$150K Powerball Ticket Winner Is Virginia Music Teacher Who Forgot He Had Ticket $150K Powerball Ticket Winner Is Virginia Music Teacher Who Forgot He Had Ticket
$150K Powerball Ticket Winner Is Virginia Music Teacher Who Forgot He Had Ticket A Virginia music teacher hit a high note with a $150,000 Powerball ticket. Vasilis Simmons, of Virginia Beach, even forgot that he had bought the Powerball ticket until it just happened to fall out of his wallet. And it's a good thing it did. Simmons matched four of the winning numbers plus the Powerball number in the April 8 drawing. Normally, that would be a $50,000 prize.  However, he spent an extra dollar for Power Play® when he bought the ticket. Power Play® tripled his prize to $150,000. He bought the ticket at the 7-Eleven at 425 Kings Grant Road in Virginia Beach. The winning…
7-Eleven Clerk Stabbed By Customer During Altercation In Northwest DC: Police 7-Eleven Clerk Stabbed By Customer During Altercation In Northwest DC: Police
7-Eleven Clerk Stabbed By Customer During Altercation In Northwest DC: Police Police say that a 7-Eleven employee in northwest DC is expected to survive after he was stabbed during an altercation with a customer early on Thursday morning. Shortly before 5 a.m. on Thursday, April 27, officers from the Metropolitan Police Department were called to the 900 block of 17th Street NW to investigate a reported stabbing. The initial investigation determined that the incident happened when the store clerk approached a customer as he was leaving the store.  It is alleged that the man was shoplifting items from 7-Eleven when he was encountered by the employee. Alert: Stabb…
Unruly 7-Eleven Patron Foils Her Own Plan, Police In Northern VA Say Unruly 7-Eleven Patron Foils Her Own Plan, Police In Northern VA Say
Unruly 7-Eleven Patron Foils Her Own Plan, Police In Northern VA Say An unruly 7-eleven patron's plan to spit on Stafford County Sheriff's deputies was foiled by, well, herself, police say. Asia Wheeless, 30, of North Carolina, first smashed an employee's phone at the 25 Solomon Dr. convenience store in Fredericksburg on Saturday, April 15, the county sheriff's office said. Responding deputies found her after trying to get a sandwich at Arby's police said. Wheeless was cursing and yelling at deputies, and was ultimately placed in handcuffs. "Standing in the parking lot, the suspect stated she should spit saliva towards a specific deputy," authorities said. …
Driver Asks For Last Vape Before Initiating Second Police Pursuit Of Night In Stafford: Sheriff Driver Asks For Last Vape Before Initiating Second Police Pursuit Of Night In Stafford: Sheriff
Driver Asks For Last Vape Before Initiating Second Police Pursuit Of Night In Stafford: Sheriff An April Fool with the need for speed is facing serious charges in Stafford County after literally driving the wheels off his car during a police pursuit overnight. Caleb Cooney, 18, was allegedly intoxicated when he attempted to elude members of the Stafford County Sheriff’s Office by speeding through the area and taking questionable evasive maneuvers, authorities say. The incident began shortly after 11 p.m. on Saturday, April 1. A sergeant from the sheriff’s office was driving north on University Boulevard when he spotted a Honda Civic speeding toward him before slamming on the brakes…
Repeat Robber Busted In PWC After Returning To The Scene Of The Crime: Police Repeat Robber Busted In PWC After Returning To The Scene Of The Crime: Police
Repeat Robber Busted In PWC After Returning To The Scene Of The Crime: Police A Woodbridge man is being held without bond after allegedly stealing alcohol from a 7-Eleven hours after he targeted the store in a separate robbery, authorities say. Jarelle Rashod Littles, 31, is accused of stealing several bottles of alcohol from the 7-Eleven located at 13304 Occoquan Road, around 3 p.m., Wednesday, March 15, according to the Prince William County Police Department. Littles reportedly threatened the employee of the store before walking out with the stolen bottles.  Officers who were on their way to the store after the robbery were able to spot a man that matched th…
Pair Faces Life In Prison For Using Explosive Device To Rob 7-Eleven ATMs In DMV Region Pair Faces Life In Prison For Using Explosive Device To Rob 7-Eleven ATMs In DMV Region
Pair Faces Life In Prison For Using Explosive Device To Rob 7-Eleven ATMs In DMV Region Two men are facing federal charges in Maryland for an explosive scheme that saw them set fire to convenience stores in an effort to rob ATMs, according to officials. Stephen Kennedy, 33, of Temple Hills, Maryland, and Donnell Kelly, 33, of Washington, DC, have been charged on a 10-count indictment by a federal grand jury on a host of charges following a yearlong conspiracy. Prosecutors say that between January 2021 and January 2022, the pair conspired to commit arsons at 7-Eleven stores so that they could obtain cash contained in ATMs inside the stores.  Specifically, the indictment …
Victim Stabbed Near Laurel 7-Eleven In Critical Condition, New Info On Suspect Released: Police Victim Stabbed Near Laurel 7-Eleven In Critical Condition, New Info On Suspect Released: Police
Victim Stabbed Near Laurel 7-Eleven In Critical Condition, New Info On Suspect Released: Police Police have launched a manhunt in Maryland as they attempt to track down a wanted man who stabbed a man in broad daylight near 7-Eleven in Laurel and left his victim with critical injuries. Carlos Corrales-Ramirez, 20, has been identified as the main suspect involved in a stabbing shortly before noon on Tuesday, Feb. 21 at the convenience store in the 14600 block of Laurel Bowie Road, according to the Laurel Police Department. Police say that the victim was found on Tuesday afternoon and rushed to a local hospital in critical condition. On Wednesday, Feb. 22, a police spokesperson said tha…
Case Closed: Teen Shooting Suspect In PWC Killed Before Police Can Press Charges: Officials Case Closed: Teen Shooting Suspect In PWC Killed Before Police Can Press Charges: Officials
Case Closed: Teen Shooting Suspect In PWC Killed Before Police Can Press Charges: Officials Police investigators announced that they have closed a months-long investigation into the murder of Dalton Jakob Moore outside a 7-Eleven in Prince William County last year after their teenage suspect was killed in a separate incident. Moore, 25, who has no fixed address, was gunned down during an incident shortly before 8:30 p.m. on Aug. 19, 2022 in Manassas in a shooting that left another man with critical injuries. The shooting was reported in the area of Sudley Manor Drive and Williamson Boulevard in Manassas last summer. On Thursday, Feb. 16, the Prince William County Police Departmen…
House Wins: VA Gaming Machine Thieves' Luck Runs Out House Wins: VA Gaming Machine Thieves' Luck Runs Out
House Wins: VA Gaming Machine Thieves' Luck Runs Out Two brazen gaming machine bandits from Maryland are in police custody in Virginia following a rash of thefts from area convenience stores, the Fairfax County Police Department announced. For weeks, Maryland residents Leonard Jones, 59, and Terrell Hardy, 35, have been wanted by the department after stealing gaming machines from 7-Eleven stores throughout Fairfax County during a spree that started at the end of December. Thieves target gaming machines at convenience stores. https://t.co/VPfiXzbTUO #FCPD pic.twitter.com/rjyfEc5UGV — Fairfax County Police (@FairfaxCountyPD) January 24, 202…
I'll Be Back: DUI Driver Says Stafford Sheriff Would 'Feel His Anger' Following Arrest I'll Be Back: DUI Driver Says Stafford Sheriff Would 'Feel His Anger' Following Arrest
I'll Be Back: DUI Driver Says Stafford Sheriff Would 'Feel His Anger' Following Arrest A man “making a scene” inside a Stafford County 7-Eleven threatened ill will on members of the sheriff’s office after being arrested for allegedly drinking and driving before destroying police property, officials said. Mendelssohn Davis, Jr., 28, of Woodbridge, put out quite a show for store employees at 7-Eleven on Richmond Highway over the weekend before causing mayhem for members of the Stafford County Sheriff’s, leading to a host of charges for the man. Deputies were called to 7-Eleven shortly after 7:30 p.m. on Friday, Jan. 20 to the store, where there was a man - later identified as …
Father Accused Of Attempting To Murder Mother Of Child During Custody Exchange In Stafford Father Accused Of Attempting To Murder Mother Of Child During Custody Exchange In Stafford
Father Accused Of Attempting To Murder Mother Of Child During Custody Exchange In Stafford Shots were fired during a curious child custody exchange gone sideways in Stafford County over the weekend, leading to an attempted murder charge for a Maryland man wanted all over Virginia, the sheriff's office announced. Prince George's County resident Almon Wheeler, 28, of Fort Washington, is facing attempted murder and other charges following a quarrelsome child custody exchange that happened on Sunday, Jan. 8. The incident began shortly after 8 p.m. on Sunday night. It is alleged that Wheeler was at the Dixon Street 7-Eleven to conduct a child custody exchange of his 1-year-old chil…
Enraged Theft Suspect Swings At Cops, Injures One While Resisting In Virginia: Police Enraged Theft Suspect Swings At Cops, Injures One While Resisting In Virginia: Police
Enraged Theft Suspect Swings At Cops, Injures One While Resisting In Virginia: Police One officer was injured and a police radio was broken by a combative larceny suspect who resisted arrest during an early-morning incident outside a Prince William County business, authorities say. David Carlo Chery, 40, of Manassas, was charged with assault and battery on a law enforcement officer on Tuesday, Dec. 13, after he got incensed with investigators as they spoke with him about a separate crime at a local 7-Eleven location. Police say that shortly before 3 a.m. on Tuesday morning, officers from the Prince William County Police Department responded to investigate a reported larceny …