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DC Hotel Murder Victim From Virginia Was 'Nicest, Purest' Person
The 31-year-old woman killed by a homeless man in what police say was a random attack at a Washington DC hotel has been identified as a Virginia native with an innate ability to make others feel comfortable. Christy Bautista, of Harrisonburg, VA, was stabbed dead by George Sydnor, Jr., 43, in a room at the Ivy City Hotel in the 1600 block of New York Avenue Friday evening, March 31, Metropolitan police said. Court documents detailed by NBC4 and FOX5 say Bautista was heard yelling for help less than an hour after checking into her hotel room. Responders found Sydnor with blood…
Police & Fire
Woman Surrenders After 36-Hour Standoff; Barricade Linked To Missing MD Woman Case
A driver peacefully surrendered to authorities in Fairfax County around midnight on Thursday, March 30, ending a nearly 36-hour standoff on Richmond Highway. Police told the NBC4 that the incident was linked to the disappearance of Lauren Kingsbury, 25, of Laurel MD. She had been located safely on Tuesday, shortly before the standoff began. UPDATE AS OF 1:15 PM ON 3-28-23: We are glad to report that the Missing Person Alert for Lauren Kingsbury is cancelled.... Posted by Laurel Police Department on Monday, March 27, 2023 Video from NBC4 shows the barricade suspect emerging from a blac…
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Dating Profile Of VA 'Werewolf Killer' Has Prosecutors Worried For Single Women
Pankaj Bhasin's dating profile says he's an easygoing adventurer who just got back from two years of traveling. What it doesn't say is that he's nicknamed the "Werewolf Killer" and that his vacation was actually a three-year stint in a Northern Virginia mental institution. Bhasin, 37 — who has ties to Blackwood and East Brunswick, NJ — was found not guilty by reason of insanity a year after he drove from his Central Jersey home to Alexandria, VA and fatally stabbed 65-year-old Bradford Jackson, a complete stranger to him. Bhasin was released from the N…
Police & Fire
Woman Abducted By BF In DC: Report
Police are seeking a D.C. man after he kidnapped his girlfriend and tried stuffing her in the trunk of a car on Wednesday, July 27, NBC4 reports. Marquez Parker, 44, was armed when he abducted 30-year-old Selita Lee against her will at gunpoint, outside of their apartment on Van Ness Street, DC police said. MPD seeks the public's assistance in locating 44 year-old Marquez Parker in reference to an Armed Kidnapping that occurred on 7/27/22 in the 2900 blk of Van Ness Street, NW. Have info? Call (202) 727-9099/text 50411 pic.twitter.com/DzCZrh7BJi — DC Police Department (@DCPoliceDept) Ju…
Police & Fire
DC Cyclist Fatally Hit By Truck On Way To Government Job
A woman riding her bike was struck and killed by a commercial truck in D.C. while on her way to her government job, police said.Shawn O'Donnell, 40, was riding near the George Washington University campus around 8 a.m. Wednesday, July 20, when a Mack truck made a turn into her and they collided, the Metropolitan Police Department reported. Despite life-saving efforts, O'Donnell died in a nearby hospital, police said. O'Donnell's death marks the second time in less than a week that a cyclist died while riding in D.C., according to NBC4. On Friday, 65-year-old Michael Gordon was …
Police & Fire
Man Killed By Fairfax Police Charged At Officers With 'Object' In His Hand: Chief
The Fairfax County police chief said the man who police killed Thursday night, July 7, had charged at officers with an "object" in his hand. In a late-night press conference, chief Kevin Davis discussed his department's second fatal officer-involved shooting in two weeks. Officers were called to a home in the 6900 block of Arbor Lane in McLean arounm. Thursday night for reports of a man in crisis, but he ran away before police arrived. Nearly two hours later, a second call came in, Davis said. This time, the caller warned that the man had returned and was throwing things, NBC4 r…
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Abortion Ruling: Man Scales Bridge, Protestors Bang Drums At Justice's Fairfax County Home
Protests erupted across Washington, D.C., and northern Virginia following Friday's Supreme Court ruling to overturn Roe v. Wade, which ended 50 years of federal abortion protections. A man slept on the Frederick Douglass Bridge Friday night, June 24, after hoisting a flag that read "Don't tread on my uterus." Guido Reichstadter, of Florida climbed the D.C. bridge just after 11 a.m. shortly after the the court released its ruling. I stayed on the bridge last night. There's a hatch up here I can crawl down any time, but my batteries still have charge and there's more to do up here. I wra…
Police & Fire
Arrest Made In Deadly Stabbing Of Woman Outside DC Restaurant
A suspect has been arrested in connection to the deadly stabbing of a woman last month while standing outside of a carryout restaurant in DC. Ebony Morgan, 42, was chatting with friends outside of Full Yum Carry Out in the Northeast section of the city when Cana Browne, 25, stabbed her on May 10, 2022, according to Metropolitan Police and NBC4. Detectives found Morgan suffering from an apparent stab wound on the Unit block of P Street, Northeast at 12:53 p.m., Tuesday, May 10. She was transferred to a nearby hospital for treatment and succumbed to her injuries on Sunday…
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Fairfax Veterinarian Details Atrocities In Ukraine After 2-Week Trip
Dr. Courtney Katsur couldn't stand to watch news of Russia's invasion of Ukraine. The atrocities, the endless violence, and the evil all turned her stomach. But she wasn't about to do nothing. The Fairfax veterinarian took a short leave from her job at Town & Country Animal Hospital to fly to Ukraine and help the animals there. She spent two weeks in the country and returned earlier this month more eager than before to help the often-forgotten victims of war. "I knew that I have a skill/profession where I could help not only the animal victims of this war that…
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Hundreds Of Frustrated Passengers Stranded For Hours At Reagan National Airport
Hundreds of travel-weary passengers were left stranded at Reagan National Airport overnight Sunday, May 22, after storms tore through the area. Others were trapped on grounded planes for hours as pilots waited for the weather to calm down. @AmericanAir Last nights 8:25 flight to Chattanooga from DCA was delayed bc of weather. We were finally told we were set to go. Got on plane. Five hours later we were told flight canceled bc pilot timed out. Rerouted to Knoxville this morning. reimbursement for car? #DCA — jeff rufolo (@JeffRufolo) May 23, 2022 5 hours almost to the minute aft…
Police & Fire
One Dead, One Critical In Beltway Crash: Report
Police closed a portion of the Capital Beltway Tuesday night, May 17, to investigate a serious crash that left one person dead and another seriously injured. Virginia State Police in Tysons said several cars crashed on the inner loop of I-495 near Chain Bridge Road just after 10 p.m., NBC4 reports. Paramedics rushed one person to the hospital and another person who declared dead in the pile-up. Police didn't release any information on those people. Investigators closed down all lanes of the inner loop just after Leesburg Pike as they tried to make sense of what happened. …
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Handyman Lover Arrested In Orsolya Gaal Murder
Orsolya Gaal's former handyman David Bonola has been arrested and charged in her grisly murder last weekend at her Forest Hills home, multiple news reports say. Bonola, 44, arrived at the112th NYPD precinct Thursday, April 21 for questioning and is facing charges of murder, criminal tampering, and possession of a weapon. Gaal's body was found by two walkers in the area after a blood trail led to her home, around 8 a.m., Saturday, April 16. The 51-year-old mom had been stabbed some 58 times in the neck, torso, and left arm. The sources also revealed she had wounds to her hands in an att…
Police & Fire
Army Parachuters At Nationals Park Caused US Capitol Evacuation
A plane carrying members of the US Army Golden Knights evacuated the US Capitol Wednesday, April 20, authorities said. The parachuters posed a "probable" aircraft threat, prompting the 6:45 p.m. evacuation. In a statement, Capitol Police said an unidentified plane was spotted "within seconds" of the Capitol building. As soon as police recognized they were not given notice about the flight, they ordered the evacuation. "The last time we had an evacuation due to a potential air threat was in June of 2014. Every week the USCP is made aware of hundreds of authorized flights in the restricted…
Police & Fire
Longtime NBC News Anchor Leon Harris Charged With DUI In Maryland Crash
Longtime NBC4 news anchor Leon Harris is facing a DUI charge in a Maryland crash over the weekend, his news station reports. Harris rear-ended a vehicle on Bradley Boulevard on River Road, sending that car into a third vehicle, the outlet says citing police. The news anchor apparently tried to leave the scene but was stopped by police and had a BAC twice the legal limit, which is .08%. No injuries were reported. Click here for more from NBC4.
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