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Knife-Wielding Man Killed In Officer-Involved Shooting Outside Virginia Police Station Knife-Wielding Man Killed In Officer-Involved Shooting Outside Virginia Police Station
Knife-Wielding Man Killed In Officer-Involved Shooting Outside Virginia Police Station A man wielding a knife was fatally shot by a Prince William County police officer early Thursday morning after a tense encounter outside a police and fire station, authorities said. The incident unfolded at approximately 5:06 a.m. on Dec. 5 in the rear parking lot of the Department of Fire & Rescue Station 26 and the Central District Police Station, located in the 5000 block of Davis Ford Road in Woodbridge. Officials say a uniformed officer finishing their shift was alerted to a man on the property. When the officer made contact, the man allegedly displayed a knife and began advancing …

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by Zak Failla
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Machete-Wielding Man Stabbed Victim In Face, Assaulted Woman In Virginia, Police Say Machete-Wielding Man Stabbed Victim In Face, Assaulted Woman In Virginia, Police Say
Machete-Wielding Man Stabbed Victim In Face, Assaulted Woman In Virginia, Police Say A suspect who stabbed a man in the face repeatedly with a "machete-style knife" and struck a woman during a domestic dispute in Prince William County is in custody months after a violent early-morning attack, police confirmed. Valentino Cruz Reyes, 49, who has no fixed address, was arrested this week in North Carolina following a months-long investigation into a domestic incident that was reported shortly before 1 a.m. on Monday, Aug. 19 inside a home in the 1400 block of Maryland Avenue in Woodbridge. According to the Prince William Police Department, a 31-year-old woman and 44-year-old ma…

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by Zak Failla
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Knife-Wielding Woman With BAC 4X Legal Limit Charged For Third DUI In Virginia: Sheriff Knife-Wielding Woman With BAC 4X Legal Limit Charged For Third DUI In Virginia: Sheriff
Miranda Baardsen Charged With Third DUI In 10 Years: Sheriff A strange scene played out in the parking lot of a Virginia apartment complex over the weekend when an allegedly intoxicated woman chased another around with a knife threatening to kill her, according to the Stafford County Sheriff's Office. Miranda Baardsen, 26, had a blood alcohol concentration upwards of four times the legal limit after being tested at an area hospital following an incident involving her and two others who were met by an unexpected sight when they returned home from a friend's residence in Fredericksburg early on Saturday morning. According to a spokesperson from the she…

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by Zak Failla
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Armed Man, 22, Shot By Maryland State Troopers: Authorities Armed Man, 22, Shot By Maryland State Troopers: Authorities
Armed Man, 22, Shot By Maryland State Troopers: Authorities A 22-year-old armed man was shot by Maryland State Police troopers after lunging at them with a knife Friday, Aug. 18, authorities said. A four-year veteran of the MSP and a trooper who recently graduated from the MPS academy approached responded to  a home in the 44000 block of West Mervell Court in Hollywood, just before 11 p.m., State Police said. The troopers approached the front door of the home, where they were met by Anthony Oliveras Jr., 22, stepped outside and lunged at them with a knife, authorities said. Oliveras tried stabbing one of the troopers with a knife, which&nb…

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by Cecilia Levine
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Knife-Throwing Suspect Busted For Attempted Malicious Wounding At Virginia Sheetz, Police Say Knife-Throwing Suspect Busted For Attempted Malicious Wounding At Virginia Sheetz, Police Say
Knife-Throwing Suspect Busted For Attempted Malicious Wounding At Virginia Sheetz, Police Say The aim of a knife-throwing man at a Virginia gas station proved not to be accurate when he allegedly attacked employees at a Sheetz location in Prince William County over the weekend, according to police. Woodbridge resident Orlando Jacob Barrett, Jr., 34, was arrested and charged with attempted malicious wounding following an incident that played out at Sheets on Noble Pond Way in his hometown, officials say. The incident started shortly before 7:15 p.m. on Friday, Oct 28. Investigators say that officers from the Prince William County Police Department were called to the gas station in …

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by Zak Failla
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Knife-Wielding Man Attempts To Abduct Woman In Area: Police Knife-Wielding Man Attempts To Abduct Woman In Area: Police
Knife-Wielding Man Attempts To Abduct Woman In Area: Police Authorities are on high alert after there was a new incident involving a man attempting to abduct a woman in Virginia. Police said that officers were at the scene at approximately 5 a.m. on Sunday, Sept. 4, where there was a reported attempted abduction in the 7200 block of Arlington Boulevard in Falls Church. It is alleged that a knife-wielding man grabbed a woman, who was able to escape and break free, before fleeing the scene. The suspect was described as being Hispanic, approximately 5-foot-7 with a medium build. At the time of the alleged incident, he was wearing a blue and white shi…

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by Zak Failla