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Emancipation Highway, Fredericksburg, VA

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Gunman Said He Pointed Fake Firearm At Terrified Drivers So Could Cross The Street In VA: Cops Gunman Said He Pointed Fake Firearm At Terrified Drivers So Could Cross The Street In VA: Cops
Gunman Said He Pointed Fake Firearm At Terrified Drivers So Could Cross The Street In VA: Cops A Virginia woman said she feared for her life when a man allegedly aimed what appeared to be a gun directly at her while she was driving, authorities said. Bobby Wright Jr., 34, was arrested on Monday, Jan. 10 after police responded to reports of a man pointing a firearm at passing vehicles in the 3400 block of Emancipation Highway, according to the Fredericksburg Police Department. Officers Parker and Hernandez-Rios located Wright along Route 1, took him into custody, and a search of his belongings revealed a black Beretta APX BB gun, police said. Three separate victims reported that Wrig…

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Car Thief In Hospital Scrubs Caught With High-Tech Help After Virginia Heist, Police Say Car Thief In Hospital Scrubs Caught With High-Tech Help After Virginia Heist, Police Say
Car Thief In Hospital Scrubs Caught With High-Tech Help After Virginia Heist, Police Say A brazen car thief who drove off in a Fredericksburg resident's car while wearing hospital scrubs didn’t get far before cutting-edge technology and quick police work caught up with him, officials say. An officer from the Fredericksburg Police Department responded to the report of a stolen vehicle on Tuesday, Dec. 17 in the 500 block of Emancipation Highway, where the owner of a vehicle advised that his car had been taken while he left it idling in a nearby parking lot. Security footage from the business revealed the suspect dressed in hospital patient attire, prompting investigators to expa…

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Crash And Clash: Virginia DUI Driver Arrested After Causing Crash, Assaulting Officer: Police Crash And Clash: Virginia DUI Driver Arrested After Causing Crash, Assaulting Officer: Police
Crash And Clash: Virginia DUI Driver Arrested After Causing Crash, Assaulting Officer: Police A Fredericksburg woman is facing multiple charges after allegedly driving under the influence, causing a multi-vehicle crash, and assaulting an officer, police say. the intersection of Emancipation Highway and Cowan Boulevard on Dec. 12. Oficers from the Fredericksburg Police Department responded to the intersection of Emancipation Highway and Cowan Boulevard on Thursday, Dec. 12, where multiple vehicles sustained significant damage, and one person was treated for injuries in a crash caused by 23-year-old Shania Johnson.. While questioning Johnson, an officer noticed slurred speech and the…

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Wanted Woman Busted When Driver Failed To Slow Down For Emergency Vehicle In VA, Police Say Wanted Woman Busted When Driver Failed To Slow Down For Emergency Vehicle In VA, Police Say
Wanted Woman Busted When Driver Failed To Slow Down For Emergency Vehicle In VA, Police Say A Spotsylvania woman wanted in Stafford County tried to pull a fast one on officers in Fredericksburg, but ultimately landed herself behind bars, police say. Late last week, a member of the Fredericksburg Police Department who was assisting during a traffic stop in the 1800 block of Emancipation Highway leapt into action when Spotsy resident Kyle Hill, 26, failed to move over or slow down for the emergency vehicles, prompting a second stop down the road. According to investigators while speaking with Hill and his passenger, there were "drug items in plain view," and the woman attempted repe…

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