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Woman Arrested After Assaulting Officer, Fleeing On Foot In Virginia, Police Say Woman Arrested After Assaulting Officer, Fleeing On Foot In Virginia, Police Say
Woman Arrested After Assaulting Officer, Fleeing On Foot In Virginia, Police Say A 22-year-old Woodbridge woman is back in custody days after assaulting a police officer and running free while she was being arrested, authorities announced on Thursday. Alejandra Yvette Garcia was arrested this week following an incident in Woodbridge when she was able to escape custody as officers were trying to apprehend her on Friday night.  According to the Prince William County Police Department, shortly before 7:45 p.m. on June 21, officers on patrol spotted Garcia, who had multiple active warrants out for her arrest, though she was not prepared to go down quietly. When o…

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Driver, Passenger In Stolen Vehicle Tried To Pull Fast Ones On Deputies In Virginia: Sheriff Driver, Passenger In Stolen Vehicle Tried To Pull Fast Ones On Deputies In Virginia: Sheriff
Driver, Passenger In Stolen Vehicle Tried To Pull Fast Ones On Deputies In Virginia: Sheriff A pair in a stolen vehicle tried their best - which was not good enough - to dupe members of the Stafford County Sheriff's Office during a strange traffic stop on Monday morning, officials say. Devonte Griffin, 28, of Germantown in Maryland, and 32-year-old Stafford native Justin Hunter  are both facing charges following what was described as a "game of hide-and-seek" that was ultimately won by a police K9.  Shortly after 1 a.m. on June 24, a deputy on patrol spotted a stolen vehicle in the area of Garrison Road and Dunn Drive, leading to a traffic stop in Garrison Woods, at which…

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Woman Wanted After Assaulting Arresting Officer, Fleeing On Foot In Virginia, Police Say Woman Wanted After Assaulting Arresting Officer, Fleeing On Foot In Virginia, Police Say
Woman Wanted After Assaulting Arresting Officer, Fleeing On Foot In Virginia, Police Say A 22-year-old woman remains at large after assaulting a police officer in Prince William County and running free as she was being arrested, officials say. Alejandra Yvette Garcia, who has no fixed address, is wanted by police following an incident in Woodbridge when she was able to escape custody as officers were trying to apprehend her on Friday night.  According to the Prince William County Police Department, shortly before 7:45 p.m. on June 21, officers on patrol spotted Garcia, who had multiple active warrants out for her arrest, though she was not prepared to go down quietly. Whe…

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Man Wanted For Punching, Kicking Woman During Violent Assault In Virginia: Police Man Wanted For Punching, Kicking Woman During Violent Assault In Virginia: Police
Man Wanted For Punching, Kicking Woman During Violent Assault In Virginia: Police A man who violently assaulted a woman and stole her phone over the weekend is now wanted in Prince William County, police say. What started as a verbal altercation rapidly escalated, leading to Octavious Hodges allegedly attacking a 31-year-old acquaintance, who had to be treated by paramedics following an incident on Saturday morning. It was reportedly shortly before 3 a.m. on June 15. Hodges, 44, is wanted on a host of charges after allegedly grabbing the woman's neck, throwing her to the ground, where he struck and kicked her multiple times before stealing her phone out of a purse and c…

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Wanted Man From Maryland Busted For Shoplifting From Lowe's In Virginia, Police Say Wanted Man From Maryland Busted For Shoplifting From Lowe's In Virginia, Police Say
Wanted Man From Maryland Busted For Shoplifting From Lowe's In Virginia, Police Say A Maryland man who was already wanted in multiple jurisdictions crossed state lines into Virginia and is behind bars after being busted by police in Loudoun County on Thursday afternoon, police say. Laurel resident Ronald Canan, Jr. 41, who is no stranger to law enforcement, is facing new charges in Leesburg after being caught attempting to steal from Lowe's on Russell Branch Parkway SE. Shortly before 2 p.m. on Thursday, June 13, officers were called to the store to investigate a reported shoplifting incident when Canan walked out of the store with a shopping cart loaded with unpaid mercha…

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by Zak Failla
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Thief Captured After Arlington Bicycle, Foot Chase: Cops Thief Captured After Arlington Bicycle, Foot Chase: Cops
Thief Captured After Arlington Bicycle, Foot Chase: Cops A 34-year-old man was arrested after assaulting an employee trying to stop him during a robbery in Arlington, police said. A man later identified as Deonte Driver went into a business on the 700 block of N. Glebe Road around 3:20 p.m. Tuesday, June 11, county police said. Driver allegedly took and hid items in a basket, and began to leave without paying. When confronted by two employees, Driver pushed one to the ground before fleeing the scene on a bike, authorities said. The employee sustained minor injuries and declined medical treatment.  A lookout was broadcast for Driver, and off…

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by Cecilia Levine
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Motel Guest Tries Stabbing Employee With Scissors, Bites Officer In PWC, Police Say Motel Guest Tries Stabbing Employee With Scissors, Bites Officer In PWC, Police Say
Motel Guest Tries Stabbing Employee With Scissors, Bites Officer In PWC, Police Say An 18-year-old woman has been arrested after police say she tried stabbing a motel employee with scissors and smashed the glass of the hotel door, then bit an arresting officer in Virginia. Ashja Elaine Wakefield was a patron at the Red Carpet Inn in Dumfries when she got into an argument around 2:10 a.m. Tuesday, June 11, Prince William County police said. Wakefield refused to leave the property and struck the 53-year-old employee before trying to stab him with scissors, police said. She then smashed the glass front door of the hotel before walking outside. Responding office…

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Controlling Man Sentenced For Beating Ex, Threatening Her From Behind Bars In DC (UPDATED) Controlling Man Sentenced For Beating Ex, Threatening Her From Behind Bars In DC (UPDATED)
Controlling Man Sentenced For Beating Ex, Threatening Her From Behind Bars In DC (Updated) A District man who couldn't last a week after his ex-girlfriend gave him a second chance is heading to prison after violently attempting to control her, federal officials say. Barrington Hart, 36, was convicted on a host of charges in DC after he was in a romantic relationship with a woman, broke up, then reunited for four days, during which he terrorized her last summer, according to authorities. On Friday, he was sentenced to 15 years in prison and five years of supervised release. Prosecutors say that Hart and the woman got into an argument on July 27, 2023, when he accused her of cheat…

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Knife-Wielding Homeless Thief Arrested In Arlington, Police Say Knife-Wielding Homeless Thief Arrested In Arlington, Police Say
Knife-Wielding Homeless Thief Arrested In Arlington, Police Say A 44-year-old homeless man was arrested for robbing a store with a knife in Arlington, police said. Derrick Taylor went into a store on the 1200 block of S. Hayes Street just before 5 p.m. on Sunday, May 26 and collected merchandise, during which he was confronted by two employees, Arlington police said.  That's when Taylor pulled out a knife and threatened workers, before leaving the store without paying, police said. A lookout was broadcast and a responding officer found a man matching the description of the suspect near the Pentagon City Metro. Taylor was noncompliant and…

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by Cecilia Levine
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Wanted Man Cut From Barbed Wire In Stafford Chase, Sheriff Says Wanted Man Cut From Barbed Wire In Stafford Chase, Sheriff Says
Wanted Man Cut From Barbed Wire In Stafford Chase, Sheriff Says A drunken and wanted 22-year-old man had to be cut out of barbed wire after leading Stafford deputies on a pursuit Wednesday night, May 22, authorities said. Dante Mines Jr. had walked onto Manheim Auto Auction around 11:30 p.m. on auction Drive where he got into a Toyota and began driving, the county sheriff's office said. He switched to a blue Ford F-150 and began driving as a deputy arrived. When Mines noticed the deputy activating his emergency equipment, he jumped out of the truck without putting it in park, as it rolled forward hitting two unoccupied cars. Another arriving deput…

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by Cecilia Levine
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Man Returns To Scene After Hotel Gunpoint Robbery, PWC Police Say Man Returns To Scene After Hotel Gunpoint Robbery, PWC Police Say
Man Returns To Scene After Hotel Gunpoint Robbery, PWC Police Say A man who pulled a gun on a woman and robbed her of her purse in a hotel room racked up additional charges during his arrest when he assaulted a police officer, officials in Prince William County said. The 41-year-old victim was in a hotel room on Horner Road in Woodbridge with Howard Bernard Jenkins, 43, and one other man when Jenkins pulled out a gun and robbed her of her purse and phone around 8:15 a.m. on Saturday, May 18, PWC police said. Jenkins and the other man fled in the victim's vehicle, but Jenkins returned to the hotel where he was detained, police said. As officers e…

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by Cecilia Levine