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Mother Killed, Child Hospitalized By Hit-Run Driver In Virginia: Police Mother Killed, Child Hospitalized By Hit-Run Driver In Virginia: Police
Mother Killed, Child Hospitalized By Hit-Run Driver In Virginia: Police A heartbreaking hit-and-run in Virginia left a mother dead and her young child hospitalized, as detectives work to track down the driver who fled the scene. Fairfax County Police say the crash happened around 8:30 p.m. on Wednesday, January 29, 2025, at the intersection of Richmond Highway and Buckman Road in Woodlawn. Investigators determined that 33-year-old Erica Tibbs, of Alexandria, and her 5-year-old child were crossing Richmond Highway when a 2007 Chevrolet Suburban struck them.  The impact left both severely injured in the roadway as the driver ditched the SUV a short distance…

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by Zak Failla
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Heroic Neighbor Thwarts Burglary, Assault Of Woman In Virginia, Police Say Heroic Neighbor Thwarts Burglary, Assault Of Woman In Virginia, Police Say
Heroic Neighbor Thwarts Burglary, Assault Of Woman In Virginia, Police Say A Fairfax County man went above and beyond the call of duty to assist a neighbor who was being assaulted in her Fairfax County apartment during a burglary, police say. Alexandria resident Deon Omar Traynham, 32, was arrested on Wednesday after being interrupted by a neighbor when he broke into a woman's home and attacked her in the 4500 block of Colony Court in Woodlawn. Shortly before 5:45 p.m. on March 13, officers from the Fairfax County Police Department were called to the apartment to investigate a reported burglary in process involving Traynham and a woman who was home alone at t…

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by Zak Failla
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Arrest Made In Series Of Laundromat Burglaries In Fairfax County Arrest Made In Series Of Laundromat Burglaries In Fairfax County
Arrest Made In Series Of Laundromat Burglaries In Fairfax County A 48-year-old man has been arrested in connection with a series of Fairfax County burglaries, police said. Timothy Mears, of Woodlawn, burglarized multiple laundromats between December 2023 and January 2024, and was identified as a suspect on Feb. 8, county police said. Below is a list of burglaries Mears is associated with: Fairfax County PD Mears has been charged with four counts of Burglary, four counts of Possession of Burglarious Tools, three counts of Wearing Mask in Public to Conceal Identity, four counts of Destruction of Property, two counts of Petit larceny, and one count of Gr…

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by Cecilia Levine
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Arsonist Torches Apartment In Fairfax County: Officials Arsonist Torches Apartment In Fairfax County: Officials
Arsonist Torches Apartment In Fairfax County: Officials A 58-year-old man has been charged with arson in a Fairfax County apartment fire, authorities said. Brant Barnett is believed to have caused the small fire that started in a first-floor hallway at a garden-style complex on the 4200 block of Buckman Road in Woodlawn on Friday, Aug. 25, Fairfax County Fire and Rescue said. No injuries were reported in the fire that authorities say was intentionally set just before 8 a.m. Barnett was charged with Burning of an Occupied Dwelling. He was being held without bond at the Fairfax County Adult Detention Center. Want breaking news in the DMV as it h…

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by Cecilia Levine
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Man, 19, Dead After Woodlawn Shooting: Police Man, 19, Dead After Woodlawn Shooting: Police
Man, 19, Dead After Woodlawn Shooting: Police A 19-year-old was shot and killed after an argument in a Woodlawn apartment complex, police said.At around 9:30 p.m. on Sept. 18, officers responded to reports of gunshot sounds in the 8300 block of Grave Street and found Darlin Ariel Diaz Flores suffering from gunshot wounds to his upper body, according to the Fairfax County Police Department.  Flores was taken to a local hospital with life-threatening injuries and died an hour later, authorities said. Detectives said Flores was with a group of friends during the incident. They allegedly got into an argument with someone passing …

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by AJ Goldbloom