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Teen Arrested After Loaded Gun Found In Backpack At Virginia High School: Police Teen Arrested After Loaded Gun Found In Backpack At Virginia High School: Police
Teen Arrested After Loaded Gun Found In Backpack At Virginia High School: Police An Arlington Community High School student is in custody after a loaded firearm with an extended magazine was found in his backpack, police said. The incident unfolded around noon on Monday, Dec. 2, when a school security guard at the school on the 4400 block of Fairfax Drive discovered the gun and suspected marijuana during a search.  The school was placed on lockdown as Arlington police responded and took the 17-year-old into custody. Officers recovered the firearm and narcotics at the scene. The student, whose name has not been released due to his age, is facing multiple charges, …

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by Zak Failla
Police & Fire
Man Assaulted Woman, Left Gun Unsecured Near Toddler During Dispute In Virginia, Police Say Man Assaulted Woman, Left Gun Unsecured Near Toddler During Dispute In Virginia, Police Say
Man Assaulted Woman, Left Gun Unsecured Near Toddler During Dispute In Virginia, Police Say A Woodbridge man who assaulted a woman during an argument and left handgun in the are of a toddler is facing multiple charges in Prince William County, police say. Luis Cruz-Vargas, 27, was arrested early on Monday, Aug. 19, when officers were called to a home in the 1300 block of Eisenhower Circle to investigate a domestic dispute. According to a spokesperson from the Prince William County Police Department, shorty after 2 a.m. on Monday morning, a 27-year-old woman got into an argument with Cruz-Vargas that escalated, during which he took out a gun and struck the woman in the he…

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by Zak Failla
Police & Fire
Woman Shot By Neighbor Through His Garage, Her Kitchen Wall In Stafford: Police Woman Shot By Neighbor Through His Garage, Her Kitchen Wall In Stafford: Police
Woman Shot By Neighbor Through His Garage, Her Kitchen Wall In Stafford: Police A 56-year-old Stafford was jailed for a shooting involving an innocent victim: His neighbor. The female victim, a resident of a home in North Stafford, said she was not sure what happened, but that she was bleeding profusely from her stomach around 12 a.m. Tuesday, April 30, the county sheriff's office said. Arriving officers noticed a bullet-sized hole in the wall that directly lined up to where the victim was standing in her kitchen when she was struck. As the victim was taken to a nearby hospital, officers launched their investigation. Deputies made contact with a neighbor, Derek A…

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by Cecilia Levine
Police & Fire
Mom Believed Killed By BF In Virginia Was Texting Relatives Right Up Until Deadly Shooting Mom Believed Killed By BF In Virginia Was Texting Relatives Right Up Until Deadly Shooting
Mom Believed Killed By BF In Virginia Was Texting Relatives Right Up Until Deadly Shooting She was spunky. She was fun. She was a friend to all. This is how Alison Kate LaPorta is being remembered. The 38-year-old mother was killed by her boyfriend, 47-year-old Huy Tien Nguyen, on Wednesday, April 17 in Lorton, as previously reported by Daily Voice. According to Jessica Harris, a relative and "sister" to LaPorta, the two had been texting right up until the deadly shooting. Harris said it was only then that she learned Nguyen had been abusive toward LaPorta.  And far too late. In screenshots obtained by Daily Voice, LaPorta communicates that Nguyen had fired shots at or ne…

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by Cecilia Levine
Police & Fire
Father Charged With Child Neglect After 7-Year-Old Manassas Boy Shoots Self In Hand: Police Father Charged With Child Neglect After 7-Year-Old Manassas Boy Shoots Self In Hand: Police
Father Charged With Child Neglect After 7-Year-Old Manassas Boy Shoots Self In Hand: Police Police say that a father in Maryland was arrested this week after his 7-year-old son accidentally shot himself while playing with an unsecured handgun in their Prince William County home. Erik Christopher Brown, 35, is facing charges following the investigation into a shooting involving a boy in the 11000 block of Stagestone Way in Manassas earlier this week, officials announced. Members of the Prince William County Police Department were called to the home shortly after 6:30 p.m. on Sunday, Feb. 26, when a shooting was reported. The investigation determined that the 7-year-old found an un…

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by Zak Failla
Police & Fire
DC Man Charged After Baby Kills Himself With Unsecured Gun: Police DC Man Charged After Baby Kills Himself With Unsecured Gun: Police
DC Man Charged After Baby Kills Himself With Unsecured Gun: Police A DC man has been charged with murder following the death of a baby who accidentally shot himself after getting ahold of an unsecured gun, authorities say. Legend Wheeler, 1, was pronounced dead after accidentally shooting himself in a home in the 2300 block of Chester Street, Southeast on Wednesday, Nov. 24, 2021, according to Metropolitan police. On Tuesday, Aug. 23, authorities arrested JD Wheeler, 23, in connection to the death of baby Legend, officials announced.  Police say that the firearm had been left unsecured in the home at the time Legend had gotten ahold of it, tragically…

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by Annie DeVoe