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Bomb Threat Scrawled On Porta-Potty Door Prompts Evacuation At Virginia Construction Site: PD
A bomb threat discovered on a construction site in Prince William County led to an early morning evacuation, though police say the threat was ultimately deemed not credible. Officers were called at around 7 a.m. on Tuesday, Dec. 17 to the 11500 block of Hayden Road in Manassas, when an employee reported a threat was written on the door of a portable bathroom, prompting concern, officials said. According to the Prince William County Police Department, as a precaution, the building was evacuated while officers investigated, though no other threats or suspicious markings were found, and the sc…
Police & Fire
Townhomes Evacuated In Fairfax County Due To Suspected Suspicious Substances Found In Home: PD
Nearly two dozen homes were evacuated in Fairfax County on Friday afternoon due to a HazMat situation in Herndon, police confirmed. The successful execution of a search warrant in the 200 block of Herndon Station Square led to the arrest of a 44-year-old Steven Timothy Kyle, though it resulted to more questions than answers when officers found chemicals and other substances that "caused some alarm," a police spokesperson said. According to Herndon Police Capt. Steve Pihonak, at approximately 11:30 a.m. on Sept. 6, officers served the warrant, and a suspect was taken to the Fairfax County Ad…
Police & Fire
Two-Alarm Townhouse Fire Forces Evacuation Of Fairfax County Residents
First responders in Fairfax County were busy on Friday afternoon battling a two-alarm blaze that broke out in an area residence. Crews were called at around noon to the 6400 block of Silver Ridge Circle in the Kingstowne neighborhood after calls came in regarding a townhouse fire. Upon arrival, fire officials say that units were met by smoke showing from the front of the home, which reportedly had to be evacuated. All residents were accounted for as of 12:30 p.m. on Aug. 16, while firefighters worked to knock down the flames. It was declared under control shortly after 1 p.m. on Frid…
Police & Fire
Bomb Squad Evacuates Pentagon City Mall Over Suspicious Vehicle
An Arlington mall was evacuated and a vehicle owner issued a banning notice after a weekend incident. The bomb squad was called to the Fashion Centre at Pentagon City mall around 7:30 p.m. Saturday, June 1, over a parked, unoccupied suspicious vehicle, the sheriff's office said. As a precaution during the preliminary investigation, mall security personnel evacuated the Fashion Centre. Members of the Arlington County Fire Department’s Bomb Squad responded to the scene, cleared the vehicle and determined there was no credible threat. The evacuation was subsequently lifted. Durin…
Police & Fire
Bomb Threat Clears Prince William County School (
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A bomb threat was called into a Prince William County elementary school Thursday morning, April 25, police said. Authorities were on scene at T Clay Wood Elementary School in Nokesville as of 10:15 a.m. a report of a bomb threat to the school. No devices were located and the school was evacuated temporarily. Patrons will be allowed back inside following a search of the school.
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Buildings Evacuated In Northwest DC Due To Gas Leak Days After Explosion
First responders in DC were busy on Monday morning responding to another gas leak days after a similar instance led to a building being leveled and day care being forced to temporarily relocate. Shortly before 9:30 a.m. on Jan. 29, DC Fire and EMS personnel were called to a reported outside gas leak in the area of 19th and Vernon Street NW after a construction worker accidentally hit an outside line. Significant gas leak 1900 block 19th St NW. 8 inch main struck by work crew. @washingtongas on scene. Metering of adjacent structures finds no gas presence. Precautionary hose line in positi…
Police & Fire
Decision To Evacuate DC Day Care Before Explosion Saved Lives, Fire Officials Say
Cleanup efforts are underway and first responders are being hailed as heroes after a pair of gas-fed explosions rocked a Southeast DC neighborhood on Thursday. A convenience store next to a day care center was destroyed on Jan. 18 when a gas leak led to a tricky fire in the 1200 block of Marion Barry Avenue SE, prompting a lengthy battle that took hours to get under control. Video from the dash-cam of the first engine on scene captures the moment when the second of two explosions takes place at a convenience store on Marion Barry Ave SE minutes after the initial daycare explosion #DCsBra…
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'God Has Kept Us Safe:' Virginia Church Group Stuck In Israel Books Trip Home
Some Virginia residents who have been stuck in Israel amid the ongoing war with Hamas are set to return home. A statement from the office of Congresswoman Jen Kiggans (VA-02) on Thursday, Oct. 12 said that 10 Virginia residents were in Israel. Among them, Steve Bellavia, the pastor of Relate Church in Suffolk, who has been on a trip with congregants. The group is expected to leave on a flight at 3 p.m. Friday, Oct. 13. Wednesday 10/11 update from Pastor Steve Posted by Relate Church on Wednesday, October 11, 2023 Meanwhile, Kiggans criticized the State Department for its "lackluster e…
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US Capitol Police Headquarters Evacuated Due To Suspicious Vehicle
The US Capitol Police Headquarters was temporarily evacuated on Tuesday due to a suspicious vehicle in the area, according to the agency. A police K9 alerted officers to a potentially suspicious vehicle in the 100 block of D Street NE, prompting the precautionary evacuation and several road closures in the area as they investigated. The United States Capitol Police (USCP) is investigating a suspicious vehicle after a K9 indicated interest on the vehicle in the 100 block of D Street, NE. USCP Headquarters is being evacuated out of an abundance of caution. pic.twitter.com/v1xaSqKUW7 — The…
Police & Fire
Arlington Cemetery Bomb Threat Halts Funeral Services
A bomb threat halted funeral services at the Arlington National Cemetery for hours on Friday, Sept. 8. The cemetery was evacuated as teams from multiple law enforcement agencies investigated around 9 a.m. Up to 30 funerals a day are held on weekdays at the cemetery, where hearses lined up awaiting the all-clear. A statement posted to the cemetery's website as of 1 p.m. read: Arlington National Cemetery officials and Joint Base Myer Henderson-Hall emergency services are currently responding to a bomb threat. The cemetery is closed to the general public and funeral services have been delaye…
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National Zoo Evacuated, Closed Due To Bomb Threat In DC (
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The National Zoo in Washington, DC has been evacuated as the Metropolitan Police Department investigates a reported bomb threat. An alert was issued by officials shortly after 12:30 p.m. on Tuesday afternoon advising that the Zoo will be temporarily closed due to an undisclosed threat that was made targeting the area. The nature of the threat has not been released by officials as the department investigates. The Zoo is temporarily closed due to a bomb threat. Reopening information will be posted when it becomes available. All other Smithsonian museums are open. Out of an abundance of c…
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US Capitol Police Investigating Suspicious Package On Steps Of Supreme Court In DC (
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Police are investigating a suspicious package that was found in the heart of Washington, DC. The US Capitol Police issued an alert at 1:10 p.m. on Thursday, June 29 advising that they were assisting the Supreme Court Police with what was only described as a "suspicious package." 🚨#BREAKING: Evacuations Underway at Supreme Court’s Front Steps Following Discovery of Suspicious Package📌#Washington | #DC Currently Multiple law enforcement are presently evacuating numerous individuals in response to a suspicious package discovered on the steps leading… pic.twitter.com/sIfNf7TQBK — R A W S A…
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Two Killed In Virginia Plane Crash That Sparked Three-Alarm Brush Fire (
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Two people were killed in a plane crash on Saturday afternoon in Suffolk, according to Virginia State Police. Shortly before 12:15 p.m. on Saturday, Jan. 7, officials say that a small passenger plane crash landed in the 3900 block of California Road and was fully engulfed in flames, leading to a treacherous brush fire, according to Suffolk Fire & Rescue. Upon arrival, officials say that first responders were met by heavy smoke coming from the plane, which crashed approximately a quarter-mile off of Carolina Road, causing brush and trees to catch fire, and threatening homes in the area…
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Street Excavation Required To Repair 'Significant' Gas Leak In Northwest DC (
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Authorities say that several residents in Northwest Washington, DC has to be evacuated on Monday night and others were instructed to shelter in place due to a significant gas leak that will require excavation in front of the building. At approximately 9 p.m. on Monday, Dec. 12, a DC Fire and EMS Hazmat team was called to the 600 block of Kennedy Street in DC, where there was a report of a vehicle that struck a gas meter of a mixed occupancy building, requiring at least three residents to evacuate, according to officials. First responders at the scene of the gas leak in Northwest DC.Twi…
Police & Fire
FBI Probing Calls That Cleared Virginia Beach Walmart Stores On Black Friday
A pair of threatening phone calls that evacuated two Virginia Beach Walmart stores on Black Friday are being investigated in part by the FBI, local police said. An employee at the Salem Crossing Walmart took the first threatening call sometime before 12:30 p.m., and evacuated the store out of an abundance of caution, police said. The threat was believed to be unsubstantiated. Then, a call was placed to the store on Virginia Beach Boulevard. While that call was also believed to have been unsubstantiated, a heavy police presence was at the store the remainder of the day. The FBI was hel…
Police & Fire
Richmond Building Fire: What We Know So Far
Firefighters were battling a three-alarm blaze that was threatening to engulf a 12-story building. Plumes of black smoke hung heavy over downtown Richmond on Thursday, June 2, after the conflagration began to eat away at the building just after 2 p.m., videos shows. Fire crews were battling the blaze that had reached the roof, but they struggled to beat back the flames because the building's standpipes were not working, reports said. Construction crews had been working at the 901 E. Main St. building earlier in the day, but firefighters have evacuated them. All are safe and accounted for,…
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