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Person Of Interest Held After 19-Year-Old Fatally Shot Multiple Times In Virginia: Police Person Of Interest Held After 19-Year-Old Fatally Shot Multiple Times In Virginia: Police
Person Of Interest Held After 19-Year-Old Fatally Shot Multiple Times In Virginia: Police A person of interest is in custody after a 19-year-old was found fatally shot following an argument in Northern Virginia, according to the Fredericksburg Police Department. Officers were called around 11:10 p.m. on Wednesday, June 24, to investigate reports of shots fired in the 200 block of Ivanhoe Court in Fredericksburg. Upon arrival, officers found 19-year-old Oscar Ruiz Mejia suffering from multiple gunshot wounds. The Fredericksburg teen was pronounced dead at the scene by first responders. Witnesses were able to provide officers with a description of the suspected shooter, which led…

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Thrown From Stolen Camaro During High-Speed Chase, Maryland Teen Charged In Virginia: Sheriff Thrown From Stolen Camaro During High-Speed Chase, Maryland Teen Charged In Virginia: Sheriff
Thrown From Stolen Camaro During High-Speed Chase, Maryland Teen Charged In Virginia: Sheriff A stolen Camaro. A high-speed chase. A violent crash that threw both occupants from the car. A pursuit through Fauquier County ended with 19-year-old Annapolis resident Kevin Antonio Cabrera Velasquez hospitalized after leading deputies on a high-speed chase in a stolen Camaro before a violent Route 29 crash, according to the sheriff's office. The chase began around 9:20 p.m. on June 21, when Fauquier County dispatchers alerted deputies to a license plate reader hit on Marsh Road south of Bealeton involving a reported stolen vehicle. The alert initially came back to a Toyota sedan with Mar…

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Teen Charged After Rifle-Wielding Carjacking Suspect Sparks Officer-Involved DC Shooting: MPD Teen Charged After Rifle-Wielding Carjacking Suspect Sparks Officer-Involved DC Shooting: MPD
Teen Charged After Rifle-Wielding Carjacking Suspect Sparks Officer-Involved DC Shooting: MPD It started with a rifle pointed at a driver. Less than an hour later, police say that same violent spree ended with another rifle aimed at a DC officer. A 13-year-old is facing armed carjacking charges after a predawn crime spree in Washington, DC, that ended with an officer opening fire when one of the fleeing suspects allegedly emerged from the woods and pointed a rifle at him. The investigation began around 1:20 a.m. on Wednesday, June 24, in the 700 block of 19th Street NE. Police say two suspects walked up to a driver outside a gray 2026 Honda Civic. One leveled a rifle and demanded t…

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Barrel Explosion Leaves Maryland Dad With Burns On More Than 21 Percent Of His Body Barrel Explosion Leaves Maryland Dad With Burns On More Than 21 Percent Of His Body
Barrel Explosion Leaves Maryland Dad With Burns On More Than 21 Percent Of His Body A routine summer chore turned into a nightmare for a Maryland father of four who is facing a lengthy recovery after suffering critical burn injuries. In "just a matter of moments," everything changed for Nicole Hershelman and her husband, Samuel Hess, who suffered burns to 21 percent of his body outside their New Market home. Hershelman explained that for more than an hour, Hess, 27, was safely burning wood when it unexpectedly exploded, leaving him with injuries that include deep lacerations that required multiple surgeries, head trauma, and what she described as "an uncertain recovery pro…

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Carjacker Who Killed Man Fighting For His Lexus Convicted In Virginia: Commonwealth Attorney Carjacker Who Killed Man Fighting For His Lexus Convicted In Virginia: Commonwealth Attorney
Carjacker Who Killed Man Fighting For His Lexus Convicted In Virginia: Commonwealth Attorney For days, he was just a face in surveillance photos. Now, the man accused of stealing a Lexus, running over its owner, and leaving him to die in a Dumfries apartment complex parking lot has been found guilty, Virginia prosecutors announced. Prince William County Commonwealth's Attorney Amy Ashworth announced on Wednesday, June 24, that a jury convicted 41-year-old Keith Anthony McBride in the July 2024 killing of Jose Vasquez Galvan. Jurors found McBride guilty on June 17 of: Felony murder; Felony hit-and-run; Grand larceny of an automobile. The case began shortly before 7 p.m. on Saturd…

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Sketch To Suspect: Virginia Trail Attack Suspect Was Released After Drug Case, ICE Says Sketch To Suspect: Virginia Trail Attack Suspect Was Released After Drug Case, ICE Says
Sketch To Suspect: Virginia Trail Attack Suspect Was Released After Drug Case, ICE Says The mystery man in the baseball cap didn't stay anonymous for long.  Now federal officials say he never should have been back on the streets in the first place. Fairfax County police identified the man accused of exposing himself and trying to drag a woman into the woods at Wakefield Park in Annandale as 31-year-old Moises Domingo Rico Rosales, a Nicaraguan national, on Wednesday, June 24. Just one day after Daily Voice reported his arrest, US Immigration and Customs Enforcement announced it had lodged an immigration detainer asking Virginia officials not to release Rico Rosales if he…

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Three Teslas Torched In Massive Maryland Dealership Blaze, Hazmat Called: Fire Officials Three Teslas Torched In Massive Maryland Dealership Blaze, Hazmat Called: Fire Officials
Three Teslas Torched In Massive Maryland Dealership Blaze, Hazmat Called: Fire Officials Three Teslas were reduced to burned-out shells and a fourth was damaged after flames tore through a Maryland dealership lot, prompting a hazmat response. Investigators are now working to determine what sparked the fire. firefighters were called late on Wednesday afternoon on June 24, to the Tesla dealership in the 9400 block of Reisterstown Road in Owings Mills, where four electric vehicles were found on fire, according to the Baltimore County Fire Department. By the time the flames were under control, three vehicles had been destroyed and a fourth had sustained significant damage. Balt…

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Teen Found Hiding Under Car After Stairwell Dice Game Leads To Maryland Ghost Gun Bust: Police Teen Found Hiding Under Car After Stairwell Dice Game Leads To Maryland Ghost Gun Bust: Police
Teen Found Hiding Under Car After Stairwell Dice Game Leads To Maryland Ghost Gun Bust: Police A Maryland dice game ended with a 17-year-old from DC allegedly ditching a loaded ghost gun and hiding under a car, police say. Montgomery County officers were in the area of Sligo Avenue and Fenton Street in Silver Spring shortly before 9 p.m. on Friday, June 19, when a resident flagged them down about a group inside a construction area at an apartment building in the 800 block of Sligo Avenue. The group was also reportedly gambling in a stairwell. When officers got there, they found several people throwing dice with cash on the ground, according to the Montgomery County Department of Pol…

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Maryland Woman Told Taco Bell Staff To Meet Her Outside, Then Flashed Gun: Sheriff Maryland Woman Told Taco Bell Staff To Meet Her Outside, Then Flashed Gun: Sheriff
Maryland Woman Told Taco Bell Staff To Meet Her Outside, Then Flashed Gun: Sheriff Ashley Andrews's fast food wasn't fast enough in Maryland.  And the 30-year-old Chester woman's night ended with her behind bars, not enjoying a Chalupa. A dispute over wait time at Taco Bell led to Andrews's arrest after she threatened staff over her meal, according to the Queen Anne's County Sheriff's Office. Deputies were initially called to the fast food restaurant in Kent Towne Market to investigate reports of a woman displaying a handgun during an escalating altercation with employees. Upon arrival, Andrews and a second person involved in an ongoing verbal argument inside the r…

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Police Release Photo After Black Lives Matter, Anti-Racism Signs Damaged At Maryland Church Police Release Photo After Black Lives Matter, Anti-Racism Signs Damaged At Maryland Church
Police Release Photo After Black Lives Matter, Anti-Racism Signs Damaged At Maryland Church A Maryland church’s anti-racism message was targeted in the dark. Now, police are asking for help identifying the person they say was caught on camera damaging signs outside Arc and Dove Presbyterian Church in Anne Arundel County. The vandalism happened around 10:30 p.m. on Wednesday, June 17, at the church on Piney Orchard Parkway in Odenton, according to the Anne Arundel County Police Department. Investigators say the suspect damaged a “Black Lives Matter” sign and a “Dismantle Racism” sign outside the church. Police released images of the suspect on Tuesday, June 24, hoping someone wou…

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Who Is He? Sketch Released After Virginia Woman's Family Threatened During Robbery Who Is He? Sketch Released After Virginia Woman's Family Threatened During Robbery
Who Is He? Sketch Released After Virginia Woman's Family Threatened During Robbery A newly released sketch may be the key to solving a bizarre Virginia robbery that began with a stranger yelling at a woman in traffic and ended with a threat against her family. Fairfax County detectives say the encounter happened around 2:45 p.m. on Saturday, June 20, near the intersection of Parcher Avenue and Springer Drive in Reston. According to police, the woman was driving alone when a man approached her vehicle at the intersection and began yelling. She pulled over and rolled down her window, leading to a brief conversation. Investigators say the man then demanded money and threate…

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Attempted Abduction Suspect Captured Less Than 48 Hours After Virginia Trail Attack: Police Attempted Abduction Suspect Captured Less Than 48 Hours After Virginia Trail Attack: Police
Attempted Abduction Suspect Captured Less Than 48 Hours After Virginia Trail Attack: Police He didn't stay a mystery for long. Less than two days after Fairfax County Police released a composite sketch of a man accused of trying to drag a woman into the woods at a busy Annandale park, detectives say the suspect is now in custody. Police announced Tuesday evening, June 23, that the alleged predator wanted in connection with an attempted abduction and indecent exposure at Wakefield Park had been arrested. Authorities have not yet released the suspect's identity or any charges. Police said there is no ongoing threat to the community. The arrest comes after detectives publicly relea…

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