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Fairfax, VA
Police & Fire
Fairfax County Police Sergeant Charged With Sexual Battery Placed On Leave, Officials Say
A police sergeant in Virginia has been placed on administrative leave following his arrest for alleged sexual battery, authorities announced. Fairfax County Police Sgt. Matthew Sylvester, 40, a 16-year veteran of the department assigned to the Internal Affairs Bureau, was taken into custody following incidents involving victims he reportedly knew. The Warrenton resident was charged by the Fauquier County Sheriff's Office with two counts of aggravated sexual battery. According to the Fairfax County Police Department, both incidents happened while Sylvester was off-duty. No details about th…
North Bethesda, MD
Police & Fire
Stun Gun Failed — North Bethesda Man Killed After Attacking DC Police With Knives: MPD
A knife-wielding Maryland man was shot and killed by police in DC after charging at officers during a domestic call, investigators said. Jonathan Boruch, 31, of North Bethesda, was pronounced dead on Tuesday, Sept. 16, after the confrontation on the 5100 block of Sherier Place NW, according to the Metropolitan Police Department. The deadly incident began around 10:53 a.m. when victims told police that Boruch was headed to their home and had threatened to damage vehicles. The news conference has concluded and will be posted here shortly. Two knives were recovered on the scene. Both…
Arlington, VA
Police & Fire
Off-Duty Detective Shoots Man During Altercation After Crash: MPD
A DC detective has been placed on administrative leave after shooting a man during a fight that broke out following an early morning crash on Saturday, authorities said. Metropolitan Police officers responded to a reported shooting in the 1800 block of Potomac Avenue SE just before 1 a.m. on March 1, officials said. Police said the off-duty detective had been involved in a crash before the situation escalated. After both drivers got out of their vehicles, a fight broke out, police said. At some point during the fight, the detective pulled his service weapon and shot the man, according to a…
Paterson, NJ
Police & Fire
Paterson Officers Charged With Covering For
Nypd
Captain Indicted For Brutally Beating Woman
UPDATE: The other shoe finally dropped with the arrests of three Paterson police officers in connection with what authorities said was the kidnapping and brutal beating of an off-duty female NYPD commander from New Jersey by a fellow captain she'd been dating. Giuseppe Ciarla, Juan Cruz-Fernandez and Jason Schmid let then-NYPD Capt. Hariton Marachilian leave after finding the victim with clearly visible injuries from a vicious beating outside a Paterson restaurant in December 2022, Passaic County Prosecutor Camelia M. Valdes said. Marachilian and the female captain had been out to dinner wi…
Fairfax, VA
Police & Fire
Dog Killed By SWAT Team Recovering Stolen Police Equipment In Virginia
Investigators say that a dog was shot and killed early on Wednesday morning in Virginia by SWAT officers in Fairfax County who were attempting to recover allegedly stolen police equipment. On Wednesday, SWAT officers served a search warrant in the 1500 block of Powells Tavern Place in Herndon, a spokesperson for the Fairfax County Police Department announced at approximately 7 a.m. on Wednesday, Dec. 7. During the execution of the warrant to recover police equipment stolen from a different jurisdiction, police say that at least one officer discharged their service weapon, striking the dog…
Fairfax, VA
Police & Fire
Police ID Man Killed By Fairfax Officers Who Threw Tribal Mask, Swung Bottle: Authorities
Police identified the 26-year-old Virginia man who they said was shot and killed by officers after throwing a tribal mask at them and then charging at them with a bottle Thursday, July 7. Jasper Aaron Lynch's family friend called police saying he was throwing objects and pacing around a home on the 6900 block of Arbor Lane in McLean around 7:10 p.m. Fairfax County police said. A Crisis Intervention Team (CIT) and a clinician from the Sharon Bulova Center for Community Health responded, but Lynch had left the home by the time they arrived at 7:25 p.m., police said. The team checked the…
Mount Pleasant, NY
News
Ex
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Detective, Wife Admit To Running Multi-Million Dollar Gambling, Prostitution Ring
A former NYPD detective and his wife both pleaded guilty to running a multi-million dollar gambling and prostitution ring that reached from Queens to Long Island and allegedly involved seven active duty NYPD officers. Ludwig Paz, 51, who was assigned to the NYPD vice squad, pled to two counts of attempted enterprise corruption and one count of promoting prostitution, acting Queens District Attorney John Ryan said. He also agreed to turn over $20,840 in illegal profits. His wife, Arelis Peralta, pleaded guilty to two counts of attempted enterprise corruption. She has already been sent…
