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Speeding Motorcyclist, 19, Dead In Stafford County Crash With Box Truck: Sheriff Speeding Motorcyclist, 19, Dead In Stafford County Crash With Box Truck: Sheriff
Speeding Motorcyclist, 19, Dead In Stafford County Crash With Box Truck: Sheriff Authorities have identified the 19-year-old motorcyclist who was killed in a Stafford County crash this week. Fnu Sajid, of Stafford, was heading north on Richmond Highway at a high rate of speed when he struck a box truck turning left from the southbound side of the highway onto Eskimo Hill Road, Stafford County Sheriff David Decatur said. The crash happened around 12:55 p.m. on Tuesday, Aug. 8. Sajid was pronounced dead at the scene. The driver of the box truck was uninjured and remained on scene. Neither driver had enough reaction time to avoid the accident. The crash remains …

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by Cecilia Levine
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Fleeing Spotsy Driver Made Mistake That Led Deputies To FXB Hiding Spot Fleeing Spotsy Driver Made Mistake That Led Deputies To FXB Hiding Spot
Fleeing Spotsy Driver Made Mistake That Led Deputies To FXB Hiding Spot A 24-year-old Spotsylvania man wanted for fleeing a traffic stop was found hiding in a Fredericksburg apartment, authorities said. Tyrone Wilson was spotted going nearly 70 mph in a 45 mph school zone on July 22, in Stafford County, the sheriff's office said. A Stafford County sheriff's deputy initiated his emergency equipment to conduct a traffic stop; however, the vehicle sped up instead. A pursuit was kicked off as Wilson swerved into oncoming traffic on Richmond Highway, authorities said. The pursuit continued onto Truslow Road, Havenwoods Way, and eventually back to Richmond Highway w…

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by Cecilia Levine
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Chardonnay Was Drink Of Choice For DUI Virginia Driver With 2-Year-Old In Car: Sheriff Chardonnay Was Drink Of Choice For DUI Virginia Driver With 2-Year-Old In Car: Sheriff
Chardonnay Was Drink Of Choice For DUI Virginia Driver With 2-Year-Old In Car: Sheriff A 55-year-old Stafford woman was arrested after a detective caught her driving drunk with a two-year-old child in the backseat, authorities said. Donna Boykin was spotted by Detective Sergeant M.E. Steininger heading north on Richmond Highway near Courthouse Road, around 1:15 p.m. Tuesday, July 11, Stafford County Sheriff David Decatur said. The hawk-eyed detective saw the vehicle failing to maintain the lane of travel multiple times and even hit a curb as they entered the KFC parking lot. Steininger radioed to Deputy C.S. Harding for a traffic stop. He made contact with both the driv…

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by Cecilia Levine
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Drunk Driver Going 80MPH Leads 10-Mile Pursuit Through Northern VA Town: Sheriff Drunk Driver Going 80MPH Leads 10-Mile Pursuit Through Northern VA Town: Sheriff
Drunk Driver Going 80MPH Leads 10-Mile Pursuit Through Northern VA Town: Sheriff A third-offense drunk driver is jailed after leading a 10-mile pursuit reaching speeds up to 80 miles per hour through a Northern Virginia town, authorities said. Stafford County Sheriff's deputies spotted a suspected drunk driver in a Dodge Caliber heading south on Richmond Highway around 10:30 p.m. Sunday, July 9, Sheriff David Decatur said. Sergeant K.P. Lytle located the vehicle — driven by Tony Trimble, 46, of King George — near Hospital Center Boulevard, and saw the driver was unable to maintain the lane of travel, Decatur said. A traffic stop was attempted near the Rappahannock Reg…

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by Cecilia Levine
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'Move Or I'll Stab You': Virginia Walmart Thieves Toss $4K In Stolen Merch Out Car Windows 'Move Or I'll Stab You': Virginia Walmart Thieves Toss $4K In Stolen Merch Out Car Windows
'Move Or I'll Stab You': Virginia Walmart Thieves Toss $4K In Stolen Merch Out Car Windows "Move or I'll stab you," is what one of three thieves told Walmart staffers before making off with $4,000 in stolen merchandise in Virginia, authorities said. Workers at the Garrisonville Road store in Stafford confronted the trio around 6:20 p.m. Tuesday, June 13, who fled with electronics, snacks, and more, the Stafford County Sheriff's Office said. While deputies responded to the larceny, another caller reported suspicious activity on Richmond Highway. There, the caller said a vehicle, which happened to match the description of the suspect vehicle, had occupants who were throwing items o…

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by Cecilia Levine
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Shopper Tried Torching Victim During Supermarket Fight In Virginia: Police Shopper Tried Torching Victim During Supermarket Fight In Virginia: Police
Shopper Tried Torching Victim During Supermarket Fight In Virginia: Police A man was arrested for trying to light a spray canister on fire as he pointed it toward another person during an argument outside of a supermarket in Prince William County, authorities said. Selvin Magdaleno Corrales Alvarado, 20, of Woodbridge, was found in the parking lot of Food Lion on Richmond Highway around 7:50 p.m. on Wednesday, June 7, after arguing with a person collecting shopping carts, county police said. "During the encounter, the accused attempted to light a spray canister on fire as he sprayed the contents towards the victim," police said. "The victim attempted to take…

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by Cecilia Levine
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U-Haul Driver Fatally Shot By Police After Assaulting Officer In Fairfax County ID'd U-Haul Driver Fatally Shot By Police After Assaulting Officer In Fairfax County ID'd
U-Haul Driver Fatally Shot By Police After Assaulting Officer In Fairfax County ID'd Dramatic footage of a Fairfax County officer being attacked in his own police cruiser before one of his colleagues fatally shoots the assailant is going viral on social media (scroll for video). The officer was called to Richmond Highway to investigate a stolen U-Haul truck on Thursday afternoon, May 11, where he found the driver, identified as 38-year-old Brandon Lemagne, of Newport News, outside of the vehicle, Fairfax County Police Chief Kevin Davis said. Soon after, Lemagne shoved the officer into the open front driver's door of his patrol car and was violently assaulting the officer, …

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by Cecilia Levine
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Pedestrian Killed Walking Near Busy VA Intersection, Police Say Pedestrian Killed Walking Near Busy VA Intersection, Police Say
Pedestrian Killed Walking Near Busy VA Intersection, Police Say A pedestrian died after being struck by a driver on Friday morning near a busy Fairfax County intersection. Police confirmed that one person was killed while walking along Richmond Highway (Route 1) and Fairfax County Parkway in the Fort Belvoir area, though the circumstances surrounding the fatal strike are still under investigation. The crash was reported at approximately 7:30 a.m. on Friday, April 7. The victim was pronounced dead at the scene. Investigators made note that the driver remained at the scene after striking the pedestrian. Southbound Richmond Hwy to northbound Fairfax …

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by Zak Failla
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Speeding Mercedes Driver Kills Pedestrian In Chain-Reaction Virginia Crash: Police Speeding Mercedes Driver Kills Pedestrian In Chain-Reaction Virginia Crash: Police
Speeding Mercedes Driver Kills Pedestrian In Chain-Reaction Virginia Crash: Police A speeding Mercedes driver set off a chain of events in Fairfax County that led to the death of a 36-year-old woman from Alexandria on Thursday night. Samantha Jennings-Jones was walking on the sidewalk when she was struck by a vehicle shortly before 9:30 p.m. on Thursday, March 30 near the intersection of Richmond Highway and Claiborne Avenue in Groveton, police say. According to investigators, a 2007 Mercedes C230 was traveling south on Richmond Highway when the driver of a 2017 Jeep Wrangler traveling in the opposite direction attempted to make a left turn onto Clayborne Avenue. The d…

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by Zak Failla
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Woman Surrenders After 36-Hour Standoff; Barricade Linked To Missing MD Woman Case Woman Surrenders After 36-Hour Standoff; Barricade Linked To Missing MD Woman Case
Woman Surrenders After 36-Hour Standoff; Barricade Linked To Missing MD Woman Case A driver peacefully surrendered to authorities in Fairfax County around midnight on Thursday, March 30, ending a nearly 36-hour standoff on Richmond Highway. Police told the NBC4 that the incident was linked to the disappearance of Lauren Kingsbury, 25, of Laurel MD. She had been located safely on Tuesday, shortly before the standoff began. UPDATE AS OF 1:15 PM ON 3-28-23: We are glad to report that the Missing Person Alert for Lauren Kingsbury is cancelled.... Posted by Laurel Police Department on Monday, March 27, 2023 Video from NBC4 shows the barricade suspect emerging from a blac…

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by Cecilia Levine
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Hours-Long Barricade With Gun-Wielding Woman Leaves Major VA Roadway Closed (UPDATED) Hours-Long Barricade With Gun-Wielding Woman Leaves Major VA Roadway Closed (UPDATED)
Hours-Long Barricade With Gun-Wielding Woman Leaves Major VA Roadway Closed (Updated) A woman armed with a handgun has held up traffic in Fairfax County for several hours, according to police. 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 to peacefully resolve the situation. #FC…

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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