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Smash-And-Grab: Suspects Shatter Virginia Jewelry Store Front, Flee With Loot, Police Say Smash-And-Grab: Suspects Shatter Virginia Jewelry Store Front, Flee With Loot, Police Say
Smash-And-Grab: Suspects Shatter Virginia Jewelry Store Front, Flee With Loot, Police Say A high-end jewelry store in Leesburg became the target of a smash-and-grab burglary early Tuesday morning, leaving investigators searching for three suspects who shattered the store’s front window and made off with stolen goods. At approximately 1:33 a.m. on Nov. 19, police say that officers responded to White & Ivory Fine Jewelry, on Village Market Boulevard SE, for reports of a burglary.  Upon arrival, they discovered the store’s front window had been broken, and an undisclosed amount of jewelry was missing, according to the Leesburg Police Department. Surveillance footage captu…

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by Zak Failla
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Florida Pals Spent 2 Years Breaking Into Cars At Fairfax County Parks: Cops Florida Pals Spent 2 Years Breaking Into Cars At Fairfax County Parks: Cops
Florida Pals Spent 2 Years Breaking Into Cars At Fairfax County Parks: Cops A pair of Florida pals were arrested in connection with a series of vehicle break-ins at numerous Fairfax County parks, police said. David Daniel Moraga-Nunez, 43 and Jonny Marcelo Sandoval-Barraza, 38, broke into countless vehicles between May 2022 and March 2024, stealing and using credit cards at various stores, county police said.  Nunez and Barraza were identified as suspects using surveillance footage, license plate reader technology, and a review of credit card transactions. Police say they broke into cars at Hemlock Park, Fountain Head Park, and Burke Lake Park. The pair …

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by Cecilia Levine
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Car Burglars Hit 26 Vehicles In Leesburg (VIDEO) Car Burglars Hit 26 Vehicles In Leesburg (VIDEO)
Car Burglars Hit 26 Vehicles In Leesburg (Video) Police in Leesburg are investigating a rash of car thefts, some of which were caught on surveillance footage. The multiple thefts from vehicles and tampering incidents occurred in the early morning hours of Tuesday, Feb. 6, local police said. Of the 26 vehicles involved, 14 were entered and had items taken, police said. None of the entered vehicles were believed to be locked. Items that were taken include a handgun, money, wallet, purse, credit cards, and gift cards. Click here to watch surveillance footage captured. The reported incidents occurred at the following locations. • Artillery …

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by Cecilia Levine
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Motel Rapist, 23, Sodomized Woman At Knifepoint In Fairfax County: Cops Motel Rapist, 23, Sodomized Woman At Knifepoint In Fairfax County: Cops
Motel Rapist, 23, Sodomized Woman At Knifepoint In Fairfax County: Cops Police have made an arrest in a September rape at a Fairfax County motel, they said. Erick Vladamir Chacon Martinez, 23, had arranged to meet the victim at the Quarry Inn Motel at 7179 Lee Highway on Sept. 16, county police said. When the victim opened the door, Chacon Martinez pulled out a knife and threatened the victim, police said. The suspect then sexually assaulted her. The victim was able to escape the room and call 911. Surveillance footage of Chacon Martinez leaving hotel was found and shared with the community. During a review of digital evidence, detectives ident…

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by Cecilia Levine
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Maryland Man Accused Of Premeditated Double Murder, Assault In Southeast DC Maryland Man Accused Of Premeditated Double Murder, Assault In Southeast DC
Maryland Man Accused Of Premeditated Double Murder, Assault In Southeast DC Federal officials say that a Maryland man is behind bars for a double murder and shooting of a third victim in Southeast DC last year. Bowie resident Amarii Fontanelle, 20, is facing multiple counts of murder and other offenses after being indicted for the October 2022 killings of Reginald Cooper, Jr., and Davonte Berkley. Fontanelle was indicted this week by a grand jury in the Superior Court of the District of Columbia after he led his victims to their deaths, US Attorney Matthew Graves announced on Friday. According to the indictment, on Oct. 17, 2022, Cooper and Berkley, both 19, drove…

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by Zak Failla
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Sexual Battery Suspect Grabbed Woman In 'Intimate Area,' Put Her In Chokehold In Fairfax County Sexual Battery Suspect Grabbed Woman In 'Intimate Area,' Put Her In Chokehold In Fairfax County
Sexual Battery Suspect Grabbed Woman In 'Intimate Area,' Put Her In Chokehold In Fairfax County Police in Fairfax County are seeking a man who grabbed a woman in an intimate area and put her in a chokehold Monday, July 3. The victim was outside with her mom on the 14500 block of Northeast Place in Chantilly, when her mom walked over to a neighbor's house around 11:30 a.m., authorities said. That's when the assailant approached the victim, "and forcefully grabbed her in an intimate area and then put her in a chokehold," police said. When the victim’s mom ran towards the assault, the suspect fled on foot.  Police have not been able to locate the man, who was captured on surve…

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by Cecilia Levine
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Man Tried Raping Woman At Fairfax County Bus Stop: Police Man Tried Raping Woman At Fairfax County Bus Stop: Police
Man Tried Raping Woman At Fairfax County Bus Stop: Police Police have arrested a man who they say tried raping a woman at a Fairfax County bus stop this week. Okezie Boniface Erondu, 36, of Alexandria, approached the woman near a bus stop near on the 7900 block of Audubon Avenue Richmond Highway and Ladson Lane around 1:50 p.m. Tuesday, June 13, Fairfax County police said. The woman was able to fight the man off, and authorities used surveillance footage to help identify him as Erondu. Erondu was arrested without incident around 8:30 that night nearby. Detectives are asking anyone with information regarding this incident to call the Major Crimes…

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by Cecilia Levine
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Creeper Caught Filming VA Teen In Forever 21 Dressing Room, Police Say Creeper Caught Filming VA Teen In Forever 21 Dressing Room, Police Say
Creeper Caught Filming VA Teen In Forever 21 Dressing Room, Police Say Police are looking for a suspect they believe attempted to film a teenage girl inside a dressing room at Potomac Mills. The 16-year-old victim stated that she noticed a phone being held underneath the door of the dressing room she was in at the Forever 21 store inside the mall around 6:30 p.m., Monday, March 6, according to Prince William County Police. The teen reported the incident and images of the suspect were obtained through surveillance footage from the store.  The suspect did not have any reported physical contact with the victim, and police are asking anyone with identifying …

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by Annie DeVoe
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Suitland Stabbing Suspect Sentenced For Butchering Victim After Southeast DC Crash: Feds Suitland Stabbing Suspect Sentenced For Butchering Victim After Southeast DC Crash: Feds
Suitland Stabbing Suspect Sentenced For Butchering Victim After Southeast DC Crash: Feds A Maryland man has been sentenced to more than two decades in prison for butchering a friend to death in Southeast Washington, DC, federal prosecutors announced. Suitland resident Herbert Smallwood, 42, has been sentenced to 275 months in prison for the murder of Joseph Ogundoju after following his far for several blocks in June 2021. Prosecutors said that at approximately 7 p.m. on June 30, 2021, Smallwood was traveling in an SUV that was following another vehicle being driven by an acquaintance. The other vehicle, a Ford Focus, crashed during the incident and flipped in the rear of the …

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by Zak Failla
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Hotel Rapist Sought By Police Locks Eyes With Surveillance Camera In Virginia Hotel Rapist Sought By Police Locks Eyes With Surveillance Camera In Virginia
Hotel Rapist Sought By Police Locks Eyes With Surveillance Camera In Virginia As if he knew he was being watched, an armed man locked eyes with surveillance cameras at a Virginia hotel where he burst into a hotel room and sexually assaulted a woman on Saturday, Oct. 1, according to footage and information released by police. The man physically and sexually assaulted the victim in a room at a hotel on the 8600 block of Westwood Center Drive in Vienna around 5:30 p.m. and then fled, county police said. A man who knew the victim began chasing the suspect, who pointed a gun at him and continued his escape.  The victim was taken to a nearby hospital t…

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by Cecilia Levine