Students banned for stealing spiders worth $500 from Lakeside store

Friday, April 26th, 2013, 1:45pm

RICHMOND, VA (WWBT)- Two college students are banned from a Lakeside business after stealing $500 worth of spiders. They will also spend time behind bars.

Deion Terrell Dickens and Charles Benjamin Johnson III will do a month in jail on weekends, and will pay hundreds of dollars in court costs and restitution.

According to the Richmond Times-Dispatch, the two broke into Lakeside's Beasts and Bugs Shop and took King Baboon Tarantulas back in February.

Their lawyers convinced the judge to reduce their felony charges to misdemeanors, because the two students are about to graduate.

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Richmond woman accused of using knife from dishwasher in deadly stabbing

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Friday, April 26th, 2013, 8:28am

RICHMOND, VA (WWBT)- New court testimony in a deadly stabbing case, reveals that a Richmond woman was looking for payback after she was smacked in the head.

Barbara Banks is accused of stabbing 27-year-old Keon Johnson's in the parking lot of the apartments on Coalter Street back in February.

According to Friday morning's Richmond Times-Dispatch, a detective testified that Banks told police she was slapped and punched in the face three times before she went inside, grabbed a knife from the dishwasher, and allegedly stabbed the man who assaulted her.

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12 Investigates: Is your home secure?

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Thursday, April 25th, 2013, 11:15pm

RICHMOND, VA (WWBT)- Thieves broke into nearly 4,000 homes last year in just Richmond, Henrico and Chesterfield Counties alone. That's, on average, 11 burglaries a day.

Many home burglaries happen because thieves are able to kick your door in. Experts tell us a better lock may be the key to keeping burglars from stealing your stuff.

Gone are the days of leaving your doors unlocked and your windows and garage doors wide open.

There were nearly 1500 homes burglarized in the city of Richmond last year. More than 1100 in Henrico County and nearly 1400 in Chesterfield.

Like one door in Wyndham - the wood is split and the dead bolt loose after it was kicked in.

"It made me feel violated. I was scared too," the owner of the house told us.

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EXCLUSIVE: RPS security chief talks about safety changes

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Thursday, April 25th, 2013, 7:10pm

RICHMOND, VA (WWBT)- Richmond Public Schools officials are making changes to security measures at city schools, two months after a gun was brought to John Marshall High School.

Back in February, an 18-year-old alternative high school student brought a gun to the school and flashed it during a fight. Since then, there have been hours of discussions about security.

It was coincidence but appropriate the Office of the Chief of Safety and Security for all of Richmond Public Schools happens to be at John Marshall High School. Police, with their blue lights flashing and sirens blaring, rushed there to secure the scene and the students who were caught in the middle.

"There's no one who wants to have an item of that nature or any other in their buildings," said Sharon Scott, who has been in charge of safety for RPS for seven years.

We asked her the question on many Richmonders' minds—if she can assure parents this will not happen again.

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Richmond kicks off mosquito spraying initiative

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Thursday, April 25th, 2013, 6:10pm

RICHMOND, VA (WWBT)- A major effort is underway right now to stop a tiny pest with deadly potential. While usually associated with summer, mosquitoes only need the right conditions to breed and that brings the threat of West Nile Virus. It's why the city of Richmond isn't wasting any time launching a months-long attack to protect you.

When the weather is nice outside, mosquitoes aren't the first things that come to mind - until they begin to bug you. City leaders advise they're not just a nuisance, they can also carry disease.

For Ian Little and his wife, it's the perfect day for working in the yard. It's a little upkeep now to make room for recreation later.

"It's a pretty social street so people enjoy their time out on the front porch or in the front yard," he said.

Sometimes though, there's one thing that can creep in the way.

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12 Investigates: "Bad Hass" license plate controversy

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Thursday, April 25th, 2013, 5:25pm

PETERSBURG, VA (WWBT)- A license plate in Petersburg has the Department of Motor Vehicles up in arms. The agency is asking for the tags back, but a local family is saying not so fast. They claim the DMV is violating their constitutional right to free speech.

The Virginia vanity plate "B-A-D-H-A-S-S" makes a statement - but it might not be the one you think.

"I'm not putting out a cuss word on my plate. I'm putting my last name on my plate," said Cindy Hass. "It's a nickname I had in high school. People would see me, they'd say 'hey, what's up Bad Hass.' "

It's a German name and used to be spelled H-A-A-S. Her family's spelled it H-A-S-S for a century. She's had the license plate for around seven years.

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New book recommends you "Forget the Resume" to get a job

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Wednesday, April 24th, 2013, 6:17pm

RICHMOND, VA (WWBT)- Have you been looking for a job without success? A new book, Forget the Resume, says traditional methods may not be working and recommends a totally different approach.

If you're looking for a job, you're likely writing cover letters, posting your resume online, and attending job fairs. Marketing expert John Lee wrote in his book Forget the Resume, those approaches may not be getting the job done.

If you submit your resume to job search websites, Lee says many companies use technology to scan them for key words related to the job opening. If you don't use the right words, your resume won't get noticed.

"It has caused a lot of people to be left out that are really very qualified individuals," Lee explains.

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