Stafford County Sheriff Issues Alert About Phony Murder Investigation Making Rounds Online Stafford County Sheriff Issues Alert About Phony Murder Investigation Making Rounds Online
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…
Taco Bell Slammed By Redditors For Pete Davidson Apology Ad Taco Bell Slammed By Redditors For Pete Davidson Apology Ad
Taco Bell Slammed By Redditors For Pete Davidson Apology Ad Taco Bell is under fire to issue yet another apology after hiring Pete Davidson to launch their newest apology campaign following an uproar of annoyed Redditors who find the ad choice offensive. The popular chain recently joined several other fast food giants in a quest to build the best breakfast menu for customers to enjoy, recognizing that some of their innovations may have been taken to "unwelcomed heights", as stated by the chain. The restaurant decided to apologize for offering bizarre and over the top options on their menu such as the Naked Egg Taco and Waffle Taco, replacing them w…
Daughter Of Spotsylvania Superintendent Candidate Says Dad Is Unfit For Role: Reports Daughter Of Spotsylvania Superintendent Candidate Says Dad Is Unfit For Role: Reports
Daughter Of Spotsylvania Superintendent Candidate Says Dad Is Unfit For Role: Reports Jael Taylor, estranged daughter of Spotsylvania's school superintendent candidate Mark Taylor, said her dad is beyond inexperienced for his potential new gig, reports said. Mark Taylor was offered $245,000 a year to serve as superintendent, although he has no experience in education, so his daughter wrote a letter to the school board to tell them they are making a big mistake, WUSA9 reported. Jael said her father provided her with a weak homeschooling education and has shared social media posts that are disrespectful to various minority communities. She said these are just a few of the many…
DC Man Sentenced For Role In Night Of Violence Across Maryland, Virginia DC Man Sentenced For Role In Night Of Violence Across Maryland, Virginia
DC Man Sentenced For Role In Night Of Violence Across Maryland, Virginia A Washington, DC man will spend more than a decade in prison for his role in a day of terror that involved a violent armed robbery and two armed carjackings in Maryland and Virginia, federal officials announced. Rashaun Onley, 23, was sentenced to 14 years in federal prison, followed by five years of supervised release, on federal charges of committing an armed commercial robbery, carjacking, and using, carrying, and brandishing a firearm during and in relation to a crime of violence. The violence began in the early morning of Feb. 5, 2021. Onley and a co-conspirator entered a convenience…
Virginia Man Busted By Undercover Agent In Maryland Posing As Teen Girl: Police Virginia Man Busted By Undercover Agent In Maryland Posing As Teen Girl: Police
Virginia Man Busted By Undercover Agent In Maryland Posing As Teen Girl: Police A Virginia man has been arrested for sexual exploitation of a minor after he was caught trying to meet up with an underage girl in Maryland, authorities say. Jose M. Jimenez, 34, of McLean, Virginia, had thought he was talking to a 15-year-old girl on social media, but in reality, was actually having a conversation with a Montgomery County detective posing as the child, Montgomery County police say. Jimenez initiated the sexually-charged conversation with the "girl" online, and agreed to meet up with her in Montgomery County, according to police. On Wednesday, Aug. 17, Jimenez traveled fro…
School Threat Leads To Senior Citizen Bus Pipe Bomb Claim In Maryland: Sheriff School Threat Leads To Senior Citizen Bus Pipe Bomb Claim In Maryland: Sheriff
School Threat Leads To Senior Citizen Bus Pipe Bomb Claim In Maryland: Sheriff A second teen in Maryland is facing charges after being busted making bomb threats, this time on social media targeting a senior citizen bus, the Frederick County Sheriff advised. Shortly after 1:30 p.m. on Sunday, Aug. 21, officials said that a concerned citizen contacted the Frederick County Sheriff’s Office regarding a threat in the Urbana Community posted to social media. The complaint came days after a bomb threat against Urbana High School was made by a teen student just days into the new academic year. Several of the images posted were with a picture of the graffiti posted at the sc…
PA Man Admits Traveling To NJ For What He Thought Was Sex With 14-Year-Old PA Man Admits Traveling To NJ For What He Thought Was Sex With 14-Year-Old
PA Man Admits Traveling To NJ For What He Thought Was Sex With 14-Year-Old A Pennsylvania man admitted traveling to New Jersey for what he thought would be sex with a 14-year-old partner, federal authorities said. Quentin Anthony Blount, 29, of Easton, was one of a dozen men nabbed in an undercover roundup of accused predators who investigators said trolled social media for what would be the statutory rape of underage girls and boys. He took a deal from the government rather than risk trial, pleading guilty on Thursday to traveling with the intent to engage in sex. Blount, like the other defendants, virtually hooked up with what he thought was an underage teen af…
FL Man Spent Days Stalking 16-Year-Old VA Girl He Met On Social Media: Police FL Man Spent Days Stalking 16-Year-Old VA Girl He Met On Social Media: Police
FL Man Spent Days Stalking 16-Year-Old VA Girl He Met On Social Media: Police An Orlando, FL man was arrested on July 16 after he stalked a 16-year-old girl for two days, police said. Sean Mahar, 23, was lurking around the 12300 block of Valley View Drive in an attempt to meet a minor he had previously spoken to on social media, Prince William County Police reported. Police said that during the investigation they ordered Mahar to not contact the teenage girl, but he reached out to her through social media again. Mahar was located in Manassas, taken into custody and charged with stalking, authorities reported. His court date is pending and he is being held wi…
Twitter Back Up And Running After Major Outage Twitter Back Up And Running After Major Outage
Twitter Back Up And Running After Major Outage UPDATE: Twitter was back up and running as of 9:15 a.m. Twitter experienced the outage Thursday, July 14. While Twitter's status page said "all systems operational," tweets were not loading on the main domain and thousands of users reported issues on Downdetector.  Downdetector users joked that if Twitter were working, Twitter would be "trending hard on Twitter right now."
Viral Video Of Fairfax Officers Pointing Guns At Man At IHOP Draws Criticism Viral Video Of Fairfax Officers Pointing Guns At Man At IHOP Draws Criticism
Viral Video Of Fairfax Officers Pointing Guns At Man At IHOP Draws Criticism A video that shows two Fairfax County police officers pointing their weapons at a man as he tries to film them during an investigation has gone viral on social media. Many online say it's proof of police overreach, but the department says the video doesn't tell the entire story. Officers were called to IHOP at 6655 Arlington Boulevard in Falls Church around 7 p.m. on Saturday, July 9, after three teenagers got into an argument with an employee. One of the teens lifted his shirt to show what looked like a handgun sticking out of his waistband, the Fairfax County police said in a statement.  …
Confessed Fiancée Killer In Baltimore Portrayed Happy Relationship Online Confessed Fiancée Killer In Baltimore Portrayed Happy Relationship Online
Confessed Fiancée Killer In Baltimore Portrayed Happy Relationship Online The man who police say called 9-1-1 telling dispatchers he shot his fiancée in Baltimore portrayed a happy and loving relationship on social media. George Kuhn, 43, has been charged with murder in the June 12 death of 36-year-old Kristy Helmert on the 6400 block of Erdman Avenue, Baltimore police said. Kuhn contacted authorities around 9:30 that night saying he'd shot his fiancé, later identified by city police as Helmert. When police arrived, they found her having suffered a gunshot wound, lifeless, they said. She was pronounced dead at the scene and her accused killer arrested. What th…
Loudoun County Middle School Teacher Charged With Assaulting Multiple Students: Police Loudoun County Middle School Teacher Charged With Assaulting Multiple Students: Police
Loudoun County Middle School Teacher Charged With Assaulting Multiple Students: Police Authorities say a 43-year-old Loudoun County middle school teacher shoved and assaulted multiple students in his classroom. A video of one alleged instance is getting shared online.  Jinwoo Noh, a science teacher at Sterling Middle School, was arrested this week after a short investigation, the Loudoun County Sheriff's Office said. Deputies say he grabbed and shoved one student out of their chair and pulled the chair from beneath another as they went to sit down, which caused them to fall onto the floor.  Neither student was hurt.  An official from the school learned about t…