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Girl, 11, Dies By Suicide After School Bullies Say ICE Will Deport Her Family: Reports Girl, 11, Dies By Suicide After School Bullies Say ICE Will Deport Her Family: Reports
Girl, 11, Dies By Suicide After School Bullies Say ICE Will Deport Her Family: Reports An 11-year-old Texas girl has died by suicide after classmates bullied her for being Hispanic and threatened to have ICE agents deport her family, according to reports. Jocelynn Rojo Carranza of Gainesville, TX, died on Saturday, Feb. 8, five days after she was rushed to a hospital, Univision 23 reported. She was a student at Gainesville Intermediate School, about an hour north of Dallas. Her mother Marbella Carranza told Univision that students repeatedly taunted her daughter, saying her family would be deported by Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE). "I waited a whole week for a mi…

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by Chris Spiker
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School Employee Reports Indecent Exposure Incident Outside Virginia Middle School: Police School Employee Reports Indecent Exposure Incident Outside Virginia Middle School: Police
School Employee Reports Indecent Exposure Incident Outside Virginia Middle School: Police A Prince William County Schools employee got an eyeful while heading into work on Monday morning when a man exposed himself in an area parking lot, police say. Officers were called at around 5:40 a.m. on Oct. 21 to Rippon Middle School on Blackburn Road in Woodbridge to investigate a reported indecent exposure incident. According to the Prince William County Police Department, the employee was in the parking lot when an unknown man approached his vehicle, exposed himself and left the area before officers arrived at the school. The suspect was only described as being a Hispanic man who was …

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by Zak Failla
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New Alert Issued Regarding Teen Missing From Loudoun County For Months New Alert Issued Regarding Teen Missing From Loudoun County For Months
New Alert Issued Regarding Teen Missing From Loudoun County For Months A new alert has been issued with the Loudoun County Sheriff's Office as they attempt to locate a missing runaway who has not been seen in months. Investigators say they are seeking the public's assistance in tracking down Lacy (Leisi) Tatiana Mejia Lozano, who moved to the country late last year before being relocated to Sterling for approximately two weeks and running away. According to the sheriff's office, Mejia Lozano may have traveled to Louisiana with an unknown boyfriend. She was last seen in the 1000 block of Temple Court in Sterling on Nov. 14, 2023.  Mejia Lozano w…

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by Zak Failla
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Suspicious Death Under Investigation Days After Body Found On Fairfax County Path, Police Say Suspicious Death Under Investigation Days After Body Found On Fairfax County Path, Police Say
Suspicious Death Under Investigation Days After Body Found On Fairfax County Path, Police Say A homicide investigation is ongoing in Fairfax County days after a suspicious body was found on a path in Oakton on Saturday afternoon. Shortly after 3 p.m. on July 20, officers were called to the 9500 block of Route 29, when a walker found a man unresponsive in the area, "with obvious trauma to the body."  He was pronounced dead at the scene. Officers are on scene of a death investigation in the 9500 blk of Route 29 near Oakton. An adult male was found unresponsive. The male was declared deceased at the scene. Detectives are onscene investigating. #FCPD pic.twitter.com/R4PvHivBTD …

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by Zak Failla
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Man Found Dead On Apartment Floor In Fairfax County Still Not ID'd, Police Say Man Found Dead On Apartment Floor In Fairfax County Still Not ID'd, Police Say
Man Found Dead On Apartment Floor In Fairfax County Still Not ID'd, Police Say Police in Fairfax County are seeking the public's help identifying a man who was found dead in the area last month. The man's body was discovered on the floor of an apartment building on the 6000 block of Argyle Drive in Bailey’s Crossroads around 12:35 p.m. April 6, the county police department said. He was pronounced dead at the scene and no foul play was suspected. "Despite extensive efforts, detectives have been unable to identify the man," police said.  He is described as a Hispanic male, believed to be in his 30s, approximately 5’ to 5’5 feet tall, and weighing around 168 …

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by Cecilia Levine
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GOTCHA! Daycare Shooting Suspect Captured, Fairfax County Police Say GOTCHA! Daycare Shooting Suspect Captured, Fairfax County Police Say
Gotcha! Daycare Shooting Suspect Captured, Fairfax County Police Say A 41-year-old Arlington man wanted for shooting his estranged wife and her co-worker through a door at a Fairfax County daycare Wednesday, March 27 has been arrested after a more than four-hour search, police said. Julio Pascual Sejas was trying to speak to his spouse, or estranged spouse, when he shot three rounds through the door of the business on the 8500 block of Bauer Drive, FCPD's Deputy Chief Brooke Wright said. Sejas' spouse and another women were struck and hospitalized, and police were called to the scene at approximately 2:15 p.m. Police said the incident was dome…

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by Cecilia Levine
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250-Pound Man Wanted For Raping VA Girl He Met Online: Police 250-Pound Man Wanted For Raping VA Girl He Met Online: Police
250-Pound Man Wanted For Raping VA Girl He Met Online: Police A 26-year-old Maryland man is being sought for raping a girl he met on social media, authorities in Virginia said. Dimas Alexis Lazo, of College Park, met the girl on a social media app and arranged to meet at a home in Woodbridge, Prince William County police said. Lazo was found sexually assaulting the girl inside of the home by a family member who intervened on Nov. 26, 2023, around 12:30 a.m., county police said. Lazo fled the home and has been charged on warrant with rape. He's described as a Hispanic male, approximately 5’8”, 250lbs., with brown hair and brown eyes.

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by Cecilia Levine
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Who Is Fairfax County Shooting Suspect? Police Seek Public's Help Who Is Fairfax County Shooting Suspect? Police Seek Public's Help
Who Is Fairfax County Shooting Suspect? Police Seek Public's Help Police in Fairfax County are seeking the public's help identifying a recent shooting suspect. At 1:06 p.m. on May 10, officers responded to the 3300 block of Glen Carlyn Drive in the Culmore area of Falls Church for a shot person.  Officers found the victim, an adult man, suffering from a gunshot wound to his lower body. Officers rendered aid until fire and rescue personnel arrived. The victim was taken to the hospital to be treated for injuries later to be determined to be non-life threatening. Detectives reviewed surveillance footage and identified the suspect pictured above. The ma…

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by Cecilia Levine
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Parking Lot Shooting Sends Victim To Hospital With Life-Threatening Injuries In Fairfax County Parking Lot Shooting Sends Victim To Hospital With Life-Threatening Injuries In Fairfax County
Parking Lot Shooting Sends Victim To Hospital With Life-Threatening Injuries In Fairfax County A man was hospitalized after being shot in a Fairfax County parking lot Wednesday, May 10, authorities said. The incident happened around 1 p.m. on the 3300 block of Glen Carlyn Drive in Falls Church, county police said. The victim was hospitalized with serious injuries while the suspect remains at large. The suspect was described as a 20-year-old Hispanic man in a blue sweater and dark pants. Anyone with information is urged to call 911.

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by Cecilia Levine
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Alert Issued For 21-Year-Old Reported Missing A Year Ago In Virginia Alert Issued For 21-Year-Old Reported Missing A Year Ago In Virginia
Alert Issued For 21-Year-Old Reported Missing A Year Ago In Virginia Seen him? The National Center For Missing & Exploited Children is seeking the public's assistance as they hope to track down a young man who has been missing for more than a year in Virginia. An alert was issued for Carlos Carballo-Rivas, who would now be 21 years old, and has not been seen since Nov. 27, 2021, when he went missing out of Alexandria. Officials described Carballo-Rivas as being a Hispanic man who is 5-foot-7, weighing 135 pounds with black hair, and brown eyes.  He was wearing a grey and white beanie, a black Nike jacket with white letters and red trim, a blue ho…

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by Zak Failla
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Teen Suspect Sought In Saturday Night Stabbing: Fairfax PD Teen Suspect Sought In Saturday Night Stabbing: Fairfax PD
Teen Suspect Sought In Saturday Night Stabbing: Fairfax PD A teen was being sought in a stabbing that left one person seriously injured Saturday, Aug. 13 in Fairfax County, authorities said. The victim suffered life-threatening injuries on the 6000 block of Argyle Drive in Falls Church, county police said. The suspect was described as a Hispanic teenager with black curly hair amd dark clothes. Anyone with information is urged to call 9-1-1.

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by Cecilia Levine
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Double Sex Assault Suspect Sought In DC Double Sex Assault Suspect Sought In DC
Double Sex Assault Suspect Sought In DC D.C. Police are searching for a suspect that sexually assaulted two victims, officials said. On July 18 at around 12:15 a.m., the suspect approached two people in the 5900 block of Piney Branch Road and assaulted one of the victims before engaging in unwanted sexual contact, the Metropolitan Police Department reported. Police said the suspect then engaged in unwanted sexual contact with the victim, as well, before fleeing the residence.  The suspect is described as a Hispanic man, between 43 and 48 years old and between 5'3 and 5'5 in height, police reported. He is a stout man with b…

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by AJ Goldbloom