16-year-old missing

 A 16-year-old Bedford County girl, Audrey McCombs, has been missing since Sunday and may be with Earnest Grubbs, the former Bedford County sheriff's deputy charged with taking indecent liberties with a child.
The Virginia State Police say McCombs may be in danger.
McCombs has been added to the Virginia's Missing Children Clearinghouse.

Marijuana Bust in Nelson County

The Virginia State Police on Tuesday busted marijuana-growing operations in Nelson County, with assistance from ABC agents and local law enforcement officials.
Authorities confiscated approximately 5,400 marijuana plants, including nearly 5,200 plants near Schuyler. The operation is part of the Governor’s Initiative Against Narcotics Trafficking.
The State Police say anyone with information on the plants discovered on Tuesday, or with information on marijuana-growing operations in general, can contact the Virginia State Police Appomattox Division at 1-800-552-0962.

State Police patrols

The Virginia State Police will have extra troopers on the highways for the 4^th of July weekend.
The increased presence, part of the agency's annual Operation Combined Accident Reduction Effort, will result in 75 percent of the state police uniformed work force on patrol Friday through Monday.

During last year's holiday period, Operation CARE resulted in 152 drunken driving arrests, 10,880 speeding tickets and 2,755 reckless driving citations. State police investigated 744 traffic crashes, and there were six fatalities.