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Mugshot Released Of Gunman Threatening Neighborhood In Fairfax County, Cops (
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Police have released details and the mugshot of an armed man who was captured on video leading a foot pursuit through Fairfax County. Adalberto Rivas Machado, 19, was found with a handgun in his pant leg after officers chased him down on Saturday, July 13, Fairfax County police said. Fairfax County PD Officers were called to the 8000 block of Richmond Highway in Hybla Valley around 3:45 p.m., where Machado had apparently been threatening community members with a gun, police said. Video shows Machado leading a foot pursuit before authorities catch up to him and arrest him. …
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Fugitive Falls From Fence After Failing To Fend Off Deputies In Stafford, Sheriff Says
A wanted man put police through their paces before a foot chase ended with him in a heap on the ground outside a Panda Express location in Stafford. Derrick Eady, 22, is behind bars after a failed attempt at evading his arrest on Thursday night, according to the Stafford County Sheriff's Office. Investigators say that at around 9:30 p.m. on July 11, deputies learned that Eady - who was wanted for a capias and probation violation - was in the area of Worth Avenue walking near Home Depot, and they attempted to take him into custody. Instead, officials say that Eady took off on foot, leading …
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Carjacker Seriously Injured In Officer-Involved Arlington Shooting Facing Charges, Police Say
The man hospitalized in an officer-involved shooting in Arlington on Friday is now facing criminal charges, according to police. Mark Anthony Johnson-Crestwell, 30, who was hospitalized after being shot on July 5 is now being charged in connection to a series of vehicle-related offenses in the Roslyn neighborhood, authorities announced. His alleged series of crimes began at approximately 11:30 a.m. on Friday, when Johnson-Crestwell approached an occupied vehicle in the area of 19th Street North and Fort Myer Drive, when he unsuccessfully attempted to open the door by pulling on th…
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Suspicious Suspect Assaulted Arresting Officer In Virginia Parking Lot, Police Say
Chevron Romarierz Harris set off a special kind of fireworks on the Fourth of July when he assaulted an officer attempting to arrest him in Prince William County, police say. Harris, 36, is facing multiple charges following an explosive incident on Thursday afternoon in the 7400 block of Moss Lane in Manassas when officers spotted a suspicious vehicle. According to the Prince William County Police Department, at around 12:30 p.m. on July 4, officers saw Harris park a vehicle in a parking space, where they suspected he was in possession of drugs. Police say that when they attempted to detai…
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Concrete-Wielding Woman Assaulted Arresting Officers In Virginia, Police Say
A woman caught red-handed holding a section of concrete she was reportedly throwing at vehicles is facing a host of charges following her arrest overnight, according to the Prince William County Police Department. Before midnight on Wednesday, July 3, officers were called to Pointer Lane near Portsmouth Road in Manassas, where there were reports of a woman throwing items at vehicles. Google Maps street view Police say that upon arrival, officers found Kimberly Sierra-Ovando, 20, in the intersection holding the piece of concrete, and she was not prepared to go down quietly. According…
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Woman Attempted To Hide Bomb Threat Suspect, Lied To Deputies In Virginia: Stafford Sheriff
A curious game of hide-and-seek involving the Stafford County Sheriff's Office landed a man and woman behind bars over the weekend after they tried to pull a fast one on deputies. On Saturday night, deputies responded to a home on Ruffian Drive to execute a warrant on 52-year-old James Pryor who was wanted for failing to appear in court after previously making bomb threats. Deputies were tipped off that the suspect was living in the home, and were able to spot him sitting on the couch from a window on June 29, prompting them to knock on the door, where they were met by 57-year-old Mon…
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Fugitive Wanted In Fredericksburg, Spotsy Arrested After Fleeing From Police In VA: Sheriff
A fugitive wanted in Fredericksburg and Spotsylvania counties rammed a police cruiser and hopped a curb in an unsuccessful attempt to evade his arrest in Stafford this week, according to the sheriff's office. What started as a routine attempt to serve a warrant resulted in two arrests and a pair of short-lived foot chases, though a third suspect was able to escape, officials say. On June 25, members of the Stafford County Sheriff's Office responded to Cynthias Place to locate Fredericksburg resident Steven Banks, Jr., 32, who was wanted on a host of charges in multiple jurisdictions. While…
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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
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
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
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
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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