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Police Identify 52-Year-Old Motorcyclist Killed In Crash At Maryland Intersection
A Sterling man has died following a tragic crash involving a motorcycle and a passenger vehicle at a Leesburg intersection, according to the Loudoun County Sheriff’s Office (LCSO). Members of the sheriff's office were called at around 1 p.m. on Dec. 10 at the intersection of Fort Evans Road NE and Forest Spring Drive in Leesburg to investigate the reported crash. The motorcyclist, identified as 52-year-old Ijaumaa Malik McCutcheon, was rushed to an area hospital on Tuesday afternoon, where he later died from injuries sustained in the crash, officials confirmed. The driver of the second veh…
Police & Fire
'Suspicious' Death Under Investigation After Body Found By Friend In Prince William, Police Say
A 43-year-old man was found by a friend suffering from fatal injuries inside a vehicle in Triangle, according to the Prince William County Police Department. Shortly after 10:30 a.m. on Sunday morning, officers were called to a home in the 18500 block of Triangle Street, where there was a report of a person who sustained critical injuries. Investigators say that the man was found by what was described as an acquaintance with life-threatening injuries and he was pronounced dead at the scene by first responders. According to police, the man's injuries "were determined to be suspicious in nat…
Police & Fire
Fugitive Familiar To Sheriff's Deputies Back Behind Bars On Drug Charges In Virginia
A wanted man no stranger to law enforcement is back behind bars after an overly casual encounter with a sheriff's deputy in Stafford County, officials say. Samuel Johnson, 36, was arrested late on Thursday afternoon while a deputy familiar with his previous antics caught him while on patrol in the area of Madison Court. Shortly after 6:45 p.m. on Oct. 17, Deputy X.D. Bates was on proactive control when he spotted a suspicious vehicle sitting outside an area residence that he knew was associated with Johnson, who was wanted in Stafford County for failure to appear, violating a pretrial condi…
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Cops ID Maryland Woman Killed In Sterling Carjacking
A 54-year-old Maryland woman who was carjacked and killed by her own vehicle in Loudoun County on Sunday morning has been identified by the sheriff's office. Silver Spring resident Melody Waldecker was in the 21000 block of Towncenter Plaza when she was carjacked at around 11:40 a.m. on July 29 in Sterling by a suspect who has yet to be named by investigators. According to the Loudoun County Sheriff's Office, Waldecker was carjacked, then struck by her own vehicle as the suspect sped away from the area. She was pronounced dead at the scene by first responders. Investigators say that one p…
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Man Killed By Vehicle Inside Enclosed Construction Site In Virginia, Police Say (
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One person was killed by a vehicle in a construction site in Alexandria on Wednesday morning, police say. Shortly after 7:30 a.m. on July 24, officers were called to the 5700 block of Duke Street, where there was a reported injury. Upon arrival, a spokesperson for the Alexandria Police Department says that they found a man inside the enclosed construction site who was fatally struck by the vehicle. The incident is now being investigated by the department's Crash Reconstruction Team. No additional details about the crash were released by police. More information is expected to be re…
Police & Fire
Would-Be Gun Store Robbers Wanted Following Failed Fairfax County Burglaries: Police
A group targeting gun stores in Fairfax County is wanted following a multiple incidents at separate locations earlier this month. An alert was issued by police on Friday as they attempt to identify and locate those responsible for attempting - and failing - to get into the stores. According to the Fairfax County Police Department, their spree began on Thursday, July 4, when officers were called to Dominion Defense on Fullerton Road in Springfield. Upon arrival, they found shattered glass from the store window, though three suspects were unable to get in and fled before officers arriv…
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Man Accused Of Threatening To Shoot Woman Hiding Under Truck In VA Target Parking Lot: Sheriff
An allegedly intoxicated man who put the fear of God into a woman found hiding under a truck in a Target parking lot in Stafford County was apprehended over the weekend, officials say. Troy Lovett, 37, is facing multiple charges following a strange scene that played out over the weekend that began at Waffle House and ended with a woman assaulted and crouched under a truck in the Target lot. According to the Stafford County Sheriff's Office, at around 4:40 a.m. on Saturday, July 6, first responders were called to the department store on South Gateway Drive, when a woman made an emergen…
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Woman Shot Toward Ex, Struck Him With Vehicle During Altercation In Virginia, Sheriff Says
A woman who "recklessly fired rounds" toward her ex before running her former partner over was arrested in Stafford County, according to the sheriff's office. Stafford resident Ikeyia Reed, 40, is behind held behind bars following an incident that played out in an area hotel involving she and an ex-romantic partner on Sunday morning. Deputies were called shortly before 12:30 a.m. on June 23, to the Suburban Extended Stay on Richmond Highway, where there were multiple reports of gunshots ringing out, including one caller who advised he was the victim and Reed was his ex. When dep…
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Woman With Previous DUI Facing New Charges Following Rollover Crash In Virginia: Sheriff
Officials say that two women are lucky to be alive after a violent rollover crash in Stafford County. Two from Centreville were taken to an area hospital earlier this week after a woman allegedly was under the influence before crashing and coming to rest on the side of Kings Highway, according to a spokesperson from the sheriff's office. Deputies were called shortly before 4:50 a.m. on Tuesday, June 18 to the 1300 block of Kings Highway, where there were reports of a vehicle that had gone off road after crossing over the median, rolling over, and coming to a stop on the side of the ro…
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Armed Robber Takes Himself To Police Station After Attempted Gunpoint PWC Robbery: Cops
A 21-year-old man was arrested in what police say was a drug deal gone bad in Prince William County. The victim, also 21, had arranged to buy marijuana from Dorian Hugh Wilhoit, county police said. The victim and other acquaintances met Wilhoit at the Woodbridge Station Apartments located in the 1400 block of Ranger Lp. around midnight on Monday, June 10, police said. While the victim was outside of the vehicle and near the apartment building, Wilhoit bypassed the victim and ran towards the vehicle. He demanded the female occupants, who were between the ages of 17-23, get out of …
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Bomb Squad Evacuates Pentagon City Mall Over Suspicious Vehicle
An Arlington mall was evacuated and a vehicle owner issued a banning notice after a weekend incident. The bomb squad was called to the Fashion Centre at Pentagon City mall around 7:30 p.m. Saturday, June 1, over a parked, unoccupied suspicious vehicle, the sheriff's office said. As a precaution during the preliminary investigation, mall security personnel evacuated the Fashion Centre. Members of the Arlington County Fire Department’s Bomb Squad responded to the scene, cleared the vehicle and determined there was no credible threat. The evacuation was subsequently lifted. Durin…
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: Killer Suspect Found Dead, Pennsylvania State Police Say
A Virginia man has been found dead following a road rage incident on the Pennsylvania Turnpike, State Police explained in an updated release on Monday, June 3. Caernarvon Township Police found the suspect of the road-rage shooting — a 59-year-old Black man from North Dinwiddie, VA — dead from a self-inflicted gunshot wound in a white tractor-trailer in the parking lot of a shopping complex on Crossings Boulevard, State Trooper James Grothey detailed in the updated release. He was wanted in connection with an earlier road rage incident on I…