Police briefs for Sunday, Jan. 20, 2002

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Sgt. Morgan W. Strader, of Indiana and Crossville, Tenn., died in combat, which likely took place in Fallujah, the formerly insurgent-controlled city of 300,000 on the northern banks of the Euphrates River west of Baghdad. U.S. forces began a push into the city last week to purge anti-American combatants launching attacks on U.S. troops and…

“. . . Brother, can you spare a dime?” It was the corporate merger that was to set the tone for big business in the 21st century. It was advertised as a convergence of traditional and digital media. It was the marriage of the old Hollywood studio system with the young brash khaki-clad emperors of…

With airplay picking up in Seattle and the Northeast, a new CD taping wrapped up this week and a nationwide tour, the Richmond-based Carbon Leaf could find itself far away from the colleges and bars it’s played in Virginia for the last 10 years. Of course, that has been the story ever since the five-man…

The man who robbed the Virginia Commerce Bank Saturday morning may be a repeat offender. Prince William County police said Monday that the man caught on tape robbing a 24-year-old female teller of cash in the bank, located at 2030 Old Bridge Road, is the same person who knocked over the Manassas Patriot Bank earlier…

For all the things that Stonewall Jackson High School first-year football coach Loren Johnson had to prepare for going into Monday’s initial practice, he knew one thing that took precedence over everything else: his wedding. Johnson was married Aug. 2 in Connecticut, leaving him little time for a honeymoon and even less time to make…