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Police & Fire
‘Bar-Hopping’ DUI Driver Left Pedestrian In Roadway After DMV Crash, Sheriff Says ‘Bar-Hopping’ DUI Driver Left Pedestrian In Roadway After DMV Crash, Sheriff Says
‘Bar-Hopping’ DUI Driver Left Pedestrian In Roadway After DMV Crash, Sheriff Says A Virginia woman who admitted she was “being drunk” after bar hopping is accused of plowing into a pedestrian before trying to lie her way out of it. The driver, 23-year-old Olivia Correa, of Stafford, was arrested after the crash on Garrisonville Road near Salisbury Drive around 12:55 a.m. on Tuesday, Sept. 9, according to the Stafford County Sheriff’s Office. Deputies on patrol found a man lying in the roadway and quickly called for Fire and Rescue.  Just yards away, they spotted a vehicle with visible collision damage and even a handprint on the hood, officials said. The victim wa…

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by Zak Failla
Police & Fire
Drone Tracks Down Racist Suspect After Break-In Attempt In DMV: Sheriff Drone Tracks Down Racist Suspect After Break-In Attempt In DMV: Sheriff
Drone Tracks Down Racist Suspect After Break-In Attempt In DMV: Sheriff An allegedly racist Virginia man learned the hard way that there’s no running from deputies—or their drone—after a late-night break-in attempt, authorities said. Stafford resident Joseph Heieck, 33, tried to escape, but was ultimately arrested after allegedly attempting to break into a neighbor's home. Deputies responded to Oak Grove Lane around 11:25 p.m. Monday, Sept. 8, for reports of a man trying to force his way into the back door of a home, according to the Stafford County Sheriff’s Office. The homeowners told deputies that a neighbor had come to the property unannounced and att…

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by Zak Failla
Police & Fire
Man Slams Car At McDonald’s, Drives Over His Own Lawn In Botched Getaway: Sheriff Man Slams Car At McDonald’s, Drives Over His Own Lawn In Botched Getaway: Sheriff
Man Slams Car At McDonald’s, Drives Over His Own Lawn In Botched Getaway: Sheriff A late-night McDonald’s run turned into a bizarre chain of blunders when a 47-year-old Virginia man smashed into another car, failed his great escape, and then drove across his own front lawn before stumbling toward his front door in front of deputies, officials said. The bizarre chain of events began around 11:30 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 6, when deputies were called to the McDonald’s on Ferry Road for a hit-and-run, according to the Stafford County Sheriff’s Office. The victim told investigators she was waiting in the drive-thru for a late-night snack when a Toyota rear-ended her car.  T…

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by Zak Failla
Police & Fire
Bruised Mugshot Marks 3rd Suspect In Three Days To Attack Deputies In Same County: Sheriff Bruised Mugshot Marks 3rd Suspect In Three Days To Attack Deputies In Same County: Sheriff
Bruised Mugshot Marks 3rd Suspect In Three Days To Attack Deputies In Same County: Sheriff It’s been a rough stretch for Spotsylvania deputies — three days, three assaults. The latest came over the weekend, when deputies were called to a investigate a reported disturbance in the 9600 block of Old Elys Ford Road and ended up taking spit to the face, according to the sheriff's office. Deputies say they found 39-year-old Stafford resident John Dodson lying between a bush and a log, “obviously intoxicated.” He was initially cooperative, but quickly turned combative and had to be physically carried to the patrol car. Things escalated further at the magistrate’s office, where investig…

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by Zak Failla
Traffic
Overturned Tractor-Trailer Shuts Down Busy Intersection Near I-95, Sparks Hours-Long Cleanup Overturned Tractor-Trailer Shuts Down Busy Intersection Near I-95, Sparks Hours-Long Cleanup
Overturned Tractor-Trailer Shuts Down Busy Intersection Near I-95, Sparks Hours-Long Cleanup A tractor-trailer crash shut down a busy Stafford intersection for hours Friday morning, Aug. 15, backing up traffic and sending Virginia Department of Transportation crews into a major cleanup operation. According to VDOT, the wreck happened at Centreport Parkway and Route 1, leaving the truck overturned and debris scattered across the roadway.  Travelers heading to I-95 were forced to use exit 133 (Route 17) or exit 140 (Courthouse Road) while the closure was in effect through Friday afternoon. By early afternoon, crews reported that the crash site was largely cleared.  In an …

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by Zak Failla
Business
Walmart Stalker Followed Employee 'For Hours,' Refused To Leave, Sheriff Says Walmart Stalker Followed Employee 'For Hours,' Refused To Leave, Sheriff Says
Walmart Stalker Followed Employee 'For Hours,' Refused To Leave, Sheriff Says He should’ve been shopping. Instead, deputies say he was stalking. A Stafford man is facing charges after allegedly following an employee around Walmart for several hours — even after he was told to leave, the Stafford County Sheriff’s Office announced. Rico Carter, 36, was arrested on Wednesday, Aug. 6, after deputies were called to the Walmart at 217 Garrisonville Road around 9:05 p.m. for a reported disturbance. Store staff told deputies that a woman reported Carter had been following her around the store for “several hours.”  Another employee had already kicked him out of the pro…

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by Zak Failla
Police & Fire
Rented Tesla Leads To New DUI For Man Driving In DMV, Sheriff Says Rented Tesla Leads To New DUI For Man Driving In DMV, Sheriff Says
Rented Tesla Leads To New DUI For Man Driving In DMV, Sheriff Says He couldn’t keep his rented Tesla on the road — and now he’s back in jail. A Stafford man with a history of drunk driving is behind bars again after deputies say he was busted behind the wheel of a rented Tesla while under the influence. Daryn Dozier, 29, was spotted swerving southbound on Richmond Highway around 9:53 p.m. on Thursday, Aug. 1, according to the Stafford County Sheriff’s Office. When the white Tesla nearly ran off Bells Hill Road, First Sergeant M.L. Jacobeen initiated a traffic stop with Deputy W.E. Trainor backing him up. The car wasn’t the problem — it was the driver. Do…

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by Zak Failla
Police & Fire
Repeat DUI Driver Slams Into Motorcyclist At Red Light In DMV, Sheriff Says Repeat DUI Driver Slams Into Motorcyclist At Red Light In DMV, Sheriff Says
Repeat DUI Driver Slams Into Motorcyclist At Red Light In DMV, Sheriff Says A repeat DUI offender in Virginia smashed into a motorcyclist while swerving through traffic — just moments after multiple 911 calls warned of her erratic driving, authorities said. The driver, Joanne Strong, 40, of Stafford, was arrested on Saturday, July 19, after deputies say she crashed her white Acura into a motorcycle stopped at a red light on Richmond Highway near Telegraph Road in the middle of the afternoon. According to the Stafford County Sheriff’s Office, witnesses told deputies that Strong had been swerving across lanes while driving southbound.  The final 911 call came i…

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by Zak Failla
Police & Fire
‘I Think I Shot Him’: Woman Kills Ex, Waits For Deputies In DMV Parking Lot, Sheriff Says ‘I Think I Shot Him’: Woman Kills Ex, Waits For Deputies In DMV Parking Lot, Sheriff Says
‘I Think I Shot Him’: Woman Kills Ex, Waits For Deputies In DMV Parking Lot, Sheriff Says A Stafford woman called 911 after fatally shooting her ex-boyfriend and waited in a grocery store parking lot for deputies, according to the Stafford County Sheriff’s Office. Ashlynn Blair, 32, made the call just after 12:40 p.m. on Friday, July 19, after a shooting on Rocky Run Road in South Stafford, officials said. Deputies said she told dispatchers, “I think I shot and killed my ex-boyfriend.”  When deputies arrived at the Giant parking lot on Celebrate Virginia Parkway, Blair was waiting with the gun believed to have been used. At the Rocky Run Road home, deputies found a 31-yea…

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by Zak Failla
Police & Fire
Motorcycle Gang Assault At DMV Hookah Lounge Sparks Multi-State Police Takedown: Officials Motorcycle Gang Assault At DMV Hookah Lounge Sparks Multi-State Police Takedown: Officials
Motorcycle Gang Assault At DMV Hookah Lounge Sparks Multi-State Police Takedown: Officials A savage assault and shootout outside a Virginia hookah lounge triggered a massive multi-agency raid on the Wheels of Soul outlaw motorcycle gang, with nearly two dozen members now in custody, or on the run, across multiple states, authorities announced. The early morning April 13 brawl and shooting outside Babylon Café on Golansky Boulevard in Woodbridge left two men injured, one from a brutal beating and another with a gunshot wound, and both initially refused to cooperate with police. But the Prince William County Police Department didn’t let up. Following months of investigation, detec…

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by Zak Failla
Police & Fire
Virginia Cop Used Police Databases To Stalk Man Over Woman, Officials Say Virginia Cop Used Police Databases To Stalk Man Over Woman, Officials Say
Virginia Cop Used Police Databases To Stalk Man Over Woman, Officials Say A Prince William County Police officer used his badge to stalk a man tied to a woman he knew, then tracked him using law enforcement databases while on duty, officials announced. Godson Vondee, 42, of Stafford, was arrested on Tuesday, July 9, following an internal investigation into multiple unauthorized database searches and surveillance behavior, according to the Prince William County Police Department. Investigators said Vondee used the Virginia Criminal Information Network (VCIN) five separate times — once in 2023 and four more times in 2024 — to obtain personal identifying information…

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by Zak Failla
News
Convicted Child Rapist, Gang Members Arrested In Virginia After Illegally Reentering US: DOJ Convicted Child Rapist, Gang Members Arrested In Virginia After Illegally Reentering US: DOJ
Convicted Child Rapist, Gang Members Arrested In Virginia After Illegally Reentering US: DOJ A convicted child rapist, gang members, and repeat violent offenders are among six men facing charges in Virginia after being arrested for illegally reentering the US following multiple deportations, federal officials announced. Erik Siebert, US Attorney for the Eastern District of Virginia, said the men—who hail from Honduras, El Salvador, Guatemala, and Mexico—had been previously removed from the country, only to return and commit new crimes, including violent assaults, stabbings, and child abuse. Among them is Carlos Alberto Sosa Horellana, a Honduran national convicted of raping a child…

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by Zak Failla
Weather
Here's How Much Snow Fell In These DMV Communities During Storm (UPDATED) Here's How Much Snow Fell In These DMV Communities During Storm (UPDATED)
Here's How Much Snow Fell In These DMV Communities During Storm (Updated) With the DMV beginning to dig out after being battered by snow during the first major winter storm of 2025, the National Weather Service is providing final snowfall totals throughout the region. More than a foot fell in some remote parts of Maryland, while nearly every municipality in Virginia reported at least five inches of fresh powder that fell during the two-day storm. Temperatures will stay low moving forward, but DMV residents can expect at least some sun during the next few days before another possible storm begins to form on Friday and into Saturday. The Winter Storm Warnin…

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by Zak Failla
Weather
Here's How Much Snow Has Fallen In These DMV Communities (DEVELOPING) Here's How Much Snow Has Fallen In These DMV Communities (DEVELOPING)
Here's How Much Snow Has Fallen In These DMV Communities (Developing) The DMV is contending with the first snowstorm of 2025, causing chaos for motorists and homeowners throughout the region. A Winter Storm Warning is in effect in the area through 1 a.m. on Tuesday morning as Maryland, Virginia, and DC contend with the first major storm of the season. 7:45am-The heaviest mixed precip remains across southern MD/central VA. Areas further north continue to see light to moderate precip mainly in the form of snow. Meanwhile, a dry slot continues east from I-81 setting up a lull later this morning-midday. More snow later aft/eve. pic.twitter.com/RaTa1FjYsC — NWS…

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by Zak Failla
News
Former Top Cop From VA Convicted Of Tipping Off Proud Boys Leader, Lying To Investigators: Feds Former Top Cop From VA Convicted Of Tipping Off Proud Boys Leader, Lying To Investigators: Feds
Former Top Cop From VA Convicted Of Tipping Off Proud Boys Leader, Lying To Investigators: Feds A former top cop in DC flipped the script on his duties, leaking sensitive information to a Proud Boys' leader and obstructing justice during an ongoing investigation, federal officials announced. Shane Brian Lamond, 49, of Stafford, was convicted this week of obstructing an investigation into the Dec. 12, 2020, destruction of a Black Lives Matter (BLM) banner and for later making false statements to federal law enforcement officials. Among those lies, federal officials said, included denying that he tipped off Henry “Enrique” Tarrio, the national chairman of the Proud Boys, to th…

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by Zak Failla
Business
These Party City Stores To Shut Down In Maryland, Virginia Amid Massive Closure These Party City Stores To Shut Down In Maryland, Virginia Amid Massive Closure
These Party City Stores To Shut Down In Maryland, Virginia Amid Massive Closure Dozens of Party City locations in the DMV region are among the hundreds set to be closed as the company announced it is going out of business. Both Maryland and Virginia were hit hard by the reported closure, which will impact approximately 800 stores across the country. Party City was founded in 1986 and is the largest retailer of party goods in North America. In Maryland, there are 19 stores among those set to be shut down in these locations, according to the company's website:  Annapolis; Baltimore; Bel Air; Catonsville; Cockeysville; Columbia; Forestville; Frederick; Gaithersb…

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News
VA Pilot Known For Rescuing Dogs Killed In Plane Crash : 'A Friend To All' VA Pilot Known For Rescuing Dogs Killed In Plane Crash : 'A Friend To All'
VA Pilot Known For Rescuing Dogs Killed In Plane Crash : 'A Friend To All' This story has been updated. A Virginia pilot who regularly flew dogs in need to safe homes around the country was killed when his small plane crashed in a remote area of New York. The Greene County incident happened in the Town of Windham at around 6:10 p.m. Sunday, Nov. 24. Sheriff’s officials said a single-engine Mooney plane was traveling from Maryland to Albany carrying the pilot and three dogs when it crashed in a remote area. The impact killed the pilot, 49-year-old Seuk Kim, of Springfield, Virginia, and one of the dogs. A second dog, a lab mix puppy, survived but suffered two bro…

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by Michael Mashburn
Police & Fire
Second Virginia Man Accused Of Car Meet Murder In Maryland, Police Say Second Virginia Man Accused Of Car Meet Murder In Maryland, Police Say
Second Virginia Man Accused Of Car Meet Murder In Maryland, Police Say A second man from Virginia is in custody amid an ongoing investigation into the fatal shooting of a 26-year-old man at a "car meet" in Maryland earlier this month, authorities announced. Woodbridge resident Caimon Harrell, 21, is being held in Virginia following a joint investigation with the Prince George's County Police Department in connection to the murder of Waldorf native John Phipps inside a vehicle, police say. This morning, deputies with the SCSO assisted PGPD's Homicide Unit with taking 22-year-old Raheem Adams into custody who was wanted for first and second degree m…

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by Zak Failla
Police & Fire
Virginia Man Accused Of Car Meet Murder In Maryland, Police Say Virginia Man Accused Of Car Meet Murder In Maryland, Police Say
Virginia Man Accused Of Car Meet Murder In Maryland, Police Say A Virginia man is in custody following an investigation into the fatal shooting of a 26-year-old man at a "car meet" in Maryland early on Sunday morning, authorities announced. Stafford resident Raheem Adams, 22, is being held in Virginia following a joint investigation with the Prince George's County Police Department in connection to the murder of Waldorf native John Phipps inside a vehicle over the weekend, police say. This morning, deputies with the SCSO assisted PGPD's Homicide Unit with taking 22-year-old Raheem Adams into custody who was wanted for first and second degree murder. …

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by Zak Failla