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Five Arrested After Stealing From Ace Hardware, Backing Vehicle Into Officer In VA: Police Five Arrested After Stealing From Ace Hardware, Backing Vehicle Into Officer In VA: Police
Five Arrested After Stealing From Ace Hardware, Backing Vehicle Into Officer In VA: Police An officer was injured on Tuesday before a larceny suspect who targeted a hardware store in Virginia was arrested with four others from Maryland, police say. Officers from the Fairfax County Police Department were called to Ace Hardware in the 10300 block of Main Street on Nov. 5, where there was a reported larceny involving a group of people. Upon arrival, they located the suspects in a vehicle not far from the store, prompting a traffic stop; however, when the officer approached the vehicle, police say that the driver intentionally backed into a motor officer assisting with the stop, leav…

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Traffic
'Suspicious Package' Forces Temporary Main Street Road Closures In Fairfax County: Police 'Suspicious Package' Forces Temporary Main Street Road Closures In Fairfax County: Police
'Suspicious Package' Forces Temporary Main Street Road Closures In Fairfax County: Police All roadways have been reopened after a suspicious package forced multiple closures on Wednesday morning in Fairfax County. A multi-agency investigation was launched at around 9:30 a.m. on Oct. 9 in the area of 4000 block of Chain Bridge Road, where there was a potentially suspicious incident. We are assisting the Fairfax County Sheriff and Fairfax County Police with a suspicious package near the area of 4000 block of Chain Bridge Rd. Main St. is shut down between University Dr and West St. and Chain Bridge Rd. is shut down between Sager Ave and North St. pic.twitter.com/BCK0F06hmF — Fai…

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Lifestyle
'Bags Of Cash' For Virginia Couple Claiming $500K Lottery Prize 'Bags Of Cash' For Virginia Couple Claiming $500K Lottery Prize
'Bags Of Cash' For Virginia Couple Claiming $500K Lottery Prize Spare change turned into a six-figure cash windfall for a lucky couple who like to play Lottery games when they're running errands. A trip to the NGH Shell in the 11000 block of Main Street in Fairfax landed local resident Rozina Bhatti a $500,000 jackpot after she grabbed a Bags of Cash ticket and scratched her way to the big win. Google Maps street view According to Bhatti, when she and her husband go to a store, they like to play a lottery game with whatever spare change they may have - and that strategy paid off in a big way. The shell-shocked winner claimed her prize this week, simp…

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Police & Fire
Police K9, Helicopter Used To Search For Attempted Abduction Suspect In Virginia (DEVELOPING) Police K9, Helicopter Used To Search For Attempted Abduction Suspect In Virginia (DEVELOPING)
Police K9, Helicopter Used To Search For Attempted Abduction Suspect In Virginia (Developing) A police helicopter and K9 unit in Fairfax County were called in late on Wednesday afternoon as the department probed a possible attempted abduction, authorities say. There was a heavy police presence in the area of 10200 Main Street after 5 p.m. on July 3, as investigators looked into reports of an attempted abduction of an adult in the middle of the day. According to the Fairfax City Police Department, the suspect was described as a Black or Hispanic man wearing a white striped shirt.  It is believed that the suspect and victim do not know each other. Shortly before 6 p.m. on Wedne…

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