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Police & Fire
Wanted Virginia Man Surrenders After Short-Lived Standoff With Deputies, Sheriff Says
A wanted 35-year-old man tried to be coy with members of the Stafford County Sheriff's Office, but he was unable to avoid his arrest after failing to pretend he wasn't home. Stafford resident Bryan Robert, who was already wanted out of Caroline County for violating a protective order and making suspect phone calls, made things worse for himself attempting to evade being arrested, officials say. A spokesperson for the sheriff's office said that in the afternoon of Friday, July 26, deputies attempted to execute a search warrant on Clift Farm Road, and when they arrived, were able to spot…
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Fugitive From DC Wanted For Attempted Stabbing Of Woman In Maryland May Be Armed, Sheriff Warns
Recognize him? An alert has been issued by the Charles County Sheriff's Office as they attempt to locate a wanted man from DC who allegedly assaulted a woman. Officers were called at around 12:40 p.m. on Sunday, July 21 to the 2300 block of Alava Court in Waldorf, where there was an assault investigation involving 50-year-old Gary Courtney Stewart, who was able to flee the area before they arrived. According to investigators, Stewart punched the woman in the face and attempted to stab her during the altercation, though she was able to escape and call 911, leading to an arrest w…
Traffic
Parkway Shut Down Following Stafford County Sheriff's Pursuit Of Wanted Men (
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Three wanted suspects are in custody and a deputy suffered minor injuries during a police pursuit on I-95 in Stafford County, according to a spokesperson from the sheriff's office. At approximately 5:25 p.m. on Tuesday afternoon, deputies spotted a wanted person in a vehicle heading north on I-95, leading to the pursuit that took them onto Centreport Parkway. The driver eventually got off the interstate, then got back into the southbound lanes of I-95, where deputies were able to force the driver off the road. According to the spokesperson, the driver, and two passengers inside the vehicle…
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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
Shooting Suspect Refused To Leave Spotsy Home, Ran Over Woman While Fleeing, Sheriff Says
A woman was run over after being struck in a double shooting involving a suspect who refused to leave a Spotsylvania home early on Tuesday morning. Joseph Alfonza Jackson, 43, was arrested after opening fire on a man and woman before fleeing the area and later turning himself in, officials say. According to the Spotsylvania County Sheriff's Office, deputies were called shortly after 1 a.m. to the 11200 block of Ashby Drive, where they found the pair suffering from multiple gunshot wounds. Witnesses say that Jackson arrived at the home, where several people were, and was asked to leave. He …
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Alexandria Man Exposing Himself Taken Down By Taser-Like Device: Arlington Police
A 43-year-old Alexandria man exposed himself, then attempted to avoid his arrest in Arlington before being taken down by officers, police say. Officers were called late on Sunday afternoon in the area of the Arlington County Trades Center, where there were reports of man who exposed himself outside of a business in front of a woman. A responding officer spotted the suspect, Dejuan Douglas, at the scene and made contact with him, though Douglas ignored commands and fled the area on foot. Police say that the officer again found him in the 2800 block of South Quincy Street, issued additional …
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Man Passed Out At The Wheel Drove Onto Stafford County Property: Sheriff (
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A man who was found asleep at the wheel in Stafford County drove onto a property in Argyle Heights on Thursday afternoon after refusing deputies' commands, according to the sheriff's office. At around 3:15 p.m. on July 18, deputies were called to investigate a reported unknown medical emergency, and upon arrival, found a man passed out behind the wheel. A spokesperson for the Stafford County Sheriff's Office said that deputies were able to block the driveway, and when they made contact with the man, they spotted suspected controlled substances inside his vehicle. Happening Now: At 3:1…
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Stalker Accused Of Two Failed Sexual Assaults In Same Virginia Apartment Complex, Police Say
A would-be victim was able to fight off a potential sexual assault when a man broke into a Reston apartment early on Wednesday morning, according to the Fairfax County Police Department. Hugo Ernesto Argueta Vasquez, 43, was apprehended with an assist from the agency's aerial and K9 units following an alleged sexual assault in a Reston apartment complex, officials say. According to police, at around 5:30 a.m. on July 17, officers were called to Charter Oak Court, when Argueta Vasquez allegedly gained entry through an unlocked door and entered his victim's bedroom while they were s…
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Mugshot Released Of Gunman Threatening Neighborhood In Fairfax County, Cops (
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Police have released details and the mugshot of an armed man who was captured on video leading a foot pursuit through Fairfax County. Adalberto Rivas Machado, 19, was found with a handgun in his pant leg after officers chased him down on Saturday, July 13, Fairfax County police said. Fairfax County PD Officers were called to the 8000 block of Richmond Highway in Hybla Valley around 3:45 p.m., where Machado had apparently been threatening community members with a gun, police said. Video shows Machado leading a foot pursuit before authorities catch up to him and arrest him. …
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Missing Infant Found, Father Facing Charges In DC (
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Alarm bells are sounding for members of the Metropolitan Police Department as they search for an infant who was reported missing in Northwest DC on Wednesday. An alert was issued by the agency early on July 17 as they seek the public's assistance in locating 5-month-old Rajah Leonard, who was last seen around noon in the 6000 block of 16th Street NW and is believed to be accompanied by 27-year-old Ramon Leonard. Shortly before 6 p.m. on Wednesday, the department announced the child had been located "in good health," and Ramon Leonard was in custody. The child was described as being around …
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Man Who Stuffed Virginia Woman's Body In Suitcase, Dumped It In Trash Pleads Not Guilty: Report
The Virginia man who is accused of murdering a 30-year-old mother and stuffing her in a suitcase before being tossed in the trash has reportedly pleaded not guilty to the crime. Brandon Devon White, 30, has been accused of the murder of his girlfriend Taty’ana Zakiyyah Cooks, whose body was found in a trash collection truck in March, officials say. The two were reportedly in a relationship and had been living together at the time. She was reported missing on March 21 when she failed to pick up her 1-year-old son from daycare, prompting a missing person investigation that ended with a g…
Police & Fire
Virginia Man Busted On Child Porn Charges, Police Say
A 27-year-old man is facing child porn charges in Loudoun County following what police described as "an extensive investigation" in Leesburg. Henri Benitez Ramirez was hit with seven counts of possession of child porn following his arrest in Virginia on Tuesday, authorities announced. On July 9, detectives from the Leesburg Police Department arrested Benitez Ramirez and executed a search warrant at a home in the 100 block of Halifax Place SE after receiving a cyber tip about possible child porn being accessed. Benitez Ramirez was arrested without incident and taken to the Loudoun…
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