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Father-Son Duo From MD, MA Used VA Housing Authority Card For PA Hotel Stay: PSP Father-Son Duo From MD, MA Used VA Housing Authority Card For PA Hotel Stay: PSP
Father-Son Duo From MD, MA Used VA Housing Authority Card For PA Hotel Stay: PSP A Maryland man used a housing authority's credit card to book an extended hotel stay in Pennsylvania, state police announced. Patrick Rooney, 47, is accused of using a credit card belonging to the Richmond Redevelopment and Housing Authority to pay for two rooms at the Springhill Suites in Unity Township for a week, Pennsylvania State Police said in a release on Tuesday, Feb. 19. The alleged fraud came just days after Rooney and his son, Thomas Rooney, had an encounter with state troopers, authorities said. Last month, Thomas Rooney, of Massachusetts, was arrested after he was accused …

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by Jillian Pikora
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Police Imposters Steal Cash From Motorist In Loudoun County, Police Say Police Imposters Steal Cash From Motorist In Loudoun County, Police Say
Police Imposters Steal Cash From Motorist In Loudoun County, Police Say Leesburg police are on the lookout for a pair of imposters who stole money from a motorist last week. The men were in a newer model grey Toyota Corolla with tinted windows when they pulled up alongside the victim on the 800 block of Edwards Ferry Road NE Friday, April 26 around 4:30 p.m., police said. The vehicle had flashing red and blue lights on its dashboard, so the victim stopped for it. Two males got out the and displayed silver badges. During the interaction, one of the men took money from the victim’s wallet. The pair then got back into their vehicle and drove away. The Toyota wa…

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by Cecilia Levine
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ICE Impersonator Raped Hispanic Woman After Threatening Deportation In MD, Police Say ICE Impersonator Raped Hispanic Woman After Threatening Deportation In MD, Police Say
ICE Impersonator Raped Hispanic Woman After Threatening Deportation In MD, Police Say A poser playing the role of a federal agent from Washington, DC crossed over state lines to sexually assault a woman in Prince George's County, according to police. Victor Antonio Reed, 26, is facing multiple rape charges following an incident in Oxon Hill earlier this week when he accosted his victim in the parking lot of an area shopping center while posing as a member of US Immigration and Customs Enforcement. At approximately 8:15 p.m. on Tuesday, June 13, the Prince George's County Police Department was alerted of a sexual assault that had just happened in the 5400 block of Saint Barna…

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by Zak Failla
Police & Fire
Impersonator Burned Attempting To Cancel Emergency Call With Two-Way Radio In MD: Fire Marshal Impersonator Burned Attempting To Cancel Emergency Call With Two-Way Radio In MD: Fire Marshal
Impersonator Burned Attempting To Cancel Emergency Call With Two-Way Radio In MD: Fire Marshal Not all heroes wear capes, but some "heroes" are actually wolves in sheep’s clothing. A West Virginia man is in police custody after impersonating a firefighter and attempting to use a two-way radio to cancel fire and EMS personnel that were called to a Maryland home, according to the State Fire Marshal. Matthew Milburn, 32, of Romney, West Virginia, is facing charges in Maryland for impersonating a firefighter and impeding an emergency 911 call that was made earlier this week, authorities announced. On Tuesday, June 7, Barton Hose Company and the George's Creek Ambulance Service were call…

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by Zak Failla
Police & Fire
Police Impersonator Busted With Knives, Smoke Grenade Near Capitol In DC Police Impersonator Busted With Knives, Smoke Grenade Near Capitol In DC
Police Impersonator Busted With Knives, Smoke Grenade Near Capitol In DC The United States Capitol Police busted a man impersonating law enforcement who was found with a stash of knives with him near the Hill. Max Eli Viner, 37, was caught by police on Monday, Jan. 30 with a stash of knives after acting suspiciously and being busted with a small cache of weapons and phony police equipment, officials said At approximately 6:20 p.m. on Monday, an officer with the Capitol Police’s Bicycle Response Team noticed a man, who was wanted for questioning by the US Secret Service, near the corner of Third Street and Madison Drive, NW. Officers searched the suspicious su…

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by Zak Failla
News
Details Of Shady Schemers Kept From Tenants Of Ana Walshe-Managed DC Building: Report Details Of Shady Schemers Kept From Tenants Of Ana Walshe-Managed DC Building: Report
Details Of Shady Schemers Kept From Tenants Of Ana Walshe-Managed DC Building: Report Some residents in a Washington, DC apartment building that was home to two men posing as federal law enforcement agents to live rent-free fear they're not getting all the details in the case, according to a report by the New York Post. It just so happens that building was managed by Ana Walshe, the missing executive from Boston believed slain by her own husband, Brian Walshe. Last year, Haider Ali, 36, and Arian Taherzadeh, 40, pleaded guilty to impersonating Department of Homeland Security officers to live a luxurious lifestyle rent-free in the Crossing Building in the Navy Yard, as previ…

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by Zak Failla
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DC Man Admits To Impersonating Federal Law Enforcement To Live Rent Free, $1M Bank Fraud Scheme DC Man Admits To Impersonating Federal Law Enforcement To Live Rent Free, $1M Bank Fraud Scheme
DC Man Admits To Impersonating Federal Law Enforcement To Live Rent Free, $1M Bank Fraud Scheme A second man has admitted to impersonating a Department of Homeland Security officer in Washington, DC to run a series of elaborate schemes to live a luxurious lifestyle. District of Columbia resident Haider Ali, 36, admitted this week to charges stemming from a scheme in which he pretended to be a federal law enforcement officer for a range of purposes, the Department of Justice announced. The impersonation scheme allowed Ali to maintain a series of apartments in which he then failed to pay rent, officials said. He also admitted carrying out a bank fraud scheme in which he obtained more …

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by Zak Failla
Police & Fire
Identity Crisis: Stafford Man Arrested For Impersonating Police Officer Identity Crisis: Stafford Man Arrested For Impersonating Police Officer
Identity Crisis: Stafford Man Arrested For Impersonating Police Officer A Stafford man was arrested for pretending to be a law enforcement officer, officials said. On August 26, an officer responded to a leasing office on Green Tree Road, where he learned that 38-year-old Tyrone Tutson illegally dodged an eviction notice, according to the Stafford County Sheriff's Office. When he was served the notice, Tutson allegedly claimed he was a detective with the Department of Justice and served the office  nine unlawful detainers, police said. Law enforcement officers found the suspect and questioned him, to which Tutson said he legally printed the documents at a…

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by AJ Goldbloom
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Virginia Man Pretended To Be Officer For Better Parking: Police Virginia Man Pretended To Be Officer For Better Parking: Police
Virginia Man Pretended To Be Officer For Better Parking: Police A Virginia man accused of impersonating a police officer to get a better parking spot was arrested with an arsenal of weapons and a cache of law enforcement gear, authorities said.  Josh Taber, 38 of Alexandria, told staff at the Ramada by Wyndham in Rockville that he was an "agent" and needed to park his SUV front of the building when he checked in earlier this month, Montgomery County police said. He even flashed a badge that seemed to back up his claim.  However, when vice detectives staked out the hotel as part of a prostitution probe on May 10, they were confused by the …

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by Josh Lanier