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Mamta Bhatt's Husband Charged With Concealing Body, Arrested, Manassas Park Police Say Mamta Bhatt's Husband Charged With Concealing Body, Arrested, Manassas Park Police Say
Mamta Bhatt's Husband Charged With Concealing Body, Arrested, Manassas Park Police Say Charges have been filed against Naresh Bhatt in his wife's disappearance, police announced. On Thursday afternoon, Aug. 22, Manassas Park police announced that Naresh Bhatt was charged with prohibition against concealment of dead body after a search warrant was executed at the home he shared with Mamta Kafle Bhatt. The 28-year-old mother went missing late last month, and her husband was the last person to have spoken to her, police said. Police did not say whether or not a body was found, and said only that they found additional evidence in their home. Mamta’s 1-year-old daughter was…

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by Cecilia Levine
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District Man Accused Of Murdering 60-Year-Old Girlfriend In Maryland, Police Say District Man Accused Of Murdering 60-Year-Old Girlfriend In Maryland, Police Say
District Man Accused Of Murdering 60-Year-Old Girlfriend In Maryland, Police Say A 65-year-old man from DC has been accused of murdering his girlfriend in Prince George's County, authorities announced. William Snipes has been charged with multiple counts of murder following an investigation into the death of Capitol Heights resident Sharon Moore who was treated for traumatic injuries earlier this summer. According to the Prince George's County Police Department, Moore was rushed to an area hospital on Saturday, June 29 and died days later on July 2. Over the weekend, police say that the Office of the Chief Medical Examiner determined Moore's cause of death was due to m…

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by Zak Failla
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Gold's Gym Murder: Gunman, 43, Arrested In Slaying Of Man, 31, In Fairfax County Gold's Gym Murder: Gunman, 43, Arrested In Slaying Of Man, 31, In Fairfax County
Gold's Gym Murder: Gunman, 43, Arrested In Slaying Of Man, 31, In Fairfax County New details have been released by the Fairfax County Police Department following Tuesday's fatal shooting at Gold's Gym in Reston. Steve Taehee Ha, 43, was arrested by officers quickly after gunning down 31-year-old Reston resident Hyung Joon Choi inside the gym, according to officials. Police say that Choi suffered a gunshot wound to his upper body, was rushed to an area hospital with traumatic injuries, where he was pronounced dead. The incident was reported at around 1:15 p.m. on Tuesday, Aug. 20. He was in custody less than eight hours later. Media staging area is in the parking lo…

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by Zak Failla
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Man Struck, Burned, Choked Woman During Domestic Disputes In Prince William County, Police Say Man Struck, Burned, Choked Woman During Domestic Disputes In Prince William County, Police Say
Man Struck, Burned, Choked Woman During Domestic Disputes In Prince William County, Police Say A man wanted in connection to several violent assaults in Prince William County turned himself in to the police and is facing charges, authorities announced. Walter Thomas Vendura, Jr., 55, surrendered to police on Sunday morning following the investigation into several domestic disputes that were reported in a residence in the 4400 block of Hendricks Drive in Woodbridge over the course of several days. According to the Prince William County Police Department, between Tuesday, Aug. 13 and Aug. 18, a 41-year-old woman was involved in multiple verbal altercations that escalated into violence …

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by Zak Failla
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Suspect Charged With Fatal Midday Stabbing Of District Man In Maryland: Police Suspect Charged With Fatal Midday Stabbing Of District Man In Maryland: Police
Suspect Charged With Fatal Midday Stabbing Of District Man In Maryland: Police A suspect has been arrested more than a week after a District man was stabbed to death in the middle of the day in a Prince George's parking lot, police say. At approximately 2 p.m. on Aug. 10, officers were called to the 5600 block of Silver Hill Road, where they found 41-year-old DC resident Christopher Woodland suffering from a stab wound. Prelim: At approximately 2:00 pm, officers responded to the location for a cutting. Once on scene, officers located an adult male in a parking lot suffering from a stab wound(s). The victim was taken to a hospital where he was pronounced deceased a …

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by Zak Failla
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Purse Snatchers In DC SUV Targeting Flower Vendor On I-495 Exit Ramp Wanted In MD: State Police Purse Snatchers In DC SUV Targeting Flower Vendor On I-495 Exit Ramp Wanted In MD: State Police
Purse Snatchers In DC SUV Targeting Flower Vendor On I-495 Exit Ramp Wanted In MD: State Police A group that feigned benevolent intentions to a flower vendor on an I-495 exit ramp before attempting to snatch her purse in Montgomery County is now wanted, according to Maryland State Police. An investigation has been launched into the attempted robbery and assault of a woman on Sunday afternoon in Silver Spring, when a woman was targeted by at least two people, authorities announced. Police say that shortly after 3 p.m. on Aug. 18, troopers from the Rockville Barrack responded to a reported attempted robbery on the exit ramp from the eastbound lanes of the interstate to Route 650 So…

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by Zak Failla
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Man Assaulted Woman, Left Gun Unsecured Near Toddler During Dispute In PWC, Police Say Man Assaulted Woman, Left Gun Unsecured Near Toddler During Dispute In PWC, Police Say
Man Assaulted Woman, Left Gun Unsecured Near Toddler During Dispute In PWC, Police Say A Woodbridge man who assaulted a woman during an argument and left handgun in the are of a toddler is facing multiple charges in Prince William County, police say. Luis Cruz-Vargas, 27, was arrested early on Monday, Aug. 19, when officers were called to a home in the 1300 block of Eisenhower Circle to investigate a domestic dispute. According to a spokesperson from the Prince William County Police Department, shorty after 2 a.m. on Monday morning, a 27-year-old woman got into an argument with Cruz-Vargas that escalated, during which he took out a gun and struck the woman in the he…

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by Zak Failla
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Machete-Wielding Man Stabbed Victim In Face, Assaulted Woman In Prince William County: Police Machete-Wielding Man Stabbed Victim In Face, Assaulted Woman In Prince William County: Police
Machete-Wielding Man Stabbed Victim In Face, Assaulted Woman In Prince William County: Police A suspect who stabbed a man in the face repeatedly with a "machete-style knife" and struck a woman during a domestic dispute in Prince William County remains elusive following an early morning incident, police say. Valentino Cruz Reyes, 49, is facing charges following a reported incident shortly before 1 a.m. on Monday morning in a home in the 1400 block of Maryland Avenue in Woodbridge. According to the Prince William Police Department, a 31-year-old woman and 44-year-old man were inside the residence when Cruz Reyes - identified by investigators only as an acquaintance - burst into t…

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by Zak Failla
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Mother Who Left Children With Stranger At PWC Skate Park Charged, Released, Police Say Mother Who Left Children With Stranger At PWC Skate Park Charged, Released, Police Say
Mother Who Left Children With Stranger At PWC Skate Park Charged, Released, Police Say A 24-year-old woman who left her young children alone with a stranger at a skate park and failed to return in Prince William County is facing charges, police say. Woodbridge resident Autumn Mare Foss Hale was arrested and later released following an investigation into an incident of child neglect that was reported at Veterans Park late last week, authorities announced on Monday. According to the Prince William County Police Department, shortly before 8:45 p.m. on Thursday, Aug. 15, officers were called to the skate park in the 14300 block of Veterans Drive in Woodbridge, where Foss Hal…

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by Zak Failla
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'Suspicious Death' Of Reston Man Found On I-395 In Alexandria Under Investigation: State Police 'Suspicious Death' Of Reston Man Found On I-395 In Alexandria Under Investigation: State Police
'Suspicious Death' Of Reston Man Found On I-395 In Alexandria Under Investigation: State Police A 66-year-old man found in a BMW on the side of the road in Virginia died "from a severe injury," at an area hospital, according to the Office of the Medical Examiner following an autopsy. An alert was issued by Virginia State Police on Monday morning as they seek the public's assistance amid an investigation into a suspicious death in Alexandria. According to police, at around 8:30 p.m. on Thursday, Aug. 8, state police troopers were called to investigate a medical emergency involving a silver 2005 BMW sedan stopped on the right, northbound shoulder of I-395 near Seminary Road. Upon …

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by Zak Failla
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Prince William County Man Gets Second DUI After Tirade, Threats At Local Restaurant Prince William County Man Gets Second DUI After Tirade, Threats At Local Restaurant
Prince William County Man Gets Second DUI After Tirade, Threats At Local Restaurant An irate litterbug who caused a disturbance at a Stafford County eatery has been hit with his second DUI in less than a decade, according to the sheriff's office. Woodbridge resident George Robinson II, 35, is facing multiple charges after a strange scene played out early on Friday morning that landed him behind bars and trash all over the street. A spokesperson from the Stafford County Sheriff's Office said that deputies were called at around 2 a.m. on Aug. 16 to Buffalo Moe's Tap and Grill on Wicomico Drive, when employees asked a guest - later identified as Robinson - to leave; however, …

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by Zak Failla
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Repeat Offender Busted Trespassing, Bringing Drugs Feet From Children In Stafford Home: Sheriff Repeat Offender Busted Trespassing, Bringing Drugs Feet From Children In Stafford Home: Sheriff
Repeat Offender Busted Trespassing, Bringing Drugs Feet From Children In Stafford Home: Sheriff A man no stranger to the Stafford County Sheriff's Office is back in custody following his latest trespassing offense, this time involving young children. Trevor Sutphin, 23, once again found himself on the wrong side of the law, this time for violating protective orders and trespassing in a Garrison Woods apartment. According to the Stafford County Sheriff's Office, at around 1 a.m. on Thursday, Aug. 15, deputies were called to the apartment complex to investigate a disturbance after a call came from a residence where yelling could be heard in the background before the line disconnected. …

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by Zak Failla