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Dumfries, VA

Instead Of Returning To Norfolk State, Teen’s Military Mom Forced To Plan His Funeral Instead Of Returning To Norfolk State, Teen’s Military Mom Forced To Plan His Funeral
Instead Of Returning To Norfolk State, Teen’s Military Mom Forced To Plan His Funeral One minute, Louis Boone was gearing up to continue his freshman year at Norfolk State University. The next, his military family is preparing the 18-year-old's funeral after a senseless act of gun violence. Boone was shot and killed shortly after 5:30 p.m. on Monday, March 9, during an altercation near the 1800 block of Potomac Shores Parkway in Dumfries.  Several others were injured, and the gunman remains at large. Louis Boone GoFundMe Now, his mother, a US military veteran, is "facing the unimaginable," loved ones say as the family makes funeral and memorial plans for the Dumfries …
Argument Turns Deadly As Shooting Leaves One Man Dead, Another Hurt: Police Argument Turns Deadly As Shooting Leaves One Man Dead, Another Hurt: Police
Argument Turns Deadly As Shooting Leaves One Man Dead, Another Hurt: Police A Fredericksburg man tried to walk away from an argument in Woodbridge and wound up dead — now two teens have been arrested in connection to his murder. Jordy Lopez Campos, 18, of Woodbridge, and Dumfries resident David Omar Benitez Martinez are both behind bars in connection with the death of David Kapay Kallo last week, the Prince William County Police Department announced on Saturday, Sept. 20. Kallo, 35, was found shot and killed late in the afternoon on Saturday, Sept. 13. Officers were called to the 13700 block of Telegraph Road around 7 p.m. for reports of gunshots, police said. Upo…
Creep In Yellow Shorts Flashes Women At DMV Walmart, Apartments Hours Apart: Police Creep In Yellow Shorts Flashes Women At DMV Walmart, Apartments Hours Apart: Police
Creep In Yellow Shorts Flashes Women At DMV Walmart, Apartments Hours Apart: Police Two women in Virginia were left shaken after police say a man in yellow shorts exposed himself in separate incidents just hours apart. The first encounter happened around 1:40 p.m. on Thursday, Sept. 4, when a 53-year-old woman was approached by the man outside Walmart in the 17000 block of Richmond Highway in Dumfries, according to the Prince William County Police Department. Investigators said the man engaged her in a brief conversation before she realized he had exposed himself.  No physical contact occurred before he walked away. Hours later, at 4:17 p.m., officers were called to…
Shopper Exposed Himself To Same Walmart Worker Multiple Times In DMV: Police Shopper Exposed Himself To Same Walmart Worker Multiple Times In DMV: Police
Shopper Exposed Himself To Same Walmart Worker Multiple Times In DMV: Police A 58-year-old man who exposed himself to the same employee at a Virginia Walmart was apprehended  following a weeks-long probe, police say. The investigation into William Irving Gorgon began over the weekend, when officers from the Prince William Police Department were called to investigate reports of an indecent exposure at the store in the 17000 block of Richmond Highway in Dumfries. According to police, it was determined that between Wednesday, Aug. 6 and Thursday, Aug. 21, Gorgon allegedly exposed himself to the same female employee on more than one occasion. No physical contact w…
Scary Home Invasion In DMV: Man With Stun Device, Scissors Arrested: Police Scary Home Invasion In DMV: Man With Stun Device, Scissors Arrested: Police
Scary Home Invasion In DMV: Man With Stun Device, Scissors Arrested: Police A 21-year-old Virginia man is facing a long list of charges after he allegedly broke into a woman’s apartment in Virginia with a stun device, forced her into a room with scissors, then came back a second time — and a third. Lee Otis Taylor, of Woodbridge, was charged with burglary with intent to assault after a violent series of domestic-related incidents between Thursday, July 17, and Sunday, July 20, Prince William County Police said. Deputies responded shortly before 10 p.m. on July 17 to the Broadstone at River Oaks Apartments on Chesapeake Drive in Dumfries. Taylor allegedly forced his…
Teen Dies Swimming In Potomac River: ‘Good Friend, Good Father' Teen Dies Swimming In Potomac River: ‘Good Friend, Good Father'
Teen Dies Swimming In Potomac River: ‘Good Friend, Good Father' An 18-year-old who went swimming with friends in the Potomac River was found dead over the weekend, authorities say. Now, his family is rallying community support to send his body back to Honduras. Late in the afternoon on Sunday, July 13, police say first responders were called to a stretch of the river, where they found Dumfries resident Manuel De Jesus Flores Bustillo. Officials believe that Bustillo was with two friends at the beach when they decided to go for a swim in the water near the pier. That's when Bustillo was reportedly swept away by the current, prompting a f…
Brick Attack At Gas Station Leaves One Hurt, Two Charged In DMV: Police Brick Attack At Gas Station Leaves One Hurt, Two Charged In DMV: Police
Brick Attack At Gas Station Leaves One Hurt, Two Charged In DMV: Police A Virginia man and woman are facing charges after allegedly refusing to leave a Dumfries gas station — then turning violent and using a brick as a weapon, according to police. Jamal Haskins, 24, of Woodbridge, and District resident Lakira Youngblood, 22, were both arrested on Wednesday, June 18, after a bizarre and violent altercation at the Sunoco station on Dumfries Road, Prince William County police said Friday. The pair were asked to leave the property by a 61-year-old employee and his 56-year-old friend shortly after 6:15 p.m., according to police.  They refused — and that’s when…
Maryland Woman Called In Bomb Threat To Virginia Elementary School, Police Say Maryland Woman Called In Bomb Threat To Virginia Elementary School, Police Say
Maryland Woman Called In Bomb Threat To Virginia Elementary School, Police Say A Maryland woman is at large after allegedly calling in a bomb threat to a Northern Virginia elementary school, triggering a police investigation and arrest warrant, officials said. The Prince William County Police Department says officers responded just before 10 a.m. on Wednesday, April 2, to Covington-Harper Elementary School in Dumfries after receiving a report of a phone threat. The caller — later identified as 32-year-old Nidera Fortune of Fairmont, Maryland — allegedly called in a bomb threat to the building, prompting school officials to contact police. Investigators quickly determ…
Dog Saved, Hero Lost: Virginia Father Killed During Daring Rescue Dog Saved, Hero Lost: Virginia Father Killed During Daring Rescue
Dog Saved, Hero Lost: Virginia Father Killed During Daring Rescue A Virginia father and animal lover is being remembered as a hero after sacrificing his life to save a stranger’s dog from being struck by a car. Jack Leo Burdette Jr., 56, of Woodbridge, was killed early Friday, March 7, after rushing into traffic to rescue a loose dog on Dumfries Road near Old Stage Road in Dumfries, according to the Prince William County Police Department. Burdette, a father of three and a "lifelong protector of animals and those he loved," saw the 2-year-old Dalmatian/Pointer mix running loose amid early morning traffic and acted without hesitation. He successfully caug…