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Crews Battle Heat, Two-Alarm Apartment Fire In Fairfax County (DEVELOPING) Crews Battle Heat, Two-Alarm Apartment Fire In Fairfax County (DEVELOPING)
Crews Battle Heat, Two-Alarm Apartment Fire In Fairfax County (Developing) For the second time in three days, Fairfax County Fire and Rescue crews had to beat the heat after being called to battle a raging blaze that broke out in an area home. Before 10 a.m. on Wednesday morning, firefighters were called to a two-alarm fire that was reported in the 2700 block of Hollywood Road in West Falls Church, where they were met by an inferno showing from the top floor of the building. The fire was still raging as of 10:30 a.m. on June 26. No injuries were initially reported. This latest incident comes days after another two-alarm fire in the 6900 block of Banchory Court in…

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by Zak Failla
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Police ID Pedestrian Struck, Killed In Fairfax County Police ID Pedestrian Struck, Killed In Fairfax County
Police ID Pedestrian Struck, Killed In Fairfax County A 46-year-old pedestrian was killed and another injured by a Jeep in Fairfax County earlier this week. Rubia Marisol Vasquez Matteo, of Clifton, was crossing Pickwick Road outside of the crosswalk with another man when a 2012 Jeep Grand Cherokee heading east struck them at Braddock Road in Centreville around 9:50 p.m. Monday, June 24, county police said. Matteo was taken to the hospital with life-threatening injuries, while the other pedestrian sustained injuries considered non-life-threatening. The driver remained at the scene and Matteo died at the hospital. Detectives do not believe spe…

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by Cecilia Levine
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Special Education Teacher Accused Of Assaulting Multiple Students In Virginia: Police Special Education Teacher Accused Of Assaulting Multiple Students In Virginia: Police
Special Education Teacher Accused Of Assaulting Multiple Students In Virginia: Police A special education teacher in Virginia has been arrested and charged for allegedly assaulting multiple students, police say. Elizabeth Yoshimi Nagagata, 62, a teacher at White Oaks Elementary School in Fairfax County, is facing charges after investigators received a referral in April regarding an educator who was caught assaulting a student at school. According to investigators from the Fairfax County Police Department, the investigation found that between September 2023 and April 2024, Nagagata allegedly assaulted three students on separate occasions. The nature of the assaults were not …

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by Zak Failla
Police & Fire
Speed Demon Going 103 MPH Nabbed By Police In Virginia (VIDEO) Speed Demon Going 103 MPH Nabbed By Police In Virginia (VIDEO)
Speed Demon Going 103 MPH Nabbed By Police In Virginia (Video) He wasn't going 55. A 23-year-old driver is facing a hefty fine and was cited for reckless driving after being busted going 103 mph in a posted 55 mph zone in Fairfax County late on Thursday night. Fairfax Station resident Benjamin Durkovic found himself in a precarious position on June 20 when he was caught by officers on patrol conducting speed enforcement on Ox Road near the intersection of Route 123 in Lorton. The incident was caught on camera. 103 MPH is a recipe for disaster. 🚙 💨❌ We’ve seen too many drivers caught speeding this week during #RoadShark Wave 3. Increased enforcemen…

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by Zak Failla
Police & Fire
Suspect Steals Police Car, Smashes Second Cruiser In Virginia (DEVELOPING) Suspect Steals Police Car, Smashes Second Cruiser In Virginia (DEVELOPING)
Suspect Steals Police Car, Smashes Second Cruiser In Virginia (Developing) What started as an investigation into a reported stolen vehicle at the Fair Oaks Shopping Center ended when a suspect took over a police cruiser and quickly crashed in Fairfax County. Officers were called to the shopping center on Friday, June 21 to probe reports of a stolen vehicle; however, one of the suspects took off in the cruiser, only to into another police vehicle nearby. The suspect was then taken into custody. Police say that two officers and the suspect were all hurt, though they are considered non-life-threatening injuries. The incident led to a closure in the westbound lanes o…

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Police Seeking Tips After Missing Woman's Body Pulled From Wooded Area In Virginia Police Seeking Tips After Missing Woman's Body Pulled From Wooded Area In Virginia
Police Seeking Tips After Missing Woman's Body Pulled From Wooded Area In Virginia Police continue to seek tips after a missing woman's body was found in a wooded area in Fairfax County. Springfield resident Fayra Desiree Bonilla-Rubi was reported missing to the Fairfax County Police Department by family members on Monday, June 10, only to be found dead in the 7600 block of Highland Street late last week, according to officials, who say they were alerted to the body by a member of the community. Fayra Bonilla-Rubi. GoFundMe photo The investigation into her death is ongoing, and an autopsy is being conducted to confirm the cause and manner of death. Nearly three w…

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by Zak Failla
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Motorcyclist Killed After Going Off-Road, Striking Guardrail: Virginia State Police Motorcyclist Killed After Going Off-Road, Striking Guardrail: Virginia State Police
Motorcyclist Killed After Going Off-Road, Striking Guardrail: Virginia State Police Speed may have been a factor in a motorcycle crash that resulted in a 25-year-old man's death in Fairfax County, according to Virginia State Police. Centreville resident Juan Rossi, Jr. has been identified as the rider who was killed earlier this week after losing control and crashing his bike. Police say that Rossi was riding at around 10:20 a.m. on Monday, June 17 when he was riding a 2017 Yamaha YZF north on the Route 28 ramp heading toward Interstate 66 when he ran off the road and struck a guardrail. Officials made note that Rossi was wearing a helmet. Speed is being looked at as a fa…

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Crash Into Home, Medical Emergency Caused Fatal Incident In Fairfax County: Police Crash Into Home, Medical Emergency Caused Fatal Incident In Fairfax County: Police
Crash Into Home, Medical Emergency Caused Fatal Incident In Fairfax County: Police A 69-year-old man who suffered a medical emergency before a fatal crash in Fairfax County succumbed from his injuries at an area hospital, authorities announced on Monday. Alexandria resident Ellsworth Jackson, Jr. has been identified by police as the person who died at the hospital more than a week after a single-vehicle crash into a Newington home last month. Officers from the Fairfax County Police Department were called at around 10 a.m. on Monday, May 13 to the area of View Lane and Bold Lion Lane, where there was a report of a car that crashed into a home in the area. Google Maps st…

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Missing Woman Found Dead Near Wooded Area In Virginia, Police Say Missing Woman Found Dead Near Wooded Area In Virginia, Police Say
Missing Woman Found Dead Near Wooded Area In Virginia, Police Say A 26-year-old woman reported missing for nearly a week in Fairfax County was found dead near a wooded area, police say. Springfield resident Fayra Desiree Bonilla-Rubi was reported missing to the Fairfax County Police Department by family members on Monday, June 10, only to be found dead in the 7600 block of Highland Street late on Friday afternoon, according to officials, who say they were alerted to the body by a member of the community. The investigation into her death is ongoing, and an autopsy is being conducted to confirm the cause and manner of death. No additional details were…

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Police & Fire
DNA Links Virginia Man To Decades-Old Sex Offenses, Police Say DNA Links Virginia Man To Decades-Old Sex Offenses, Police Say
DNA Links Virginia Man To Decades-Old Sex Offenses, Police Say The recovery of DNA evidence has linked a Loudoun County man to unsolved sex offenses dating back to the 1990s in Fairfax County, police announced. Edward Eugene Pottmyer, 58, of Chantilly, was arrested on charges of forcible sodomy and intent to defile on June 5, Fairfax County police said. The development in the cases is due to recovered forensic evidence from the scenes, which was submitted for analysis. Due to the advancement in DNA testing, detectives submitted the DNA to Othram Inc., a Texas-based company who utilized Forensic-Grade Genome Sequencing® to develop a comprehensive profi…

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by Cecilia Levine
Police & Fire
Troubling Video Shows Trooper Slammed To Ground In Double DUI Crash On I-495 Troubling Video Shows Trooper Slammed To Ground In Double DUI Crash On I-495
Troubling Video Shows Trooper Slammed To Ground In Double DUI Crash On I-495 Harrowing video shows the moment a Virginia State Trooper was slammed to the ground in a crash caused by two DUI drivers on I-495. Trooper C. Aziz is seen speaking to Erica D. Bernard, 43, of Albright, WV, who was stopped in the northbound lanes near Exit 52 in Fairfax County around 3 a.m. Tuesday, June 11, Virginia State Police said. Moments later, Joanna F. Hatch, 35, of Arlington, pulls up in a Jeep Cherokee and hits a tractor-trailer that had stopped due to the travel lane being closed by the sedan, State Police said. The impact of that crash caused the Jeep to spin around an…

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by Cecilia Levine
Police & Fire
Cops Identify DUI Drivers In Crash That Injured VSP Trooper On I-495 Cops Identify DUI Drivers In Crash That Injured VSP Trooper On I-495
Cops Identify DUI Drivers In Crash That Injured VSP Trooper On I-495 Virginia State Police have identified the two DUI drivers involved in a crash on I-495 that hospitalized a trooper. The trooper was dispatched to a sedan in a northbound lane around 3 a.m. to help a sedan that had stopped near Exit 52 in Fairfax County, a spokesperson for the VSP said. The sedan's driver, Erica D. Bernard, 43, of Albright, WV, was still in the vehicle and was refusing to cooperate with the trooper to exit the vehicle or move the vehicle to a safer location on the shoulder, police said.  While the trooper was working to engage the individual, a Jeep Cherokee …

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by Cecilia Levine