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Carjacker Who Killed Maryland Woman In Virginia Was Undocumented Non-Citizen, Sheriff Says
The 21-year-old man who killed a Maryland grandmother with her own vehicle during a carjacking in Virginia over the weekend is an undocumented non-citizen, according to the Loudoun County Sheriff's Office Jose Aguilar-Martinez was arrested this week in connection to the fatal carjacking involving Silver Spring resident Melody Waldecker, 54. Waldecker was in the 21000 block of Towncenter Plaza when she was carjacked at around 11:40 a.m. on July 29 in Sterling by Aguilar-Martinez. According to the Loudoun County Sheriff's Office, Waldecker was carjacked, then struck by her own vehicle a…
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Carjacker Who Killed Maryland Woman With Own Vehicle Arrested In Virginia: Sheriff
A 21-year-old man who killed a Maryland grandmother with her own vehicle during a carjacking in Virginia over the weekend has been arrested, authorities announced on Tuesday. Jose Aguilar-Martinez, who has no fixed address and most recently was known to stay in Sterling, has been arrested in connection to the fatal carjacking involving Silver Spring resident Melody Waldecker, 54, according to the Loudoun County Sheriff's Office. Waldecker was in the 21000 block of Towncenter Plaza when she was carjacked at around 11:40 a.m. on July 29 in Sterling by Aguilar-Martinez. According to the …
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Cops ID Maryland Woman Killed In Sterling Carjacking
A 54-year-old Maryland woman who was carjacked and killed by her own vehicle in Loudoun County on Sunday morning has been identified by the sheriff's office. Silver Spring resident Melody Waldecker was in the 21000 block of Towncenter Plaza when she was carjacked at around 11:40 a.m. on July 29 in Sterling by a suspect who has yet to be named by investigators. According to the Loudoun County Sheriff's Office, Waldecker was carjacked, then struck by her own vehicle as the suspect sped away from the area. She was pronounced dead at the scene by first responders. Investigators say that one p…
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Ex-BF Admits To Killing Pregnant Girlfriend Carrying His Child In Virginia
A man admitted to killing a pregnant woman who has been missing out of Loudoun County in Virginia for more than a decade. Ronald Roldan, 42, pleaded guilty to second-degree murder for his role in the well-documented disappearance of Bethany Decker in 2011, according to the Loudoun County Commonwealth’s Attorney. Roldan, formerly of Loudoun County, was the father of Decker’s unborn baby who lived with her at the time she went missing almost 12 years ago while her husband, Emile Decker, was away at military training. Decker was 21 years old at the time she disappeared in January 2011. She w…
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Murder Suspect Released From Virginia Prison Back In Custody, Sheriff Says
A murder suspect who was accidentally released from a Virginia prison is back in police custody, authorities announced. Stone Colburn, 25, was apprehended in Georgia by the Pooler Police Department in Chatham County following his release from prison for allegedly stabbing his brother’s girlfriend to death and wounding her 9-month-old in 2021, officials said. Stone Colburn was arrested late this evening by the Pooler Police Department in Chatham County, GA. More information on his arrest will be released when available. — Loudoun County Sheriff (@LoudounSheriff) October 8, 2022 Colburn…
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Oops
: Murder Suspect Accidentally Released From Virginia Prison
Loudoun County police are searching for a man, who was charged with murder, after his recent release from prison, officials said. Stone Colburn, 25, was behind bars for stabbing his brother's girlfriend to death and severely wounding her nine-month-old in 2021, according to the Loudoun County Times. He was released from the Loudoun County Adult Detention Center on Oct. 6, 2022, due to a paperwork error, but new charges came to light the following morning, the website said. Colburn is now wanted, though his original charges were dismissed, for concealment of a dead body, according to …
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Alert Issued For Missing Teen Girl In Region
Police agencies in Virginia are seeking the public’s assistance in tracking down a teen girl who has been reported missing by friends and family in Loudoun County. An alert was issued by the Loudoun County Sheriff’s Office on Wednesday, Sept. 28, regarding 13-year-old Hailey Delgado Lopez, who was reported missing from her family's Ashburn home. Lopez was reported missing by her family on Tuesday, Sept. 27 after leaving her family’s home on Dodge Terrace on her own accord, police said. Officials noted that she may be traveling to Waynesboro in Virginia, where she has ties to the area. Th…
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Sheriff's Deputies In Maryland Help Apprehend Assault Suspect Wanted In Virginia
A man wanted in connection to a vicious assault that left his victim with life-threatening injuries in Virginia was apprehended with an assist by investigators in Maryland, authorities announced. Ever Cruz, 24, has been apprehended and charged following an elaborate investigation into an alleged assault, which left his victim - whose name has not been released - hospitalized in critical condition. At approximately 9 a.m. on Monday, Aug. 15, deputies from the Frederick County and Loudoun County sheriff's offices executed a search and seizure warrant near the intersection of New Design Road a…
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Three Kids Orphaned After Parents Found Dead In Ashburn Home: Report
Support is building for three children whose parents were found dead at their Ashburn home earlier this week. UPDATE: The deaths of Mariam A. Farouk Kamal and John Sharmoukh have been deemed a murder suicide. The married couple was identified by their church as Mariam and John. The two were from Egypt and shared three children together, NBC Washington reports. John was found dead outside of the home 200060 block of Old Line Terrance around 9:30 a.m. on Tuesday, May 24, the Loudoun County Sheriff's Office said. Later that day, Mariam's body was found inside the house. Police were not rele…
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Missing Woman, 33, Found Dead In Virginia (
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A 33-year-old woman reported missing was found dead in Virginia, authorities said. Kelley Muscara's body was found the morning of Saturday, May 14 by the Loudoun County Sheriff’s Office in the area of Kincora Drive in Sterling, they said. Investigators believe there was no foul play involved in Muscara's death and are ruling it as accidental, the office said on Monday. The Office of the Chief Medical Examiner is assisting in the investigation. More information will be released once it is available. Anyone with any additional information regarding the case is asked to conta…
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Virginia Driver Responsible For Fatal Loudoun County Crash Surrenders: Sheriff's Office
A Virginia man has been charged with involuntary manslaughter for his involvement in a car crash that killed a 65-year-old woman from Ashburn, authorities said. Ryan Lanza, 20, surrendered to police after an investigation revealed he was driving at an excessive speed and caused a fatal accident last week, the Loudoun County Sheriff's Office said. Initial investigation revealed Deborah Michel was traveling west on Windmill Drive when another vehicle struck her that was going north on Claiborne Parkway, the office said. The driver of that vehicle, later determined ad Lanza, was g…
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Construction Barges Carrying Excavator Break Loose, Float Down Potomac River
Barges carrying construction equipment including an excavator broke loose and began floating down the Potomac River Mother's Day, authorities said. There was some concern that the barges would impact area bridges between Maryland and Virginia before they got stuck in Harper's Ferry, the Loudoun County Sheriff's Office said. Never a routine day in #Loudoun. LCSO has been coordinating w/ MD authorities after two barges became loose in the Potomac River & there was concern they could impact area bridges. At this time the barges are no longer moving down river & remain static in Har…
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Virginia Woman, 65, Killed In Loudoun County Car Crash: Sheriff's Office
An Ashburn woman has died in a recent Loudoun County car crash, authorities said. Deborah Michel, 65, was killed in a crash that happened at the intersection of Windmill Drive and Claiborne Parkway in Ashburn around 11:20 a.m. on Thursday, May 5, the Loudoun County Sheriff's Office said on Facebook. The Loudoun County Sheriff’s Office is investigating a fatal crash that occurred this morning at the intersection of... Posted by Loudoun County Sheriff's Office on Thursday, May 5, 2022 Initial investigation revealed Michel was traveling west on Windmill Drive when she struck another vehi…
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