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Chase In Stafford Ends After Driver Crashes Into Stopped Truck: Police Chase In Stafford Ends After Driver Crashes Into Stopped Truck: Police
Chase In Stafford Ends After Driver Crashes Into Stopped Truck: Police A driver trying to escape a ticket wound up in a lot more trouble after he crashed his car while trying to get away from police, authorities said.  Deputies clocked Jefferson Melendez Duran, 19, of Sterling at 20 miles per hour above the posted 45 mph along Cool Springs Road in south Stafford on Sunday night, but when they went to pull him over, Melendez Duran picked up the pace, the Stafford County Sheriff's Office said.  Though, he didn't make it far.  Melendez Duran passed several cars on a curve in an attempt to get away from deputies, but the chase ended less …

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by Josh Lanier
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54-Year-Old Woman Killed In Fairfax County Crash: Police 54-Year-Old Woman Killed In Fairfax County Crash: Police
54-Year-Old Woman Killed In Fairfax County Crash: Police Police say alcohol and speed were likely factors in an early morning wreck in Falls Church that killed a 54-year-old woman and sent two others to the hospital.  The wreck happened after 2 a.m. on Wednesday, May 25, when a Honda Accord T-boned a Jetta waiting to make a left onto Skyline Plaza from S. George Mason Drive, Fairfax County police said in a news release.  Gladis Suyapa Deras, 54, of Falls Church, who was a passenger in the Jetta, died at the scene. Responders rushed the driver to the hospital, but his injuries were not considered life threatening.  The dr…

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by Josh Lanier
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Masked Trio Carjack Maryland Audi Driver Doing Laundry: Police Masked Trio Carjack Maryland Audi Driver Doing Laundry: Police
Masked Trio Carjack Maryland Audi Driver Doing Laundry: Police Police are looking for three masked suspects who robbed a man at gunpoint in the laundry room at his Glen Burnie building and stole his car, authorities say. The suspects approached the man in the common room, where they brandished a short AK 47 style rifle and two handguns before stealing the victim's keys to the residence at the 1000 block of Cayer Drive around 12:45 p.m., May 22, according to Anne Arundel County Police.  The suspects then entered the victim's apartment and took shoes and an undisclosed amount of cash before fleeing in the victim's black 2016 Audi Q3. The suspects, …

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by Annie DeVoe