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Good Samaritans Subdue Woman Who Exposed Herself, Fought Officer At GNC: Police Good Samaritans Subdue Woman Who Exposed Herself, Fought Officer At GNC: Police
Good Samaritans Subdue Woman Who Exposed Herself, Fought Officer At GNC: Police Shoppers inside a busy Virginia nutrition store were caught off guard when a routine trip turned chaotic, police said. Officers were called to the GNC on Linton Hall Road in Gainesville just after 11:25 a.m. on Thursday, Jan. 15, after reports of a disorderly woman inside the store, Prince William County police said on Monday. Investigators said Danielle Maria Blaser Diaz, 36, entered the business and began aggressively approaching customers, creating a disturbance inside the store.  Then things took a strange turn when she later stepped outside and exposed herself to customers throug…

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by Zak Failla
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Creep Showing Women Porn On Virginia Walking Trails Busted, Police Say Creep Showing Women Porn On Virginia Walking Trails Busted, Police Say
Creep Showing Women Porn On Virginia Walking Trails Busted, Police Say A 26-year-old Virginia man has been arrested after police say he approached women on Gainesville walking trails and showed them pornographic videos on his phone. The Prince William County Police Department announced that Christian Dominique Varela, 26, of Front Royal, was taken into custody on Saturday, Aug. 24 after a months-long investigation. Between May 16 and May 22, officers say Varela approached several women along walking trails in the area of Carrick Drive and Wentworth Green Drive in Gainesville. During at least two encounters, “the accused showed the victims his phone, which dis…

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by Zak Failla
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Toddler Hit By Phone During Domestic Dispute In Virginia Hospitalized, Police Say Toddler Hit By Phone During Domestic Dispute In Virginia Hospitalized, Police Say
Toddler Hit By Phone During Domestic Dispute In Virginia Hospitalized, Police Say A 1-year-old Virginia girl was hospitalized after being hit in the head with a phone during a domestic dispute involving family members, police said. Officers with the Prince William County Police Department responded to Somerset Pointe Apartments on Godfrey Street in Gainesville just after 10 p.m. on Monday, Aug. 4, to investigate a reported domestic incident. The investigation determined that Dejahne Laniya Delaney, 28, and a relative were arguing when Delaney allegedly threw a phone that struck the girl in the head, according to police on Wednesday. The child was being held by the other…

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by Zak Failla
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College Student Found Dead In Virginia Pond Weeks After Coming Home For Summer: Police College Student Found Dead In Virginia Pond Weeks After Coming Home For Summer: Police
College Student Found Dead In Virginia Pond Weeks After Coming Home For Summer: Police New details released Thursday confirm that the body pulled from a pond in Virginia earlier this week was 19-year-old Kyle Coleman, the missing Morehouse College student who vanished after a crash near Tysons. Coleman, of Gainesville, was reported missing after crashing on Galleria Drive around 11:15 p.m. Friday, June 6, according to the Fairfax County Police Department. Police said they were called to the area after a 911 activation from an iPhone and found Coleman’s unoccupied 2019 blue Toyota Yaris in the trees off the road near Tysons Boulevard. Investigators say the car had crossed int…

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by Zak Failla
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Maryland Man ID’d As Victim In Deadly Hit-Run On Virginia Highway, Police Say Maryland Man ID’d As Victim In Deadly Hit-Run On Virginia Highway, Police Say
Maryland Man ID’d As Victim In Deadly Hit-Run On Virginia Highway, Police Say A Maryland man was fatally struck while crossing a highway in Northern Virginia, and police are still working to identify the driver who fled the scene. Timothy Scott Rinehart, 44, of Laurel, was killed early Thursday, June 5, while attempting to cross Lee Highway near Virginia Oaks Drive in Gainesville, according to the Prince William County Police Department on Monday, June 9. Officers were called to the intersection around 1:57 a.m., where they found Rinehart dead at the scene. Police said the driver who hit him sped away. "The investigation revealed the driver of an unknown vehicle was…

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by Zak Failla
Real Estate
Amazon Buys Land In Northern Virginia For $87.8 Million Amazon Buys Land In Northern Virginia For $87.8 Million
Amazon Buys Land In Northern Virginia For $87.8 Million Google and Microsoft have a new neighbor in Prince William County. Reports said Amazon recently purchased nearly 60 acres of land to in Gainesville for nearly $90 million.  BizJournal announced earlier this week that Amazon Web Services had purchased the land at 5845 Wellington Road for $87.8 million. The report said AWS purchased the same-sized lot next door for $52.4 million last year.  Amazon has not commented on its plans for that location, but it adds to the company's holdings in northern Virginia.  The land is in the county's Data Center Opportunity Overlay District. T…

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by Josh Lanier