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Teacher Assaulted 7-Year-Old Student At Northern Virginia Private School, Police Say
A Northern Virginia educator landed in handcuffs after allegedly assaulting a 7-year-old boy during class.
Shaanan Josiah Burrell, 34, of Woodbridge, was arrested on Friday, Oct. 16, following an investigation into an alleged assault at Prince William Academy on Commission Court three days earlier, according to Prince William County Police.
Officers responded to the school on Wednesday, Oct. 14, after receiving a report that Burrell allegedly assaulted the boy during class at approximately 12:40 p.m. the previous day, investigators said.
The child suffered minor injuries in the alleged ass…
Murder: Capitol Heights Man Kills Complete Stranger, Cops Say
A Maryland man is accused of gunning down a complete stranger in broad daylight, with no apparent motive for the killing.
Michael Ritch, 29, of Capitol Heights, was arrested hours after Devin Mason, 45, was found suffering from a gunshot wound outside in the 5000 block of Emo Street shortly before noon on Saturday, Oct. 17.
Mason was rushed to an area hospital, where he died despite efforts to save his life, according to the Prince George's County Police Department.
Detectives identified Ritch as a suspect and tracked him down in the area several hours after the shooting, taking him into c…
Deputy Shot After Suspect Drives Toward Officers, Opens Fire In Virginia: State Police
A Virginia deputy was wounded when a shooting suspect drove his vehicle toward responding officers and opened fire, prompting deputies to return fire, killing the 39-year-old man, state police announced.
The deadly confrontation unfolded in Spotsylvania County on Sunday, Oct. 18, after sheriff's deputies were dispatched to the 11000 block of Hickory Creek Drive at approximately 12:39 p.m. for reports of a domestic-related shooting.
While investigating, deputies located the suspect, identified as Jerson David Martinez-Coreva, in his vehicle on nearby Smoke Tree Boulevard, where authorities s…
NJ Attorney Among 2 DUI Drivers Charged In Wrong-Way Crash That Killed Nurse: Report
Two New Jersey women, including a 36-year-old attorney, have been charged with drunk driving following a three-vehicle crash on Staten Island that killed a 66-year-old woman, authorities said.
Shannon Theodore, 36, of Somerset, who was identified as a lawyer by Staten Island Advance, was driving a 2019 Range Rover Velar northbound in the southbound lanes of the West Shore Expressway when she collided head-on with a 2025 Kia Seltos around 5:36 a.m. Saturday, Oct. 10, the New York Police Department said. The Kia's driver, Duck Park, 66, of Staten Island, was pronounced dead at the sc…
Wife Grabbed Gun, Husband Pulled Trigger: Maryland Couple Convicted Of Murder
Giving someone a ride to work shouldn't cost a person their life, but that's exactly what happened to a Maryland man who found himself trapped in a driveway with an increasingly hostile husband and wife.
Now, nearly a year after the deadly confrontation in Lexington Park, David Scott Jones, 59, and his wife, Djhonna Mari Jones, 47, have both been convicted of first-degree murder for their roles in the Oct. 27, 2025, shooting.
The victim had arrived at the couple's home to pick up someone for work, and everything appeared routine until another vehicle pulled in behind him as he was backing o…
Woman Who Outsmarted Serial Killer, Escaped In Handcuffs Dies At 44
Tiffany Taylor, a New Jersey woman whose testimony helped convict a serial killer she narrowly escaped while handcuffed, has died at age 44.
Taylor died in her sleep, according to her mother, Lola Acevedo, who shared the news in a GoFundMe campaign.
Raised in Jersey City's housing projects, Taylor eventually turned to sex work and robbing men. In 2016, she met Khalil Wheeler-Weaver through a friend and reportedly robbed him after spending several hours together, NJ Advance Media reports. She later agreed to meet him again at a hotel in Elizabeth, where the encounter took a terrifying t…
Woman Stabbed To Death, Man Charged With Murder After Argument In Maryland: Police
An argument turned fatal in Maryland, leaving a 40-year-old woman dead and a man facing murder charges.
Dominique Wilson was stabbed on Wednesday, Oct. 14, in the 2400 block of Druid Hill Avenue in West Baltimore, where officers responding to a reported cutting around 5:24 p.m. found her seriously wounded.
Police attempted to save Wilson, administering first aid and CPR before paramedics rushed her to an area hospital, but she died a short time later.
By then, officers had already detained a person of interest at the scene.
That man has since been identified as Anthony Thomas, 51, who inv…
Family Of Slain Girl, 9, Reported Abuse Weeks Before Her Death, Great-Grandma Says
For most of her young life, 9-year-old Maya Thomas knew a home filled with swimming, hiking, love, and two great-grandmothers who adored her. Now, those same women say they tried to save her after learning she was apparently being abused by her mother and stepfather just weeks before her death.
Maya was found severely injured outside her Paulsboro home early Tuesday, Oct. 13, after her mother, India Miller, and stepfather, Sean Scott, called 911 claiming she'd been struck by a car while walking her dog, Gloucester County Prosecutor Andrew Johns said.
But doctors found bruises covering …
Netflix Replaces Top Show Boss Behind Your Favorites After Nearly A Decade
The woman who oversaw some of Netflix's biggest hits, including "Stranger Things," "Wednesday," and "Squid Game," is leaving the streaming giant after nearly a decade.
Bela Bajaria, Netflix's chief content officer, is departing the company, Netflix announced Thursday, Oct. 15. Peter Rice, a former Disney and Fox executive, will replace her beginning Monday, Oct. 26.
The shakeup comes one day after Netflix co-CEOs Ted Sarandos and Greg Peters told employees on Wednesday, Oct. 14, that the company was cutting about 1,000 jobs, or 6% of its workforce, in its largest round of layoffs yet d…
