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Repeat Offender Escalates To Rape On W&OD Trail In Herndon, Police Say Repeat Offender Escalates To Rape On W&OD Trail In Herndon, Police Say
Repeat Offender Escalates To Rape On W&OD Trail In Herndon, Police Say A repeat offender with a history of indecent exposure incidents and other offenses in Virginia is behind bars following an alleged rape on the Washington and Old Dominion Trail on Monday, police officials say. Denis Humberto Naverrette Romero was arrested and charged with abduction with the intent to defile and rape following an incident on the trail that was reported in the afternoon of Nov. 18 between Ferndale Avenue and Grace Street in Herndon. According to longtime Herndon Police Chief Maggie DeBoard, shortly before 9 p.m. on Monday night, officers were called by a passerby who was appr…

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by Zak Failla
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Wanted Rape Suspect Surrenders in Virginia After Weeks-Long Manhunt: Police Wanted Rape Suspect Surrenders in Virginia After Weeks-Long Manhunt: Police
Wanted Rape Suspect Surrenders in Virginia After Weeks-Long Manhunt: Police A wanted rape suspect was taken into custody on Thursday following a weeks-long investigation in Prince William County. Kelvin Johnson Alvarado-Aguilar, 36, turned himself in as investigators sought to locate him in connection to an alleged sexual assault in Woodbridge in 2023, police say. In October, detectives from the Prince William County Police Department obtained charges in an ongoing investigation regarding a sexual assault that occurred last year. According to police, the investigation found that a woman was sexually assaulted by an acquaintance, later identified as Alvarado-A…

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by Zak Failla
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Sexual Assault Probe Leads To Serious Charges For Man Accused Of Rape In Virginia: Police Sexual Assault Probe Leads To Serious Charges For Man Accused Of Rape In Virginia: Police
Sexual Assault Probe Leads To Serious Charges For Man Accused Of Rape In Virginia: Police An investigation into an alleged sexual assault landed a man behind bars in Prince William County, authorities announced on Thursday. Woodbridge Jhalil Malik Hardin, 24, was arrested on Oct. 24 following a months-long probe into an alleged incident involving a 26-year-old woman in July. Police say on Wednesday, July 24, Hardin sexually assaulted his victim, and grabbed her neck while doing so. When the woman attempted to leave, it is alleged that he refused to let her and prevented her from getting out of the residence. The assault was reported in the 15200 block of Colony Place in Woodbri…

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by Zak Failla
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Ohio Man Charged For 2023 Rape In Virginia, Police Say Ohio Man Charged For 2023 Rape In Virginia, Police Say
Ohio Man Charged For 2023 Rape In Virginia, Police Say Nearly one year later, a man from out of state who came to Virginia is facing charges in connection to an sexual assault in Arlington, police say. Hamza Omar, 20, of Columbus, Ohio, has been arrested following a yearlong investigation into an alleged sexual assault that was reported in the Radnor / Ft. Myer Heights neighborhood in October 2023. Members of the Arlington County Police Department were called early on Oct. 29, 2023 to the 1500 block of Clarendon Boulevard to probe a reported rape when a man broke into an area home, entered a woman's bedroom and threatened her. It is alleg…

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by Zak Failla
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Former Penn State Players From Virginia, Philly Facing Rape, Other Sex Crimes: Court Docs Former Penn State Players From Virginia, Philly Facing Rape, Other Sex Crimes: Court Docs
Former Penn State Players From Virginia, Philly Facing Rape, Other Sex Crimes: Court Docs A pair of former Penn State players who were booted off the team over the summer are facing rape and other serious charges, according to court documents. Philadelphia native Jameial Lyons, and Kaveion Keys, of Richmond, Virginia, both 19, who were dismissed from the Nittany Lions and the university in August after being temporarily suspended from the squad. Lyons was charged with:  Rape; Aggravated assault without consent; Voluntary deviate sexual intercourse; Aggravated individual assault without consent; Indecent assault without consent of others; Invasion of privacy without consen…

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by Zak Failla
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Accused PA Incestuous Child Rapist Arrested In VA: Police Accused PA Incestuous Child Rapist Arrested In VA: Police
Accused PA Incestuous Child Rapist Arrested In VA: Police An accused child rapist who appears to have been on the run, was captured in Virginia, New Holland police announced on Thursday, Sept. 19. Jeffrey Alan Smith, 45, of New Holland, was charged by Officer Halstead with the following felonies: Rape of a Child, Statutory Sexual Assault, Aggravated Indecent Assault, Indecent Assault of a Minor under 13 (two counts), Corruption of Minors (two counts), Incest of Minors,  Unlawful Contact with Minors (two counts) and Involuntary Deviate Sexual Intercourse. The police began investigating following a referral by Lancaster County Children and Yout…

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by Jillian Pikora
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Man Gets Life In Prison For 1979 Rape, Murder Of Maryland Mother Decades Later Man Gets Life In Prison For 1979 Rape, Murder Of Maryland Mother Decades Later
Man Gets Life In Prison For 1979 Rape, Murder Of Maryland Mother Decades Later Justice has been served for a Maryland family more than four decades after Vickie Lynn Belk was abducted and murdered in Maryland. Last year, the Charles County Sheriff's Office announced that District resident Andre Taylor, now 63, was arrested on charges that included rape and murder in connection to Belk's death, who was found on Metropolitan Church Road near Route 227 after she was killed 45 years ago.  Vickie Lynn BelkCharles County Sheriff He was convicted in July by a jury after just two hours of deliberation following a nine-day trial. "This case occurred more tha…

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by Zak Failla
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Man Accused Of 1979 Rape, Murder Of Maryland Mother Convicted Man Accused Of 1979 Rape, Murder Of Maryland Mother Convicted
Man Accused Of 1979 Rape, Murder Of Maryland Mother Convicted Justice has been served for a Maryland family more than four decades after Vickie Lynn Belk was abducted and murdered in Maryland. Last year, the Charles County Sheriff's Office announced that District resident Andre Taylor was arrested on charges that included rape and murder in connection to Belk's death, who was found in Bryans Road on Metropolitan Church Road after she was killed 45 years ago.  Vickie Lynn BelkCharles County Sheriff On Friday, July 19, the state's attorney's office announced that Taylor was convicted by a jury after just two hours of deliberation following …

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by Zak Failla
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Man Accused Of Raping Woman He Recently Met: Prince William County Police Man Accused Of Raping Woman He Recently Met: Prince William County Police
Man Accused Of Raping Woman He Recently Met: Prince William County Police A 33-year-old man is in custody after allegedly sexually assaulting a woman he recently met in Prince William County, police say. Officers were called in the afternoon of Friday, June 28 to investigate a reported incident involving Woodbridge resident Abdul Kanu, who has been accused of raping his 30-year-old victim. According to police, the incident happened the previous night in the 6100 block of Trident Lane in Woodbridge. Investigators say that the woman was assaulted by Kanu, who she recently met, while they were at his Woodbridge home. The victim was able to get free the following mo…

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by Zak Failla
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Man Accused Of Abducting, Raping 54-Year-Old Woman In Virginia: Police Man Accused Of Abducting, Raping 54-Year-Old Woman In Virginia: Police
Man Accused Of Abducting, Raping 54-Year-Old Woman In Virginia: Police A man accused of repeatedly raping a 54-year-old woman in Prince William County is behind bars following an investigation into an incident earlier this month. Tyrone Andrew McKinley Campbell, 38, of Warrenton, is facing charges after subjecting his victim - described by police as an acquaintance - to a harrowing day in Gainesville. Officers from the Prince William County Police Department were called to investigate a reported sexual assault in the 1400 block of Lee Highway on Saturday, June 22 that had happened earlier this month. Investigators say that the woman arranged to meet with Camp…

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by Zak Failla
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Serial Rapist From Ohio Linked By FBI To 1996 Double Murder In Shenandoah National Park Serial Rapist From Ohio Linked By FBI To 1996 Double Murder In Shenandoah National Park
Serial Rapist From Ohio Linked By FBI To 1996 Double Murder In Shenandoah National Park A man who died in prison six years ago has been linked to a double murder at Shenandoah National Park that has been under investigation since 1996. Walter Leo Jackson, Sr., who lived to the age of 70, has been identified as a suspect in the murders of Laura "Lollie" Winans, and Julianne "Julie" Williams, who were found at a Virginia campsite near the Skyland Resort in May 1996, and their bodies were located a week later after family members alerted National Park Service personnel that they had not returned home. In 2021, investigators reviewing the case "reassessed hundreds of leads and int…

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by Zak Failla
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Arrest Made In Murder Of Maryland Mom Rachel Morin, Officials Say Arrest Made In Murder Of Maryland Mom Rachel Morin, Officials Say
Arrest Made In Murder Of Maryland Mom Rachel Morin, Officials Say An arrest has been made nearly a year after Rachel Morin was found dead near a Harford County trail, authorities said on Saturday. Victor Antonio Martinez-Hernandez, 23, was taken into custody in Tulsa, OK, in connection with Morin's August 2023 killing, according to the Harford County Sheriff and Morin's family's legal team. Harford County Sheriff Gahler said that DNA evidence was key in linking Martinez-Hernandez to the murder. "Three weeks ago, on May 20, which should have been Rachel's 38th birthday, investigators uncovered a lead, and we're here today to tell you Rachel's murde…

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by Zak Failla
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Fairfax Rapist Arrested Year Later, Police Say Fairfax Rapist Arrested Year Later, Police Say
Fairfax Rapist Arrested Year Later, Police Say A 30-year-old man has been arrested in a Northern Virginia rape nearly a year after the incident, police said. Kwabena Yeboah, of Bristow, is accused of sexually assaulting a woman he met on June 15, 2023, police in Fairfax said. Yeboah was arrested and charged with rape on June 10, 2024, and held in the Fairfax County Jail.

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by Cecilia Levine
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Man Rapes Girl Under 15 In Northern Virginia, Police Say Man Rapes Girl Under 15 In Northern Virginia, Police Say
Man Rapes Girl Under 15 In Northern Virginia, Police Say A 36-year-old man is accused of raping a girl under 15 years old in northern Virginia, police said. Dennis William Caballero Mejia, of Woodbridge, was at a house on Gloucester Court with the victim on May 21 when he prevented the girl from leaving a room and sexually assaulted her, Prince William County police said. The girl was able to separate herself from Mejia and contact police. Mejia was charged with rape and abduction and held without bond, police said. Want breaking news in the DMV as it happens, or want to contribute? Join the DMV All Incidents Facebook group.

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by Cecilia Levine