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Woman's Trail Attacker Captured After She Fought Him Off In Virginia, Sheriff Says (UPDATED) Woman's Trail Attacker Captured After She Fought Him Off In Virginia, Sheriff Says (UPDATED)
Woman's Trail Attacker Captured After She Fought Him Off In Virginia, Sheriff Says (Updated) She refused to let him take her. Now, deputies say he's the one who ended up in custody. A Virginia man has been arrested one week after investigators say he grabbed a woman on a walking trail in Loudoun County, only to watch her fight free and run to safety. The Loudoun County Sheriff's Office announced on Wednesday, July 22, that 34-year-old Rolando Sanchez Velasquez, of Sterling, is accused of attacking the woman near Algonkian Parkway and Lowes Island Boulevard on the night of July 15. According to investigators, the woman was walking alone when Sanchez Velasquez approached and gr…

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by Zak Failla
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Former 'Amazon Teacher Of Year' Accused Of Raping Middle School Student: DA Former 'Amazon Teacher Of Year' Accused Of Raping Middle School Student: DA
Former 'Amazon Teacher Of Year' Accused Of Raping Middle School Student: DA A former Massachusetts teacher once named one of Amazon's teachers of the year has been charged with raping a child, authorities announced.  Tymond Tran was charged with aggravated rape of a child with a 5-year age difference, indecent assault and battery on a person 14 or over, posing or exhibiting a child in the nude, and providing obscene matter to a minor, the Essex County District Attorney's Office said.  The allegations stem from incidents that prosecutors said happened in Lynn in 2022, while he taught computer science at Thurgood Marshall Middle School.  Tran pleaded …

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by Josh Lanier
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Fake Cop Pulled Gun, Asked Driver For Ride In Bizarre Virginia Roadside Encounter: Police Fake Cop Pulled Gun, Asked Driver For Ride In Bizarre Virginia Roadside Encounter: Police
Fake Cop Pulled Gun, Asked Driver For Ride In Bizarre Virginia Roadside Encounter: Police A man claiming to be a police officer didn't ask for a driver's license. Investigators in Virginia say he pulled a gun and asked for a ride instead. Now Prince William County detectives are trying to identify the man after what they believe were two unsettling encounters within minutes of each other Sunday night in Woodbridge. The first happened around 9 p.m. on July 19 along Dale Boulevard near Forestdale Avenue. According to police, a 25-year-old driver was approached by an unknown man who displayed a handgun, claimed to be a police officer, and then asked for a ride. The driver re…

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by Zak Failla
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SWAT Called To Arrest Whitewater Attorney In New Jersey Assault Case: Police SWAT Called To Arrest Whitewater Attorney In New Jersey Assault Case: Police
SWAT Called To Arrest Whitewater Attorney In New Jersey Assault Case: Police A prominent attorney known for his role in the 1990s Whitewater scandal was arrested in Bergen County after authorities said he hid inside his home while officers attempted to take him into custody, bringing a SWAT team to the scene. Robert William Ray, 66, was arrested in Englewood Cliffs on Tuesday, July 21, on charges of simple assault and terroristic threats, according to Bergen County Jail records. He remained held in the Bergen County Jail as of Wednesday afternoon, July 22. Officers went to Ray's home to arrest him on the assault charges, but he did not answer the door, Englewood Cli…

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by Cecilia Levine
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7th Arrest Made In Virginia Teen's Killing As Mobile Home Murder Case Keeps Growing: Police 7th Arrest Made In Virginia Teen's Killing As Mobile Home Murder Case Keeps Growing: Police
7th Arrest Made In Virginia Teen's Killing As Mobile Home Murder Case Keeps Growing: Police The list keeps getting longer. More than a month after an 18-year-old was gunned down near a Manassas mobile home community, Virginia detectives have announced a seventh arrest in the sprawling homicide investigation. Prince William County police said 19-year-old Jaiden Juel France, of Manassas, was arrested Tuesday, July 21, in connection with the June 15 killing of Luis Angel Chavez. France is the latest suspect charged in a case that has steadily expanded from two arrests to seven as detectives continued unraveling what happened the night Chavez was shot. Police said Chavez was in the …

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by Zak Failla
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Maryland Murder Suspect Caught After Nearly 6 Years On Run In DC Following Manhunt: Police Maryland Murder Suspect Caught After Nearly 6 Years On Run In DC Following Manhunt: Police
Maryland Murder Suspect Caught After Nearly 6 Years On Run In DC Following Manhunt: Police Nearly six years after he vanished, the man accused of gunning down a 22-year-old Maryland man is in custody. The arrest ends a years-long hunt that stretched across multiple jurisdictions, drew in the US Marshals Service, and prompted emotional public pleas from the victim's parents just weeks ago. Prince George's County police announced on Wednesday, July 22, that 34-year-old Dayvon Gordon was arrested Tuesday night in Washington, DC, in connection with the October 2020 killing of Andre Lamont Cox Jr. in Landover. For years, Gordon managed to evade investigators after an arrest warrant w…

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by Zak Failla
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Over 100 Cemetery Vases Stolen, Nearly Melted Down Before $100K Recovery In Maryland: Sheriff Over 100 Cemetery Vases Stolen, Nearly Melted Down Before $100K Recovery In Maryland: Sheriff
Over 100 Cemetery Vases Stolen, Nearly Melted Down Before $100K Recovery In Maryland: Sheriff They were stolen from graves. Then they were nearly melted down for scrap. Instead, Maryland detectives say they got there just in time. More than 100 bronze memorial vases worth over $100,000 have been recovered after Charles County detectives unraveled what they say was a cemetery theft scheme that targeted Trinity Memorial Gardens in Waldorf. The thefts happened over two separate stretches between June 8 and June 21 and again between July 4 and July 6, leaving dozens of graves stripped of the bronze memorial vases families had left behind, officials said. The break in the case came lat…

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by Zak Failla
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Maryland Wife Killer Learns Fate As Prosecutors Reveal DNA Link To 1985 Rape, 1986 Murder Maryland Wife Killer Learns Fate As Prosecutors Reveal DNA Link To 1985 Rape, 1986 Murder
Maryland Wife Killer Learns Fate As Prosecutors Reveal DNA Link To 1985 Rape, 1986 Murder A Maryland man who murdered his wife inside their Abingdon home will spend the rest of his life behind bars. But as David Williams learned his fate, prosecutors revealed they aren't done with him yet. Williams, 67, was sentenced on Tuesday, July 21, to life in prison plus 19 years for the 2025 murder of his wife, Lillian Williams, in Harford County Circuit Court. While arguing for an even longer sentence, Assistant State's Attorney Jason Allen disclosed that Williams is expected to soon be charged in connection with a 1986 Baltimore City homicide. Allen also told the court investigators r…

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by Zak Failla
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Man Linked To Multi-State $100K Retail Theft Spree Caught At Maryland Motel: Deputies Man Linked To Multi-State $100K Retail Theft Spree Caught At Maryland Motel: Deputies
Man Linked To Multi-State $100K Retail Theft Spree Caught At Maryland Motel: Deputies Investigators say one Maryland man's alleged shoplifting spree didn't stop at county lines. By the time detectives caught up with 52-year-old Mark Jones, they believe he had targeted retailers across multiple Maryland counties and into Delaware, racking up as much as $100,000 in stolen merchandise. The month-long investigation led Wicomico County Sheriff's Office detectives to the Economy Inn in Salisbury on Friday, July 17, after they developed information that Jones was staying there. Detectives set up surveillance and watched Jones leave a motel room carrying property they suspected had…

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by Zak Failla
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Virginia Neighbors Beat Man With Hammer, Leaf Blower In Property Line Dispute: Police Virginia Neighbors Beat Man With Hammer, Leaf Blower In Property Line Dispute: Police
Virginia Neighbors Beat Man With Hammer, Leaf Blower In Property Line Dispute: Police A property line dispute in Virginia allegedly ended with a hammer, a leaf blower, and a 73-year-old man hospitalized with what police say could be permanent injuries. The attack happened around 9 a.m. on Saturday, July 17, in the 1100 block of Oakmont Court in Culpeper, where officers responded to a report of a fight, according to the Culpeper Police Department. Investigators say the confrontation between neighbors escalated when 70-year-old Louis Chevalier Sr. and 72-year-old Gail Chevalier armed themselves with a hammer and a leaf blower before attacking the victim. When officers arrived…

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by Zak Failla
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Dozens Of Dogs Seized From Maryland Property During Animal Neglect Probe, Sheriff Says Dozens Of Dogs Seized From Maryland Property During Animal Neglect Probe, Sheriff Says
Dozens Of Dogs Seized From Maryland Property During Animal Neglect Probe, Sheriff Says Forty-three dogs. One Maryland property. Now, investigators are trying to determine what happened there. The animals were removed from a home in the 26200 block of East State Street in Sharptown on Friday, July 17, after the Wicomico County Sheriff's Office responded to assist Animal Control with an investigation into the welfare of numerous dogs being kept on the property. As deputies and Animal Control officers assessed the scene, they found approximately 43 dogs, according to the sheriff's office. Based on what they observed, Animal Control determined the animals should be removed for t…

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by Zak Failla
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Virginia Man Smashed Church Window, Burglarized House Of Worship, Police Say Virginia Man Smashed Church Window, Burglarized House Of Worship, Police Say
Virginia Man Smashed Church Window, Burglarized House Of Worship, Police Say Someone smashed a church window, slipped inside, and disappeared with stolen property. Four months later, Virginia detectives say they've found the man responsible. Leesburg Police have arrested 44-year-old Cengiz Camlicay, of Ashburn, in connection with a burglary at the Seventh-day Adventist Church on Dry Mill Road earlier this year. Officers responded to the church at 712 Dry Mill Road on Friday, March 20, after receiving a report that the building had been burglarized sometime between March 15 and March 20, according to the police department. Investigators determined a window had been…

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