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Police & Fire
Police Cpl. Barry Foust Dies Of 9/11-Related Cancer Years After Pentagon Response
A veteran police officer in Virginia has died following a battle with 9/11-related cancer. Arlington Police Cpl. Barry Foust passed away on Friday, May 22, after being diagnosed with cancer last year following his response to American Airlines Flight 77 crashing into the Pentagon on Sept. 11, 2001, according to the department on Tuesday. On the morning of Sept. 11, 2001, Foust was on patrol at the intersection of Walter Reed Drive and Columbia Pike when the plane went down. Officials say he immediately reported the incident over the radio, initiating Arlington County’s respo…
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Heavy Police Presence Reported Near Loch Raven Reservoir Amid Barricade Situation In Maryland
Police are warning drivers to avoid part of Dulaney Valley Road in Baltimore County as officers work to resolve an active barricade situation near Loch Raven Reservoir. The situation unfolded late Tuesday morning, May 26, along the Dulaney Valley Road corridor, where Baltimore County Police said officers were actively handling what they described as a barricade incident. Authorities have not released details about who may be involved or what led up to the situation. Residents and drivers can expect a heavy police presence between East Timonium Road and Jarrettsville Pike while the incident…
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Families Escape Two-Alarm Fire After Gas Line Ignites In Maryland Neighborhood (
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A gas-fed two-alarm fire in Maryland caused an estimated $1.3 million in damages, though eight people and several animals were able to safely escape, according to investigators. Shortly before 4:30 a.m. on Tuesday, May 26, crews from the Boonsboro Fire Department and nearby agencies were called to the 200 block of Tiger Lane in Washington County, where a massive fire broke out involving multiple homes. By the time crews got there, the neighboring home had already started catching fire. Then things escalated. Investigators said the flames spread to homes on both sides of the original fire,…
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$348K Memorial Day Fire Displaces Family, Pets After Smoker Wood Chips Ignite Garage Blaze
An unexpected fire during a holiday weekend celebration left a Virginia family and their pets without a home, officials say. Hot wood chips from a smoker tossed into a plastic container on Saturday morning sparked a massive garage fire in Round Hill that left the family, four cats, and two dogs displaced, according to the Loudoun County Fire Marshal's Office. Crews were called around 11:30 a.m. on May 23 to a reported fire in the 17000 block of Tedler Circle, where a passerby reported smoke and flames coming from the two-story home. Fire crews quickly deployed hose lines to attack the f…
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Germantown Teen Arrested In Assault At NJ Mall: Cops
Three people were arrested after an assault at the American Dream mall parking deck in East Rutherford left three victims injured Sunday night, May 24, New Jersey State Police said. Troopers responded to Parking Deck A, Level 2, at approximately 7:18 p.m. on May 24 for a reported assault, according to State Police Sgt. First Class Charles Marchan. When troopers arrived, they were met by American Dream security and three injured victims. Investigators said the suspects fled the scene in a black GMC with New Jersey license plates before troopers arrived. State Police later found the…
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Murder Charges Follow Deadly Gunfire Between Men Who Knew Each Other In Virginia: Police
A drug deal in a Virginia parking lot turned deadly. Now two convicted felons are facing murder charges, Prince William County Police announced Monday. Taiyon Damari Jackson, 20, of Alexandria, and William Latrale Lisenby, 23, of Lorton, were arrested days apart following the May 12 killing of 42-year-old Frances Joseph Douglas of Bowling Green, according to investigators. Police said officers were called shortly before 9 p.m. to the 1200 block of Potomac Vista Drive after reports of a shooting. By the time officers got there, Douglas had already been rushed to a hospital by a family membe…
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Maryland Man Picked Up 12-Year-Old Girl Before Rape Near Delaware Dog Park, Police Say
A Maryland man who picked up a 12-year-old girl and raped her near a dog park in Delaware spent the holiday weekend behind bars, police say. North East resident Majdi Jones, 22, was arrested shortly before 2:20 a.m. on Wednesday, May 20, when he was caught with his pants down after contacting a girl on social media and arranging to meet her. According to the New Castle County Police Department in Delaware, officers were conducting proactive patrols near Banning Park when they spotted a suspicious Honda Ridgeline occupied by two people in the 100 block of Middleboro Road. The incident happe…
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Man Who Sent Maryland Lieutenant Flying 30 Feet During I-95 Chase Learns Prison Fate
The 22-year-old New Yorker who sent a Maryland sheriff’s lieutenant flying 30 feet through the air during a violent wrong-way pursuit on I-95 before fleeing into the woods has been sentenced to decades behind bars. Juan Quiroz-Manzueta pleaded guilty this week to a host of charges in Harford County Circuit Court following a bizarre series of events that ended with a top-ranking officer suffering critical injuries. The case stemmed from a chaotic 36-minute pursuit across Harford County on Aug. 26, 2025, after Lt. Robert Burgess spotted a white Penske box truck driving erratically on Rou…
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Former DC Officer Working At Virginia School Charged With Soliciting Minor: Police
A former police officer in DC who was serving as a mental health associate for schools in Virginia is facing charges for soliciting a minor online. Lawrence Lofzewski, 37, was arrested in his Springfield home following a probe into a tip provided by the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children regarding "disturbing online content" he posted about kids, according to the Fairfax County Police Department. During the investigation, officials say Lofzewski communicated with detectives posing as a minor on the Internet, engaged in inappropriate conversations, and solicited sexual e…
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Maryland Fugitive Accused Of Repeatedly Sexually Abusing Minor Captured By Feds: Sheriff
A 45-year-old man who allegedly sexually abused a minor repeatedly has been apprehended in Maryland, authorities announced on Friday. Riverdale native Jose Mercedes Pineda-Callejas was arrested on Thursday, May 21, in Landover by members of the Charles County Sheriff's Office and federal authorities, officials say. According to investigators, Pineda-Callejas was arrested and charged with multiple sexual offenses involving a minor. Pineda-Callejas was later indicted by a grand jury in Charles County on multiple counts of rape, sexual assault, and other related offenses, and an arrest warran…
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Connecticut Man Arrested In 1986 Rape, Stabbing Murder Of Virginia Beach Woman: Police
A Connecticut man has been arrested decades after police say he raped and murdered a 22-year-old Virginia Beach woman whose body was found with fatal stab wounds in a field in 1986. Charles Berry, 66, was taken into custody this week in Newington in connection with his alleged role in the brutal murder of Roberta Walls 40 years ago, according to Virginia Beach Police. Walls’ body was discovered just after sunrise on May 15, 1986, in a field along Ferry Plantation Drive in Virginia Beach. Roberta Walls Virginia Beach Police Investigators determined the young woman had been sexually …
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Maryland Most Wanted Mom Vanished Before 100-Year Sentence In Infant Death Case: US Marshals
A Maryland mother convicted in the death of her 10-month-old daughter vanished before sentencing and is now one of the US Marshals’ “Major Cases,” authorities announced. Ashley Nicole Franklin, 39, is wanted after failing to appear for sentencing in Washington County Circuit Court on Aug. 13, 2025, according to the US Marshals Service. Franklin had already been found guilty by a jury on charges including first-degree child abuse resulting in death, involuntary manslaughter, and related offenses tied to the 2021 death of her infant daughter. Despite the conviction, Franklin was released on …
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