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Missing Dad Was Brutally Stabbed, Left For Dead In Drug Deal Gone Bad: Prince William PD
A drug deal gone wrong led to the brutal stabbing death of a Virginia dad whose blood-stained car was ditched in Prince William County, and his body in Prince George's County, MD. Olvin Daniel Argueta Ramirez, of Woodbridge, and a 17-year-old boy are believed to have stabbed Jose Abelino Guerrero dead four days before Christmas, police in Prince William County said. Guerrero, Ramirez and the teen met up for a drug deal on Dec. 21, 2022, when an argument ensued, police said. That's when Ramirez stabbed Guerrero multiple times and drove his body apparently with the teen to Prince George's Cou…
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Teen Video Game-Stealing Home Invader Busted For Violent Virginia Burglary, Police Say
The final suspect involved in a violent December home invasion in Prince William County has been apprehended following a nearly month-long search. Gainesville resident Jahmarion Deshawn Owens, 19, is facing multiple charges for his alleged role in an incident that broke out near a home in the 14400 block of Sedona Drive last month in his hometown, according to the Prince William County Police Department on Tuesday, Jan. 3. Specifically, Owens was arrested and charged with: Two counts of robbery; Use of a firearm in the commission of a felony; Burglary. Officers from the department were c…
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Busted Serial Bank Robber Facing Fresh Charges In Virginia
Officials say that a Maryland man picked up by police this week for a bank robbery in Fairfax County has been implicated in at least two others in Prince William County as the investigation unfolds. Zachary Allen Hunter, 37, of Landover, is now facing two additional robbery charges in Virginia after he went to the well one too many times and was arrested on Wednesday, Dec. 28 by members of the Fairfax Police Department. Zachary Allen Hunter at Wells FargoFairfax County Police Department In addition to the robbery of the Wells Fargo Reston area on Thursday, police say that Hunter is als…
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Career Criminal Caught Twice With Weapons At The Same Virginia Home One Year Apart: Feds
A career criminal with nearly a dozen felony convictions on his record is heading back to prison after getting caught first with an illegal weapon, then with drugs at the same spot in Virginia nearly a year apart, federal officials announced. Earlon Delton Mitchell, 33, of Norfolk, has been sentenced to 151 months in prison for unlawfully possessing ammunition that he used to shoot at someone and for unlawfully possessing a firearm in a separate incident roughly a year later. According to prosecutors, on March 27, 2021, within nine months of his release from federal prison for a prior felon…
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Maryland Man Convicted Of Assaulting Police Officers During Demonstration In DC: Feds
Authorities say that a Maryland man has been convicted of assaulting two police officers and stealing a body-worn camera during a demonstration that took place in December 2020 in Washington, DC. Frederick resident Michael Patschak was found guilty of all charges following a trial in the Superior Court of the District of Columbia on two counts of assaulting a police officer and one count of robbery, according to federal prosecutors. Officials said that Patschak attended a demonstration at 16th and I Streets NW on Dec. 12, 2020. He was wearing a black military-style helmet, ski goggles…
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Armed Robber Walks Into Prince William County Pizza Hut, Cooks Frozen Meal, Police Say
An armed robber with a hearty appetite was arrested after authorities say he walked into a Pizza Hut in Prince William County and cooked a frozen meal. Officers were called to the location on Shoppers Square in Manassas on a report of a robbery around 11 p.m. on Saturday, Nov. 12, according to the Prince William County Police Department. David Obed Melara, 22, entered the store and walked past the front counter towards the kitchen area, authorities said. "While in the kitchen, the accused retrieved food items from the freezer and began cooking them before lifting up his shirt and reve…
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Virginia Residents Arrested In Home Invasion Robbery On Jersey Shore: Prosecutor
A pair of Virginia residents has been arrested and charged with conspiring to orchestrate an armed home invasion and robbery in Marlboro Township, authorities said. Acori Knox, 21, of Hampton, VA, and Lauren McNeil, 24, of Newport News, VA, are each charged with second-degree conspiracy to commit burglary, second-degree conspiracy to commit robbery, and second-degree attempted burglary, they said. Knox is additionally charged with first-degree attempted robbery, second-degree eluding police, and three second-degree weapons offenses, according to Acting Monmouth Coun…
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Purse Snatcher Apprehended After Attacking Woman In Virginia, Police Say
A suspected purse snatcher in Virginia has been arrested after a strong-arm robbery of a 56-year-old woman in Manassas, authorities say. Officers were flagged down in the area of Ashton Avenue and Rosemary Drive after Augusto Castillo Aguilar, 22, reportedly robbed the woman as she was walking around the area, according to Prince William County police. The victim claims that Castillo Aguilar approached her and grabbed her purse, causing a brief struggle that left the victim with minor injuries. Officers were able to locate Castillo Aguilar and were able to detain him after he attempted to …
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Man Accused Of Ripping Off Mounted Camera At Virginia Apartment, Trying To Cut Resident: PD
A knife-wielding man was apprehended by police investigators in Virginia after going through elaborate measures in an attempt to rob an acquaintance, according to police. Woodbridge resident Quinton Bernard Brown, 39, is facing multiple charges following a weekend robbery where he attempted to slash his friend, investigators said. Shortly after 5:15 p.m. on Saturday, Oct. 15, members of the Prince William County Police Department were called to the Bayvue Apartments in the 1300 block of Bayside Avenue in Woodbridge to investigate a reported robbery. The investigation into the incident dete…
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Man Wanted In Virginia After Allegedly Striking, Strangling Woman During Domestic Dispute: PD
A man who allegedly assaulted an acquaintance and choked her before stealing cash is at large in Virginia, officials are cautioning. Curtis Austin Bowen, 35, who has no fixed address, is wanted in Prince William County following an alleged domestic dispute that escalated into violence in Woodbridge on Tuesday, Oct. 11. Police say that shortly after 4:45 p.m. on Tuesday afternoon, officers responded to the 14000 block of Alaska Road to investigate a reported domestic incident. The investigation determined that the victim, a 54-year-old woman, got into an altercation with Bowen that ramped …
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Woodbridge Resident Robbed At Gunpoint After Trying To Sell Laptop On Social Media App
A Woodbridge resident was robbed after trying to sell a laptop through a social media app, authorities say. Around 11 p.m., Tuesday, Oct. 4, the 30-year-old victim arranged to meet with potential buyers of the laptop at the Potomac Vista Apartments in the 14100 block of Bay Vista Drive, according to Prince William County police. When the buyers showed up, they pointed a gun toward the victim and demanded the bag containing the laptop. The suspects stole the bag and took off on foot. The suspects are described as a white male around 5-foot-7 and 150-160 pounds wearing a dark gray hoodie, l…
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Maryland Gunman Calmly Robs Virginia Jewelry Store (
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Police in Virginia are seeking a 25-year-old Maryland man who they say robbed a jewelry store at gunpoint last month (scroll for video). Surveillance footage appears to show Lamont Marble walking into Sonia Jewelry and Boutique on Backlick Road in Springfield, and calmly pointing his gun at the owners as he takes what he wants from the cases on Sept. 20, Fairfax police said. Anyone with information about his whereabouts or information about this case is asked to call our Major Crimes Bureau at 703-246-7800 and choose option 3. Tips can also be submitted anonymously through Crime Solvers …
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