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Top Cop In Maryland Driving With BAC Three Times Legal Limit Charged After Virginia Crash: PD
The chief of police at Prince George’s Community College is facing serious charges after allegedly causing a crash in Virginia while driving intoxicated with a BAC more than triple the legal limit.
Derek Myers, 55, of Burke, was arrested and charged with DUI maiming after a two-vehicle crash on Wednesday, Dec. 6, in Fair Lakes, according to detectives from the Fairfax County Police Department's Crash Reconstruction Unit.
The crash happened around 7:30 p.m. at the intersection of Random Hills Road and Fairfax Hills Way, police say, when Myers, driving a Hyundai Elantra, lost control of his v…
Man Stabs Stranger Inside Virginia Business Unprovoked, Police Say
A 27-year-old Alexandria man is in custody after allegedly stabbing a stranger in an unprovoked attack inside a Bailey’s Crossroads business, Fairfax County Police said.
The incident happened at approximately 2:18 p.m. on Tuesday, Nov. 19 in the 5600 block of Leesburg Pike, where responding officers found the victim, an adult, suffering from stab wounds to his upper body.
The victim was rushed to an area hospital with life-threatening injuries.
Police say the suspect, Richard Fuentes Cordova, remained at the scene and was arrested without incident, police said.
According to investigators,…
New Yorkers Accused Of Stealing $20K Of Merchandise From Virginia Retailers, Police Say
A retail theft crew who took the trek from New York to Virginia to steal more than $20,000 in merchandise has been apprehended in Fairfax County, authorities announced.
Henry Rozo-Olarte, 50, Maria Garcia-Casallas, 55, and Angelica Velasquez Grajales, 42, all of New York, are facing a host of charges after being busted with thousands of dollars in stolen items by the department's Tysons Urban Team.
Earlier this week, detectives were called to the 8300 block of Leesburg Pike in Tysons to probe a reported robbery, where the three were found with an estimated $1,700 of stolen merchandise.…
Gold's Gym Murder: Gunman, 43, Arrested In Slaying Of Man, 31, In Fairfax County
New details have been released by the Fairfax County Police Department following Tuesday's fatal shooting at Gold's Gym in Reston.
Steve Taehee Ha, 43, was arrested by officers quickly after gunning down 31-year-old Reston resident Hyung Joon Choi inside the gym, according to officials.
Police say that Choi suffered a gunshot wound to his upper body, was rushed to an area hospital with traumatic injuries, where he was pronounced dead.
The incident was reported at around 1:15 p.m. on Tuesday, Aug. 20. He was in custody less than eight hours later.
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Charges Upgraded For DWI Driver In Deadly Sidewalk Crash, Fairfax County PD Says
Charges have been upgraded for a 38-year-old man who police previously said was driving drunk in a crash that killed a pedestrian on the sidewalk last May in Fairfax County, police announced.
Michael Rambudhan, of Woodbridge, was charged with DUI manslaughter on Friday, July 26, in connection with the crash that killed 54-year-old Lucius Gaskins, of Alexandria, county police said.
Rambudhan was heading north on North Kings Highway in Huntington, in a 2023 Acura MDX when he left the roadway, struck a median, and continued onto the sidewalk around 12:35 a.m. on Friday, May 24, county pol…
Troubling Video Shows Trooper Slammed To Ground In Double DUI Crash On I-495
Harrowing video shows the moment a Virginia State Trooper was slammed to the ground in a crash caused by two DUI drivers on I-495.
Trooper C. Aziz is seen speaking to Erica D. Bernard, 43, of Albright, WV, who was stopped in the northbound lanes near Exit 52 in Fairfax County around 3 a.m. Tuesday, June 11, Virginia State Police said.
Moments later, Joanna F. Hatch, 35, of Arlington, pulls up in a Jeep Cherokee and hits a tractor-trailer that had stopped due to the travel lane being closed by the sedan, State Police said.
The impact of that crash caused the Jeep to spin around an…
