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Police & Fire
Three Arrested For Fatal Abduction Of Virginia Man Found In Own Vehicle: Police
The 43-year-old man found handcuffed and shot to death in the backseat of his own vehicle in Virginia was abducted after a drug deal gone bad, police say. New details have been released by the Prince William County Police Department following the "suspicious" death of Woodbridge resident Jason Thomas Blake, whose body was found in a secluded area in Triangle over the weekend. Three people have been arrested in the past two days in connection to the grisly murder after a friend found Blake's body in the 18500 block of Triangle Street on Sunday, Oct. 27. Those charged: Jerrome Thomas…
Police & Fire
'Suspicious' Death Under Investigation After Body Found By Friend In Virginia, Police Say
A 43-year-old man was found by a friend suffering from fatal injuries inside a vehicle in Triangle, according to the Prince William County Police Department. Shortly after 10:30 a.m. on Sunday morning, officers were called to a home in the 18500 block of Triangle Street, where there was a report of a person who sustained critical injuries. Investigators say that the man was found by what was described as an acquaintance with life-threatening injuries and he was pronounced dead at the scene by first responders. According to police, the man's injuries "were determined to be suspicious in nat…
Traffic
Truck Driver Charged For Crash That Killed 23-Year-Old Motorcyclist In Virginia: Police
A Mack-truck driver has been charged for failing to maintain his lane leading up to the crash that killed a speeding 23-year-old motorcyclist in Prince William County, police say. Triangle resident Kojo Essandoh, 56, was issued a court summons citing him for his role in the crash that claimed the life of Woodbridge resident Melanie Ruby Morales last month. According to the Prince William Police Department, shortly before 3:30 p.m. on Thursday, Sept. 5, Morales was traveling west on Old Bridge Road near Occoquan Road at a high rate of speed when "the operator lost control and separated …
Police & Fire
Caregiver Charged After Toddler Found Alone In Roadway Outside Virginia Apartment: Police
A 23-year-old woman is facing charges after a Good Samaritan picked up a toddler found walking alone in the streets outside a Prince William County apartment. Kayla Nicole Murphy was charged following an incident early on Thursday morning in Triangle involving a 2-year-old child who was rescued by a neighbor, officials say. Officers responded to the Melrose Apartments in the 18000 block of Purvis Drive in Triangle, where they were called in to investigate reports of a found child who was found in the roadway outside. While investigating the incident, police say that Murphy made contact wit…
Police & Fire
Quadruple Shooting Kills 15-Year-Old Killed Prince William County, Police Say
A 15-year-old died and three other people were wounded in a quadruple shooting late Monday, June 3 in Prince William County, police said. A group of people had been gathered on the 3700 block of Masthead Trail in Triangle around 10:30 p.m., behind homes in the area, when gunfire rang out, count police said. The parties dispersed as officers arrived on scene. Police found the first two victims, a 15-year-old boy and a man, and rendered aid. The boy ultimately died of his injuries, police said. While checking the area, a second boy was found nearby suffering from a graze wound and was t…
Police & Fire
Driver Cited For Unsafe Turn In I-95 Crash With Tractor Trailer: State Police
A driver was ticketed after police say she made an unsafe turn that caused a tractor trailer crash on I-95 in Virginia. Maria E. Martin, of Triangle, was heading north in a Ford F-150 when she drifted from the center lane to the right lane around 11:30 p.m. Wednesday, May 8, Virginia State Police said. Martin, who was at the 150-mile marker in Prince William County, struck a tractor trailer, police said. She remained at the scene while the tractor trailer continued north. The Triangle woman was cited for making an unsafe lane change. Martin was not injured in the crash.
Police & Fire
Multiple Children Watched As Man Made Inappropriate Gestures From Inside Virginia Home: Cops
A 59-year-old man was arrested and charged with two counts of indecent exposure for an incident involving young children in Prince William County, police said. David John Redmond Mauer was inside of a home on the 18500 block of Corby Street in Triangle, making inappropriate gestures, county police said. Mauer was seen by multiple children under the age of 13 who were playing in the area around 9:40 a.m. on Saturday, May 4, police said. No physical or verbal interaction occurred between the accused and the children. Following an investigation, Mauer was arrested and charged with t…
Police & Fire
Deadly Pre-Dawn Crash Closes I-95 In Prince William County (
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A fatal crash closed I-95 in Prince William County early Monday, April 8. It happened near milepost 151.1 on the northbound side between Dumfries and Triangle around 3:30 a.m., when a GMC pickup truck and Kia SUV collided, police said. The GMC overturned as a result of the crash, and a passenger was ejected. The passenger died at the scene. As of 5:50 a.m., the north left shoulder, left lane, center lane, and right lane were closed. Traffic backups were approximately 4 miles. Virginia State Police were investigating.
Traffic
Pedestrian Struck By Tractor Trailer On I-95 In Virginia (
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A pedestrian was hospitalized in serious condition after being struck by a tractor trailer on Interstate 95 in Virginia Monday morning, April 1, police said. The victim was a driver who had been standing outside of their disabled vehicle around 8:45 a.m. on the southbound side, Virginia State Police said. According to the VDOT, the crash happened in Triangle. Backups were approximately 10 miles long. The striking vehicle remained on scene while the victim was taken to Mary Washington Hospital, and later flown to the VCU Medical Center in Richmond.
News
Bloods Gang Member Convicted For Shooting Woman At Virginia Home, Fleeing To Maryland
A purported gang member in Virginia has been convicted of a violent drive-by shooting in April last year in Prince William County, the Office of the Commonwealth's Attorney announced. Sean Hughes, Jr., a member of the Bloods, has been found guilty of shooting into a Triangle home in the 3500 block of Wharf Lane that sent a woman to the hospital with serious injuries. According to prosecutors, on April 19, 2023, Hughes and an underaged co-conspirator opened fire at the Triangle home, striking a 58-year-old woman inside multiple times, while a detective and another bystander were nearly…
Police & Fire
Man Sodomized Child Multiple Times In VA Home: Police
A 26-year-old Virginia man is accused of sexually assaulting a young family member for more than a year, authorities said. Juan Carlos Vides Guevara sexually assaulted the child, who was under 15 years old at the time of the alleged incidents, at a home in Triangle between March 2022 and November 2023, Prince William County police said. The Woodbridge man was arrested following an investigation and charged with aggravated sexual battery, attempted aggravated sexual battery, and forcible sodomy. He was being held without bond. Want breaking news in the DMV as it happens, or want to con…
Police & Fire
Domestic Dispute Ends With Man Pushing Woman Down Stairs In PWC, Police Say
A 48-year-old woman was pushed down the stairs by a family member during a domestic dispute that rapidly escalated into physical violence in Prince William County, police say. Nelson Villatoro Morales, 46, is facing charges after an early-morning argument turned violent inside a home in the 3400 block of Logstone drive in Triangle, according to officials on Wednesday afternoon. Officers rom the Prince William County Police Department were called to the residence at around 2:15 a.m. on Sunday, Jan. 14, when Villatoro Morales and a family member got into a verbal disagreement that e…
Police & Fire
Wife Killed In VA Murder-Suicide Remembered
The death of a 30-year-old Prince William County mom at the hands of her husband has left her loved ones shaken. Brittnee Yvonne Posey was killed by her husband, Nicholas Allen Smith Withrow, 42, who then turned the gun on himself in Triangle on Sunday, Jan. 14, as previously reported by Daily Voice. Brittnee leaves behind a little girl, according to the heartbroken friends who knew her. Social media shows Brittnee was an avid softball player. "Brittnee Smith you will be truly missed," one mourner wrote online. "I was not expecting to get that phone call this morning. I know you will be u…
Police & Fire
Manhunt For Murder Suspect Wanted In Virginia Intensifies With New $10K Reward: Cops
A Fredericksburg man is still on the run in Virginia months after a 26-year-old man was killed in Prince William County. Tyus James Terrell, 27, is wanted for murder and other offenses after being identified as the suspect who allegedly gunned down Big Stone Gap resident Quatrail Raynard Smalls in November, according to police. Shortly before 8:45 p.m. on Tuesday, Nov. 14, residents reported hearing multiple gunshots fired in the 3700 block of Wharf Lane in the Triangle neighborhood, with one person down. The shooting was reported on Wharf Lane in Triangle. Google Maps satellite view U…
Police & Fire
Child Neglect Charge For VA Mom After Three Kids Found Home Alone: Police
A 31-year-old Virginia mom is learning "Home Alone" is just a movie and not something that works in real life. Veronica Adelina Martinez Paz, of Triangle, was arrested on Saturday, Dec. 23 and charged with three counts of felony child neglect after police discovered her three children, 8, 4 and 9-months old were left unsupervised in her apartment on the 3600 block of Jurgensen Drive, Prince William County police said. The discovery was made by police serving unrelated paperwork on a resident of the apartment, they said. The children were not injured and were released to the custody of know…
Police & Fire
Driver, 69, Dies By Suicide On I-95: State Police (
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A fatal crash involving a tractor trailer that tied up traffic for miles along I-95 in Prince William County is believed to have been a suicide, Virginia State Police said. Lloyd R. Felder, of Triangle, had pulled off onto the right, northbound shoulder at milepost 158 around 9:05 a.m. Wednesday, Dec. 6, then got out of his black Toyota Tundra, Virginia State Police said. Felder then got out of his car and stepped into the northbound lanes of travel, where he was struck by an oncoming tractor trailer, near Woodbridge were closed due to a crash in the area of Opitz Boulevard, police sai…
Police & Fire
Triangle Murder Victim Was Alexandria Dad, Loved Ones Say Amid Search For Killer
Support is on the rise for the family of a Virginia man gunned down earlier this month. Qutrail Raynard Smalls was shot and killed on Wharf Lane in Triangle on Nov. 14, Prince William County police said. A search for his killer, Tyus James Terrell, 27, of Fredericksburg, is under way, they said. Meanwhile, more than $1,400 had been raised on a GoFundMe launched for Smalls' family as of Wednesday, Nov. 29. Smalls is survived by his daughter, his parents, five siblings, and a host of loved ones. A reward of up to $5,000 for information that leads to the arrest and conviction of Terre…
Police & Fire
Search For Fredericksburg Killer Intensifies In Prince William County: Cops
The search for an accused killer has intensified in Northern Virginia. Tyus James Terrell, 27, of Fredericksburg, is wanted for murder and related offenses for killing Quatrail Raynard Smalls, 26, of Big Stone Gap, on Wharf Lane in Triangle, on Nov. 14, county police said. A reward of up to $5,000 for information that leads to the arrest and conviction of Terrell is being offered. Anyone who knows Terrell's whereabouts is urged to call police immediately. Click here for the initial Daily Voice news report on the murder.
Police & Fire
Shooting Suspect Wanted For Murder In Virginia On The Lam, Police Say
A Fredericksburg man is wanted in Virginia after a 26-year-old man was killed in Prince William County. Tyus James Terrell, 27, is wanted for murder and other charges after being identified as the suspect who allegedly gunned down Big Stone Gap resident Quatrail Raynard Smalls earlier this week, according to police. Shortly before 8:45 p.m. on Tuesday night, residents reported hearing multiple gunshots fired in the 3700 block of Wharf Lane in the Triangle neighborhood, with one person down. The shooting was reported on Wharf Lane in Triangle. Google Maps satellite view Upon arrival, o…
Traffic
Traffic Barely Getting By Due To I-95 Accident
A bad accident had traffic crawling along Interstate 95 in Prince William County Tuesday, Sept. 12. It happened on the northbound side near mile marker 148.8 just outside of Triangle and near near Locust Shade Park around 10:45 a.m. The north left lane, center lane, right lane, and right shoulder are closed. Traffic backups were approximately two miles. Traffic was getting by on the left shoulder. Want breaking news in the DMV as it happens, or want to contribute? Join the DMV All Incidents Facebook group.
Police & Fire
Hien The Dinh, Serial Sex Assault Suspect, Tried Abducting 12-Year-Old Girls In PWC: Police
A 20-year-old man who earlier this summer was linked to a string of sexual assault cases across northern Virginia has been tied to two more, authorities said. Hien The Dinh, of Stafford, as of Wednesday, Aug. 30, was linked to a pair of attempted abductions in May 2022, in Triangle, Prince William County police said. Dinh was jailed in July 2023 after he was charged with sexually assaulting then trying to abduct a woman in Chantilly, Fairfax County police said. The incident in Triangle was eerily similar. A 12-year-old girl was walking to school when a man, identified this week as Dinh, w…
Traffic
Unbelted Driver Killed Crashing Into Ravine, Landing In VA Creek Bed: Police
Police have identified the 58-year-old man killed in a crash early on Wednesday morning in Prince William County. Dumfries resident Kenneth Jacobs died shortly before 12:30 a.m. on Wednesday, Aug. 16 in Triangle after a wild single-vehicle crash, according to investigators. Detectives were called to the area of Graham Park Road and Woodland Drive in Triangle on Wednesday morning, where they determined that a 2009 Ford Fusion was speeding on Graham Park Road when Jacobs lost control while navigating a turn. The Ford then left the roadway, traveled over the lawn of a nearby home, struck a te…
News
Serial Virginia Child Rapist Could Live Out Rest Of His Life Behind Bars
A 40-year-old Virginia rapist who sexually assaulted children as young as 4 years old could live the rest of his life behind bars. On Friday, July 14, Billy Riggs was sentenced to serve 90 years in prison for sexual assaults of minors, for a series of sexual assaults on children that occurred in Triangle. Riggs pleaded guilty to one count of rape and four counts of aggravated sexual battery in July 2022. The investigation into Riggs began in 2019, when authorities got a tip Riggs had abused a child starting when they were 4 years old in December 2011. The assaults continued until December …
Police & Fire
Man Flashed Kids Multiple Times In VA: Police
A 68-year-old Virginia man was arrested and charged with exposing himself in front of children multiple times for months, authorities said. Robert Devine, of Triangle, frequently exposed himself and made lewd gestures with children present between September 2022 and March 2023, Prince William County police said. He was charged on Sunday, July 9, with seven counts of taking indecent liberties with children and three counts of indecent exposure. Want breaking news in the DMV as it happens, or want to contribute? Join the DMV All Incidents Facebook group.
Lifestyle
These Northern VA Pools Offer Day Passes
Looking for a place to cool off this summer in northern Virginia? There are pools aplenty to choose from, many of which even offer day passes. So if you don't want to dish out hundreds for a summer-long membership, here are some pools that will let you in just for the day. Some require proof of residency while others will provide passes to anyone, resident or not. (Note: Most pools open Memorial Day but be sure to check websites for hours). Stafford's Woodlands Pool And Splash Pad and Mark Lenzi Pool At Curtis Memorial Park: County adults $5, non-county adults $7, county youth $4 a…
Obituaries
Steven Humphries Of Triangle Dies, 31
Steven Humphries of Triangle, VA died on April 21, 2023. He was 31 years old. "Those who knew Steven, even just a little, lost a shining light in their lives," his obituary reads. "He brought much laughter and joy to everyone he met, and he will be missed tremendously." Born in Woodbridge, Steven grew up in Triangle and went on to live in Colorado before returning to Triangle in 2022. A GoFundMe account launched in an effort to aid his wife, Bri, had raised more than $7,800 as of Wednesday, May 3. A Celebration of Life will be held on May 6, at Abundant Life Assembly of God Church in…
Police & Fire
Drunken Sex Offender Urinates, Exposes Himself To Liquor Store Employees In VA: Police
An allegedly intoxicated man already registered as a sex offender in Virginia is back on the wrong side of the law after allegedly urinating on a local liquor store and getting handsy with officers in Prince William County. Donnie Leslie Poindexter, 60, of Triangle, made quite a scene over the weekend at the ABC Store on River Ridge Boulevard in Woodbridge, when members of the police department needed to be called in to diffuse a disorderly suspect, authorities announced on Tuesday, April 25. It is alleged that Poindexter walked into the store, apparently intoxicated, and attempted to make …
Police & Fire
Suspect Finally Arrested After Strangling Woman At Triangle Apartment Complex Last December
A 30-year-old Triangle man has finally been taken into custody after reportedly beating and abducting a woman last December, officials say. Jaharii Kwame Underwood is accused of beating a 34-year-old woman, described as an "acquaintance" by Prince William County police, at the Quantico Court Apartments on Fuller Heights Road on Dec. 7, 2022. Police were called to the apartments shortly after midnight where they were told that Underwood had choked and assaulted the victim numerous times, at one point preventing the victim from leaving the apartment when she tried to get away. Once the victi…
Police & Fire
Triangle Man Accused Of Abducting, Sexually Assaulting Woman: Police
A 28-year-old man has been arrested after abducting a woman and blocking her in a Triangle apartment complex, authorities say. Eric Harley Minor has been accused of abduction and strangulation after reportedly preventing a 28-year-old woman from leaving a residence inside of the Quantico Court Apartments on Fuller Heights Road, according to a Prince William County Police Department spokesperson on Tuesday, Feb. 14. Officers responded to the apartments to investigate a domestic incident in the early morning hours of Sunday, Feb. 12, where they determined the woman was being held against her …
Police & Fire
Teen Airlifted To Area Hospital After Targeted Shooting By Hit-Run Gunman In Virginia
A teenager was airlifted to the hospital after being shot in Virginia, authorities said. Officers were called to the Quantico Mobile Home Park on the 17900 block of Old Triangle Road in Triangle on a report of a shooting around 1:25 p.m. on Tuesday, Nov. 2, according to the Prince William County Police Department. An unidentified 17-year-old boy was found suffering from a single gunshot wound, police said. The teen was airlifted to a local hospital, where he was expected to survive. Meanwhile, investigators learned that the victim and a 16-year-old acquaintance were walkin…
Police & Fire
Man Beat Woman, Bit Her Leg During Argument In Prince William County: Police
A man from Triangle is wanted for beating a woman and biting her leg in his home on Wednesday August 3, police said.Jaharii Underwood, 30, was fighting with a 34-year-old woman in his home just after 1 a.m., in the 19000 block of Fuller Heights Road, when he became physically violent, according to the Prince William County Police Department. Underwood struck the woman as she tried to leave and proceeded to bite her leg, officials reported. Police said the victim contact police when she left the apartment and reported minor injuries. Underwood was described as 6'0, 170 pounds, w…
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