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Police & Fire
Hit-Run Driver Apprehended At Dulles Airport After Killing DOT Employee In Maryland: Police
A driver wanted in connection to the fatal hit-and-run crash involving a Montgomery County Department of Transportation employee has been apprehended at Dulles International Airport after leaving the country, authorities announced. Potomac resident Ricky Rohan Kapoor, 30, was arrested over the weekend after traveling to Bogota in Columbia following the fateful hit-and-run in November. According to the Montgomery County Department of Police, at around 9:10 a.m. on Thursday, Oct. 24, officers were called to investigate a reported crash involving a pedestrian and driver who fled the…
Police & Fire
Second Teen Charged As Adult For Murders At Maryland Park Months Later: Police
A second teenager will be charged as an adult following an ongoing investigation after two men were found murdered at a Silver Spring park over the summer, the Montgomery County Department of Police announced. Quincy Johnson, of Takoma Park, and Lanham resident D'Andre Wint, both 20, were found shot to death at the Nolte Local Park in the 200 block of Denver Road late in the afternoon on Sunday, May 26. Our officers along with @mcpnews are on scene of a shooting a Nolte Local Park in Silver Spring.Officers located two shooting victims. More information will be released as it be…
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Flying High: Bag Filled With 34 Pounds Of Ketamine From Amsterdam Seized At Dulles Airport
Nearly $1 million worth of ketamine never made it to the streets in the DMV after a package coming from Amsterdam into Dulles International Airport was intercepted, according to US Customs and Border Protection officials. Last month, nearly 34 pounds of ketamine hydrochloride arrived in an airline’s rushed baggage, but, officers at the airport made sure it did not go any further than that. CBP agriculture specialists initially detected anomalies when they x-rayed the suitcase on Aug. 8 when it arrived from the notoriously liberal nation, and officers were alerted. The anomalies c…
Police & Fire
Maryland Teen Charged As Adult For Murders After Being Stopped At Dulles Airport In VA: PD
Three months to the day that two men were found murdered at a Silver Spring park, the Montgomery County Department of Police announced that a teen shooting suspect has been identified. Quincy Johnson, of Takoma Park, and Lanham resident D'Andre Wint, both 20, were found shot to death at the Nolte Local Park in the 200 block of Denver Road late in the afternoon on Sunday, May 26. Our officers along with @mcpnews are on scene of a shooting a Nolte Local Park in Silver Spring.Officers located two shooting victims. More information will be released as it becomes available. — Park Police MC (…
Lifestyle
Virginia Community Ranked Third 'Best Place To Live For Families' New Fortune Report Finds
If you know, you know. It's no secret to Fairfax County residents, but Fortune made it official, naming Chantilly the third "best place to live for families" in a newly released ranking, citing it as "a serene escape" from the DC craziness. Researchers cited Chantilly's proximity to the city (24 miles), as well as Dulles International Airport, which is approximately seven miles away and is "convenient for family vacations." "The community is largely residential, with just over 25,000 people, but there’s plenty to do," they said. "Along Route 50 you’ll find a number of…
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Trafficker Bringing Fentanyl From LAX To DMV In Laundry Products Gets 10+ Years In Prison: Feds
A 23-year-old Maryland man who was one of two dozen charged in connection to a massive cross-country fentanyl smuggling ring will spend more than a decade in prison. Temple Hills resident Andre Edmond - also known as "Draco" - was sentenced to 130 months in prison for his role in the drug ring that shipped hundreds of thousands of fake Oxycodone pills from Southern California to the East Coast. Prosecutors say that the pills were shipped from LAX in California to Dulles International Airport in laundry product bottles. The probe into Edmond and his cohorts was launched in Washington, DC wh…
Police & Fire
Daycare Gunman Captured At Dulles Airport, Fairfax County Police Say (
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A 41-year-old Arlington man accused of shooting two people while trying to speak to his ex-wife at a Fairfax County daycare was captured at an airport where he said he was picking up family members. Julio Pascual Sejas was trying to speak to his estranged wife when he shot three rounds through the door of the business on the 8500 block of Bauer Drive in Springfield around 215 p.m. Wednesday, March 27, FCPD's Deputy Chief Brooke Wright said. Sejas' spouse and another women were struck and hospitalized. Within three hours, detectives arrested Sejas at Dulles International Airp…
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Traveler With Measles Passed Through Dulles, Reagan Airports In Virginia: Health Officials
Health officials are cautioning about potential measles exposure in Northern Virginia airports. The Virginia Department of Health was notified about a person who returned stateside after an international trip and traveled through Dulles International Airport and Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport earlier this month and may have exposed other travelers to the virus. VDH was notified of a confirmed case of measles in a person who traveled through Northern Virginia when returning from international travel. Out of an abundance of caution, VDH is informing people who were at vari…
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Live Birds Seized From Passenger Coming From Dubai Into Dulles In VA
US Customs and Border Protection seized two live birds from a woman arriving on a flight from Dubai to Dulles International Airport earlier this month, officials said. The UAE passenger had been keeping the birds inside an open cardboard box inside a plastic bag on July 16, UCBP said. The woman failed to notify airline gate attendants that she was carrying the birds onto the flight. CBP agriculture specialists met the flight as it arrived, secured the birds in a filtered crate, and took the birds to CBP’s agriculture quarantine inspections lab. Agriculture specialists also referred the wom…
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Nazi Flag Found In U-Haul Truck Intentionally Rammed Into Barrier Near White House
Police in Washington, DC say that a teen intentionally crashed a U-Haul into a security barrier near the White House on Monday night. Shortly before 10 p.m. on Monday, May 22, Secret Service spokesperson Anthony Guglielmi said that the driver of a box truck struck the gate on the north side of Lafayette Square near 16th Street. The driver was later identified as Missouri resident Sai Varshith Kandula, who was arrested and charged by US Park Police investigators. The truck has been deemed safe by @DCPoliceDept & preliminary investigation reveals the driver may have intentionally str…
Police & Fire
Gas Station Worker Who Stole $45K Captured At Dulles Airport: Police
An employee of a Fairfax County Exxon station who stole $45,000 from the register back in 2019 was captured Dulles International Airport, authorities said. Ajay Poreddy, 33, took the cash from the register at the Exxon station located at 10480 Fairfax Blvd., on Feb. 19, 2019 — and then left the country, Fairfax County police said. He was arrested at the airport apparently upon his arrival, with help from the MWAA on Wednesday, April 19, county police said.
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These 24 New Eateries Are Landing At Reagan, Dulles Airports
Get ready for tastier travel, Virginia. Two dozen new restaurants and shops are coming to Reagan National and Dulles International airports. The first phase of concessions redevelopment, announced in September 2022, includes five new locations at Reagan National and five at Dulles International that are now in various stages of design and construction. Openings are anticipated in summer 2023. The following concessions are headed to the airports: Reagan National Airport: Neighborgoods DC- Unique gifts and souvenirs, souvenir apparel for adults/kids/baby and gourmet packaged fo…
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No Mulligan For Traveler Busted With Shotgun Hidden In Golf Bag At Reagan National Airport
Officials say that a tricky traveler tried to pull a fast one on TSA officers at Reagan National Airport in DC, though the agents were quick to pick up on the ruse. This week, TSA agents at the airport made a disturbing discovery when a traveler attempted to sneak a shotgun through security that was surreptitiously concealed in a golf bag seconding as an apparent gun case. Golfers: Do not pack your shotgun in your golf bag. It won't improve your shots off of the tee, fairway or green. This shotgun was removed from a checked bag at @Reagan_Airport by @TSA officers yesterday. That's not h…
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Handgun Seized From Traveler By TSA Officers At Dulles International Airport
For the second time this week, a traveler from Virginia was busted attempting to bring a handgun onto a flight. TSA officers were able to prevent a man from King George from bringing an unloaded 9mm handgun onto a plane at Dulles International Airport after it was flagged by security as he entered attempted to go through checkpoint. An X-ray captured the gun and alerted officers to the weapon in the man’s carry-on bag. Members of the Metropolitan Washington Airports Authority Police were then called in to confiscate the gun, and the traveler was cited on a weapons charge. He alleged that h…
Police & Fire
VA Man Nabbed At Dulles Airport After Fatally Shooting Ex-GF, Man, Dog Inside Home: PD
A 24-year-old Virginia man is in custody after authorities say he shot and killed his ex-girlfriend, another man, and a dog inside a Dumfries home on Wednesday, Nov. 16. Desmond Malcolm Daniel led authorities to Dulles International Airport, where he was arrested around 2 a.m. on Thursday, Nov. 17 in connection with the shooting deaths of Alyssa Trynese Gainey, 22, of Woodbridge, and Javon Alberto Williams, 24, of Dumfries, according to the Prince William County Police Department. Officers were initially called to a home on the 17400 block of Isle Royale Terrace around 11:15 p.m. …
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Maryland Couple Stripped Of Trusted Traveler Status Over Nearly $100K In Goods
A Maryland couple will no longer be Global Entry trusted travelers members after they violated duty laws at Dulles International Airport, officials said. On August 14, the couple repeatedly failed to declare nearly $100,000 in designer brand items that they purchased overseas, according to U.S. Customs and Border Protection. Upon arriving at Dulles from Paris, the couple told a CBP officer that they declared only what they had, which they claimed was between $300 and $900 in merchandise, authorities said. Once law enforcement sensed the couple was not being honest, they checked their bags …
Police & Fire
Wife Of Slain Fairfax Charity Founder Issues Statement After Police Make Arrest
The wife of the charity founder who was shot and killed in his sleep last week thanked the public for their support since her husband's killing. Heather Glyer released a statement through her representatives on Wednesday, June 29, after Fairfax City police arrested a 33-year-old Arlington man in connection with the killing of Gret Glyer earlier this week. “I am grateful to the police and everyone who has worked so hard to make this arrest happen so quickly," Glyer wrote. "I am thankful for the outpouring of support we've received from our church, friends, family, and p…
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Dulles Airport Worker Killed Charity Founder While He Slept Next To His Wife: Report
A Virginia airport worker was arrested on accusations he killed a beloved charity founder in his own bed while sleeping next to his wife, FOX 5 reports. Joshua Danehower, 33, of Arlington, has been charged with shooting Gret Glyer, 32, while he slept next to his wife in his Fairfax home around 3 a.m. Friday, June 24, FOX 5 says citing police. Danehower was arrested Tuesday, June 28 while heading to work at Dulles International Airport, officials said Wednesday. He and Glyer were acquaintances but it was unclear how they knew each other, police said at a press conference. Glyer was the fou…
Police & Fire
Murder
: Girlfriend Wanted For Killing Boyfriend Arrested After Landing At Dulles Airport
A 23-year-old Prince George's woman, who fled the country after allegedly murdering her boyfriend in 2021, was arrested at Dulles International Airport. after her flight landed, according to authorities and NBC4. Norma Rivas-Villacorta, of Riverdale, is accused fatally shooting 20-year-old Kayshaun Daly, also of Riverdale, in the 6700 block of Oakland Avenue on May 22, 2021, Prince George's County Police said. Rivas-Villacorta allegedly left the country in the days after the murder. She was eventually arrested on Sunday, May 15, police said. The motive for the murder remains unde…
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