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DC Carjacker In Custody After Stealing $2.5K In Merch, Crashing Into VA Gas Station: Police DC Carjacker In Custody After Stealing $2.5K In Merch, Crashing Into VA Gas Station: Police
DC Carjacker In Custody After Stealing $2.5K In Merch, Crashing Into VA Gas Station: Police A 20-year-old Washington DC man arrested for kidnapping last week was in custody after carjacking a juvenile and then crashing the car in Virginia, police said. At 4:32 p.m. Monday, Oct. 30, an officer got a call from loss prevention about a suspect, Mecca Lee-Bey, who was seen stealing more than $2,500 worth of merchandise, Fairfax County police said. Upon approach, Lee-Bey fled the business and entered a nearby parking lot. Detectives from the Tysons Urban Team were asked for assistance. Lee-Bey attempted to open the door of a 2013 Kia Optima entering the garage. The victim, a teenager, …

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by Cecilia Levine
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Teen Thieves In PWC Continue Trend Of Hyundai, Kia Thefts In The Region: Police Teen Thieves In PWC Continue Trend Of Hyundai, Kia Thefts In The Region: Police
Teen Thieves In PWC Continue Trend Of Hyundai, Kia Thefts In The Region: Police Two 17-year-old boys from Maryland were charged after attempting to steal vehicles from a commuter lot in Woodbridge, authorities say. Officers were called to the 2700 block of Corbin Court to investigate an attempted vehicle theft, around 8 a.m., Monday, Feb. 6, according to Prince William County police. Initial investigation determined that the teens were attempting to steal vehicles along Corbin Court and Allen Dent Road. Officers canvassed the area and located the teens inside of the suspect vehicle, in the commuter lot at Dumfries Road and Richmond Highway. Officers attempte…

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by Annie DeVoe
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11-Year-Old Boy Believed Hit-Run Driver In DC Crash That Seriously Hurt 7-Year-Old: Police 11-Year-Old Boy Believed Hit-Run Driver In DC Crash That Seriously Hurt 7-Year-Old: Police
11-Year-Old Boy Believed Hit-Run Driver In DC Crash That Seriously Hurt 7-Year-Old: Police D.C. Police are investigating a serious car crash involving a 7-year-old who was hit by an 11-year-old driver, officials said.  At around 6:50 p.m. on July 25, officers reported to a parking lot in the 1800 block of Mississippi Avenue, where they discovered that the driver of a 2020 Kia Optima hit a 7-year-old and then crashed onto a curb, according to the Metropolitan Police Department.  Police said that after further investigating the incident, they discovered the driver of the Kia was an 11-year-old boy who could not reach the brakes of the car to prevent him from hitting the 7…

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by AJ Goldbloom
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Stafford County Drunk Driver Sends Friend To Hospital In Car Crash: Police Stafford County Drunk Driver Sends Friend To Hospital In Car Crash: Police
Stafford County Drunk Driver Sends Friend To Hospital In Car Crash: Police Authorities said a 22-year-old Spotsylvania woman was intoxicated when she sent three people to the hospital in a car crash earlier this month. Sydney Jenkins faces several charges after the Stafford County Sheriff's Office said she crossed the center line on a curve along Brooke Road and into oncoming traffic after 8 p.m. on June 12. Her Mitsubishi Mirage collided with a Kia Optima, investigators said.  A passenger in Jenkins' car suffered several broken bones, deputies said. Responders also took Jenkins and the other driver to an area hospital for minor injuries.  Officials cha…

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by Josh Lanier