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🌱 Altavista police detail charges after alleged inappropriate contact with juvenile

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  • Altavista police detail charges after alleged inappropriate contact with juvenile

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📰 News we're reading

• Chatham man charged for alleged inappropriate behavior toward minor (wset.com) — Altavista police arrested a 60-year-old Chatham man after investigating reports of inappropriate contact and communication with a juvenile in town on August 25. He faces charges related to prohibited proximity to children and contributing to a child's delinquency, and is being held in Pittsylvania County Jail while police say more charges are possible.
   

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