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Broad Daylight Perv Caught On Camera In DMV — Do You Recognize Him? Broad Daylight Perv Caught On Camera In DMV — Do You Recognize Him?
Broad Daylight Perv Caught On Camera In DMV — Do You Recognize Him? Police in Northern Virginia have released a photo of a man they say was caught on camera brazenly pleasuring himself in broad daylight in a quiet Oakton neighborhood — and they want your help finding him. Detectives from Fairfax County’s Criminal Investigations Division say it happened shortly after 9 a.m. on Thursday, Aug. 7 near Sprague Avenue and Hammersmith Lane. The victim told police they saw the man masturbating between Hammersmith Lane and Finsbury Place, but when officers canvassed the area, the suspect had already gotten away before they arrived. Investigators later obtained secu…

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by Zak Failla
News
Second Victim In Fatal US Steel's Clairton Coke Works Explosion Identified Second Victim In Fatal US Steel's Clairton Coke Works Explosion Identified
Second Victim In Fatal US Steel's Clairton Coke Works Explosion Identified The second person killed in Monday’s deadly explosion at the U.S. Steel Clairton Coke Works has been identified as 52-year-old Steven Menefee of Clairton, the Allegheny County Medical Examiner’s Office announced. Menefee was pronounced dead at the scene after being pulled from the rubble Monday evening, officials said. He and Timothy Quinn, 39, of Westmoreland County, were both killed when the blast tore through the nation’s largest coke manufacturing facility just before 11 a.m. on Aug. 11. Timothy Quinn  Facebook/Timothy Quinn @timothy.quinn.31 Ten others were injured in …

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by Jillian Pikora
Business
Nippon Steel Deal Could Change After Deadly Clairton Coke Works Explosion: US Steel Nippon Steel Deal Could Change After Deadly Clairton Coke Works Explosion: US Steel
Nippon Steel Deal Could Change After Deadly Clairton Coke Works Explosion: US Steel U.S. Steel says its multi-billion-dollar Nippon Steel deal remains on track despite the Aug. 11 explosion at the Clairton Coke Works that killed two workers and injured 10. But at a press conference Tuesday, Aug. 12, the company hinted changes to the agreement could be coming — and won’t be known until the investigation into the deadly blast is complete. The facility was preparing for routine maintenance when a gas build-up triggered an explosion at coke oven batteries 13 and 14 at 10:51 a.m., Allegheny County Emergency Services said. The pressure valve released to batteries 19 and 20, creat…

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by Jillian Pikora
Police & Fire
‘Great Big Brother’ Remembered: Maryland Police Seek Answers In 10-Year-Old’s Murder ‘Great Big Brother’ Remembered: Maryland Police Seek Answers In 10-Year-Old’s Murder
‘Great Big Brother’ Remembered: Maryland Police Seek Answers In 10-Year-Old’s Murder A year after 10-year-old Tyron “Ty” Colbert Jr. was shot and killed inside his Salisbury home, Maryland State Police are renewing their plea for answers — and offering a $25,000 reward for information leading to an arrest and conviction. Colbert was killed on Aug. 5, 2024, while inside a Clay Street home with his mother and two other young children, according to Maryland State Police, who found him suffering from a fatal gunshot wound around 10:30 p.m. that night after a 911 call. No suspect has been identified 53 weeks later, as the investigation continues by state police and the Salisbury…

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by Zak Failla
News
Rifle-Wielding Man Shot Dead After Ambush Kills PA Woman, Injures Two Troopers, EMT (UPDATE) Rifle-Wielding Man Shot Dead After Ambush Kills PA Woman, Injures Two Troopers, EMT (UPDATE)
Rifle-Wielding Man Shot Dead After Ambush Kills PA Woman, Injures Two Troopers, EMT (Update) A rifle-wielding man was shot and killed after ambushing two Pennsylvania State Troopers during a welfare check in Thompson Township, Susquehanna County, on Thursday, Aug. 7, PSP announced. A woman was killed in the initial shooting, and an EMT was also injured when his vehicle was hit by gunfire. The call came in to PSP Gibson Barracks at 11:17 a.m. from the boyfriend of 57-year-old Lori Wasko after a shooting at her home at 20141 State Route 171. Trooper Joseph Perechinsky, a six-year patrolman whose father is the Mayfield Borough police chief and whose brother is a police officer in Arch…

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by Jillian Pikora
Police & Fire
Man Arrested In Cold Case Killing Of DC Cop Denna Campbell In Montgomery County: Police Man Arrested In Cold Case Killing Of DC Cop Denna Campbell In Montgomery County: Police
Man Arrested In Cold Case Killing Of DC Cop Denna Campbell In Montgomery County: Police A decades-old mystery in Montgomery County may finally be getting answers. Police have arrested a suspect in connection with the death of Denna Fredericka Campbell, a 24-year-old DC police officer who was found shot to death in her White Oak apartment nearly 30 years ago, officials confirmed Tuesday, August 5. According to Montgomery County Police, Amir Jalil Ali — also known as Kenneth Burnell Wonsom — found Campbell in their home in 1995. At the time, Campbell was a four-year veteran of the Metropolitan Police Department. Ali reportedly discovered Campbell’s body in the apartment they s…

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by Zak Failla
News
OceanGate Slammed For Titan Sub Implosion Failures In New Coast Guard Report OceanGate Slammed For Titan Sub Implosion Failures In New Coast Guard Report
OceanGate Slammed For Titan Sub Implosion Failures In New Coast Guard Report The infamous Titan submersible that imploded on its way to the wreck of the Titanic shouldn't have been diving at all, federal investigators found. The US Coast Guard released its final investigation into the Titan's implosion on Tuesday, Aug. 5. Five people were killed during a dive in the Atlantic Ocean off the coast of Newfoundland, Canada, on Sunday, June 18, 2023. According to the Coast Guard, the 22-foot vessel was unsafe for the trip to explore the Titanic wreckage. "This marine casualty and the loss of five lives was preventable," Titan Marine Board of Investigation (MBI)…

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by Chris Spiker
Police & Fire
Pedestrian Killed, White Audi SUV With Damage Sought By Deputies In DMV: Sheriff Pedestrian Killed, White Audi SUV With Damage Sought By Deputies In DMV: Sheriff
Pedestrian Killed, White Audi SUV With Damage Sought By Deputies In DMV: Sheriff A man was killed in a hit-and-run crash early Tuesday morning on Richmond Highway in Virginia, authorities said. Deputies responded to the area of Richmond Highway and Foreston Woods Drive just before 2 a.m. on Aug. 5, according to the Stafford County Sheriff’s Office. When they arrived, deputies found a 36-year-old man dead at the scene, officials said. “The preliminary investigation revealed the victim was walking Northbound on the right shoulder when he was struck by a passing vehicle,” the sheriff’s office said. “The driver then fled the scene.” Investigators say the crash site sugge…

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by Zak Failla
Traffic
SUV Slams Stalled Truck, Kills Driver In Fiery I-66 Crash: State Police SUV Slams Stalled Truck, Kills Driver In Fiery I-66 Crash: State Police
SUV Slams Stalled Truck, Kills Driver In Fiery I-66 Crash: State Police A 20-year-old Virginia man was killed when his pickup burst into flames after being rear-ended on I-66 in Fairfax County, authorities said. Virginia State Police say the deadly crash happened just before 6 p.m. on Saturday, August 2, on the westbound side of the highway at the Fairfax County Parkway. Will R. Hernandez-Villalta, of Manassas, was behind the wheel of a 1996 Nissan pickup that had stopped in a travel lane due to a mechanical issue, police said. That’s when a 2016 Honda Pilot slammed into the back of the truck, sending it spinning across the highway, into bollards separating th…

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by Zak Failla
Police & Fire
Woman Airlifted After Stabbing Inside Maryland Library, Suspect Nabbed Nearby: Sheriff Woman Airlifted After Stabbing Inside Maryland Library, Suspect Nabbed Nearby: Sheriff
Woman Airlifted After Stabbing Inside Maryland Library, Suspect Nabbed Nearby: Sheriff A woman was stabbed inside a Calvert County library on Monday morning, and the suspect was caught just steps away, officials said. Deputies rushed to the Southern Branch Library in the 13900 block of HG Trueman Road in Solomons at around 10:08 a.m. on August 4, according to the Calvert County Sheriff’s Office. They found a woman suffering from a stab wound. The suspect — a man — was still in the area and was immediately taken into custody, authorities said. The victim was flown to a nearby trauma center. Her injuries are not believed to be life-threatening. The library was shut down as d…

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by Zak Failla
Police & Fire
Mystery Of Missing Kids In Maryland Deepens As Mom Is Charged With Murder (UPDATED) Mystery Of Missing Kids In Maryland Deepens As Mom Is Charged With Murder (UPDATED)
Mystery Of Missing Kids In Maryland Deepens As Mom Is Charged With Murder (Updated) After more than a decade, Catherine Hoggle is now facing murder charges in the case of her missing children in Maryland. Hoggle, 38, of Clarksburg, was indicted by a Montgomery County grand jury on two counts of murder nearly 11 years after her children — Sarah, 3, and Jacob, 2 — disappeared, police announced on Sunday, Aug. 3. Sarah and Jacob Hoggle were last seen on Sept. 7, 2014. Their mother was reportedly the last person seen with them, Montgomery County Police said. Jacob was last seen on Sunday Sept. 7, 2014, at Catherine Hoggle’s mother’s home. Hoggle borrowed her father’s car and…

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by Zak Failla
News
ID Released For NYPD Cop Killed In Active Shooter Incident At Skyscraper Leaving 5 Dead ID Released For NYPD Cop Killed In Active Shooter Incident At Skyscraper Leaving 5 Dead
ID Released For Nypd Cop Killed In Active Shooter Incident At Skyscraper Leaving 5 Dead The identity has been released of an off-duty NYPD officer who was among five people killed, including a suspect, in an active shooting incident at one of midtown Manhattan's prime locations, according to authorities. Click here for a new, updated story: Blackstone Senior Manager Among Victims In NYC's Deadliest Shooting In 25 Years The suspect was also killed from an apparently self-inflicted wound in New York City’s deadliest shooting in a quarter of a century. It happened early Monday evening, July 28, at 345 Park Ave., which includes the NFL headquarters. Earlier report: 5 De…

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by Joe Lombardi