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Armed Man, 22, Killed By Police After Overnight Negotiations In Woodbridge, Police Say Armed Man, 22, Killed By Police After Overnight Negotiations In Woodbridge, Police Say
Armed Man, 22, Killed By Police After Overnight Negotiations In Woodbridge, Police Say Prince William County police shot and killed an armed 22-year-old man following an overnight incident in Woodbridge, authorities said. Officers were called to a home on the 3400 block of Caledonia Circle on reports of a suicidal person around 8:20 p.m., county police said in a release. "The incident was contained, and over the course of the evening, officers attempted numerous times for the individual’s safe surrender," police said.  On Thursday morning, Aug. 1 around 5:30 a.m., officers engaged the individual who was shot and killed. No officers or other community members w…

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Sex Offender Worked As School Counselor After Arrest, Fairfax Officials Crack Down Sex Offender Worked As School Counselor After Arrest, Fairfax Officials Crack Down
Sex Offender Worked As School Counselor After Arrest, Fairfax Officials Crack Down An investigation into a registered sex offender who was allowed to continued working at a Fairfax County school after trying to solicit prostitution from a minor has concluded, district officials said. Police apparently attempted to warn the Fairfax County Public Schools system about Darren Thornton's 2020 arrest, but the email bounced back and school officials were allegedly unaware, WJLA reported. NEW: in a newsletter to families, FCPS school board member @MasonDistrictSB says the district's independent investigation into the case of fired counselor/convicted sex offender Darren Thorn…

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by AJ Goldbloom