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NY Teacher Arrested For Sex Crime Charges Out Of Fairfax: State Police
A 45-year-old teacher from Amherst, NY (Erie County) has been arrested for sex crimes stemming from Virginia, authorities said. Geoffrey J. Testa was arrested on a warrant for multiple felony child exploitation charges out of Fairfax, VA on Friday, Jan. 31, the New York State Police said. Testa is a teacher at Amherst Central High School. He was processed and taken to Erie County Holding Center on the arrest warrant awaiting extradition. Anyone with information can contact the NYSP at 585-344-6200
Weather
Here's How Much Snow Fell In These DMV Communities During Storm (
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With the DMV beginning to dig out after being battered by snow during the first major winter storm of 2025, the National Weather Service is providing final snowfall totals throughout the region. More than a foot fell in some remote parts of Maryland, while nearly every municipality in Virginia reported at least five inches of fresh powder that fell during the two-day storm. Temperatures will stay low moving forward, but DMV residents can expect at least some sun during the next few days before another possible storm begins to form on Friday and into Saturday. The Winter Storm Warnin…
Police & Fire
Tailgating Fredericksburg Police Cruiser Lands Wanted Maryland Man In Stafford County Jail: PD
A fugitive from Maryland wanted in Virginia chose the wrong person to tailgate while allegedly driving under the influence and landed himself behind bars, according to the Stafford County Sherif's Office. Berwyn Heights resident Juan Segovia Chicas was arrested over the weekend by deputies following a drunk driver complaint that was called in on Friday night. Deputies from the sheriff's office responded shortly before 7:15 p.m. on Dec. 27 to a stretch of Richmond Highway, where they spotted a Toyota heading north that was driving in two lanes - and also tailgating a Fredericksburg Poli…
Business
These Party City Stores To Shut Down In Maryland, Virginia Amid Massive Closure
Dozens of Party City locations in the DMV region are among the hundreds set to be closed as the company announced it is going out of business. Both Maryland and Virginia were hit hard by the reported closure, which will impact approximately 800 stores across the country. Party City was founded in 1986 and is the largest retailer of party goods in North America. In Maryland, there are 19 stores among those set to be shut down in these locations, according to the company's website: Annapolis; Baltimore; Bel Air; Catonsville; Cockeysville; Columbia; Forestville; Frederick; Gaithersb…
Business
From Safeway To Seamless: Fairfax County Gets DMV’s Newest Amazon Fresh Location
After years of anticipation, the new Amazon Fresh location planned in Fairfax County is set to open its doors to customers. Next week, Falls Church will be home to the latest Amazon Fresh store in the DMV area, replacing a former Safeway store at the Crossroads Center in Bailey's Crossroads. 5811 Crossroads Center Way, Falls Church Google Maps street view The grand opening is scheduled for 8 a.m. on Thursday, Dec. 12. Posted by Amazon Fresh on Monday, December 2, 2024 According to Amazon, customers "will find a wide assortment of national brands and high-quality produ…
News
Suspect In Trump's Virginia Campaign Office Burglary Caught Squatting In California: Sheriff
cA man accused of burglarizing the Trump for President 2024 campaign office in Virginia has been apprehended in California, authorities announced. Toby Shane Kessler, 39, who has no fixed address, was arrested on Friday, Nov. 30, by the University of California San Francisco Police Department for squatting in an unoccupied dormitory, according to the Loudoun County Sheriff's Office. Kessler is wanted in connection with the Aug. 11 burglary at the campaign office located in the 20000 block of Ashbrook Place in Ashburn, which also serves as the headquarters for the Virginia 10th District Repu…
Schools
These Are Virginia's Top Public Elementary Schools: New Rankings Released
Several elementary schools in Virginia earned an A+ and are among the best in the state, according to a new Niche report. The Arlington Traditional Elementary School was ranked the top in the state, according to researchers, followed by Oak Street Elementary in Falls Church, Innovation Elementary and Taylor Elementary, also in Arlington. To determine the "best public schools in America," Niche's ranking was "based on rigorous analysis of academic and student life data from US Department of Education along with test scores, college data, and ratings collected from millions of Niche users." …
Schools
Assistant Principal Accused Of Failing To Report Student Assaults In Fairfax County: Police
As assistant principal in Virginia was charged after failing to report allegations about a special education teacher who allegedly assaulted multiple students, police say. Earlier this year, Elizabeth Yoshimi Nagagata, 62, a teacher at White Oaks Elementary School in Fairfax County, was arrested and charged after investigators received a referral in April regarding an educator who was caught assaulting a student at school. According to investigators from the Fairfax County Police Department, the investigation found that between September 2023 and April 2024, Nagagata allegedly assaulted thr…
Lifestyle
'Bags Of Cash' For Fairfax Couple Claiming $500K Virginia Lottery Prize
Spare change turned into a six-figure cash windfall for a lucky couple who like to play Lottery games when they're running errands. A trip to the NGH Shell in the 11000 block of Main Street in Fairfax landed local resident Rozina Bhatti a $500,000 jackpot after she grabbed a Bags of Cash ticket and scratched her way to the big win. Google Maps street view According to Bhatti, when she and her husband go to a store, they like to play a lottery game with whatever spare change they may have - and that strategy paid off in a big way. The shell-shocked winner claimed her prize this week, simp…
Traffic
Driver Charged For Causing Triple Fatal Crash In Fairfax County: Police
A 71-year-old driver has been arrested in connection to a triple fatal crash in Fairfax County in February, authorities announced on Wednesday. Tei Hu, 71, of Fairfax, was attempting to make a left turn onto the westbound lanes of Braddock Road from Badfield Drive in Annadale on Feb. 4 and was struck by a vehicle heading east on Braddock Road, leading to a crash that resulted in three deaths. Google Maps street view Those killed in the crash have been identified by police as: Yan Zhou, 68, of Burke, Yun Hu, 72, of Annandale, and Hong Tang, 63, of Fairfax. At approximately 9:40 a.m.…
Business
TikTok Influencer Keith Lee Samples Okonomi Asian Grill in Fairfax
Famed foodie Keith Lee, who boasts more than 16 million followers on TikTok has been busy throughout the DMV in recent days as he tastes some of the region's most popular eateries. Lee, who has a cult following on social media, sent out several viral videos while sampling multiple restaurants and food trucks with his family. Stops included: Okonomi Asian Grill in Fairfax; @keith_lee125 Okonomi Asian Grill taste test 💕 would you try it ? 💕 #foodcritic @Okonomi ♬ original sound - Keith Lee The Flavor High Food Truck in Alexandria; @keith_lee125 Flavor Hive…
News
Department Of Defense Engineer From Virginia Charged With Taking Classified Documents: Feds
An engineer from Istanbul living in Virginia who worked for the Department of Defense has been accused of taking classified documents without permission, federal authorities announced on Tuesday. Falls Church resident Gokhan Gun, 50, a civilian engineer for the DoD, has been charged in federal court with unauthorized removal and retention of classified material following an investigation that was launched earlier this year. According to court documents, "through his employment, Gun possesses a Top Secret security clearance with access to Sensitive Compartmented Information (SCI) a…
News
Man Busted For Sexual Solicitation By Officer Posing As 15-Year-Old Girl In Maryland: Sheriff
A 48-year-old Virginia man is facing charges in Maryland for allegedly targeting a young girl - who was, in fact, an undercover officer - through a messaging app, authorities announced. David Clay Murray, of Fairfax, was arrested and charged with multiple counts of sexual solicitation of a minor following an investigation by the Frederick County Sheriff's Office. In early August, a detective performing online investigations posing as a minor girl who was 15 was contacted by Murray through the cellular messaging app. Investigators say that during the course of the conversation, the de…
News
Former US Naval Research Lab Scientist From Fairfax Gets Prison Time For Enticing Kids: Feds
A former research scientist at the US Naval Research Laboratory and assistant professor at George Mason University is going to be trading his lab coat for a prison jumpsuit. Daniel Marc Lofaro, 40, of Fairfax, was sentenced to 25 years in prison for receiving, possessing, and distributing child sexual abuse material (CSAM) and coercion and enticement of minors, federal authorities announced on Thursday. According to court documents, in November 2021, Lofaro posed as a 22 year old on social media while chatting with a 12 year old. Lofaro "told the victim in graphic detail how he …
News
Crash Closes Sully Road In Fairafx
A bad crash closed Sully Road (VA-28) in Fairfax on Monday, June 17. The VDOT site said the crash happened near the ramp to McLearen Road. As of 11:45 a.m., the north let shoulder, left lane, and left center lane were closed. Footage from the scene shows emergency response vehicles as of 11:45 a.m.
Police & Fire
Fairfax Rapist Arrested Year Later, Police Say
A 30-year-old man has been arrested in a Northern Virginia rape nearly a year after the incident, police said. Kwabena Yeboah, of Bristow, is accused of sexually assaulting a woman he met on June 15, 2023, police in Fairfax said. Yeboah was arrested and charged with rape on June 10, 2024, and held in the Fairfax County Jail.
Police & Fire
Third DUI For Driver With Revoked License In Stafford, Cops Say
A 41-year-old Virginia man who was arrested in 2022 and 2023 for DUI is now being charged for another, police said. Arquimides Gomez Mejia, of Woodbridge, was spotted by a Stafford County sheriff's deputy heading south on Richmond Highway near Arcadia Street around 3:15 a.m. Sunday, June 9, the Stafford County Sheriff's Office said. His white SUV that was traveling at fluctuating speeds and drifting out of its lane. At one point, the car drifted partially into another lane making the vehicle in that lane quickly maneuver to avoid a collision. Having witnessed this, First Sergeant Flick…
News
Fairfax, DC Women Among 16 Drug Offenders Granted Clemency By Biden
Sixteen nonviolent drug offenders were granted clemency by President Joe Biden, including two with ties to Virginia and one from Washington DC. Katrina Polk, 54, pleaded guilty to a nonviolent drug offense at 18 years old. She served her sentence and completed the terms of her release. She her release, Polk has earned her PhD in public policy and administration and advocates for the elderly, according to the White House. "Colleagues, supervisors, friends, and community members uniformly praise her character and work ethic and consider her a role model, noting her demonstrated commitmen…
Police & Fire
Maryland Fugitive Playing 'Drunk Monopoly' Arrested In Virginia
A 35-year-old man with multiple warrants was arrested in Virginia after what he called a game of "Drunk Monopoly." Marque Alston, of Waldorf, MD, was spotted urinating next to a dumpster near the Quality Inn on Greenspring Drive in Stafford, VA around 7 p.m. Thursday, April 18, the sheriff's department said in a release. Sergeant Jacobeen made contact with Alston, who wreaked of alcohol and became agitated and started yelling when Jacobeen tried to identify him, police said. Alston also said he couldn’t be detained. He would be proven wrong. Jacobeen discovered Alston was wante…
Police & Fire
Homeless Man Throws Shopping Cart At Face Of Safeway Worker, Assaults Officer: Fairfax PD
A homeless man is facing charges after authorities say he threw a shopping cart at the face of a Safeway worker then assaulted an officer in Fairfax. Javonne Simms, 31, had gotten into an argument with the employee of the Willard Way store on Friday, March 29, local police said. He was later identified as a suspect and taken into custody. During his arrest, Simms assaulted an officer, police said. He was charged with malicious wounding, assault on an officer, and more.
Obituaries
Robert Buckley 'Bucky' Boies, 33, Had A Remarkable Life
Robert Buckley “Bucky” Boies, age 33, of Bigfork, MT, tragically passed into the arms of God on March 10, 2024. He was born October 8, 1990, in Williamsburg, VA to David Boies III and Robin Lou Boies (Weiss). Bucky graduated from Woodson High School in Fairfax, VA and Flathead College in Kalispell, MT with a degree in criminal justice. Bucky also attended Trinity Christian School, Rippowam Cisqua School, Hargrave Military Academy, and Barry University. Although a Virginian by birth, Bucky traveled extensively and lived in many places throughout the United States, including Florida, New Yor…
Police & Fire
DUI Driver Kills Guardsman Changing Tire, GF Seriously Injured On I-495: State Police
A 30-year-old National Guardsman changing his tire on the shoulder of the Capital Beltway was struck and killed by a DUI driver and his girlfriend seriously injured over the weekend in Virginia, according to police and loved ones. Gregory B. Bruington, Jr., of Newport News, was in the shoulder of the westbound lanes at mile marker 175 in Fairfax, when he was struck by Carlos L. Nunez Morales, 26, of Woodbridge, just before 3:40 a.m. Sunday, March 30, Virginia State Police said. Bruington died at the scene and the passenger in his VW Golf, Hailey Frazier, 24, was seriously injured, police sa…
Police & Fire
Shooter Admits To Murder Of Beloved Virginia School Worker Sitting On Church Steps In DC
A Maryland man accused of gunning down a popular Fairfax, VA schools employee on Memorial Day in 2022 has copped to the crime, federal authorities announced on Wednesday. Montgomery County resident James Carl Jackson, 28, of Silver Spring, will face up to 23 years in prison after pleading guilty on Feb. 14 to second-degree murder while armed for the fatal shooting of Christian Monje. At approximately 4:30 a.m. on Monday, May 30, 2022, members of the Metropolitan Police Department’s Homicide Branch responded to the 1700 block of Rhode Island Avenue in Northwest, DC, where there w…
Obituaries
Services For Teran Collins Jr., 26, Set In Fredericksburg
Services have been set for Teran Collins Jr., who died unexpectedly on Sunday, Jan. 28, in Richmond, according to his obituary on the Mullins & Thompson Funeral Service website. He was 26 years old. Teran was born in Fairfax but lived in Beaverdam, his obituary reads. He was being remembered for his "contagious smile, teddy bear hugs, and pure heart," his obituary reads. We lost a good one man Teran Collins Jr. thank you for all the memories you left me with you was the first person to... Posted by Trey Perry on Monday, January 29, 2024 Teran Collins Jr. WAS SO MA…
Police & Fire
Georgia Man Posed As Police To Bilk City Residents Out Of Cash In Fairfax, Officials Say
At least four people in Virginia were targeted by a 31-year-old Georgia man posing as police in an effort to bilk Fairfax residents out of cash, police announced this week. Razie Brown has been extradited back to the City of Fairfax following an investigation into reports of a con man posing as law enforcement officials attempting to steal money in a scheme that dates back to last summer. According to officials, in June 2023, local police were alerted to multiple cases of fraud after they were contacted by an unknown person who identified himself as a police officer. In each case, Brown in…
Schools
Snow Day! Weather Closes Schools Across Virginia
Schools across Northern Virginia are closed Tuesday, Jan. 16 due to the snow. Snow began falling across the region Monday, Jan. 15, and is expected to turn to a wintry mix overnight. All Fairfax, Stafford, Loudoun, Prince William, Alexandria, and Arlington public schools will be closed on Tuesday. The National Weather Service shows Northern Virginia is expected to see 1 to 3 inches by the end of the night Monday, Jan. 15. Rain, snow, and freezing rain will fall likely before noon, with another chance of snow later in the day, making for hazardous road conditions.
Police & Fire
Undercover Prostitution Bust Nets 5 Arrests At 2 Hotels Virginia: Sheriff
Fugitives were among five people arrested in an undercover prostitution sting at two motels in Stafford County this week, authorities said. Stafford County Sheriff's Detective RJ Grella met a woman online on Dec. 12, and met up with her at the Staybridge Suites on Richmond Highway after a brief text exchange, Sheriff David Decatur said. Grella and patrol deputies made contact with the woman and found drugs in the room, Decatur said. Then, they learned that three floors up, there was another potential prostitution incident, the sheriff said. The female involved in the first incident has not…
Obituaries
Evan Patchett Of Reston Dies, 31: 'Best At Being No.1 Fan'
Evan Patchett of Reston died peacefully on Dec. 3 at Inova Loudoun Hospital, according to his obituary. He was 31 years old. Evan attended the Aldrin Elementary School and Herndon Middle School, before graduating from from Paul VI Catholic High School in Fairfax in the Options Program, his obituary says. In 2014, he graduated from the John S. Davis Career Center in Falls Church, and "made the very most of his time at each of those schools, becoming a popular and well-known figure with huge numbers of friends among students and faculty alike," Evan's obituary continues. He has bee…
Traffic
Beltway Crash: Heavy Delays Reported In I-495 Fairfax Accident
A crash on I-495 caused major backups Wednesday, Nov. 15 in Fairfax. According to the VDOT, the crash at mile marker 44.5 caused one mile of delays on the northbound side as of 2:30 p.m. It happened near the Dulles Access Road intersection. Want breaking news in the DMV as it happens, or want to contribute? Join the DMV All Incidents Facebook group.
Obituaries
Popular Pennsylvania Band Director Dies Suddenly In Virginia
Rees Llewellyn, a Pennsylvania native and former school music instructor in communities across the state, died on Wednesday night, Nov. 8, according to a former colleague. Llewellyn, most recently of Fairfax, Virginia, was the former high school band director at Camp Hill High School and Springfield Township High School in Montgomery County, his social media profiles show. "It is with a heavy heart to break this news to you on Facebook — I thought you needed to know. Rees Llewellyn passed away yesterday," his former Camp Hill co-director Barbara Kauffman wrote in a gro…
Police & Fire
High-End Prostitution Network Serviced Mass's Elite, Elected Officials: Feds
Three people were arrested and charged with running a high-end prostitution network in Massachusetts and Virginia that catered to VIP customers and elected officials. It was so exclusive that potential "Johns" had to provide references to book appointments, federal authorities said. Han Lee, age 41, of Cambridge, Massachusetts, James Lee, age 68, of Torrance, California, and Junmyung Lee, age 30, of Dedham, Massachusetts, were all charged with running the operation that serviced elected officials, high-tech and pharmaceutical executives, doctors, military officers, government…
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