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Shoplifter Fought Employee, Arresting Officers At Virginia Mall: Police Shoplifter Fought Employee, Arresting Officers At Virginia Mall: Police
Shoplifter Fought Employee, Arresting Officers At Virginia Mall: Police A shoplifter from Alexandria didn't go down without a fight after trying to take on a store employee and then responding officers in Arlington, police say. Todd Lawson, 55, is facing several charges after a reported robbery at a business inside the Pentagon City Mall in the 1100 block of South Hayes Street on Thursday afternoon. The incident was reported shortly after 12:30 p.m. on Thursday, Dec. 21.  According to police, Lawson entered the business and attempted to conceal merchandise without paying, and when an employee confronted him, he proceeded to assault him, ditched the stolen…

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by Zak Failla
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ID Disagreement Leads To Pepper Spray Scene During Scuffle At South Stafford Wawa, Sheriff Says ID Disagreement Leads To Pepper Spray Scene During Scuffle At South Stafford Wawa, Sheriff Says
ID Disagreement Leads To Pepper Spray Scene During Scuffle At South Stafford Wawa, Sheriff Says A 37-year-old Fredericksburg woman who made a scene at a Stafford County Wawa location is facing charges after getting violent with employees who wouldn't sell her a tobacco product, according to the sheriff's office. On Sunday night, deputies were called to Wawa on South Gateway Drive in South Stafford, where there was report of a woman who became irate after an employee asked her for an ID when she tried to make the purchase, officials said. Wawa at 9 South Gateway Drive in South Stafford Google Maps street view When prompted for the ID, Latarsha Gray began screaming at an e…

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$20 Gets Ice Pick Bandit 30 Months Behind Bars For DC Armed Robbery $20 Gets Ice Pick Bandit 30 Months Behind Bars For DC Armed Robbery
$20 Gets Ice Pick Bandit 30 Months Behind Bars For DC Armed Robbery The District teen who used an ice pick to hold up two contractors behind a Northwest DC restaurant is going to spend time behind bars, federal authorities announced. Twenty dollars will land Kevin DIaz, 19, in prison for 30 months after he put the fear of God into two workers while brandishing a curious weapon, federal prosecutors say. According to court documents, in April, a construction worker and roofer arrived near the 1600 block of Lamont Street NW to begin remodeling and repair work at the business when they were approached by Diaz, who was wielding an ice pick. Diaz then claimed to…

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by Zak Failla
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Man Wanted For Assaulting Woman, 31, During Drive In Virginia: Cops Man Wanted For Assaulting Woman, 31, During Drive In Virginia: Cops
Man Wanted For Assaulting Woman, 31, During Drive In Virginia: Cops A Virginia man is wanted on charges of malicious wounding after police said he assaulted a woman while the two were driving together, police said. Joshua Nicholas Tyler, 26, was driving with the 31-year-old woman when the two began arguing Tuesday night, Dec. 12 on Prince William Parkway, Prince William County police said. During the encounter, Tyler struck the victim several times before she was able to park the vehicle and contact police. Tyler left on foot before police arrived on scene.  The victim was treated at the scene for minor injuries. Following the investigation, officers …

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by Cecilia Levine
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Stalker Follows Woman Home From MGM Casino Parking Lot, Assaults Her In Virginia: Cops Stalker Follows Woman Home From MGM Casino Parking Lot, Assaults Her In Virginia: Cops
Stalker Follows Woman Home From MGM Casino Parking Lot, Assaults Her In Virginia: Cops A 29-year-old man was arrested for following a woman from a casino parking lot in Maryland to her home in Fairfax County, VA, where he assaulted her and tried breaking into her home, police said. Antiero Ebai Menyoli, of Oxon Hill, MD, approached the woman, a complete stranger, as she left the MGM National Harbor and spoke briefly, before the woman got into her car and drove home, Fairfax County police said. While driving, the victim noticed a vehicle was following her due to one headlight being brighter than the other. She suspected it to be Menyoli.  The victim tried to lose the veh…

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by Cecilia Levine
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Man Who Was Hateful Toward Gay Couple, Nephew At DC Metro Station Convicted Of Assault: Feds Man Who Was Hateful Toward Gay Couple, Nephew At DC Metro Station Convicted Of Assault: Feds
Man Who Was Hateful Toward Gay Couple, Nephew At DC Metro Station Convicted Of Assault: Feds A man who targeted a homosexual family and assaulted a man in front of his young nephew inside a Metro station in DC is facing prison time, federal authorities announced. District resident Kevin Brown, 39, was found guilty this week of bias enhanced simple assault dating back to an incident in October 2020 at the Fort Totten Metro Station. According to prosecutors, on Oct. 6, 2020, Brown approached a victim who was with his husband and 12-year-old nephew at the station and without provocation asked the stranger if he was homosexual and began following the family for several minutes while ma…

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by Zak Failla
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Man Arrested For Strangling Teen Breaking Up Fight With Woman In Virginia Apartment, Police Say Man Arrested For Strangling Teen Breaking Up Fight With Woman In Virginia Apartment, Police Say
Man Arrested For Strangling Teen Breaking Up Fight With Woman In Virginia Apartment, Police Say A grown man who choked a teenager attempting to intervene during a domestic dispute involving a woman in Prince William County has been apprehended, according to police. Shortly before 9:40 p.m. on Tuesday, Oct. 5, officers from the Prince William County Police Department responded to the Woodburn Apartment complex in the 11300 block of Golden Leaf Circle in Manassas, where there was a reported incident involving 39-year-old Joseph Edward Moore III and a woman. According to police, Moore was involved in a verbal altercation with the 34-year-old woman that rapidly escalated, leading him to a…

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by Zak Failla
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Reckless Driver Behind Bars Facing Fresh Felony Charges In Virginia: Police Reckless Driver Behind Bars Facing Fresh Felony Charges In Virginia: Police
Reckless Driver Behind Bars Facing Fresh Felony Charges In Virginia: Police A man already behind bars across the country is facing new charges in Virginia after taking police in Loudoun County on a wild ride earlier this year, authorities announced. Ricardo Avilez-Blanco, 27, has been arrested in connection to a series of reckless driving incidents involving members of the Leesburg Police Department in October while posing a threat to the public.  The long day for officers began at around 4 p.m. on Saturday, Oct. 14 when they attempted to stop a speeding white Camaro, which took off on East Market Street before stopping in the area of Heritage High School…

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by Zak Failla
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Man Killed Cat During 21-Hour Barricade That Ended On Virginia Rooftop: Police Man Killed Cat During 21-Hour Barricade That Ended On Virginia Rooftop: Police
Man Killed Cat During 21-Hour Barricade That Ended On Virginia Rooftop: Police The Fairfax County Police Department has  identified a victim in the 21-hour standoff in Culmore that ended with a man on the roof and an animal dead. Falls Church resident Brian Ramos, 21, put police through their paces after a scary scene played out inside an apartment and spilled outside to the rooftop after he killed a cat and set a fire, police say. According to police, at around 4 p.m. on Sunday afternoon, officers were called to the 6000 block of Bellview Drive when two people were abducted by a roommate, one of whom was assaulted with a baseball bat.  Officers are in t…

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Felon Attempted To Kick, Bite Officers Intervening During Domestic Dispute In Virginia: Police Felon Attempted To Kick, Bite Officers Intervening During Domestic Dispute In Virginia: Police
Felon Attempted To Kick, Bite Officers Intervening During Domestic Dispute In Virginia: Police What started as a verbal domestic dispute in Prince William County turned physical when a man kicked and attempted to bite intervening officers. Members of the Prince William County Police Department were called to the Westgate Apartment complex in the 8000 block of Ashland Avenue over the weekend in Manassas to investigate an incident involving Stafford resident James Russell Bennett II and at least one other person inside the home. While investigating the domestic incident, police said that they determined the 34-year-old Bennett was wanted for a previous drug-related incident, and he ref…

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by Zak Failla
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19-Hour Police Standoff In Virginia Ends With Barricaded Man In Custody 19-Hour Police Standoff In Virginia Ends With Barricaded Man In Custody
19-Hour Police Standoff In Virginia Ends With Barricaded Man In Custody It took every tool in their tool belt, but an allegedly knife-wielding man who barricaded himself after reportedly assaulting a person with a bat is in police custody nearly 24 hours later. An alert was issued at around 6:15 p.m. on Sunday night after officers from the Fairfax County Police Department were called to investigate an incident in the 6000 block of Bellview Drive in Bailey's Crossroads. Officers are in the 6000 blk of Bellview Dr in Bailey's Crossroads for an adult man barricaded alone w/ a knife in his apartment after assaulting a victim w/ a bat. The victim sustained minor …

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Virginia Man Gets Life For Killing Mother Found After Breakfast Fight In Maryland Virginia Man Gets Life For Killing Mother Found After Breakfast Fight In Maryland
Virginia Man Gets Life For Killing Mother Found After Breakfast Fight In Maryland A Virginia man will spend the rest of his life behind bars after being convicted of strangling his mother to death in Maryland after an argument, the Charles County State's Attorney's Office announced on Friday. Norfolk resident Bandon Kiah Slade, 29, was found guilty following a three-day trial of murder, assault and other offenses in connection to the death of his mother, Lenora Coates-Slade, whose body was found stabbed to death with a plastic bag wrapped around her head in the family's garage three years ago. On Friday, prosecutors announced that he has been sentenced by a judge to…

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