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Wanted Man Cut From Barbed Wire In Stafford Chase, Sheriff Says Wanted Man Cut From Barbed Wire In Stafford Chase, Sheriff Says
Wanted Man Cut From Barbed Wire In Stafford Chase, Sheriff Says A drunken and wanted 22-year-old man had to be cut out of barbed wire after leading Stafford deputies on a pursuit Wednesday night, May 22, authorities said. Dante Mines Jr. had walked onto Manheim Auto Auction around 11:30 p.m. on auction Drive where he got into a Toyota and began driving, the county sheriff's office said. He switched to a blue Ford F-150 and began driving as a deputy arrived. When Mines noticed the deputy activating his emergency equipment, he jumped out of the truck without putting it in park, as it rolled forward hitting two unoccupied cars. Another arriving deput…

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by Cecilia Levine
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Hit-Run Crash Victim 'Rapidly Deteriorated' Just Before Hospital Release, Alexandria Police Say Hit-Run Crash Victim 'Rapidly Deteriorated' Just Before Hospital Release, Alexandria Police Say
Hit-Run Crash Victim 'Rapidly Deteriorated' Just Before Hospital Release, Alexandria Police Say A 70-year-old Alexandria man who was hospitalized after being struck by a hit-and-run vehicle died days after his release, authorities said. James Thomson, of Alexandria, was found lying at the intersection of North Jordan Street and Taney Avenue with an injury to the back of his head on Thursday, May 9, police said. Thomson told responders he'd been struck by a car and was taken to a hospital with non-life-threatening injuries, police said. Prior to his release, Thomson's condition rapidly deteriorated, and he died on Saturday, May 18, authorities announced Wednesday, May 22. Police are s…

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by Cecilia Levine