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Barricaded Man Assaulted Woman With Rock, Started Fire In Southeast DC Home, Police Say Barricaded Man Assaulted Woman With Rock, Started Fire In Southeast DC Home, Police Say
Barricaded Man Assaulted Woman With Rock, Started Fire In Southeast DC Home, Police Say A rock-throwing man who assaulted a woman before barricading himself inside a Southeast DC home attempted to start a fire inside an area home, according to arson investigators. Aaron Johnson, 51, is facing charges following a strange scene that played out Monday early on Monday morning after he struck a woman with a rock and entered a standoff with members of the Metropolitan Police Department. Officers from the agency were called at around 8 a.m. on March 11 to the 2800 block of Q Street SE, where a woman advised them that she had been struck by a rock during an argument with Johnson. The…

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by Zak Failla
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Armed Burglar Arrested After Barricading Himself In Arlington Home: Police Armed Burglar Arrested After Barricading Himself In Arlington Home: Police
Armed Burglar Arrested After Barricading Himself In Arlington Home: Police A 43-year-old man was arrested after an armed burglary and then barricading himself inside of his own Arlington home overnight Thursday, Oct. 19, authorities said. Jermaine Chambers, 43, has been charged with Attempted Malicious Wounding, Burglary with Intent to Commit Assault and Assault & Battery (x2). He is being held without bond in the Arlington County Detention Facility. Chambers broke into a home on the 4200 block of 2nd Road N. around 12:20 a.m., armed with a knife, Arlington officials said. He threatened and physically assaulted the male and female inside, before fleeing on foo…

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by Cecilia Levine
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Fugitive In Stolen Semi-Truck Barricaded For Hours Talking Through Air Vent In Virginia: Cops Fugitive In Stolen Semi-Truck Barricaded For Hours Talking Through Air Vent In Virginia: Cops
Fugitive In Stolen Semi-Truck Barricaded For Hours Talking Through Air Vent In Virginia: Cops A 43-year-old man wanted out of Ohio was being held without bond after stealing a semi-truck and barricading himself inside for hours, police in Prince William County said. Manassas City police were called to the intersection of Gateway Boulevard and Phair Way for a semi-truck that had been parked on the property for several weeks, around 9:55 a.m. Wednesday, Oct. 11, city police said. When officers arrived they tried to make contact with the subject, Damien Lee, who would only speak with the officers through a vent in the truck, they said. Lee had several active felony warrants out of Ohi…

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by Cecilia Levine
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Details Released In 6-Hour Fairfax County Barricade Details Released In 6-Hour Fairfax County Barricade
Details Released In 6-Hour Fairfax County Barricade Police in Fairfax County have released some details in a six-hour barricade situation that ended with a man safely in custody. Officers were called to a home on the 4000 block of Park Chase Drive in Fair Oaks around 4 p.m. Tuesday, Aug. 29, for a report of a man armed with firearms threatening to harm himself.  The man barricaded himself inside of a townhome with an elderly woman, so officers responded and tried to make contact with the man. Monument Drive was closed between Government Center Parkway and Monument Hills Way as officers from the FCPD's Special Operations Division, …

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by Cecilia Levine
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Gun-Wielding Woman Remains Barricaded On Busy VA Roadway For Second Day Gun-Wielding Woman Remains Barricaded On Busy VA Roadway For Second Day
Gun-Wielding Woman Remains Barricaded On Busy VA Roadway For Second Day The barricade situation on Richmond Highway in Fairfax County has reached its second day as police continue to attempt to peacefully resolve the situation. Officers from the Fairfax County Police Department were called to the 7400 block of Richmond Highway at approximately 12:15 p.m. on Tuesday, March 28, to assist a person in crisis who barricaded herself in a car. Richmond Highway was closed in both directions while officers attempt to resolve the situation without further incident, according to police. We are still on scene of the barricade in the 7400 blk of Richmond Hwy. A woman r…

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by Zak Failla
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Traffic Tied Up As Police Attempt to End VA Barricade Situation Peacefully (DEVELOPING) Traffic Tied Up As Police Attempt to End VA Barricade Situation Peacefully (DEVELOPING)
Traffic Tied Up As Police Attempt to End VA Barricade Situation Peacefully (Developing) Traffic is backed up in parts of Virginia as police deal with a barricade situation involving a woman having a mental health crisis in Alexandria. Officers from the Fairfax County Police Department were called to the 7400 block of Richmond Highway at approximately 12:15 p.m. on Tuesday, March 28, to assist a person in crisis who barricaded herself in a car. Officers are on scene of a barricade in the 7400 block of Richmond Hwy in Alexandria for a woman experiencing a mental health crisis. She barricaded herself inside a car. Richmond Hwy closed in both directions while officers attempt …

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by Zak Failla
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Wanted Chesterfield Man Barricades Himself In Home To Dodge Police Wanted Chesterfield Man Barricades Himself In Home To Dodge Police
Wanted Chesterfield Man Barricades Himself In Home To Dodge Police A Chesterfield man, who was wanted by police, was arrested after he finally surrendered in a barricade situation, officials said.On August 28, at around 3:30 p.m., law enforcement responded to a call about a person with outstanding warrants who was located at a home in the 1400 block of Preserve Lane, according to the Fredericksburg Police Department. When police arrived and tried to speak with 44-year-old Roy White, the suspect avoided them and ran into the residence, officials reported. Multiple police crews, including a K-9, surrounded the perimeter of the house to encourage White t…

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by AJ Goldbloom