Free Lyft Rides Offered In Virginia, DC, Maryland On July 4 To Prevent Drunk Driving
Don’t drive buzzed — or at all — this Fourth of July in the DMV.
A free ride program is returning to help stop drunk driving before it starts during one of the deadliest holidays on US roads, officials announced.
The Washington Regional Alcohol Program (WRAP) will offer free Lyft rides across DC, Maryland, and Virginia from 4 p.m. Friday, July 4, to 4 a.m. Saturday, July 5, to keep impaired drivers off the road.
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The initiative, called SoberRide, provides a $15 Lyft credit to anyone 21 or older who’s celebrating with alcohol and needs a safe ride home.
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Possible Murder-Suicide Under Investigation After 4 Found Dead In Manassas Park Apartment: PD
A man, woman, and two young children were found shot to death inside a Virginia apartment, and police are investigating the case as a possible murder-suicide, officials say
The victims have been identified as Santosh Pariyar, 38, Anju Shrestha, 36, a 2-year-old boy, and an 8-year-old girl, the Manassas Park Police Department announced on Friday, June 6.
At 10:40 p.m. on Thursday, June 5, officers were called to the 9400 block of Lanae Lane for a welfare check after the homeowner requested help checking on his tenants.
When officers entered the downstairs apartment, they found all four peop…
Gunman Sought For Murder In Northern VA Killing: Police
A 39-year-old man is being sought for murder days after a Northern Virginia killing, police announced.
Juan Zacarias, of Manassas, is believed to have killed Freddy Orozco Lopez, 34, of Manassas Park, on the 100 block of Polk Drive around 10:15 p.m. on Friday, June 23, Manassas Park police said.
Lopez died at the scene and Zacarias, who knew his victim, fled the scene. He is wanted on charges of second-degree murder and the use of a firearm in commission of a felony.
Anyone who sees him is urged to call 911 immediately.
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ODing Toddler Revived, Women With Warrants Arrested In Northern Virginia
Two women each wanted on various warrants were arrested after a 2-year-old child in the same house overdosed over the weekend, authorities said.
Ashley Polzer, 33, of Prince William County, and Savannah Jones, 26, of Manassas Park, were each inside the Blackhawk Court when Manassas Park police officers and firefighters arrived on reports of an unresponsive child around 8:35 p.m. Friday, April 14, Manassas Park police said.
Repsonders began lifesaving measures and administered Narcan, reviving the child. The child was transported to Prince William Hospital and subsequent…
Drunk Destroyer: Manassas Park Woman Assaults Police, Trashes Porch
A Manassas Park woman was arrested for assaulting a police officer while destroying someone else's property, officials said.On August 27, at 8:30 p.m., officers arrived at a residence in the 8700 block of Rugby Road, where 25-year-old Iris Matute Moreno was destroying someone else's porch, according to the Prince William County Police Department.
The suspect, who allegedly entered the porch uninvited, kicked multiple officers as they tried to detain her, authorities said.
She destroyed multiple items on the victim's porch and the victim, who confronted Matute Moreno before callin…
