Virginia Residents Told To Close Windows, Doors As Gas Leak Forces Road Closure (DEVELOPING) Virginia Residents Told To Close Windows, Doors As Gas Leak Forces Road Closure (DEVELOPING) Virginia Residents Told To Close Windows, Doors As Gas Leak Forces Road Closure (DEVELOPING)
Virginia Residents Told To Close Windows, Doors As Gas Leak Forces Road Closure (Developing) A gas leak in Virginia has prompted warnings for nearby residents to keep their windows and doors closed as emergency crews work to contain the leak and police shut down a busy roadway. The Alexandria Fire Department responded to the 5600 block of Eisenhower Avenue, where firefighters and Washington Gas crews were working to shut off and repair a leaking gas line, officials said. Authorities warned that the smell of natural gas could spread beyond the immediate area, prompting precautions for people living and working nearby. "Surrounding areas may have an odor of natural gas," fire offici…
20 Sledgehammer Blows To Face Lead To Maryland Man's Attempted Murder Conviction: Prosecutors 20 Sledgehammer Blows To Face Lead To Maryland Man's Attempted Murder Conviction: Prosecutors 20 Sledgehammer Blows To Face Lead To Maryland Man's Attempted Murder Conviction: Prosecutors
20 Sledgehammer Blows To Face Lead To Maryland Man's Attempted Murder Conviction: Prosecutors It did not take a Maryland jury long to convict a man who used a sledgehammer during a brutal attack that left his victim with life-altering injuries. Annapolis resident Ramon Antonio Rivas-Portillo, 37, was found guilty of violently assaulting a man during a wild ride after the two had been day drinking with a third man, according to Anne Arundel County State's Attorney Anne Colt Leitess on Thursday. Shortly after 2:30 p.m. on Thursday, June 18, officers were called to the 3200 block of Arundel on the Bay Road in Annapolis, where they found a 26-year-old man bleeding profusely from his hea…
Rush-Hour Nightmare As Sewer Main Break Damages Busy Maryland Road (DEVELOPING) Rush-Hour Nightmare As Sewer Main Break Damages Busy Maryland Road (DEVELOPING) Rush-Hour Nightmare As Sewer Main Break Damages Busy Maryland Road (DEVELOPING)
Rush-Hour Nightmare As Sewer Main Break Damages Busy Maryland Road (Developing) A sewer main break has torn up a busy Maryland roadway, creating a rush-hour headache for drivers as police warn that the damage has forced an indefinite closure. Riva Road in Annapolis was shut down between Admiral Cochrane Drive and MD 665 (Aris T. Allen Boulevard) on Thursday, Nov. 5, according to the Anne Arundel County Police Department. The closure was announced during the evening commute, with police urging motorists to find alternate routes and prepare for delays. The trouble also extended to MD 665, where the Maryland Department of Transportation reported that the westbound exit r…
73-Year-Old Burglar's Luck Runs Out After Alleged Crime Spree In Maryland, Virginia: Police 73-Year-Old Burglar's Luck Runs Out After Alleged Crime Spree In Maryland, Virginia: Police 73-Year-Old Burglar's Luck Runs Out After Alleged Crime Spree In Maryland, Virginia: Police
73-Year-Old Burglar's Luck Runs Out After Alleged Crime Spree In Maryland, Virginia: Police A 73-year-old suspected burglar left a trail of rattled homeowners across Maryland and Virginia before his luck finally ran out, police say. Michael Spillino, 73, who Montgomery County police identified as a Newport, Oregon, resident, is facing new charges in connection with two Bethesda break-ins after being arrested in Fairfax County, where investigators say he was linked to a third burglary. The alleged eight-day crime spree began on Monday, Oct. 19, when a Maryland mother was upstairs with her young child and heard a loud noise coming from the back of her home, according to the Montgome…
TV Reporter Who Proposed To Tom Brady In Wedding Dress Arrested In $160M Fraud Scheme: ICE TV Reporter Who Proposed To Tom Brady In Wedding Dress Arrested In $160M Fraud Scheme: ICE TV Reporter Who Proposed To Tom Brady In Wedding Dress Arrested In $160M Fraud Scheme: ICE
TV Reporter Who Proposed To Tom Brady In Wedding Dress Arrested In $160M Fraud Scheme: ICE A Mexican TV star who once stunned Tom Brady with a marriage proposal at the Super Bowl 42 is now in federal custody in Florida after five years on the run from Mexican authorities for an alleged massive fraud scheme.  Inés Gómez Mont, 43, was arrested by US Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents during an operation in Miami on Friday, Oct. 30, according to the Department of Homeland Security. Mexican authorities have issued three arrest warrants for Gómez Mont. The allegations include organized crime, money laundering, and suspected tax fraud. Investigators believe Gómez Mont and…
DC Target Shoplifter Shoots Bystander With Officer's Gun, Escapes On Scooter: Police (VIDEO) DC Target Shoplifter Shoots Bystander With Officer's Gun, Escapes On Scooter: Police (VIDEO) DC Target Shoplifter Shoots Bystander With Officer's Gun, Escapes On Scooter: Police (VIDEO)
DC Target Shoplifter Shoots Bystander With Officer's Gun, Escapes On Scooter: Police (Video) A suspected shoplifter made quite the Target run in DC, leaving an innocent bystander shot with an officer's own gun before scooting off into the sunset. Nearly six weeks later, Metropolitan Police are still searching for the suspect, who allegedly stole merchandise from the Target in the 1500 block of New York Avenue NE around 5:35 p.m. on Thursday, Sept. 24. The trouble began when two employees, including an armed special police officer, confronted the suspect as he attempted to leave the store. The Metropolitan Police Department seeks the public's assistance in identifying a sus…
Search Underway For Missing Havre De Grace Boater After Vessel Found Capsized (DEVELOPING) Search Underway For Missing Havre De Grace Boater After Vessel Found Capsized (DEVELOPING) Search Underway For Missing Havre De Grace Boater After Vessel Found Capsized (DEVELOPING)
Search Underway For Missing Havre De Grace Boater After Vessel Found Capsized (Developing) An extensive search is underway in Maryland after an 18-year-old boater disappeared on the Susquehanna River and his small aluminum boat was found capsized the following morning. Mark Everett Coates III, of Havre de Grace, was last known to be operating a 10-foot jon boat near the Hatem Memorial Bridge (US 40) around 5 p.m. on Wednesday, Nov. 4, according to the Maryland Natural Resources Police. Coates had launched the vessel from the Water Street Boat Ramp in Havre de Grace before heading onto the river. On Thursday morning, Nov. 5, officers were dispatched after the boat was discovered …
Virginia HS Coach Sexually Assaulted 15-Year-Old Basketball Player After Pickup: Police Virginia HS Coach Sexually Assaulted 15-Year-Old Basketball Player After Pickup: Police Virginia HS Coach Sexually Assaulted 15-Year-Old Basketball Player After Pickup: Police
Virginia HS Coach Sexually Assaulted 15-Year-Old Basketball Player After Pickup: Police A Virginia educator and high school basketball coach is accused of turning a ride from home into a nightmare for a 15-year-old player he allegedly sexually assaulted, police say. Woodbridge resident Demetrius Montrell Felder, the head coach of the girls' basketball team at Gar-Field High School and assistant teacher at Beville Middle School, was arrested on Wednesday, Nov. 4, following an investigation into reports of sexual abuse involving a player, the Prince William County Police Department announced on Thursday. Investigators say that in June 2026, Felder picked up one of his 15-year-ol…
MURDER: Nearly Six Weeks After Maryland Shooting, Suspect Tracked Down, Police Say MURDER: Nearly Six Weeks After Maryland Shooting, Suspect Tracked Down, Police Say MURDER: Nearly Six Weeks After Maryland Shooting, Suspect Tracked Down, Police Say
Murder: Nearly Six Weeks After Maryland Shooting, Suspect Tracked Down, Police Say A Baltimore man has been arrested and charged with murder nearly six weeks after a 61-year-old man was shot and killed in Maryland, authorities announced. Andre Smith Jr., 43, was arrested on Wednesday, Nov. 4, in connection with the Sept. 25 shooting death of Rodney Harrison, according to the Baltimore Police Department. Officers were called to the 3800 block of Moravia Road shortly before 10 p.m. that night, where they found Harrison suffering from an apparent gunshot wound. He was rushed to an area hospital, where he later died. Homicide detectives subsequently identified Smith as a su…
Virginia Man Wanted For Masturbating In Car Caught Red-Handed Doing It Again: Police Virginia Man Wanted For Masturbating In Car Caught Red-Handed Doing It Again: Police Virginia Man Wanted For Masturbating In Car Caught Red-Handed Doing It Again: Police
Virginia Man Wanted For Masturbating In Car Caught Red-Handed Doing It Again: Police Talk about getting caught with your pants down. A Loudoun County man wanted for allegedly masturbating in his car while photographing two women apparently hadn't learned his lesson when police tracked him down more than four months later and allegedly caught him doing the exact same thing. Talha Yaqub, 58, is facing charges after being caught not once, but twice, enjoying himself in his car, according to the Fairfax County Police Department. The investigation began on June 1, when two women reported seeing a man masturbating inside his vehicle along Route 50 in Chantilly while taking photo…
Retired NYPD Cop Recounts 14-Minute Call Before Daughter's Murder-Suicide: Report Retired NYPD Cop Recounts 14-Minute Call Before Daughter's Murder-Suicide: Report Retired NYPD Cop Recounts 14-Minute Call Before Daughter's Murder-Suicide: Report
Retired Nypd Cop Recounts 14-Minute Call Before Daughter's Murder-Suicide: Report A retired NYPD officer from Dutchess County said he spent 14 minutes on the phone with his daughter as her boyfriend held a gun to her head, desperately pleading for her life before hearing the shot that killed her.   Rudy Cantarini, of Poughkeepsie, described the horrifying final moments of his daughter, Andrea Cantarini, 37, who was killed in an apparent murder-suicide inside her Bronx apartment on Tuesday night, Nov. 3, the New York Post reported.  Andrea, a Brooklyn native and nurse at St. Barnabas Hospital, was allegedly shot in the head by her boyfriend, Juan Cornelio D…
DC Dad Called Out To Daughter's Boyfriend, Then Shot Him Dead When He Turned Around: Feds DC Dad Called Out To Daughter's Boyfriend, Then Shot Him Dead When He Turned Around: Feds DC Dad Called Out To Daughter's Boyfriend, Then Shot Him Dead When He Turned Around: Feds
DC Dad Called Out To Daughter's Boyfriend, Then Shot Him Dead When He Turned Around: Feds Police thought the argument was over. Shortly after they left, a DC father grabbed a revolver, followed his daughter's boyfriend outside as he headed to work, and shot him dead. Nearly a decade later, Wilbert Whitaker, 77, of Washington, DC, has been convicted of murdering Leo Hackett, 30, following a deadly confrontation in Northeast DC on April 30, 2016, according to federal prosecutors. A jury found Whitaker guilty of second-degree murder while armed and possession of a firearm during a crime of violence on Wednesday, Nov. 4, the US Attorney's Office for the District of Columbia announce…