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Man Firing Gun Into Neighboring Virginia Townhouse Apprehended After Brief Standoff: Police Man Firing Gun Into Neighboring Virginia Townhouse Apprehended After Brief Standoff: Police
Man Firing Gun Into Neighboring Virginia Townhouse Apprehended After Brief Standoff: Police A man was safely taken into custody this week after firing a gun inside his Fairfax County townhouse into a neighboring home, police say.  Annandale resident Michael Glaze was apprehended following a short standoff after he discharged his weapon several times inside his residence.  The incident was reported at around 10 p.m. on Wednesday, Feb. 21 in the 7800 block of Butterfield Lane. The 67-year-old was arrested after a brief barricade for allegedly firing the gun into a neighboring, occupied townhouse.  Glaze ultimately surrendered and he was taken into custody without fu…

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by Zak Failla
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Heavily Armed District Men Busted Crashing Stolen Car Into Capitol Complex Barricade In DC Heavily Armed District Men Busted Crashing Stolen Car Into Capitol Complex Barricade In DC
Heavily Armed District Men Busted Crashing Stolen Car Into Capitol Complex Barricade In DC A pair of 20-year-old District men are facing a host of charges after being busted in DC on Sunday morning after they crashed a stolen into a Capitol Complex vehicle barricade. At around 2:15 a.m. on Sunday, US Capitol Police Department officers arrested Ricardo L. Glass and Onosetale Okojie who were caught with a pair of handguns after a brief pursuit that led to the recovery of a weapon with a "Giggle Switch," which turned it into a machine gun. While on patrol on Sunday morning, police say that an officer spotted a white Infiniti Q50 stopped at a green traffic light along Massachuse…

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by Zak Failla
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SWAT Team Arrests Gunman Shooting Into Virginia Homes; Firearms, Magazines Seized: Cops SWAT Team Arrests Gunman Shooting Into Virginia Homes; Firearms, Magazines Seized: Cops
SWAT Team Arrests Gunman Shooting Into Virginia Homes; Firearms, Magazines Seized: Cops A SWAT team in Fairfax County has arrested a gunman who they say was shooting into occupied homes. Sangram Singh Grewal, 26, of Herndon, shot at the back of three townhomes on the 13000 block of Ashnut Lane in Hattontown, on Tuesday, Oct. 10, county police said. All three homes were occupied at the time, and no one was injured during the incident. Detectives canvassed the area and found multiple cartridge cases on the back deck of a home. Officers from the department's Special Weapons and Tactics Team (SWAT) responded to the address.  Grewal was arrested on a search warrant. Detectiv…

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by Cecilia Levine
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Teen Wanted For Father's Day Murder Apprehended Weeks After Shooting In MD: Police Teen Wanted For Father's Day Murder Apprehended Weeks After Shooting In MD: Police
Teen Wanted For Father's Day Murder Apprehended Weeks After Shooting In MD: Police A 16-year-old shooter who was wanted for his role in the murder of James Joel Austin earlier this year was apprehended by police in Forest Heights, authortieis announced on Thursday night. Isaiah Brown-Hawkins was taken into custody for the Father's Day killing of Austin on Sunday, June 18 in Damascus., according to the Montgomery County Department of Police. He had been wanted for months following the fatal shooting until he was arrested, officials said on Thursday, Aug. 31. Police say that Brown-Hawkins shot and killed Austin on Sunday, June 18 in the 9800 block of Bethesda Church Road i…

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by Zak Failla
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Rent Dispute Ends In Standoff With Armed Suspect In Stafford County: Sheriff Rent Dispute Ends In Standoff With Armed Suspect In Stafford County: Sheriff
Rent Dispute Ends In Standoff With Armed Suspect In Stafford County: Sheriff A 63-year-old Stafford man was jailed after a rent dispute and accidental gun firing causing a standoff this week, authorities said. Glenn Conner and the victim were arguing in a home on the 500 block of Ferry Road Thursday, Aug. 3, around noon, when Conner got a gun and brandished it toward the victim, Stafford County Sheriff David Decatur said. A struggle ensued over the shotgun at which point the gun fired. No injuries were reported and the victim was able to flee to a neighbor's home, and call 911. "Out of an abundance of caution, the road was shut down and citizens were asked to shelt…

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by Cecilia Levine
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After Hours Shooting At VA Hookah Lounge Leads To Gunman's Arrest: Police After Hours Shooting At VA Hookah Lounge Leads To Gunman's Arrest: Police
After Hours Shooting At VA Hookah Lounge Leads To Gunman's Arrest: Police The man who fired gunshots into a crowded hookah bar earlier this month during a dispute after business hours has been apprehended, police say. Arlington resident Abdulkerim Halid, 25, has been identified and arrested following an incident at the Lion's Den Lounge on Seminary Road in Bailey's Crossroads that left two women with injuries. At approximately 4 a.m. on Sunday, July 14, officers were called to the bar after Halid got into a dispute with a group of men at the lounge, pulled out a gun and fired two rounds into the ground. The bullet fragments and debris left two women with minor i…

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by Zak Failla
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Trigger-Happy Undocumented Teen Accused Of Recklessly Firing Gun In VA: Police Trigger-Happy Undocumented Teen Accused Of Recklessly Firing Gun In VA: Police
Trigger-Happy Undocumented Teen Accused Of Recklessly Firing Gun In VA: Police An undocumented teen is facing charges for destructively firing a gun in a Leesburg parking lot and causing damage last month. Jairo Amaya-Sorto, 18, was arrested this week by members of the Leesburg Police Department in the unit block of Plaza Street NE following a near monthlong investigation into a reported shooting. In late May, there were reports of shots fired in the 100 block of Meadows Lane NE and then in an adjoining parking lot in the 800 block of Edwards Ferry Road NE. No injuries were reported, but two vehicles were damaged by stray bullets. Following the investigation, Amay…

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by Zak Failla
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Bike-Riding 11-Year-Old Bandit Busted For String Of Crimes In DC, Police Say Bike-Riding 11-Year-Old Bandit Busted For String Of Crimes In DC, Police Say
Bike-Riding 11-Year-Old Bandit Busted For String Of Crimes In DC, Police Say Criminals in Washington, DC keep getting younger and younger. The Metropolitan Police Department announced that an 11-year-old boy from Northeast, DC has been arrested following a near weeklong crime spree that saw him targeting multiple victims with a gun. Police say that the trail of terror began on Sunday, May 21, when the child allegedly committed an armed robbery at approximately 2:45 p.m. in the 700 block of Lamont Street NW. In that instance, the suspect approached a victim and demanded property, which was initially rebuffed, at which point he pulled out a gun and made off with his…

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by Zak Failla
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Wanted Brother, Sister In MD Busted With 'Ghost Gun' During Traffic Stop: Police Wanted Brother, Sister In MD Busted With 'Ghost Gun' During Traffic Stop: Police
Wanted Brother, Sister In MD Busted With 'Ghost Gun' During Traffic Stop: Police A brother-sister duo who were known to police in Montgomery County were arrested along with two others on a host of charges stemming back to a traffic stop more than three months ago. The Montgomery County Department of Police announced the arrests of four people on Wednesday, May 24, following a lengthy investigation involving an AR-15 that was reportedly stolen out of Alexandria in Virginia. Humberto Guerra, Jr., 28, of Silver Spring, who had two outstanding warrants out for his arrest stemming from a traffic stop on Friday, Feb. 17, when the rifle was recovered, is in police custody aft…

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by Zak Failla
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Slain Virginia Landlord Was Loving Grandmother Slain Virginia Landlord Was Loving Grandmother
Slain Virginia Landlord Was Loving Grandmother The 63-year-old Virginia woman landlord believed slain by her tenant over the weekend is being remembered as an adoring grandmother. Joyce Francine Gould's body was found on the kitchen floor of a home on Minor Hill Road in Manassas on 4:20 p.m. Sunday, May 21, Prince William County police said. Authorities determined Gould had been shot by tenant Roger Allen Foote, Jr., 61, a tenant in the home, they said.  Foote was arrested by Fairfax County police early Monday morning. He was charged with murder and use of a firearm in commission of a felony, and held without bond. Meanwhile…

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by Cecilia Levine
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Teen Gunman Apprehended In DC Months After Murdering Lifelong Friends From MD: Police Teen Gunman Apprehended In DC Months After Murdering Lifelong Friends From MD: Police
Teen Gunman Apprehended In DC Months After Murdering Lifelong Friends From MD: Police Police have apprehended a wanted gunman who shot and killed two Maryland teens who were lifelong friends during a triple shooting in Washington, DC nearly three months ago. On Thursday, Jan. 12, the Metropolitan Police Department announced that 19-year-old Southeast, DC resident Amarii Fontanelle has been charged with first-degree murder for his alleged role in the deaths of District Heights residents Reginald Cooper and Davonte Berkley, both 19, in October last year. According to an MPD spokesperson, shortly after 8:30 p.m. on Monday, Oct. 17, 2022, officers from the agency were called to …

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by Zak Failla
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12-Year-Old In DC Accused Of Robbing. Student At Gunpoint 12-Year-Old In DC Accused Of Robbing. Student At Gunpoint
12-Year-Old In DC Accused Of Robbing. Student At Gunpoint Police say that a 12-year-old boy has been arrested and charged for an armed robbery in Washington, DC last month. Detectives from the Metropolitan Police Department's Third District announced on Thursday, Jan. 5 that the child has been charged with armed robbery with a gun following an investigation into a midday altercation on Wednesday, Dec. 7 in the 600 block of N Street in Northwest DC. According to police, on the day of the incident, the boy was among a group of suspects, one of whom brandished a gun, who approached their victim on N Street demanding he hand over his phone and coat. …

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by Zak Failla
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'Fairfax County's Most Wanted:' Police Apprehend Murder Suspect After Vehicle Pursuit 'Fairfax County's Most Wanted:' Police Apprehend Murder Suspect After Vehicle Pursuit
'Fairfax County's Most Wanted:' Police Apprehend Murder Suspect After Vehicle Pursuit Authorities say that a fugitive wanted for murder who has been on the run for months tried and failed to get away from police investigators in Virginia who tracked him down and took him into custody after a brief pursuit. Kyjuan Omar Braxton Trott-McLean, 43, who was considered Fairfax County's "most wanted" suspect, was arrested on Thursday, Dec. 1 following a lengthy manhunt that ended in the 3800 block of Colonial Avenue, police announced. The arrest comes a day after the Fairfax County Police Department announced an increased reward of up to $11,000 for information that led to Trott-McL…

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by Zak Failla
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Maryland Man Among Two Busted In DC For Weapon Possession During Shooting Investigation: Police Maryland Man Among Two Busted In DC For Weapon Possession During Shooting Investigation: Police
Maryland Man Among Two Busted In DC For Weapon Possession During Shooting Investigation: Police Two men are facing charges in Virginia after a shooting incident in DC that left one person hospitalized, police said. Maryland resident Kristian Allen, 30, of Upper Marlboro in Prince George’s County, and Horacio Rose Daswell, Jr., 37, of Northwest DC are both in trouble with the law following an overnight incident, Metropolitan Police announced on Saturday, Oct. 8. Shortly after 3 a.m. on Saturday morning, members of the department’s Fourth District responded to a stretch of the 7400 block of Georgia Avenue in Northwest DC, where there were reports of shots fired. Upon arrival, investig…

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by Zak Failla
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DC Police Seek Suspect Who Robbed Postal Worker At Gunpoint DC Police Seek Suspect Who Robbed Postal Worker At Gunpoint
DC Police Seek Suspect Who Robbed Postal Worker At Gunpoint D.C. police are looking to identify the man who robbed a U.S. postal worker at gunpoint, officials said.  At around 5:30 p.m. on September 12, the postal worker was approached by the suspect in the 1100 block K Street, according to the Metropolitan Police Department.  The suspect pulled out a gun and demanded the worker hand over their property, authorities said. Once the victim complied, the suspect fled the scene, police reported. Police released surveillance photos of the suspect and are offering a reward of up to $10,000 for anyone with vital information on this incident. A…

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by AJ Goldbloom
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Ex-Con Fugitive From NJ Caught With Guns, Drugs, Ammo Faces Lengthy Federal Prison Stretch Ex-Con Fugitive From NJ Caught With Guns, Drugs, Ammo Faces Lengthy Federal Prison Stretch
Ex-Con Fugitive From NJ Caught With Guns, Drugs, Ammo Faces Lengthy Federal Prison Stretch Cedric Lewis had been out of state prison all of two months when detectives from the Essex County Sheriff's Office learned that he'd armed himself with a rifle, two pistols and a pair of extended magazines while selling heroin and cocaine. With the heat on, the Bloomfield ex-con headed south. Three months later, deputy U.S. marshals in Atlanta had him in custody. Lewis, 29, will be headed to federal prison for a much longer stretch than before after taking a deal from the government. Lewis pleaded guilty via videoconference with a federal judge in Newark on Thursday, July 28,  to two …

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by Jerry DeMarco
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Murder Suspect Flips Off US Marshals Agents In PA Arrest (PHOTOS) Murder Suspect Flips Off US Marshals Agents In PA Arrest (PHOTOS)
Murder Suspect Flips Off US Marshals Agents In PA Arrest (Photos) Marlon Cooper had a message for those arresting him. The 19-year-old man had been wanted since the August 2021 killing of  Samad Montgomery in Chester, and was taken into custody after a brief pursuit through Delaware County this week, the US Marshals Office said (scroll down for photos). A picture taken at the scene of Cooper's Media arrest shows him sitting in the back of a police vehicle, using his right hand to shield his face with his middle finger up. He was spotted driving on the on the 400 block of East Baltimore Pike in Wednesday, June 16, and tried to flee when he noticed the fe…

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by Cecilia Levine
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Felon Who Shot Into Virginia Apartment Nabbed By US Marshals In New Jersey: Police Felon Who Shot Into Virginia Apartment Nabbed By US Marshals In New Jersey: Police
Felon Who Shot Into Virginia Apartment Nabbed By US Marshals In New Jersey: Police A convicted felon who authorities say shot multiple times into a northern Virginia apartment last month was arrested by US Marshals agents in New Jersey. The Loudoun County Sheriff's Office last week asked the public to help them locate Angad S. Siviam, 30, of Leesburg. He had been missing since May 31.  Sivia had visited an apartment complex in Ashburn on Omeara Terrace early that morning when he got into an argument with some of the residents, deputies said. That ended when he fired several bullets into the building and ran away, the Sheriff's Office said. No one was injured.&n…

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by Josh Lanier
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Dumfries Man Wanted For Manassas Middle School Athletic Field Shooting Surrenders: Police Dumfries Man Wanted For Manassas Middle School Athletic Field Shooting Surrenders: Police
Dumfries Man Wanted For Manassas Middle School Athletic Field Shooting Surrenders: Police A Prince William man wanted in connection with a shooting at a middle school athletic field turned himself into police, authorities said.  Isaiah Gordon, 23, of Dumfries, was involved in the shooting that took place at the Benton Middle School athletic fields in Manassas around 10:23 a.m. on Sunday, May 1, according to Prince William County Police.  Responding officers found a large group of people fleeing the area along with a 24-year-old male suffering from a gunshot wound. He was taken to a local hospital with injuries described as non-life-threatening, police said. A 33-year-…

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by David Cifarelli
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DOUBLE HOMICIDE: Police ID Victims Killed In Woodbridge Apartment DOUBLE HOMICIDE: Police ID Victims Killed In Woodbridge Apartment
Double Homicide: Police ID Victims Killed In Woodbridge Apartment Bullet holes believed to have come from an upstairs apartment were found in the ceiling of a unit where two men were found dead by police performing a welfare check Saturday, May 14 in Fairfax, authorities said. Malik Xavier Davis, 23, of Woodbridge, and Christian Jamar Roberts, 23, of Dumfries, both suffered gunshot wounds and were unresponsive when police responded to the Woodbridge Station Apartments just after 4 p.m., county police said. Detectives were investigating the incident to determine what led up to the shooting. Preliminarily, the incident does not appear to be random and …

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by Cecilia Levine