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School Worker Spots Loaded Handgun, Triggering District-Wide Shutdown, Police Say School Worker Spots Loaded Handgun, Triggering District-Wide Shutdown, Police Say School Worker Spots Loaded Handgun, Triggering District-Wide Shutdown, Police Say
School Worker Spots Loaded Handgun, Triggering District-Wide Shutdown, Police Say A loaded handgun found between two school vans led to the arrest of a Virginia art teacher and brought an entire school district to a standstill. Veronica Gooch-Ray, a Manassas Park High School art teacher from Potomac Falls, was arrested on Monday, Oct. 26, after the weapon was discovered in the parking lot of Manassas Park Middle School, police announced. The gun was spotted around 6:30 a.m. by a school transportation employee conducting routine morning safety checks, lying on the ground between two district vans, according to the Manassas Park Police Department. Employees immediately al…

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Mistake Sparks Virginia Apartment Fire That Ripped Through Roof, Displaced Residents (UPDATED) Mistake Sparks Virginia Apartment Fire That Ripped Through Roof, Displaced Residents (UPDATED) Mistake Sparks Virginia Apartment Fire That Ripped Through Roof, Displaced Residents (UPDATED)
Mistake Sparks Virginia Apartment Fire That Ripped Through Roof, Displaced Residents (Updated) The fire that ripped through the roof of a Virginia apartment building, leaving a trail of destruction behind, began in the most unlikely of places.  A balcony planter.  The cause? Improper disposal of smoking materials. The Alexandria Fire Department determined that the blaze, which broke out shortly after 9 a.m. on Sunday, Oct. 25, at 251 South Pickett Street, was accidental following an investigation by the Fire Marshal's Office. Investigators traced the flames to a planter on the balcony of a fourth-floor apartment, where the fire spread into the attic and an adjacent unit b…

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Wrong-Way Drivers Among Three Busted For DUI In One Day In Virginia: Police Wrong-Way Drivers Among Three Busted For DUI In One Day In Virginia: Police Wrong-Way Drivers Among Three Busted For DUI In One Day In Virginia: Police
Wrong-Way Drivers Among Three Busted For DUI In One Day In Virginia: Police Two drivers allegedly went the wrong way on Virginia streets less than two hours apart, part of a trio of DUI arrests that kept Fredericksburg police busy over the course of 24 hours. The long night began around 12:25 a.m. on Sunday, Oct. 25, when an officer spotted 24-year-old Ewan Clark driving around a median while crossing Chatham Bridge into Fredericksburg, according to police. Clark continued in the wrong direction down William Street, prompting a traffic stop that landed the Stafford resident behind bars. During the stop, police say Clark showed signs of impairment, and he was …

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Crying 3-Year-Old Left Alone In Virginia Car For An Hour, Family Member Arrested: Police Crying 3-Year-Old Left Alone In Virginia Car For An Hour, Family Member Arrested: Police Crying 3-Year-Old Left Alone In Virginia Car For An Hour, Family Member Arrested: Police
Crying 3-Year-Old Left Alone In Virginia Car For An Hour, Family Member Arrested: Police The cries of a 3-year-old boy left alone inside a vehicle for approximately an hour caught the attention of concerned bystanders in Virginia, leading to the arrest of a family member who allegedly drove away with the child before police arrived. Officers were called to the 12400 block of Dillingham Square in Woodbridge at approximately 10:43 p.m. on Saturday, Oct. 24, to investigate a report of child neglect, according to the Prince William County Police Department. Investigators determined that the boy had been left alone inside a vehicle by a family member, later identified as Juan Simeon…

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Maryland Home Invasion Leaves Elderly Man With Apparent Human Bite Wounds, Broken Ribs: Sheriff Maryland Home Invasion Leaves Elderly Man With Apparent Human Bite Wounds, Broken Ribs: Sheriff Maryland Home Invasion Leaves Elderly Man With Apparent Human Bite Wounds, Broken Ribs: Sheriff
Maryland Home Invasion Leaves Elderly Man With Apparent Human Bite Wounds, Broken Ribs: Sheriff A brutal home invasion in Maryland left an elderly man battered and bearing what investigators believe were human bite wounds. A Wicomico County sheriff's deputy responding to a welfare check on Maple Street in Delmar at approximately 1 a.m. on Thursday, Oct. 22, found the attacker on top of the victim, still beating him, authorities said. The victim, a man in his 70s, suffered extensive facial injuries and multiple broken ribs, with investigators saying his wounds appeared consistent with blunt force trauma and human bites. The deputy immediately intervened to stop the assault and restrai…

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Machete Wasn't Enough: Virginia Road Rage Suspect Put Down Blade, Kept Fighting, Police Say Machete Wasn't Enough: Virginia Road Rage Suspect Put Down Blade, Kept Fighting, Police Say Machete Wasn't Enough: Virginia Road Rage Suspect Put Down Blade, Kept Fighting, Police Say
Machete Wasn't Enough: Virginia Road Rage Suspect Put Down Blade, Kept Fighting, Police Say A Virginia road rage confrontation took a curious turn when a driver allegedly pulled out a machete, swung it at another motorist, then put down the blade and attacked him with his bare hands. The confrontation happened shortly after 5:15 p.m. on Sunday, Oct. 25, near the intersection of Minnieville Road and Hereford Drive in Woodbridge, according to the Prince William County Police Department. Investigators said a 51-year-old man became involved in an altercation with another driver, later identified as 29-year-old Woodbridge resident Marlon Xavier Delgado. During the encounter, Delgado a…

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Driver Behind Wheel Of Speeding Pickup That Killed Two In Virginia Was 16: Police (UPDATED) Driver Behind Wheel Of Speeding Pickup That Killed Two In Virginia Was 16: Police (UPDATED) Driver Behind Wheel Of Speeding Pickup That Killed Two In Virginia Was 16: Police (UPDATED)
Driver Behind Wheel Of Speeding Pickup That Killed Two In Virginia Was 16: Police (Updated) A 16-year-old boy was behind the wheel of a speeding pickup truck that ran a stop sign and slammed into a car, killing two people in Virginia, police said. The victims have been identified as Jose E. Lovo, 70, and Guadalupe Alvarez de Lovo, 54, both of Manassas, according to an update from Prince William County police on Monday, Oct. 26. The deadly crash happened shortly before midnight on Saturday, Oct. 24, at the intersection of Leland Road and Maplewood Drive in Manassas, where a 2024 GMC Sierra collided with a 2004 Honda Civic. Investigators determined that the teen was speeding along …

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Fake Military ID, Real Trouble: NY Woman's Virginia Bank Scheme Unravels, Police Say Fake Military ID, Real Trouble: NY Woman's Virginia Bank Scheme Unravels, Police Say Fake Military ID, Real Trouble: NY Woman's Virginia Bank Scheme Unravels, Police Say
Fake Military ID, Real Trouble: NY Woman's Virginia Bank Scheme Unravels, Police Say A New York City woman allegedly tried to cash in on a Virginia resident's identity using a fraudulent military ID, but her attempted bank scheme came crashing down after she targeted two branches in the same day, police said. Martha Renard, 61, was arrested in Fredericksburg on Thursday, Oct. 22, after police were called to a bank in the 500 block of Emancipation Highway for a fraud in progress. According to the Fredericksburg Police Department, a caller reported that Renard was inside the bank attempting to withdraw money from an account that did not belong to her. It wasn't her first sto…

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Major Maryland Highway US 50 Shut Down In Both Directions Following Crash (DEVELOPING) Major Maryland Highway US 50 Shut Down In Both Directions Following Crash (DEVELOPING) Major Maryland Highway US 50 Shut Down In Both Directions Following Crash (DEVELOPING)
Major Maryland Highway US 50 Shut Down In Both Directions Following Crash (Developing) A two-vehicle crash has shut down US Route 50 in both directions on Maryland's Eastern Shore, bringing traffic to a standstill along the busy highway. The collision was reported at approximately 12:30 p.m. on Monday, Oct. 26, near Wye Mills Road in Queen Anne's County, according to the Maryland Department of Transportation. All eastbound and westbound travel lanes and shoulders were listed as closed, with emergency responders at the scene, according to Maryland's CHART traffic monitoring system. Traffic cameras showed a lengthy backup of cars and trucks along the highway as motorists faced…

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Maryland Dirt Bike Rider Dies Hours After Colliding With Sedan On Busy Road: Police Maryland Dirt Bike Rider Dies Hours After Colliding With Sedan On Busy Road: Police Maryland Dirt Bike Rider Dies Hours After Colliding With Sedan On Busy Road: Police
Maryland Dirt Bike Rider Dies Hours After Colliding With Sedan On Busy Road: Police A 28-year-old dirt bike rider has died after a crash involving a sedan in Maryland that left him critically injured before he succumbed to his injuries hours later. James Youngerman, of Suitland, was riding his dirt bike in the 6600 block of Saint Barnabas Road in Oxon Hill at approximately 6:35 p.m. on Thursday, Oct. 22, when the collision occurred, according to Prince George's County Police. Officers responding to the scene found Youngerman suffering from serious injuries. He was rushed to a nearby hospital, where he died several hours later. The driver of the sedan was not injured and r…

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Maryland Men Accused Of Fighting Virginia Deputies, Sheriff Fires Back With Warning Maryland Men Accused Of Fighting Virginia Deputies, Sheriff Fires Back With Warning Maryland Men Accused Of Fighting Virginia Deputies, Sheriff Fires Back With Warning
Maryland Men Accused Of Fighting Virginia Deputies, Sheriff Fires Back With Warning Two Maryland men allegedly picked a fight with the wrong people in Virginia, and the local sheriff had a message for them. The trouble began on Friday night, when Fauquier County Sheriff's deputies were called to an apartment complex on Willow Drive in Bealeton to investigate a disturbance that quickly escalated. Deputies arrived to find that a fight had broken out among people at the complex, though the situation took another turn when two men became disorderly as investigators tried to sort out what happened. One of them, Jalen Samuels, 27, of Hempstead, allegedly resisted when deputies …

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American Girl’s Death Prompts German Teen’s Arrest, Online Connection Under Scrutiny American Girl’s Death Prompts German Teen’s Arrest, Online Connection Under Scrutiny American Girl’s Death Prompts German Teen’s Arrest, Online Connection Under Scrutiny
American Girl’s Death Prompts German Teen’s Arrest, Online Connection Under Scrutiny An online connection between an American girl and a German teenager is now at the center of an international murder investigation. An 18-year-old German man was arrested in Hamburg on Thursday, Oct. 22, on suspicion of murder and aggravated assault. Authorities allege he manipulated a 14-year-old girl into harming herself through Discord, according to a joint statement from Hamburg prosecutors and police. The girl, who lived in Fort Wayne, Indiana, died by suicide on Friday, Oct. 2. Prosecutors say the suspect was 17 during the alleged offenses, which occurred between September and October.…

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