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VA Woman Victim Of Hyundai Stealing TikTok Challenge: Report
A Fairfax County woman learned about a dangerous social media trend the hard way, after her own car was stolen, reports NBC 4. The rideshare driver, known only as Miriam, had her source of income flipped upside down after her vehicle became the latest target in a popular trend going across social media. The trend teaches people how to steal certain models of Kia and Hyundai vehicles without a key. The ignition design on the vehicles makes the vehicles an easy target for thieves, the outlet continues. The design of the vehicles has become such a problem that Hyundai is reportedly selli…
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FBI Seeks Additional Victims Of Social Media Predator Facing Child Porn Charges In VA
Federal officials are attempting to identify additional victims of a Fairfax County man who exploited social media to solicit sexually explicit photos of minors online. Herndon resident Vincent Joseph Sarikey, 34, made his initial court appearance in Virginia last week, where he was charged with the production and attempted production of child sexual abuse material, according to the Department of Justice. It is alleged that Sarikey repeatedly engaged in explicit discussions with two underage victims, each of whom he was able to persuade sexually explicit photos that they then sent to him. …
Police & Fire
USB Social Media Trend Helps MD Teens Steal Kia In DC, Police Say
A Maryland teen has been arrested after using a USB charging cord to steal a vehicle, authorities say. The 17-year-old was stopped by police on Tuesday, Jan. 10 in the 8000 block of Woodyard Road in Clinton after officers found him driving a vehicle that had been stolen out of Washington, DC, according to Prince George's County police. When officers inspected the vehicle, they found a USB charging cord on the driver's side floorboard which detectives believe the teen used to start the vehicle. The method of using a USB cord to start a vehicle has reportedly become a recent trend that…
Police & Fire
Social Media Meet-Up Leads To Rape Charge For Virginia Man, Police Say
Police in Prince William County say that a man who met a minor on social media sexually assaulted her in Gainesville overnight. Deonti James Solano, 22, was arrested early on Friday, Jan. 6 by detectives of the Prince William County Police Department’s Special Victims Bureau and charged with rape and preventing the summoning of law enforcement following an incident with a juvenile under the age of 18. It is alleged that the minor was at Solano's Gainesville home after striking up a relationship with him through a social media platform. While she was there, investigators say that an alterc…
Lifestyle
Loose Llama Ends Drama After Being Reunited With Owners In Virginia (
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A loose llama who took police on a curious chase through Fairfax County has reportedly been reunited with its family in Virginia. The Fairfax County Animal Shelter made a social media post on Tuesday, Dec. 20 as they hoped to reunite a dark-colored llama who was spotted running on the Fairfax County Parkway near Popes Head Road. Are you missing a LLAMA? We have a stray llama, who was rescued after being spotted running on the Fairfax County Parkway near Popes Head Road. Do you know this llama's family? Send them our way!🦙 pic.twitter.com/S8zof92ZGM — Fairfax Animals (@fairfaxanimals) D…
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Andrew Bucklandon Is NOT Missing: Here's How Social Scammers Get You
A boy named Andrew Bucklandon hasn't gone missing. He didn't leave for school and not return. He doesn't even exist. For those who've seen -- or, worse, shared -- the Facebook post about a purportedly missing boy the past couple of days, here are a few questions: Does the post include a town? A link? Contact details? It doesn't. Because it's bogus. Like any good phishing scam, the missing boy ploy tugs at the heartstrings and plays on the fears of those who want to help. They're actually helping the scammers find more victims. Phishers threw their latest line into social media waters on…
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Virginia Gov. Glenn Youngkin Orders TikTok Ban In State Government
Some popular social media apps - including TikTok - are being banned in state government offices in Virginia, Gov. Glenn Youngkin announced. Youngkin issued an Executive Order on Friday, Dec. 16 that will ban the use of certain Chinese-owned mobile phone applications and websites on state government technology, according to officials. The ban includes TikTok, WeChat, “and any other applications developed by ByteDance Limited or Tencent Holdings Limited on state government devices and wireless networks. It also requires businesses that contract with the state government to also prohibit the …
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Ravens QB Lamar Jackson Inappropriately Toasts Twitter Troll Following Upset Loss To Jaguars
Baltimore Ravens star quarterback Lamar Jackson may have lost twice on Sunday, if reports are to be believed that he used an “anti-gay phrase” toward a fan who suggested he isn't the answer under center. Following the Ravens’ loss to the lowly Jacksonville Jaguars on Sunday, Nov. 27, Jackson reportedly had some select words for a fan who said it’s time to move on at the quarterback position in a social media post. According to ESPN’s Jamison Hensley, shortly after the 28-27 loss on Sunday, a Twitter user tagged the impending free agent stating that "someone asking for over $250 million gua…
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Servicemember Admits To Producing Child Porn While On Active Duty In Maryland: Feds
Federal officials announced that an Arizona man admitted to producing explicit child pornography with minors, recording his victims without their knowledge while he was an active duty servicemember serving in Virginia during his illicit conduct. Surprise, Arizona resident Elliott Velez, 38, pleaded guilty to the production of child sexual abuse material (CSAM) over the course of several months, when he targeted victims on social media who were under the age of 18 and proceeded to exploit them. According to court documents, between the summer of 2021 through March 2022, Velez used social med…
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$10M Cryptocurrency 'Pig Butchering' Scheme Leads To Domain Seizures In Virginia: DOJ
Federal officials in Virginia have seized domains used to further fraudsters’ “pig butchering” cryptocurrency schemes, according to authorities. The US Attorney's Office for the Eastern District of Virginia announced the measure in an effort to curtail the spread of these schemes, which led to losses of more than $10 million to its victims. According to federal prosecutors, “in pig butchering schemes, scammers encounter victims on dating apps, social media websites, or even random texts masquerading as a wrong number,” slowly gaining trust until proposing the idea of making a business inve…
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Predator Sentenced For Using Social Media To Trade Explicit Images For Vapes With VA Teens
Authorities announced that a North Carolina man has been sentenced to time in federal prison after admitting to using social media platforms and traveling over state lines to exploit teenage boys in Virginia. Jonathan Avery Shumate, 54, of Warrensville, N.C. has been sentenced to 151 months in federal prison after pleading guilty earlier this year to one count of coercion and enticement of minors. Prosecutors say that Shumate used both Snapchat and Grindr to contact teenage boys attending Oak Hill Academy in Grayson County, and offered to provide vapes and vaping materials in exchange for t…
Police & Fire
Stafford County Sheriff Issues Alert About Phony Murder Investigation Making Rounds Online
Police in Stafford County have issued an alert about a phony murder investigation that's making rounds online. "The Stafford County Sheriff’s Office has been receiving multiple reports and messages regarding this post," the department said in a Tuesday, Oct. 25 Facebook post. "We want to inform you this is a fake." The post reads: "We need help identifying this young woman who was mugged, stabbed, and left for dead on the roadside in Stafford County. She is in a coma right now and deputies are not able to identify her. Let's bump this post so it may reach people who can be able to ide…
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