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Police & Fire
22-Year-Old Man Killed In Officer-Involved Shooting Identified By Prince William County Police
New details have been released after a 22-year-old Woodbridge man was killed in an officer-involved shooting early on Thursday morning. Gabriel Rene Ramirez has been identified as the victim who was shot and killed following an incident that played out overnight and came to a grisly conclusion early on Aug. 1 following a lengthy standoff. Shortly after 8:20 p.m. on Wednesday night, officers were initially called to a home in the 3400 block of Caledonia Circle in Woodbridge, where there was a reported suicidal person, who was ultimately found "agitated" with a gun in the backyard of a …
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Cody Christopher Flynn Arrested After Barricade In Virginia
New details have been released by the Fairfax County Police Department after a man wanted for soliciting sexual acts from a minor was taken into custody following a four-hour standoff. Centreville resident Cody Christopher Flynn, 35, is facing multiple charges following a lengthy barricade that ended up with him behind bars after refusing officers' demands on Friday night, authorities announced. Shortly before 10 p.m. on July 12, officers from the department's SWAT team attempted to serve a warrant in the 13800 block of Fount Beattie Court following tips that Flynn had been solic…
Police & Fire
35-Gallon Stockpile Of Gasoline Used In Igniting Deadly Arlington Home Explosion, Probe Finds
Police have released their findings into the Dec. 3, 2023 home explosion set by a 56-year-old suspect in Arlington. Officers were called to James Yoo's home, a duplex on N. Burlington Street, after Yoo fired multiple rounds from a flare gun out of his window, police said. Yoo barricaded himself inside, prompting a 3-hour and 40-minute standoff that ended in a home explosion, that authorities are now saying was caused by Yoo. Investigators determined that Yoo had stockpiled more than 35 gallons of gasoline at his home, federal and local police said on Friday, June 7, 2024. While offic…
Police & Fire
19-Hour Police Standoff In Virginia Ends With Barricaded Man In Custody
It took every tool in their tool belt, but an allegedly knife-wielding man who barricaded himself after reportedly assaulting a person with a bat is in police custody nearly 24 hours later. An alert was issued at around 6:15 p.m. on Sunday night after officers from the Fairfax County Police Department were called to investigate an incident in the 6000 block of Bellview Drive in Bailey's Crossroads. Officers are in the 6000 blk of Bellview Dr in Bailey's Crossroads for an adult man barricaded alone w/ a knife in his apartment after assaulting a victim w/ a bat. The victim sustained minor …
Police & Fire
Cops Coax Barricade Suspect Out Of Fairfax County Home In Foreign Language (
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Farsi-speaking police officers coaxed a barricaded man out of his Fairfax County home amid a standoff Thursday afternoon, Sept. 7, authorities said. The man exposed himself in front of children and then barricaded inside of a home on the 900 block of Piney Grove Drive in Merrifield, county police said. In an update posted to Twitter just after 3:20 p.m., police said an officer who is fluent in Farsi persuaded the man to leave his home, and the incident was resolved peacefully. Want breaking news in the DMV as it happens, or want to contribute? Join the DMV All Incidents Facebook group…
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Negotiators Coaxed Barricade Suspect With Doughnuts During 34-Hour Standoff
In exchange for doughnuts, negotiators were able to get Brittany Copelin to throw out the magazine inside of her semiautomatic pistol during a 34-hour standoff that brought Richmond Highway to a halt up until her surrender on Thursday, March 30. Police are detailing the negotiation tactics and the events that led up to the barricade situation in Fairfax County, VA. Officers were called to the scene by a victim reported missing out of Laurel, MD on Tuesday, March 28. That victim told authorities she'd been abducted, Chief Kevin Davis said during a press briefing Thursday, March 30. That…
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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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Instagram Users Plead With Believed Richmond Highway Barricade Suspect
UPDATE: Woman Surrenders After 36-Hour Standoff; Barricade Linked To Missing MD Woman Case Instagram users believe they have found the account of the woman who was entering her 26th hour of the Richmond Highway standoff. Identified only in the bio as Britt, the woman published two posts on the now privatized account on Wednesday, March 29 — each racking up dozens of comments from strangers and loved ones alike begging her to end the standoff peacefully. ** Have photos? Email clevine@dailyvoice.com ** "I live in the area and I am very worried for you," one Instagram user writes. "Demand a…
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Suspect ID'd, Charged After Abducting Hostage During 12-Hour Standoff In VA, Police Say
New information has been released by police in Virginia following a 12-hour standoff with a barricaded suspect who took a hostage overnight. Paul Graves, 66, of Herndon, surrendered himself to police shortly after 8:45 a.m. on Wednesday, Dec. 28, but not after putting investigators through the paces during a lengthy incident that began late on Tuesday night that required intervention from multiple police agencies. Original story - Twelve-Hour Standoff In Herndon Ends With Hostage Safe, Barricaded Man In Custody (DEVELOPING) The incident began late on Tuesday, Dec. 27 in the 700 block …
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Stabbing Suspect In Custody After Standoff With Police In Virginia
Authorities say that a man who barricaded himself in a Virginia apartment after allegedly stabbing a woman has been arrested following an hours-long standoff in Fairfax County. Shortly before 9 a.m. on Thursday, Nov. 17, a spokesperson from the Fairfax County Police Department confirmed that a man has been taken into custody following an incident the night before in the 9600 block of Hagel Circle in Lorton. Police say that Virginia State Police investigators arrested the man - whose name has not been released - who was hospitalized for treatment of injuries believed to be self-inflicted. …
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Naked DC Man Fires Shots At Officers During Lengthy Standoff: Police
A D.C. man was apprehended after remaining on a rooftop in a long standoff with officers, officials said. On September 7, at around 4 p.m., police arrived at the scene in the 1200 block of Jefferson Street, to find the suspect, who fired multiple shots at the officers and forcibly entered a nearby residence, according to the Metropolitan Police Department. Witnesses reported that the man, 39-year-old Deandre Bigesby, briefly disrobed and stood on roof of the home, authorities said. The suspect was allegedly experiencing a mental health crisis, as he…
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Rifle-Wielding Suspect Apprehended Safely In Virginia After Hours-Long Standoff: Police
An incensed armed man who barricaded himself inside a Virginia apartment was safely taken into custody without incident following an hours-long standoff with police, authorities said. Officers from the Fairfax County Police Department responded to the 3300 block of Rio Drive in Falls Church shortly before 5:15 p.m. on Tuesday, Aug. 2, where there was a report of a man on a balcony shouting threats and waving a rifle. The man remained inside the apartment for hours, a spokesperson from the department said, as officers negotiated with him as they sought a peaceful resolution to the incident, …
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