police chiefs and law enforcement executives dedicated to improving the professionalism of police agencies in Virginia. The Association was founded in 1926 and has more than 600 members. The Association provides annual training programs for law enforcement executives, directs a statewide traffic safety program for law enforcement, produces Freedom of Information Act guidelines for law enforcement and lobbies for law enforcement interests at the state and federal level. The Virginia Police Chiefs Foundation is a charitable educational foundation created by the VACP to provide training and education programs for law enforcement.

The Waynesboro Police Department has been notified by the Putnam County Florida Sheriff’s Department that David Luna Sanchez and Abeil Javier Vazquez have been arrested and are currently being held in their custody.

A Putnam County deputy who was operating radar at about 5:00 P.M. on July 4th stopped the primer black Ford Taurus, which was displaying improper tags, for speeding. Investigation, including running the vehicle identification number through NCIC, led to the arrest of Sanchez who was a passenger in the vehicle. The male driver of the vehicle was also taken into custody on a Florida charge of False Identification.

Waynesboro Officers flew to Florida yesterday, July 5^th, and coordinated an investigation with local authorities which subsequently resulted in the arrest of Mr. Vazquez at the home of a relative in Crescent City Florida around 5:00 P.M.

Both suspects are being held by Putnam County Authorities pending Extradition to Virginia.