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Drunken Man Exposes Himself, Assaults Cop In Arlington: Police Drunken Man Exposes Himself, Assaults Cop In Arlington: Police
Drunken Man Exposes Himself, Assaults Cop In Arlington: Police A 44-year-old man was arrested after police say he exposed himself then assaulted a responding officer in Arlington. Michael Watkins, of no fixed address, is facing charges of indecent exposure, assault on police officer, obstruction of justice and public intoxication, Arlington County police said. Officers responded to the 3600 block of 27th Street S. around 8:20 p.m. Thursday, Sept. 7, after Watkins exposed himself, county police said. "The responding officer made contact with the suspect and attempted to take him into custody during which he became combative and assaulted the offic…

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by Cecilia Levine
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'I'm About To Lie:' Alexander Hamilton Admits To Readily Recording Grand Jury Proceedings In DC 'I'm About To Lie:' Alexander Hamilton Admits To Readily Recording Grand Jury Proceedings In DC
'I'm About To Lie:' Alexander Hamilton Admits To Readily Recording Grand Jury Proceedings In DC Alexander Hamilton - nope, not that one - is making headlines in Washington, DC again. Hamilton, 28, admitted on Tuesday in federal court to contempt and obstruction of justice after he illegally recorded and published grand jury proceedings to seemingly bolster his social media following, federal authorities announced. The District resident was ultimately brought down by that social media presence.  According to court documents, officers from the Metropolitan Police Department were tipped off to a public Instagram account that had more than 10,000 followers which had posted multiple …

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by Zak Failla
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Drunken Man Urinates Before Threatening To 'Knock' Deputies' Jaws Off In Stafford: Sheriff Drunken Man Urinates Before Threatening To 'Knock' Deputies' Jaws Off In Stafford: Sheriff
Drunken Man Urinates Before Threatening To 'Knock' Deputies' Jaws Off In Stafford: Sheriff A drunken 62-year-old man causing a disturbance answered nature's call while speaking to authorities in Stafford County, police said. Police responding to reports of a possibly intoxicated man causing a disturbance found Gregory Pitts, of Stafford, near Belle Plains Road around 7:40 p.m. Saturday, Aug. 12, County Sheriff David Decatur said. Holding a half-empy can of Miller High Life, Pitts had slurred speech and a very strong odor of an alcoholic beverage coming from his breath, police said.  That would not be the worst thing deputies observed as he talked.  While chatting…

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by Cecilia Levine
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Drunk Hair-Puller Kicks Arresting Officers During Concert In Virginia: Police Drunk Hair-Puller Kicks Arresting Officers During Concert In Virginia: Police
Drunk Hair-Puller Kicks Arresting Officers During Concert In Virginia: Police A 30-year-old woman who police say pulled another woman to the ground by her hair racked up more charges for herself after kicking arresting officers, police in Prince William County said. Officers working a detail at the Jiffy Lube Live on Cellar Door Drive in Bristow Saturday evening, July 22 saw Sabrina Louise King of Dumfries, pull another woman to the ground by her hair, Prince William County police said. King was subsequently detained by officers and escorted to the booking area. As she was being processed, she proceeded to kick the officer multiple times. No injuries were report…

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by Cecilia Levine
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District Man Fatally Shot Childhood Friend In The Back, Fired AK-47 At Officers: Feds District Man Fatally Shot Childhood Friend In The Back, Fired AK-47 At Officers: Feds
District Man Fatally Shot Childhood Friend In The Back, Fired AK-47 At Officers: Feds The District man who ambushed and killed his childhood friend following an argument will spend years behind bars, authorities announced. Jean Paul Kearney, 36, was sentenced to 20 years in prison for murder and other offenses in connection to the April 2021 shooting death of Dontra Harris outside of a DC apartment building. According to court documents, on the night of April 4, 2021, Kearney was tailing Harris on a motorcycle until the two pulled over to the side of the road and got into a verbal argument before going their separate ways. Kearney, who lived in the area, swapped out his mot…

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by Zak Failla
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DUI Fredericksburg Driver Had 8-Year-Old In Back Seat: Sheriff DUI Fredericksburg Driver Had 8-Year-Old In Back Seat: Sheriff
DUI Fredericksburg Driver Had 8-Year-Old In Back Seat: Sheriff A Fredericksburg woman was arrested for driving drunk with a suspended license with a child in the car, police said. Tinita Lee, 33, has been charged with DUI second offense in five years with a child in the vehicle, felony child neglect, obstruction of justice, and driving revoked, the Stafford County Sheriff's Office said. The charges stem from an incident around 8:20 p.m. Tuesday, July 18, in which drivers spotted a Ford pickup speeding, swerving, and driving on the shoulder near Richmond Highway and Hospital Center Boulevard, authorities said. Detective K.A. Lawrence found th…

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by Cecilia Levine
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Sexual Assault Suspect Charged With Raping Woman At VA Metro Station: Police Sexual Assault Suspect Charged With Raping Woman At VA Metro Station: Police
Sexual Assault Suspect Charged With Raping Woman At VA Metro Station: Police A Washington, DC man with an apt name is facing time in prison after allegedly sexually abusing a woman at a Virginia Metro station, police say. Justice Bilaal Hatcher, 29, is facing a host of grisly charges after he was caught acting suspiciously in the Court House Metro Station in the 2100 block of Wilson Boulevard, the Arlington County Police Department announced on Tuesday, July 18. The prior night, a witness advised the agency that a man - later identified as Hatcher - grabbed and inappropriately touched a woman in the Metro, and when officers arrived, they found him sexually assaultin…

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by Zak Failla
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Philly Retail Theft Crew Busted With $15K In Merch From Fairfax County Saks Fifth Ave Philly Retail Theft Crew Busted With $15K In Merch From Fairfax County Saks Fifth Ave
Philly Retail Theft Crew Busted With $15K In Merch From Fairfax County Saks Fifth Ave A Philadelphia-based retail theft crew was busted with $15,000 in luxury items swiped from Saks Fifth Avenue stores in Virginia and Maryland, authorities said. Ericka Williams, 26, Amin Shamsid-Deen, 30, and Tunisia Amina Shamsid-Deen, 32, were found with Givenchy and Louis Vuitton bags and YSL perfume all totaling approximately $15,000, when police in Fairfax County stopped them on Thursday, July 13. Stolen merchFairfax County PD The crew had just left the Saks Fifth Avenue store in Chevy Chase, MD, with the luxury items, and fled in a gold Chevrolet Impala with Pennsylvania tags, poli…

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by Cecilia Levine
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Drunk Man Arrested For Kicking Multiple Cops In Virginia: Police Drunk Man Arrested For Kicking Multiple Cops In Virginia: Police
Drunk Man Arrested For Kicking Multiple Cops In Virginia: Police A 44-year-old man was being held without bond after drunkenly kicking multiple officers in Northern Virginia, authorities said.  One officer claimed minor injuries after he and two of his colleagues were kicked by Ryan Russell Webster, on Piper Lane in Bristow around 7:30 p.m. on Thursday, June 29, police in Prince William County said. Webster was charged with three counts of assault and battery on a police officer, one count of obstruction of justice, and one count of intoxicated in public, police said. Police were initially called to the scene to investigate an assaul…

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by Cecilia Levine
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Wanted Man Bites Officers While Being Busted On Warrants In VA, Police Say Wanted Man Bites Officers While Being Busted On Warrants In VA, Police Say
Wanted Man Bites Officers While Being Busted On Warrants In VA, Police Say An allegedly intoxicated man made things worse for himself when he got creative attempting to evade arrest in Prince William County, police say. Manassas resident John Wellington McCoy, who is no stranger to law enforcement, was arrested late on Tuesday night on multiple warrants, but he refused to go down quietly and sought to flee from officers, according to authorities. Shortly after 9:30 p.m. on Tuesday, June 20, officers from the Prince William County Police Department patrolling the 10700 block of Coverstone Drive in Manassas spotted McCoy, who had active warrants out for his arrest. …

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by Zak Failla
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DC Police Officer Accused Of Lying About Leaks To Proud Boys Leader DC Police Officer Accused Of Lying About Leaks To Proud Boys Leader
DC Police Officer Accused Of Lying About Leaks To Proud Boys Leader A Metropolitan Police Department lieutenant with loose lips was arrested on Friday for allegedly lying about leaking confidential information to the far-right Proud Boy leaders, federal authorities announced. Shane Lamond, 47, of Stafford was indicted on charges that include obstruction of justice and three counts of making false statements on Friday, May 19, in connection to the destruction of a Black Lives Matter banner in December 2020. Lamond worked as the supervisor of the Intelligence Branch of MPD’s Homeland Security Bureau, during which, he and Proud Boys leader Enrique Tarrio were …

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by Zak Failla
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Drunken Sex Offender Urinates, Exposes Himself To Liquor Store Employees In VA: Police Drunken Sex Offender Urinates, Exposes Himself To Liquor Store Employees In VA: Police
Drunken Sex Offender Urinates, Exposes Himself To Liquor Store Employees In VA: Police An allegedly intoxicated man already registered as a sex offender in Virginia is back on the wrong side of the law after allegedly urinating on a local liquor store and getting handsy with officers in Prince William County. Donnie Leslie Poindexter, 60, of Triangle, made quite a scene over the weekend at the ABC Store on River Ridge Boulevard in Woodbridge, when members of the police department needed to be called in to diffuse a disorderly suspect, authorities announced on Tuesday, April 25. It is alleged that Poindexter walked into the store, apparently intoxicated, and attempted to make …

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by Zak Failla