Full Va. appeals court upholds GPS tracking
The full Virginia Court of Appeals says Fairfax County police did not violate a suspect’s privacy rights when they placed a GPS device on his vehicle without first obtaining a warrant.
The court affirmed the conviction of David L. Foltz on charges of abduction with intent to defile, upholding a three-judge panel’s September ruling.
Police suspected Foltz, a convicted rapist, in a series of attacks when they placed the GPS on his work van while it was parked on a public street on Feb. 1, 2008.
In its opinion, the appeals court said that Foltz had no expectation of privacy on the public street and police already suspected Foltz, so the GPS tracking simply provided additional information.
Centreville man charged in police chase
Police say a 28-year-old Centreville man has been arrested after he allegedly set fire in his home and led officers on chase, injuring one man and twice striking a police cruiser.
Fairfax County police said officers were called to a home on the 14500 block of Lock Drive for a report of disorderly behavior around 1 a.m. Tuesday. Police said Luis Caballos set a fire, punched a window and locked himself inside before fleeing in his car.
During the chase, Caballos hit a fence, a vehicle and a police cruiser before stopping near Interstate 66 and Route 7100, where he was taken into custody, police said.
3 hurt in Md. plane crash
Three people were injured when their plane crashed in Maryland.
Maryland State police said pilot Austen F. Ehly, 24, of Pasadena, and passengers Kevin M. Warnke, 23, of Alexandria, and Sean C. Moran, 24, of Easton, were taken to hospitals after their single-engine Piper airplane crashed at Ridgely Airpark in Caroline County shortly after 6 p.m. Monday.
Emily Babay
