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Family Member Accused Of Strangling Infant To Death Hit With Aggravated Murder Charge: Police Family Member Accused Of Strangling Infant To Death Hit With Aggravated Murder Charge: Police
Family Member Accused Of Strangling Infant To Death Hit With Aggravated Murder Charge: Police The Virginia man accused of brutally strangling an infant who later died from her injuries is facing new charges, authorities announced. Alvaro Mejia Ayala, 22, was indicted by a Loudoun County grand jury on additional charges for the September 2025 assault of an 8-month-old girl who was choked and killed, according to the Leesburg Police Department. At around 10 a.m. on Wednesday, Sept. 17, 2025, officers were called to the unit block of Hancock Place NE for a report of a child not breathing. The infant was taken to an area hospital in critical condition after investigators said she …

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by Zak Failla
Business
Explosives Threat Turns Virginia Bank Robbery Attempt Into Police Investigation: Sheriff Explosives Threat Turns Virginia Bank Robbery Attempt Into Police Investigation: Sheriff
Explosives Threat Turns Virginia Bank Robbery Attempt Into Police Investigation: Sheriff A Bank of America branch in Virginia was temporarily shut down on Monday after a suspect threatened to use explosives to level the building during an attempted robbery. Deputies with the Loudoun County Sheriff’s Office responded at around 3:45 p.m. on Jan. 5 to the 45000 block of Dulles Crossing Plaza in Sterling, after receiving reports of an attempted bank robbery involving an explosives threat, according to the sheriff’s office. The threat triggered an immediate police response, with deputies conducting a thorough search of the bank and the surrounding area amid concerns that an explosiv…

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Police & Fire
First Responders In Virginia, Maryland Rescue Kayakers Stranded On Island (VIDEO) First Responders In Virginia, Maryland Rescue Kayakers Stranded On Island (VIDEO)
First Responders In Virginia, Maryland Rescue Kayakers Stranded On Island (Video) A Maryland State Police helicopter proved critical in rescuing a group of kayakers who became stranded in rough waters in the Potomac River on Sunday afternoon. At around 2:30 p.m. on Oct. 6, Maryland State Police Aviation Command based out of Frederick came to the aid of four kayakers with an assist on the ground from Montgomery County swift water rescue personnel, officials say. According to officials, first responders required the aerial rescue due to the inability to get rescue boats to the area of swift-moving water, where the kayakers were stranded after their vessel went do…

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by Zak Failla