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3 Dead In Fairfax County Freight Train Accident ID'd As Young Soccer Player, Mom, Friend
Police have released details in a train accident that left three people including a mother and her child dead earlier this week in Fairfax County.
Yeraldin Pardo, 28, of Lincolnia, was on the elevated tracks at Accotink Park Road in Springfield with her 8-year-old son and 28-year-old Diego Arriaza, of Annandale, around 8:30 p.m. Wednesday, June 5, county police said.
I can only thank God for the years I had with Eli and you my dear little sister Yeraldin Pardo. You will forever be in... Posted by Astrid Pimentel-Mejia on Thursday, June 6, 2024
The freight train struck Arr…
35-Gallon Stockpile Of Gasoline Used In Igniting Deadly Arlington Home Explosion, Probe Finds
Police have released their findings into the Dec. 3, 2023 home explosion set by a 56-year-old suspect in Arlington.
Officers were called to James Yoo's home, a duplex on N. Burlington Street, after Yoo fired multiple rounds from a flare gun out of his window, police said.
Yoo barricaded himself inside, prompting a 3-hour and 40-minute standoff that ended in a home explosion, that authorities are now saying was caused by Yoo.
Investigators determined that Yoo had stockpiled more than 35 gallons of gasoline at his home, federal and local police said on Friday, June 7, 2024.
While offic…
87 Fentanyl Pills Seized, Bailey's Crossroads Man, 18, Arrested In Routine Traffic Stop: Cops
An 18-year-old driver was arrested during a routine motor vehicle stop in which Fairfax County police found just under 100 fentanyl pills, wads of cash, and marijuana, police said.
An officer stopped Fredy Ralda Rojas, of Bailey's Crossroads, at 9 p.m. on Saturday June 1 at Glen Carlyn Drive and Glen Carlyn Road, county police tell Daily Voice.
The officer saw large amounts of cash and narcotics.
Turns out, Rojas had 87 fentanyl pills, more than 2.5 ounces of marijuana, and a large amount of cash, police said.
Rojas was charged with Possession with the Intent to…
Spotsy Triple Murder Victims Identified
Police have released the identities of the three people believed killed by their roommate in Spotsylvania this week.
Alyssa Venable, 23, remains at large in connection with the deadly shooting of her three roommates, who were found dead in their White Street Court home on Tuesday, June 4.
The sheriff's office identified the victims as Robert John McGuire 77, Gregory Scott Powell, 60, and, Carol Anne Reese, 65. They were found by deputies performing a welfare check having suffered upper-body trauma, authorities said previously.
Venable is wanted on charges of second-degree mu…
Popular Alexandria Dance Instructor Johnathan 'Jeigh Tea' Thomas Dies At 38
He had charm. He had grace. He was a unique ray of light.
This is how Johnathan Thomas, or Jeigh Tea, is being remembered.
The 38-year-old Alexandria dance instructor died on May 30, 2024, according to his obituary on the Jefferson Funeral Chapel website.
A GoFundMe launched for Jeigh Tea's loved ones had raised more than $7,600 as of press time.
An innate performer, Jeigh Tea was "a trained dancer, a trusted coach, and an insightful, full person with an incredible sense of self and style," his obituary reads. "His love and his friendship was a privilege for those who knew him for it was …