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Interstate 495

Beltway Traffic Helps Cops Catch Up To MD Thieves Who Stole $4.5K In Bags: Police Beltway Traffic Helps Cops Catch Up To MD Thieves Who Stole $4.5K In Bags: Police
Beltway Traffic Helps Cops Catch Up To MD Thieves Who Stole $4.5K In Bags: Police Traffic on the Capital Beltway is what police said ultimately helped them capture four people who stole $4,500 in designer bags from Tysons Corner. Around 5:05 p.m. on Friday, Jan. 5, detectives got an alert from loss prevention saying a retail theft crew grabbed more than a dozen designer handbags, totaling over $4,500 in value, and ran from the store, Fairfax County police said.  The suspects got into an awaiting Chevrolet Suburban and tried to flee the area. Detectives launched a thorough search along the southbound stretch of Interstate 495 in Annandale. Despite the heavy traffic …
Firefighters Close Portion of I-495 After Tractor-Trailer Catches Fire Firefighters Close Portion of I-495 After Tractor-Trailer Catches Fire
Firefighters Close Portion of I-495 After Tractor-Trailer Catches Fire Firefighters closed a portion of Interstate 495 just before rush hour on Wednesday, July 6, after a tractor-trailer burst into flames in Fairfax County, authorities said.  Fairfax County firefighters responded to the fire in the southbound lane of the interstate just before 5 p.m. near the exit for Arlington Boulevard (Route 50), the Virginia Department of Transportation tweeted. All southbound lanes were shut down near that exit as fire crews worked to put out the fire and tow the truck away.  Officials opened two lanes of the Capital Beltway around 6:30 p.m., but firefighters asked commu…