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Police ID Driver Killed In Officer-Involved Shooting After I-95 Virginia Pursuit Police ID Driver Killed In Officer-Involved Shooting After I-95 Virginia Pursuit
Police ID Driver Killed In Officer-Involved Shooting After I-95 Virginia Pursuit New details have been released by Virginia State Police investigators after one was killed in an officer-involved shooting involving Maryland men following a pursuit down I-95.  A carjacking suspect wanted by US Parkway Police was spotted by a Virginia State Police trooper at round 10:15 p.m. on Wednesday night driving south on I-95, which led to a lengthy police pursuit when the driver refused to stop. During the pursuit, the driver, Lanham resident Andy Ernesto Espinoza Garay, 26, struck a Virginia State Police vehicle, causing it to overturn, and the chase continued on until trooper…

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Police Probing Deadly Officer-Involved Shooting After I-95 Pursuit In Virginia Police Probing Deadly Officer-Involved Shooting After I-95 Pursuit In Virginia
Police Probing Deadly Officer-Involved Shooting After I-95 Pursuit In Virginia One person was killed and several troopers are on administrative leave after an officer-involved shooting following a police pursuit in Virginia. A carjacking suspect wanted by US Parkway Police was spotted by a Virginia State Police trooper at round 10:15 p.m. on Wednesday night driving south on I-95, which led to a lengthy police pursuit when the driver refused to stop. During the pursuit, the suspect - who has not been identified - struck a Virginia State Police vehicle, causing it to overturn, and it continued on until they were able to force the driver to stop. According to a state po…

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PWC Officer Arrested For On-Duty Incidents Involving Sex Assault Of Woman, Department Says PWC Officer Arrested For On-Duty Incidents Involving Sex Assault Of Woman, Department Says
PWC Officer Arrested For On-Duty Incidents Involving Sex Assault Of Woman, Department Says A police officer in Virginia is facing charges for inappropriate conduct with at least one woman in Prince William County while on duty twice, his department announced. James Thomas Clinton, 28, was placed on administrative leave after being connected to two instances of assault in the past four months, PWCPD Lt. Jonathan Perok said in a news release. It was not immediately clear if the incident involved the same victim. Clinton, who has been an officer for six years, was charged on Thursday, Sept. 26 following a three-day investigation that was launched earlier in the week by the Prin…

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by Zak Failla
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Police ID Armed Man Shot, Killed In Officer-Involved Shooting At Maryland Apartment Complex Police ID Armed Man Shot, Killed In Officer-Involved Shooting At Maryland Apartment Complex
Police ID Armed Man Shot, Killed In Officer-Involved Shooting At Maryland Apartment Complex New details have been released by the Alexandria Police Department following an officer-involved shooting that left a possibly suicidal man dead earlier this week. Officers were called at around 10:45 p.m. on Monday, Aug. 12 to a home on Maris Avenue after a co-worker asked police to conduct a welfare check regarding 61-year-old Paul Gabriel Behan, Jr., who was reportedly in distress, officials say. The caller reported the incident stated Behan "made very concerning statements about harming himself," and advised that "he was armed with at least two guns."  Officers and specially train…

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by Zak Failla
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Armed Man Shot, Killed In Officer-Involved Shooting At Maryland Apartment Complex (UPDATED) Armed Man Shot, Killed In Officer-Involved Shooting At Maryland Apartment Complex (UPDATED)
Armed Man Shot, Killed In Officer-Involved Shooting At Maryland Apartment Complex (Updated) New details have been released by the Alexandria Police Department following an officer-involved shooting that left a possibly suicidal man dead. Officers were called at around 10:45 p.m. on Monday, Aug. 12 to a home on Maris Avenue after a co-worker asked police to conduct a welfare check about a man in distress, officials say. The caller who reported the incident stated he "made very concerning statements about harming himself," and advised that "he was armed with at least two guns."  Officers and specially trained negotiating units were called to the area within minutes, at which p…

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One Killed In Officer-Involved Spotsylvania Shooting, Sheriff Says One Killed In Officer-Involved Spotsylvania Shooting, Sheriff Says
One Killed In Officer-Involved Spotsylvania Shooting, Sheriff Says The Spotsylvania County Sheriff's Office is investigating following an officer-involved shooting that left a 38-year-old man dead on Sunday morning. Shortly after 3:15 p.m. on June 30, deputies were called to the 10400 block of Spotswood Drive to investigate a reported domestic disturbance involving a weapon. Upon arrival, officials say that deputies were met by a man armed with a gun pointing it at a woman, prompting one of the investigators to fire his weapon, striking and killing the man. He was pronounced dead at the scene by Spotsylvania Fire and EMS personnel. The woman was unharmed.…

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by Zak Failla