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FXB Car Thieves Had Impeccable Timing: Cops
A pair of car thieves in Virginia had impeccable timing, if anything.
The same day that Fredericksburg police warned residents about an increase in vehicle tampering and car thefts across the city, a pair of car thieves were busted.
Kanissha Bowles, 25, of Quantico, and Jahreme Austin, 25, of Stafford, were both charged with grand larceny after stealing a vehicle from the 700 block of Bunker Street, Fredericksburg police said.
The car was found soon after in Stafford County, and the Stafford County Sheriff's Office took the suspects into custody. In their possession were items stolen from …
Virginia Boy Cameron Smith Dies Just After 3rd Birthday: 'He Had Unconditional Love To Give'
The death of a Virginia boy just months after his third birthday is leaving a community grieving.
Cameron Smith, of Stafford, died peacefully on Thursday, Aug. 24, after battling rare genetic disorder Wolcott-Rallison Syndrome since he was an infant, his obituary says.
Cameron, born June 11, 2020, faced his challenges courageously and brought joy to so many people in his short three years of life, his family said.
"He had the biggest heart and unconditional love to give which was a pure reflection of the love he received," his obituary reads.
A GoFundMe launched for Cameron's parents…
Fentanyl, 3 Guns Seized In Raid Of Virginia Drug Dealer's Home: Sheriff
The raid of a suspected Stafford drug dealer's home turned up fentanyl, cocaine, and three firearms, authorities said.
Cody Jackson, 35, of Stafford, became the center of an investigation when authorities learned of drugs being sold out of his Dorothy Lane home, Sheriff David Decatur said.
On Wednesday, Aug. 30, just before 8:30 a.m., deputies and detectives executed a search warrant at the Dorothy Lane home, where Jackson was arrested.
As a result of the search warrant, detectives found drug distribution materials, three firearms, cocaine and fentanyl. Jackson was transported to…
Hien The Dinh, Serial Sex Assault Suspect, Tried Abducting 12-Year-Old Girls In PWC: Police
A 20-year-old man who earlier this summer was linked to a string of sexual assault cases across northern Virginia has been tied to two more, authorities said.
Hien The Dinh, of Stafford, as of Wednesday, Aug. 30, was linked to a pair of attempted abductions in May 2022, in Triangle, Prince William County police said.
Dinh was jailed in July 2023 after he was charged with sexually assaulting then trying to abduct a woman in Chantilly, Fairfax County police said.
The incident in Triangle was eerily similar.
A 12-year-old girl was walking to school when a man, identified this week as Dinh, w…
Drugs Fall Out Of Walmart Thief's Shirt While Talking To Off-Duty Deputy: Stafford Sheriff
Police arrested two people after one was caught shoplifting at a Stafford Walmart, authorities announced.
Walmart workers caught a woman later identified as Natalie Hardee, 40, of Woodbridge, stuffing items into a duffel bag at the Village Parkway store in Stafford on Saturday, Aug. 19, Stafford County Sheriff David Decatur said.
Hardee left the store after being confronted by employees, and left in a vehicle driven by Brian Padgett, 36, of Annandale, Decatur said.
A deputy was heading home after work when he spotted the vehicle, and stopped it on Warrenton Road. While talking to…
