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Ammo, Long Gun Found On Drunken Man Who Dropped Gun On Wawa Floor In Stafford, Sheriff Says Ammo, Long Gun Found On Drunken Man Who Dropped Gun On Wawa Floor In Stafford, Sheriff Says
Ammo, Long Gun Found On Drunken Man Who Dropped Gun On Wawa Floor In Stafford, Sheriff Says A drunken Wawa customer's own clumsiness landed him behind bars over the weekend in Stafford, authorities said. Xavien Washington caught the attention of people inside the Wawa store on Butler Road in Fredericksburg around 4:35 a.m. on Sunday, May 12, after dropping his firearm on the floor while stumbling around in the business, Stafford County Sheriff David Decatur said. The 19-year-old Manassas man then tried buying tobacco without an ID, police said. When staff refused to sell him the product, he asked to buy drugs from them, Decatur said. Deputies quickly found Washington and, wh…

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by Cecilia Levine
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DUI Driver Rips Utility Pole From Ground, Overturns Car In Stafford, Police Say DUI Driver Rips Utility Pole From Ground, Overturns Car In Stafford, Police Say
Juan Hernandez Rodriguez DUI Arrest Stafford A DUI driver miraculously escaped injury after knocking down a utility pole in Stafford last week, authorities said. Juan Hernandez Rodriguez, 41, of Dumfries, was found inside of his overturned vehicle at Telegraph Road and Barnwell Drive following the crash just after 10:10 p.m. on Thursday, May 9, the Stafford County Sheriff's Office said. When Deputy Suh arrived, he saw a communications pole completely destroyed and blocking the street. The road was shut down as Deputy Suh was able to help safely remove Hernandez Rodriguez from the vehicle, who was not seriously injured, police sai…

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by Cecilia Levine
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VIDEO: SWAT Team Arrests Naked Driver After I-81 Pursuit VIDEO: SWAT Team Arrests Naked Driver After I-81 Pursuit
I-81 Naked Driver Arrested Daily Voice has obtained video footage of a DUI Illinois driver being forced out of the pickup truck that he barricaded himself in after a violent I-81 pursuit — butt naked. The videos show a SWAT team responding to a gore along the Exit 315 ramp on Saturday morning, May 4 in Frederick County, where Marco A. Cruz-Monroy, 27, had crashed, after rear-ending both a trooper's and a civilian's vehicle, as previously reported by Daily Voice (scroll down for video). There, Cruz-Monroy barricaded himself in his Dodge pickup truck. Video shows members of a SWAT team deploying a smoke grenade, c…

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by Cecilia Levine
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DUI Driver Rams One Trooper, Bites Another In I-81 Pursuit: Police DUI Driver Rams One Trooper, Bites Another In I-81 Pursuit: Police
DUI Driver Rams One Trooper, Bites Another In I-81 Pursuit: Police A 27-year-old DUI driver from Illinois is in custody after police said he rear-ended both a state trooper's vehicle and a civilian car in a pursuit along I-81 in Frederick County over the weekend. Motorists traveling through the area began calling police around 9:45 a.m. Saturday, May 4, saying a Dodge pickup truck was driving recklessly and its operator was throwing objects out the window, Virginia State Police said. UPDATE: Video Shows SWAT Team Arresting Naked Driver After I-81 Pursuit A state trooper was able to locate a man later identified as Marco A. Cruz-Monroy in the Dod…

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by Cecilia Levine
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DUI Driver Failed To Yield In Crash That Killed 32-Year-Old Passenger, Pug In VA: Cops DUI Driver Failed To Yield In Crash That Killed 32-Year-Old Passenger, Pug In VA: Cops
DUI Driver Failed To Yield In Crash That Killed 32-Year-Old Passenger, Pug In VA: Cops An arrest has been made in an April crash that killed a dog and a 32-year-old woman in Prince William County, authorities said. Jason Carter Lambeth, 46, was operating a 1993 Buick Roadmaster while "under the influence," and failed to yield the right-of-way to a Dodge Ram pickup on Yates Ford Road in Manassas, causing the crash that killed Jessica Randall on April 15, county police said. Lambeth was arrested on Friday, May 3 and charged with aggravated involuntary manslaughter-DUI related, and fail to yield the right-of-way.  Randall was a passenger the roadster Roadmaster at the…

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by Cecilia Levine
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Deputy Struck Head-On By Repeat DUI Driver From Manassas In Stafford: Sheriff Deputy Struck Head-On By Repeat DUI Driver From Manassas In Stafford: Sheriff
Deputy Struck Head-On By Repeat DUI Driver From Manassas In Stafford: Sheriff A 66-year-old woman was drunk when she struck a sheriff's deputy head-on in northern Virginia this week, police said. Patricia Wilson, of Manassas, was heading west in the eastbound lanes coming directly at a Stafford County Sheriff's deputy on the Jessica Chaney Bridge just before 10:30 p.m. on Tuesday, April 30, the sheriff's office said. The deputy activated his emergency equipment to get Wilson to stop, however, she instead collided with his vehicle head-on, authorities said.  While no injuries were reported, Wilson said she couldn’t remember what happened or how she ended up…

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by Cecilia Levine
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Pug Killed, Passenger Dies Days After Alcohol-Fueled Crash In Northern VA: Cops Pug Killed, Passenger Dies Days After Alcohol-Fueled Crash In Northern VA: Cops
Pug Killed, Passenger Dies Days After Alcohol-Fueled Crash In Northern VA: Cops A woman has died at an area hospital nearly two weeks after a crash in Prince William County caused by a driver believed to have been drinking, police said. Manassas resident Jessica Lynn Randall, 32, died on Friday, April 26 in connection with a crash on Monday, April 15 at 2:30 p.m., county police said. Randall was a passenger in a 1993 Buick Roadmaster driven by a 46-year-old Manassas man heading east on Yates Ford Road, police said. The driver entered the intersection of Evans Ford Road, into the path of a 2012 Dodge Ram 2500, police said. Yates Ford Road near Evans Ford Ro…

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by Zak Failla
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Drunken Fugitive Captured By Citizens During Police Chase In Stafford: Sheriff Drunken Fugitive Captured By Citizens During Police Chase In Stafford: Sheriff
Drunken Fugitive Captured By Citizens During Police Chase In Stafford: Sheriff A 30-year-old Virginia fugitive was captured by a group of Good Samaritans while running from police on Monday, April 22, authorities said. Jordan Perrin was spotted asleep at the wheel by Stafford County Deputy C.C. Crossett on Courage Lane around 8:20 p.m., the sheriff's office said in a release. Perrin, of Ruther Glenn, admitted to drinking beer prior to driving and admitted his license had been revoked due to a prior incident involving alcohol. What he didn’t admit was that he was wanted out of Caroline County for a felony probation violation. When Deputy Crossett discovered …

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by Cecilia Levine
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DUI Fredericksburg Driver Doing Doughnuts Nearly Hits Kids On Bikes, Had Child In Car: Sheriff DUI Fredericksburg Driver Doing Doughnuts Nearly Hits Kids On Bikes, Had Child In Car: Sheriff
DUI Fredericksburg Driver Doing Doughnuts Nearly Hits Kids On Bikes, Had Child In Car: Sheriff A 40-year-old Fredericksburg man was arrested for driving under the influence after multiple witnesses saw him nearly hit children during a reckless driving spree, authorities said. Richard Martin had a child unrestrained in the front seat of the Chevy Tahoe he was doing doughnuts in, in the parking lot of Motel 6 on Warrenton Road around 5:15 p.m. Saturday, April 20, the Stafford County Sheriff's Office said. Martin nearly struck two children riding their bikes while doing doughnuts the sheriff's office said. Deputies responding to 911 calls made contact with Martin, who had glossy e…

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by Cecilia Levine
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Newlywed Killed Riding On Hood Of DUI Driver's Car In Virginia: Cops Newlywed Killed Riding On Hood Of DUI Driver's Car In Virginia: Cops
Dymond Thacker Killed In Elkton The family of a newly-married mother is reeling after she was killed while riding on the hood of a drunk driver's car this week in Virginia, police said. Dymond Thacker, 34, was thrown from the hood of 66-year-old Debra Elliott's car on the 5500 block of Bryant Hollow Road in Elkton Tuesday morning, April 16, Virginia State Police said. Dymond Thacker GoFundMe Elliiott's Hyundai Elantra went down a hill, throwing Thacker off the hood of the vehicle, before she was struck by a another vehicle and killed, State Police said. The Broadway resident was pronounced dead at the scene. Ell…

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by Zak Failla
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Deputy Watches As DUI Driver, 21, Speeds Up To 75 MPH To Pass Another Car In Stafford: Sheriff Deputy Watches As DUI Driver, 21, Speeds Up To 75 MPH To Pass Another Car In Stafford: Sheriff
Deputy Watches As DUI Driver, 21, Speeds Up To 75 MPH To Pass Another Car In Stafford: Sheriff A 21-year-old woman was arrested after police say she was caught driving with more than twice the legal blood alcohol limit. Zoey Jackson of Stafford was spotted by Deputy Stern at the intersection of Cambridge Street and Truslow Road around 9:40 p.m. Monday, April 15, following another vehicle too closely, the sheriff's office said. Jackson's vehicle then passed the other vehicle and accelerated up to 75 MPH in a 45 MPH zone, police said. Deputy Sterne conducted a traffic stop as Deputy J.R. Suarez responded to assist. Jackson exhibited clear signs of intoxication, and deputies found …

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by Cecilia Levine
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Drunken Man, 53, Chases Vehicle Occupied By Children In Leesburg Drunken Man, 53, Chases Vehicle Occupied By Children In Leesburg
Drunken Man, 53, Chases Vehicle Occupied By Children In Leesburg A Leesburg man is arrested for drunkenly chasing a vehicle occupied by children earlier this week, authorities said. Allen K. Shreve III, 53, was following the victim's vehicle and trying to hit it with his own just after 6 p.m. on the 800 block of Anne Street SW on Wednesday, April 10, local police said. Responding officers determined that Shreve knew the victim, had at one point blocked the free passage of the victim’s vehicle, leading the victim to drive across multiple lawns while being pursued by Shreve, police said. Shreve also struck and knocked down a fire hydrant. The victim'…

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by Cecilia Levine