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Virginia Elementary School Evacuated Due To Threat Targeting Building (DEVELOPING) Virginia Elementary School Evacuated Due To Threat Targeting Building (DEVELOPING)
Virginia Elementary School Evacuated Due To Threat Targeting Building (Developing) A Virginia elementary school was evacuated on Wednesday afternoon after a threat was made against the building. An alert was issued by the Alexandria Police Department at round 1 p.m. on Wednesday, Jan. 24, after a threat targeting Charles Barrett Elementary School on Martha Custis Drive was reported. Officers were called to the building and there is expected to be a heavy police presence at and around the school throughout the day. All students and staff were being evacuated as a precaution.  The nature of the threat has not been disclosed by the police. ALERT: There is a h…

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by Zak Failla
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Virginia Middle School Locked Down Due To Written Threat (DEVELOPING) Virginia Middle School Locked Down Due To Written Threat (DEVELOPING)
Virginia Middle School Locked Down Due To Written Threat (Developing) An Arlington middle school has been locked down on Tuesday afternoon. At around 2:30 p.m. on Tuesday, an alert was issued by the Arlington County Police Department advising that officers are investigating reports of a written threat at Gunston Middle School. Arlington Public School officials placed the building on lockdown while police investigated the threat. .@APSGunston is currently in lockdown due to a threat. Do not come to the school. More information will be provided as it becomes available. — Arlington Public Schools (@APSVirginia) November 14, 2023 The nature of the threat ha…

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by Zak Failla
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Threatening Message Found Written At Fairfax City Middle School, Police Say Threatening Message Found Written At Fairfax City Middle School, Police Say
Threatening Message Found Written At Fairfax City Middle School, Police Say There will be an increased police presence at a Fairfax City middle school on Thursday morning after a threatening message was found inside the building. Shortly before noon on Thursday, Feb. 2, the Fairfax City Police Department issued an alert to the community advising that students at Katherine Johnson Middle School on Jermantown Road will be met with an increased police presence throughout the rest of the day to allow officers to investigate. A threatening message was found written inside of Katherine Johnson Middle School. It is unclear how long ago the message was written. Childre…

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by Zak Failla
Police & Fire
Woodbridge Boy Denied Cell Phone Access Pulls Knife On Family Member: Police Woodbridge Boy Denied Cell Phone Access Pulls Knife On Family Member: Police
Woodbridge Boy Denied Cell Phone Access Pulls Knife On Family Member: Police A 13-year-old from Woodbridge was arrested for threatening a family member with a knife when she wouldn't let him use her cell phone, authorities said. The minor allegedly tried to steal his family member’s phone and when she refused, he pulled out a knife to threaten her Friday, July 15 at 10 p.m., Prince William County Police reported. When another family member intervened, the boy fled the home, authorities said. No injuries were reported, according to police. During the investigation, police said they found suspected narcotics in the 13-year-old’s bedroom. He was arrested for ro…

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by AJ Goldbloom
Police & Fire
Manassas Man Threatens To Cut Man's Face Off Over Parking Spot: Police Manassas Man Threatens To Cut Man's Face Off Over Parking Spot: Police
Manassas Man Threatens To Cut Man's Face Off Over Parking Spot: Police A 37-year-old man was so upset over losing a parking spot he threatened to re-enact the Nicolas Cage classic "Face/Off," police said.  Joshua Sadr, of Manassas, got into an argument with another driver on Monday, June 20, which led to the threats, the Prince William County police said. The other driver, a 33-year-old man, said he snatched up the spot in the 9500 block of Loma Drive just after 10 p.m.  But just after he parked his car, Sadr rushed him and shoved a knife in his face, a police report said. He made several threats about what he would do with the weapon before he ran b…

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by Josh Lanier
Police & Fire
VA Machete-Wielding Tenant Threatens To Chop Up Landlord, Burn Down Home: Police VA Machete-Wielding Tenant Threatens To Chop Up Landlord, Burn Down Home: Police
VA Machete-Wielding Tenant Threatens To Chop Up Landlord, Burn Down Home: Police Jarrett Payne apparently wasn't too happy to see his landlord last weekend. The 48-year-old Stafford tenant threatened to cut the landlord into pieces with a machete and that he would burn down his home if someone tried to evict him from it, authorities said.  After two got into an argument Payne grabbed a machete and said he'd carve up anyone who bothered him, the Stafford County Sheriff's Office said. He also reportedly threatened to burn down his house if he was kicked out, authorities said. Payne was less confrontational when deputies arrived with an arrest warrant just befor…

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by Josh Lanier