Release Date: Tuesday, February 16, 2010 4 p.m.

Harvey L. Bryant, Commonwealth’s Attorney for the City of Virginia Beach, announced that a grand jury meeting in Virginia Beach Circuit Court today returned indictments against 126 individuals charging 265 offenses.

Of the indictments presented, 31 were burglaries and 46 were felony larcenies. “My office is currently prosecuting a higher number of property crime cases. Citizens in Virginia Beach should learn how to protect themselves, and one of the best sources of information is the VBPD Crime Prevention Unit. I would encourage everyone to visit their web site at www.vbgov.com/dept/police,” Bryant said.

The grand jury charged 6 individuals with felony Driving Under the Influence 3rd Offense and 1 with Driving Under the Influence/Involuntary Manslaughter.

The remaining indictments charged a broad range of criminal offenses from 1 count of murder to child neglect, abduction, robbery with the use of firearms, prescription fraud, use of a firearm in commission of a felony, hit and run, habitual offender, construction fraud, credit card fraud, uttering counterfeit currency, forgery, malicious wounding, failing to register as a sex offender, 7 assaults on law enforcement officers and 30 felony drug charges.

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