Two Metro Station Assaults In One Night Rock Virginia Transit Riders: Alexandria Police Two Metro Station Assaults In One Night Rock Virginia Transit Riders: Alexandria Police Two Metro Station Assaults In One Night Rock Virginia Transit Riders: Alexandria Police
Two Metro Station Assaults In One Night Rock Virginia Transit Riders: Alexandria Police A woman walking home from the Metro was accosted by a stranger — and police say the same man struck again just hours earlier at another Virginia station. Jeffrey Gary, 35, of Fairfax County, is facing multiple charges after allegedly attacking two women near Metro stations in Alexandria, according to police. He was arrested after a joint investigation by the Alexandria Police Department and the Metro Transit Police Department, officials announced. The first attack happened around 9:41 p.m. on Friday, May 30, when a woman in her mid-30s was walking in the 1100 block of Madison Street, just …
Trump Targets Cities Defying Federal Immigration Laws, He Says: See The List Trump Targets Cities Defying Federal Immigration Laws, He Says: See The List Trump Targets Cities Defying Federal Immigration Laws, He Says: See The List
Trump Targets Cities Defying Federal Immigration Laws, He Says: See The List A long list of cities and counties across the country are now officially in the federal government’s crosshairs for refusing to comply with immigration law. The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) has published a sweeping new list of “sanctuary jurisdictions” that it says are deliberately defying federal immigration enforcement — and officials are calling them out by name. The release follows Executive Order 14287, signed by President Donald Trump in April, which directs DHS and the Department of Justice to highlight jurisdictions that allegedly shield “criminal illegal aliens” from arres…
Virginia Teacher Killed When Tree Falls On Car 'Was Light In Every Room,' Family Says Virginia Teacher Killed When Tree Falls On Car 'Was Light In Every Room,' Family Says Virginia Teacher Killed When Tree Falls On Car 'Was Light In Every Room,' Family Says
Virginia Teacher Killed When Tree Falls On Car 'Was Light In Every Room,' Family Says She spent her life lifting up young minds — and her sudden loss has shaken a Virginia community to its core. Juliana Kai Russell, 27, a beloved business and information technology teacher at Thomas A. Edison High School in Alexandria, was killed when a tree fell onto her vehicle during the recent severe storms in Fairfax County, according to police and family. Officers with the Fairfax County Police Department responded on Friday, May 16 to the area of Frye Road and Pole Road in Woodlawn, where they found a 2020 Toyota Camry crushed under a fallen tree.  Russell, the driver, was found…
Drunk Driver Shot While Speeding Toward CIA HQ Gate In McLean Had Prior DUI, Feds Say Drunk Driver Shot While Speeding Toward CIA HQ Gate In McLean Had Prior DUI, Feds Say Drunk Driver Shot While Speeding Toward CIA HQ Gate In McLean Had Prior DUI, Feds Say
Drunk Driver Shot While Speeding Toward CIA HQ Gate In McLean Had Prior DUI, Feds Say Monia Spadaro was drunk, driving the wrong way, had a DUI on her record — and kept going even after cops opened fire outside CIA headquarter in Virginia Spadaro, the woman who was shot after trying to drive through a security gate at the CIA’s main entrance in Fairfax County, was intoxicated at the time and already had a prior DUI conviction, according to a newly filed federal affidavit. The early-morning incident happened just after 3:30 a.m. on Thursday, May 22, when Spadaro’s gray Toyota Corolla entered the outbound lane of the CIA’s Langley campus — a direct violation of clearly marked …
Virginia Man Walks Out Of Jail, Steals Car From Fairfax Courthouse, Breaks Into Home: Police Virginia Man Walks Out Of Jail, Steals Car From Fairfax Courthouse, Breaks Into Home: Police Virginia Man Walks Out Of Jail, Steals Car From Fairfax Courthouse, Breaks Into Home: Police
Virginia Man Walks Out Of Jail, Steals Car From Fairfax Courthouse, Breaks Into Home: Police He walked out of jail — then stole a car and broke into a home, police say. A Woodbridge man is back behind bars after Fairfax County Police say he stole a vehicle from the courthouse parking lot shortly after being released from jail, then burglarized a woman’s home in Burke later the same day. Derling Gustavo Hernandez, 28, had just been released from the Fairfax County Adult Detention Center on Tuesday, May 27 when police say he stole a car from the Fairfax County Courthouse. Just hours later, at around 7 p.m., officers were called to the 9500 block of Millgate Place in Burke after a wo…
Woman Shot After Speeding Toward CIA Entrance, Ignoring Commands: Reports Woman Shot After Speeding Toward CIA Entrance, Ignoring Commands: Reports Woman Shot After Speeding Toward CIA Entrance, Ignoring Commands: Reports
Woman Shot After Speeding Toward CIA Entrance, Ignoring Commands: Reports A woman was shot outside CIA headquarters in Virginia on Thursday morning, prompting an extensive investigation in the DC area. The FBI confirmed that officers were called to the McLean building in Fairfax County early on May 22 to investigate a reported shooting that left one person injured. Following the shooting, the CIA shut down the front gate at headquarters "until further notice."  The front gate at Headquarters is closed until further notice. Please use alternate routes for Thursday, May 22nd. — CIA (@CIA) May 22, 2025 According to CNBC, the woman was identified as 27-yea…
Virginia Gang Member Freed 16 Times Injures Officer Before Latest Arrest: ICE Virginia Gang Member Freed 16 Times Injures Officer Before Latest Arrest: ICE Virginia Gang Member Freed 16 Times Injures Officer Before Latest Arrest: ICE
Virginia Gang Member Freed 16 Times Injures Officer Before Latest Arrest: ICE It took 16 tries — and now an injured ICE officer — but federal agents say they finally have a dangerous gang member off Virginia’s streets. Mykol Santos-Santos, 25, an illegal Guatemalan national and known gang member, was arrested Monday, May 12 in Fairfax, ICE officials in Washington, DC announced. Santos-Santos didn’t go quietly. Officials say he resisted arrest, fought officers, and injured one of them during the takedown. ICE says Santos-Santos has been arrested more than 30 times in Fairfax County since 2020.  His record includes assault and battery, burglary, drug distributio…
I-495 Chaos: Wanted Driver Crashes, Flips Car In Virginia Beltway Pursuit, Police Say I-495 Chaos: Wanted Driver Crashes, Flips Car In Virginia Beltway Pursuit, Police Say I-495 Chaos: Wanted Driver Crashes, Flips Car In Virginia Beltway Pursuit, Police Say
I-495 Chaos: Wanted Driver Crashes, Flips Car In Virginia Beltway Pursuit, Police Say A wanted driver fled from police on the Beltway—then ran on foot after flipping his car during a crash involving multiple vehicles, authorities in Virginia announced. A high-speed pursuit on I-495 ended in a multi-car crash and foot pursuit on Wednesday morning, May 14, according to Virginia State Police. It all started shortly before 9 a.m., when a Virginia State Trooper tried to stop a driver on I-495 northbound near Braddock Road for violating cell phone laws, police say. A records check revealed the driver was wanted on outstanding warrants in Fairfax and Prince William Counties, offic…
SWAT Standoff With Armed Man In Crisis Shuts Down Route 29 In Virginia SWAT Standoff With Armed Man In Crisis Shuts Down Route 29 In Virginia SWAT Standoff With Armed Man In Crisis Shuts Down Route 29 In Virginia
SWAT Standoff With Armed Man In Crisis Shuts Down Route 29 In Virginia An armed man in mental crisis who fled a crash scene surrendered after a multi-agency standoff that shut down part of Route 29 for hours, Virginia authorities said. The incident began around 2:30 a.m. on Thursday, May 8, when Culpeper County Sheriff’s deputies responded to a single-vehicle crash on Route 29, according to Sheriff Timothy W. Chilton. When deputies arrived, they found the crashed vehicle — but the driver was gone, and a large amount of blood was discovered inside. Drones and a Fairfax County police helicopter were deployed by investigators and the man was found in the woods n…
Virginia Teacher Retires After Assault Allegations Involving Student, Colleague: Police Virginia Teacher Retires After Assault Allegations Involving Student, Colleague: Police Virginia Teacher Retires After Assault Allegations Involving Student, Colleague: Police
Virginia Teacher Retires After Assault Allegations Involving Student, Colleague: Police An elementary school teacher in Northern Virginia is facing charges after allegedly assaulting a student and fellow educator at a Fairfax County school, authorities announced. Mary Simons, 63, of Arlington, was charged with two counts of simple assault following an investigation into separate incidents at Parklawn Elementary School, according to the Fairfax County Police Department. On Friday, March 28, Fairfax County Child Protective Services received a report that a student had been assaulted by Simons, who at the time was an active teacher at the school.  Police detectives were not…
Twice-Deported Man Accused Of Abducting, Strangling Woman In Virginia: ICE Twice-Deported Man Accused Of Abducting, Strangling Woman In Virginia: ICE Twice-Deported Man Accused Of Abducting, Strangling Woman In Virginia: ICE
Twice-Deported Man Accused Of Abducting, Strangling Woman In Virginia: ICE Wilmer Ramos-Giron was deported — twice. He came back — again. Now he's accused of choking and abducting a woman in Virginia. A Guatemalan national who was previously deported twice is in custody again after being arrested in Chantilly and charged with abduction, assault, and felony strangulation, federal officials announced. Wilmer Ramos-Giron, 34, was taken into custody on April 24 by officers from ICE Washington, DC and the Virginia State Police, according to ICE. Ramos-Giron, who has a past federal firearms conviction, had already been deported from the US in 2012 and again in 2020, bu…
Woman Used Threatening Note To Rob Annandale Bank Before Being Apprehended, Police Say Woman Used Threatening Note To Rob Annandale Bank Before Being Apprehended, Police Say Woman Used Threatening Note To Rob Annandale Bank Before Being Apprehended, Police Say
Woman Used Threatening Note To Rob Annandale Bank Before Being Apprehended, Police Say She handed over a note — and walked out with cash. An Alexandria woman is facing charges after allegedly robbing a bank in Fairfax County using a threatening note, police said. Vicky Vien Phung, 36, was arrested Monday after detectives linked her to a robbery at a bank in the 7000 block of Little River Turnpike in Annandale, according to Fairfax County Police. Officers responded to the bank at around noon on April 28, after a woman entered, handed a note to the teller, and demanded money. The note, police said, included a threat to harm the teller if they didn’t comply — though no weapon w…