Find Your Daily Voice
Gainesville
Your Local News for Gainesville, Virginia
Wednesday, dec 25
35°
Follow
News
Schools
Business
Obituaries
Police & Fire
Weather
Lifestyle
Politics
Sports
Traffic
Real Estate
Tags
Jobs
Shop
Support Us
Gainesville
Follow
Find Your Daily Voice
News
Schools
Business
Obituaries
Police & Fire
Weather
Lifestyle
Politics
Sports
Traffic
Real Estate
Tags
Jobs
Shop
Support Us
Home
About us
All sites
Advertise with us
Contact us
Terms of use
Privacy policy
Code of ethics
Site Map
© 2024 Cantata Media
35°
Wednesday, dec 25
Tag:
Police Pursuit
Police & Fire
Pursuit In Maryland Ends With Three Minors Apprehended Following DC Carjacking, Police Say
Seat Pleasant police stopped a carjacking chase in its tracks Sunday night, capturing three juveniles and recovering a handgun after a pursuit that stretched across town, officials say. The chase began around 9:45 p.m. when officers spotted a stolen vehicle in the 5700 block of Martin Luther King Jr. Highway after it had been reported carjacked out of Washington, DC. With help from the Metropolitan Police Department's helicopter, officers attempted to pull the car over, police say, but the driver refused to stop, sparking a lengthy pursuit. The chase ended around 10:30 p.m. in the 28…
Police & Fire
Officers Identified In Crash Following Cross-State Pursuit From Virginia Into Maryland: AG
The Maryland Office of the Attorney General has identified the officers and deputy involved in a high-speed police pursuit that started in Virginia, crossed state lines and ended in a violent crash in Charles County, leaving multiple people injured. The officers include Police Officer First Class Jacob Shuar, a two-year veteran, and Cpl. Tommy Johnston, a 20-year veteran, both from the La Plata Police Department. The Charles County Sheriff’s Office deputy has been identified as Cpl. Katie Bottorf, a nine-year veteran. All three are assigned to their respective Patrol Divisions, offici…
Police & Fire
Cross-State Police Pursuit Ends In Crash, Injuries In Maryland: Sheriff
An early morning police pursuit of armed robbery suspects in Virginia crossed state lines and ended in a crash in Maryland, leaving multiple people injured, authorities said. At approximately 3:46 a.m. on Tuesday, Dec. 3, the Charles County Sheriff’s Office was alerted to an armed robbery in King George County, with the suspects fleeing north into Maryland, crossing the Nice-Middleton Memorial Bridge with officers in pursuit, police said. Maryland Transportation Authority Police then joined the chase as the suspects sped along Crain Highway toward La Plata. Officers from the Charles …
Police & Fire
Virginia Armed Robbery Suspects Nabbed After High-Stakes Pursuit: Police
Two suspects are behind bars after an armed robbery at a Fredericksburg convenience store led to a dramatic police pursuit and a K9-assisted manhunt, authorities say. The incident began shortly after 8 p.m. on Sunday, Dec. 1, when Fredericksburg Police responded to a robbery at the Express Food Mart on Princess Anne Street. According to investigators, 24-year-old Dion Lamont Parker of District Heights entered the store, pretended to shop, and then pulled a gun from his waistband, demanding money. The clerk handed over cash, and Parker fled in a red Chevy S-10 truck, police said…
Police & Fire
Police ID Driver Killed In Officer-Involved Shooting After I-95 Virginia Pursuit
New details have been released by Virginia State Police investigators after one was killed in an officer-involved shooting involving Maryland men following a pursuit down I-95. A carjacking suspect wanted by US Parkway Police was spotted by a Virginia State Police trooper at round 10:15 p.m. on Wednesday night driving south on I-95, which led to a lengthy police pursuit when the driver refused to stop. During the pursuit, the driver, Lanham resident Andy Ernesto Espinoza Garay, 26, struck a Virginia State Police vehicle, causing it to overturn, and the chase continued on until trooper…
Police & Fire
Police Probing Deadly Officer-Involved Shooting After I-95 Pursuit In Virginia
One person was killed and several troopers are on administrative leave after an officer-involved shooting following a police pursuit in Virginia. A carjacking suspect wanted by US Parkway Police was spotted by a Virginia State Police trooper at round 10:15 p.m. on Wednesday night driving south on I-95, which led to a lengthy police pursuit when the driver refused to stop. During the pursuit, the suspect - who has not been identified - struck a Virginia State Police vehicle, causing it to overturn, and it continued on until they were able to force the driver to stop. According to a state po…
Police & Fire
Trooper Injured, Vehicle Struck During Pursuit From Stafford To Prince William Counties: MSP
One Virginia State Police trooper was injured and a second was struck during a pursuit that played out early Wednesday morning on I-95 in Stafford and Prince William counties. Troopers attempted to stop Texas resident Austin Leonard, 43, shortly before 12:30 a.m. on Oct. 23 in the northbound lanes of the interstate, though the Fort Worth native had other ideas. Leonard proceeded to speed away, leading to a police pursuit from Stafford into Prince William County, when he struck a trooper's vehicle, causing minor damage. This Outlander then made its way to a truck rest area, made a U-turn an…
Police & Fire
Theft Suspect From DC Rides On Hood Of Stolen Vehicle During Police Pursuit In MD: Sheriff
Like a scene out of "Fast and Furious" a theft suspect jumped out of one stolen vehicle and temporarily onto the hood of another during a police pursuit in Charles County. District residents Dimiuan Paul Jackson and Robert Leroy Barnes, both 24, were arrested this week following an early morning investigation and subsequent chase after being busted breaking into cars, according to the sheriff's office. Shortly after 4:20 a.m. on Monday, Oct. 14, officers were called to the area of Cave Creek Court in Waldorf, where suspicious suspects were seen breaking into cars. Their shenanigans w…
Police & Fire
'Armed, Dangerous' Fugitive Apprehended, Charged With Abduction In Virginia: Police
A wanted man is in custody following the investigation into reports of shots fired at a Virginia shopping center and subsequent abduction of two people in Herndon, police say. Mohamed Abdalla, 25, was arrested on Monday night in the 1000 block of Kings Court in connection to a shooting that was reported at the Worldgate Shopping Center on Sunday that left one person with serious injuries. INCIDENT UPDATE 2: Mohamed Abdalla was taken into custody without incident tonight. He is charged with four felonies:... Posted by Herndon Police Department on Monday, October 7, 2024 A spokespers…
News
Driver Who 'Inflicted Terror On Communities' During Multi-County Police Pursuit Sentenced In VA
A Leesburg man who was super-powered by methamphetamine during a wild police chase that spanned more than 30 minutes through multiple counties was given a sentence above the state's guidelines, authorities announced. Joseph Christopher Daniel has been sentenced to more than six years in prison following an investigation into a reported stolen motorcycle and multiple instances of eluding that led to warrants for his arrest. According to the Loudoun County Commonwealth's Attorney, late in October 2023, Daniel took police on a harrowing high-speed chase from Loudoun into Fairfax that "te…
News
Former DC Police Officers Sentenced For Causing Pursuit That Killed New Father
Two former members of the Metropolitan Police Department will spend years on the other side of the bars after being sentenced for their roles in an unauthorized police pursuit that resulted in the death of a 20-year-old new father, federal authorities announced. Officer Terence Sutton, 40, and former Lt. Andrew Zabavsky, 56, were both found guilty by a US District Court jury in DC on multiple charges in connection to a police pursuit on Oct. 23, 2020, in Northwest DC that led to the death of Karon Hylton-Brown. This week, a federal judge announced that Sutton had been sentenced to 66 months…
Police & Fire
Booze Bandit Involved In Police Pursuit Arrested; Driver At Large, Stafford Sheriff Says
Adrian Barett was hoping to trade one vice for another, but wound up behind bars for his troubles, according to the Stafford County Sheriff's Office. He was arrested on Tuesday, though his driver remains at large following a string of alcohol larcenies that led to a high-speed police pursuit that went from Stafford into Prince William County, officials say. Barett, 21, of Woodridge, was arrested, though his accomplice remains at large a day after a pair of robberies were reported in Stafford County. The booze bandits' spree began at approximately 6:53 p.m. on July 30 at an ABC Store on Gar…
Traffic
Three Arrested After Fleeing On Foot Following High-Speed Pursuit In Virginia (
Updated
)
New details have been released by the Stafford County Sheriff's Office following Tuesday's police pursuit that landed three people - two who were already wanted - behind bars. At approximately 5:35 p.m. on July 23, deputies spotted a wanted person in a black Honda Civic heading north on Richmond Highway in the area of Centreport Parkway, which led to a high-speed pursuit through the area. Happening Now:A pursuit on Centreport Parkway has ended and all suspects are detained. One deputy was injured. The road is still closed and the investigation is ongoing. There is no danger to the …
Traffic
Parkway Shut Down Following Stafford County Sheriff's Pursuit Of Wanted Men (
Developing
)
Three wanted suspects are in custody and a deputy suffered minor injuries during a police pursuit on I-95 in Stafford County, according to a spokesperson from the sheriff's office. At approximately 5:25 p.m. on Tuesday afternoon, deputies spotted a wanted person in a vehicle heading north on I-95, leading to the pursuit that took them onto Centreport Parkway. The driver eventually got off the interstate, then got back into the southbound lanes of I-95, where deputies were able to force the driver off the road. According to the spokesperson, the driver, and two passengers inside the vehicle…
Police & Fire
Police ID One Victim Killed In Fiery Double Fatal Crash Following Pursuit From MD To DC
The Metropolitan Police Department has identified one of the two men killed in a fiery crash during a police pursuit that spanned from Anne Arundel County and ended in Southeast DC on Tuesday, officials say. At approximately 12:15 p.m. on July 2, officers in Anne Arundel County working a specific detail targeting suspected "bank juggers" known for targeting their victims as they deposited or withdrew cash from area banks. Crash with entrapment and fire Southern Ave & 41st St SE. 2 vehicles on fire being extinguished jointly by @dcfireems & @PGFDNews. Sadly, there are 2 confi…
Police & Fire
'Bank Juggers' Killed In Fiery Crash Following Police Pursuit From Maryland Into DC: Police
Two were killed in a fiery crash during a police pursuit that spanned from Anne Arundel County and ended in Southeast DC on Tuesday, officials say. At approximately 12:15 p.m. on July 2, officers in Anne Arundel County working a specific detail targeting suspected "bank juggers" known for targeting their victims as they deposited or withdrew cash from area banks. Crash with entrapment and fire Southern Ave & 41st St SE. 2 vehicles on fire being extinguished jointly by @dcfireems & @PGFDNews. Sadly, there are 2 confirmed fatalities. A 3rd patient being transported by PG. #DCsBrave…
Police & Fire
Wanted Man Flees On Foot, Driver Busted After Pursuit Into Fredericksburg: Stafford Sheriff
One person was arrested and a second wanted man managed to flee following a police pursuit in Stafford County that ended in Fredericksburg earlier this week. Stafford resident Cash Phelix, 18, took deputies on a wild ride on Sunday night as they sought 19-year-old Tylor Asbury, who was wanted for felony eluding in King George County, officials say. According to a spokesperson from the Stafford County Sheriff's Office, at approximately 8:40 p.m. on June 16, deputies were attempting to locate Asbury on Little Falls Road, when they spotted a truck leaving a home that ran a stop sign. Believin…
Police & Fire
Pair Linked To Shots Fired At MPD Officer Charged After Maryland Crash: Police
Two men implicated in a shooting involving a veteran Metropolitan Police Department officer are facing weapons charges after crashing in Prince George's County during a police pursuit, officials say. Rasheed Thorne, and William Walker IV, both 21, neither of whom has a fixed address, were taken into custody and charged with weapons offenses after crashing their vehicle in Landover, according to the Prince George's County Police Department. Update: Chief Pamela A. Smith provides an update regarding the off-duty MPD captain injured when shots were fired at their personal vehicle in the 580…
35°
