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'Our Amazing Neighbors Took Care Of Us': Family Overwhelmed By Neighbors' Support After Fire 'Our Amazing Neighbors Took Care Of Us': Family Overwhelmed By Neighbors' Support After Fire
'Our Amazing Neighbors Took Care Of Us': Family Overwhelmed By Neighbors' Support After Fire A tight-knit community in Northern Virginia is coming together to support their neighbors after a fast-moving fire tore through their home over the holiday weekend. Hot wood chips tossed into a plastic container from a smoker on Saturday morning sparked a garage fire in Round Hill that left the Kuhn family scrambling to rebuild. Crews were called around 11:30 a.m. on May 23 to a reported fire in the 17000 block of Tedler Circle, where a passerby reported smoke and flames coming from the two-story home, according to the Loudoun County Fire Marshal's Office. The fire caused an estimate…

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Gunman Wanted In Fatal Daytime Shooting Outside Maryland Marriott Arrested: Police Gunman Wanted In Fatal Daytime Shooting Outside Maryland Marriott Arrested: Police
Gunman Wanted In Fatal Daytime Shooting Outside Maryland Marriott Arrested: Police The shooter responsible for gunning down a hotel guest outside a Maryland hotel in broad daylight has been apprehended nearly two weeks later. Silver Spring resident Terrance Brainell Williams, 41, has been arrested following an extensive investigation into the fatal shooting of Quentin Tyrone Davis, 41, outside a hotel, according to the Montgomery County Department of Police. Officers were called to the Bethesda North Marriott Hotel and Conference Center on Marinelli Road around 11:37 a.m. Thursday, May 14, after reports of a shooting in the parking lot. Officers found Davis, a guest at t…

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'He Thought He Was Safe': Maryland Killer Who Stabbed Man Nine Times During Rampage Learns Fate 'He Thought He Was Safe': Maryland Killer Who Stabbed Man Nine Times During Rampage Learns Fate
'He Thought He Was Safe': Maryland Killer Who Stabbed Man Nine Times During Rampage Learns Fate A Maryland man who senselessly butchered a man inside a home years ago will spend decades in prison. Scott Anthony Goldsmith, 55, was convicted in March by a Charles County jury in connection with the killing of Timothy Louis Portzen and the assault of a woman in La Plata in October 2023, according to the state's attorney's office. On Wednesday, May 27, authorities announced that he had been sentenced to 48 years in prison for the violent assault in Southern Maryland. “The facts of this case warrant an above-guideline sentence," Assistant State’s Attorney Kate Edmands said at sentencing wh…

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Distinctive Arm Tattoos Could Help ID Prince George’s County Bank Robbery Suspect (VIDEO) Distinctive Arm Tattoos Could Help ID Prince George’s County Bank Robbery Suspect (VIDEO)
Distinctive Arm Tattoos Could Help ID Prince George’s County Bank Robbery Suspect (Video) Recognize him? Photos and video of a wanted bank robber in Maryland have been released by investigators as they continue working to identify and locate a man who targeted a Prince George's County branch earlier this month. At around 9:45 a.m. on Monday, May 18, police say a man with distinctive tattoos and a black hat walked into a bank in the 3400 block of Donnell Drive in Forestville, where he passed a note to an employee demanding cash. In the video shared by police on Wednesday, the man can be seen casually walking into the bank, surreptitiously slipping the note to the teller, then wa…

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‘Our Home Was Destroyed’: Maryland Family Begins Rebuilding After Massive House Fire ‘Our Home Was Destroyed’: Maryland Family Begins Rebuilding After Massive House Fire
‘Our Home Was Destroyed’: Maryland Family Begins Rebuilding After Massive House Fire One day after a gas-fed fireball tore through a Maryland neighborhood and lit up the early morning sky in Washington County, the Kirkpatrick family is beginning the painful reality of starting over. Their home is gone. The garage where investigators believe the fire started has collapsed into blackened rubble. Twisted metal, charred beams, and melted belongings now sit where the family’s life once stood. The fire in Washington County. Facebook via George Fitzpatrick But somehow, everyone made it out alive. George and Kelly Kirkpatrick, along with daughters Kennedy and Kiley and th…

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Man With No Address Sexually Assaulted Woman In Virginia Garage Stairwell, Police Say Man With No Address Sexually Assaulted Woman In Virginia Garage Stairwell, Police Say
Man With No Address Sexually Assaulted Woman In Virginia Garage Stairwell, Police Say An uncomfortable encounter with a stranger in a Northern Virginia parking garage landed a homeless man behind bars on sexual abuse charges, police say. Cristobal Vasquez Sanchez, 25, was arrested after allegedly inappropriately touching a woman inside a residential parking garage, according to the Arlington County Police Department Special Victims Unit. Investigators say that shortly after 10:30 p.m. on Friday, May 22, officers were dispatched to the 5500 block of Columbia Pike, where there was a reported assault. It was determined that a woman was in a stairwell when Vasquez Sanchez …

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Woman Hit In Virginia Roadway, Then Carried Into Pickup Truck Before Driver Vanished: Sheriff Woman Hit In Virginia Roadway, Then Carried Into Pickup Truck Before Driver Vanished: Sheriff
Woman Hit In Virginia Roadway, Then Carried Into Pickup Truck Before Driver Vanished: Sheriff A woman struck in the middle of a Virginia roadway was then picked up by a man, carried into a black pickup truck, and driven away before deputies got answers, according to the Loudoun County Sheriff’s Office. Now, the agency is putting together the pieces. The strange chain of events unfolded around 4:50 p.m. on Thursday, May 21, at the intersection of Farmwell Drive and Hemingway Drive in Ashburn, investigators said. Deputies responding to the scene found witnesses describing something straight out of a movie scene.  A woman had reportedly been hit in the roadway, and before first …

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Police Hunt Driver After Deadly Overnight Pedestrian Hit-Run Crash In Virginia (DEVELOPING) Police Hunt Driver After Deadly Overnight Pedestrian Hit-Run Crash In Virginia (DEVELOPING)
Police Hunt Driver After Deadly Overnight Pedestrian Hit-Run Crash In Virginia (Developing) Detectives in Virginia are searching for the driver of a light-colored sedan that struck and killed a pedestrian early Tuesday morning before speeding away from the scene. The deadly hit-and-run happened around 1:22 a.m. Tuesday, May 26, at the intersection of Arlington Boulevard and Patrick Henry Drive in Seven Corners, according to the Fairfax County Police Department. Investigators say a man was crossing Arlington Boulevard from north to south inside the crosswalk when he was hit by an eastbound sedan. But there’s a critical detail investigators are now focused on. Police say the man …

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Memorial Day Madness: 59 DUI Arrests, 7 Dead On Virginia Roads Over Holiday Weekend, VSP Says Memorial Day Madness: 59 DUI Arrests, 7 Dead On Virginia Roads Over Holiday Weekend, VSP Says
Memorial Day Madness: 59 DUI Arrests, 7 Dead On Virginia Roads Over Holiday Weekend, VSP Says Seven people were killed in seven separate crashes on Virginia roads over the Memorial Day weekend, according to state police. The deadly crashes happened between Friday and Monday in Appomattox, Botetourt, Henrico, Isle of Wight, Mecklenburg, and Pittsylvania counties, as well as the City of Roanoke, Virginia State Police announced Tuesday. And while this year’s holiday death toll was lower than last Memorial Day weekend, troopers still spent the long weekend pulling over thousands of drivers across the Commonwealth. More than 2,500 drivers were cited for speeding. Another 1,100 were tick…

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Passenger Called 911 After Alleged Drunk Driving Crash In Virginia, Sheriff Says Passenger Called 911 After Alleged Drunk Driving Crash In Virginia, Sheriff Says
Passenger Called 911 After Alleged Drunk Driving Crash In Virginia, Sheriff Says A late-night crash in Stafford County landed a Fredericksburg man behind bars after deputies say he was drunk, had open alcohol containers next to the wrecked vehicle, and seriously injured his passenger. Cristhiam Henriquez, 25, was arrested shortly after 1:45 a.m. on Saturday, May 24, following the crash on Pine View Drive, according to the Stafford County Sheriff’s Office. The call actually came from the passenger. Deputies were told the caller had been hurt in the wreck, and when Deputy Kehoe arrived, investigators say Henriquez had bloodshot eyes and smelled of alcohol. Then came ano…

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Alarm Bells In Maryland: Firefighter Accused In Volunteer Firehouse Sex Assault, Officials Say Alarm Bells In Maryland: Firefighter Accused In Volunteer Firehouse Sex Assault, Officials Say
Alarm Bells In Maryland: Firefighter Accused In Volunteer Firehouse Sex Assault, Officials Say An off-duty Howard County firefighter has been placed on leave amid an ongoing sexual assault investigation in Baltimore County, according to authorities. In early May, an investigation was launched following a reported sexual assault involving volunteer firefighters, resulting in the arrest of 26-year-old Xavier Dove over the holiday weekend. According to the Baltimore County Police Department, around 9:30 a.m. on Tuesday, May 5, officers were called to the 10000 block of Liberty Road to investigate a reported incident that happened days earlier. During the investigation, office…

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Cut Off At DC Bar, PG County Man Threatened To Shoot Worker While Hurling Slurs: Police Cut Off At DC Bar, PG County Man Threatened To Shoot Worker While Hurling Slurs: Police
Cut Off At DC Bar, PG County Man Threatened To Shoot Worker While Hurling Slurs: Police A Maryland man was arrested after police say he threatened to shoot a restaurant employee on U Street in Northwest DC after being cut off from alcohol service over Memorial Day weekend. Accokeek native Delonte Fraley, 32, had a few too many over the holiday weekend, and what started as a festive celebration ended with him behind bars in DC, according to the Metropolitan Police Department. At around 4:20 p.m. on Sunday, May 24, an employee at a restaurant in the 1200 block of U Street NW was threatened by Fraley when he told the bartender to stop serving him alcohol. Fraley was having none …

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