CULPEPER, Va. (WUSA9) -- Police are searching for a man who stole a car from the parking lot of the Wal-Mart Supercenter and possibly shoplifted items from the store last Saturday.

The 5'5" black male is believed to be between 28 and 35 years old. He wore a hooded sweatshirt and stole the 1988 white Buick LeSabre with license plate number XSR-4885 between 5 A.M. and 5:30 A.M, according to police.

This is the ninth older car model stolen in Culpeper in the last 11 months. Most of the vehicles have been recovered in the Washington, D.C. metro area.

"It's possible that the suspect in the most recent case lives in the Washington, D.C. area," said Detective Sergeant Jeff Dodson.

Anyone with information can anonymously call Crime Solvers at 540-727-0300 or Sgt. Dodson at 540-829-5526

ALEXANDRIA, Va. (AP) - A Georgia man has pleaded guilty to prostituting numerous underage girls in Virginia, Maryland and through several southern states.

Twenty-one-year-old Joshua Dumas of Atlanta entered the plea Monday in federal court in Virginia. He faces a mandatory minimum of 20 years in prison at sentencing June 7.

According to his guilty plea, Dumas helped recruit girls and used online advertising to attract customers to hotel rooms. Prosecutors say the girls gave all they earned to Dumas and conspirators.

RICHMOND, Va. (AP) - State agriculture officials are proposing a regulation aimed at ensuring the survival of wild ginseng in Virginia.

The Virginia Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services developed the regulation to address concerns voiced by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service. The federal agency notified the state in 2010 that current practices aren't adequate to ensure ginseng's survival in Virginia.

Under the proposal, only ginseng that's at least 5 years old could be harvested. An annual harvest season would run from Sept. 1 through Dec. 31. Harvesters would be required to plant ginseng fruit at the site where the plants are taken.

The Virginia Board of Agriculture and Consumer Services will hold a public hearing on the proposed regulation March 28 in Richmond.

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