Woman Accused Of Strangling 4-Year-Old Girl At Virginia Home: Police Woman Accused Of Strangling 4-Year-Old Girl At Virginia Home: Police
Woman Accused Of Strangling 4-Year-Old Girl At Virginia Home: Police The woman wanted for choking a 4-year-old girl during a domestic disturbance in Prince William County several weeks ago has been tracked down and arrested, according to police. Woodbridge resident Shanna Deniece Freeman, 44, was arrested on Monday and charged with strangulation following an incident that was reported in a home on Getty Lane in late March. Officers from the Prince William County Police Department were called shortly after 3:30 p.m. on Wednesday, March 27 to the 13500 block of Getty Lane in Woodbridge to investigate an assault that was reported inside an area home involving F…
Reckless Jeep Driver Rear-Ends Construction Truck On Dulles Greenway Work Zone: State Police Reckless Jeep Driver Rear-Ends Construction Truck On Dulles Greenway Work Zone: State Police
Reckless Jeep Driver Rear-Ends Construction Truck On Dulles Greenway Work Zone: State Police Authorities are investigating a two-car crash in a construction zone along the Dulles Greenway. A 2015 Jeep Cherokee was heading east on the roadway when it passed six, advanced florescent signs advising of the upcoming lane changes and rear-ended a crash cushion truck staged at the rear of the work zone around 10:35 a.m. Monday, April 15, State Police said. The 21-year-old Jeep driver, Andrew Rishmawi, suffered minor injuries and none of the construction workers were hurt. State police charged Rishmawi with reckless driving. The crash happened during National Work Zone Awareness…
'We Are Devastated:' Brothers From Viral Video Die Days After Fairfax County House Fire 'We Are Devastated:' Brothers From Viral Video Die Days After Fairfax County House Fire
'We Are Devastated:' Brothers From Viral Video Die Days After Fairfax County House Fire A Fairfax County family is mourning the loss of two of their children, who died days after a fire swept through their home. William Clarke Brice, 6, and Zachariah Henry Brice, 3, had been hospitalized since the blaze at their Whetstone Manor Court home in Clifton on Wednesday, April 10. They both died on Sunday, April 14. Whetstone Manor Court fire. Fairfax County Fire and Rescue Department A GoFundMe for the family had raised more than $183,000 as of press time. "We are devastated by these horrific events and heart broken that we lost our amazing sons," Jamey "Jim" Brice writes. …
Mom's Medical Emergency Caused Crash That Killed Her On Virginia Highway, Police Say Mom's Medical Emergency Caused Crash That Killed Her On Virginia Highway, Police Say
Mom's Medical Emergency Caused Crash That Killed Her On Virginia Highway, Police Say Support is mounting for the children of a Virginia mother who suffered a medical episode, crashed her car, and died over the weekend. Kristen N. Miller, 40, of Strasburg, was not wearing a seatbelt and was ejected from her vehicle when she suffered a medical emergency Saturday, April 13 in Rappahannock County, according to Virginia State Police. Kristen Miller. GoFundMe photo Police said Miller was heading east on Route 211 in a 2006 Ford Expedition, when the car ran off the right side of the road, overcorrected, ran off the left side of the roadway, and struck an embankment before…
Howard University Freshman From Virginia Struck, Killed By Out-Of-Control Audi Howard University Freshman From Virginia Struck, Killed By Out-Of-Control Audi
Howard University Freshman From Virginia Struck, Killed By Out-Of-Control Audi An 18-year-old Howard University student from Northern Virginia was struck and killed by a car in Washington DC last week. Mohamed Samura, of Fredericksburg, was standing near a crosswalk on Fairmount and 6th streets — outside of Cook Hall, a dormitory — when he was struck by an out-of-control Audi that had just hit a parked vehicle nearby just before 3:40 p.m. Thursday, April 11. The Audi was heading north on 6th Street, Northwest, from Howard Place, Northwest, at a high rate of speed when it Audi struck a parked vehicle and continued on 6th Street, Northwest. That's when the car fai…
Motorcyclist, 48 Killed In Virginia Crash ID'd By State Police Motorcyclist, 48 Killed In Virginia Crash ID'd By State Police
Motorcyclist, 48 Killed In Virginia Crash ID'd By State Police Virginia State Police have identified the 48-year-old motorcyclist killed in a crash over the weekend in Madison County. Lucio E. Weaver, of Madison, was heading south on Route 29 at a high rate of speed when he collided with a northbound 2012 Subaru Impreza turning left onto South Main Street around 5:20 p.m. Sunday, April 14, a spokesperson for the department said. Weaver died while in transport to a local hospital. He was wearing a helmet. The driver of the Subaru, a 32-year-old woman from Rochelle, suffered minor injuries in the crash and taken to UVA Medical Center for treatment. She …
Undercover Child Sex Chat Sting Nets 6 Creeps In Virginia: Sheriff Undercover Child Sex Chat Sting Nets 6 Creeps In Virginia: Sheriff
Undercover Child Sex Chat Sting Nets 6 Creeps In Virginia: Sheriff Six men who thought they were having sexual chats with children online were actually speaking with undercover detectives, authorities in Loudoun County announced. The arrests were the result of a week-long internet chat operation between the Loudoun County Sheriff’s Office (LCSO) and Northern Virginia—Washington DC Internet Crimes Against Children Task Force (NOVA-DC ICAC) during the week of April 8. All six adult males believed they were communicating with children under the age of 15 on a variety of chat and social media platforms, the county sheriff's office said. Those arrested in…
100 MPH Pursuit-Crash Led By Baltimore Man With Pregnant Woman In Car On I-66 In Virginia: Cops 100 MPH Pursuit-Crash Led By Baltimore Man With Pregnant Woman In Car On I-66 In Virginia: Cops
100 MPH Pursuit-Crash Led By Baltimore Man With Pregnant Woman In Car On I-66 In Virginia: Cops A 27-year-old Baltimore man was arrested in Virginia after police said he led a high-speed crash with a pregnant passenger along I-66 that ended in a crash with a troop car. Junate E. Williams was was heading east on I-66 in a Toyota Sienna when police spotted him for no state inspection and non brake lights around 1 p.m. Sunday, April 14, state police said. A trooper tried pulling him over at the 17-mile marker in Fauquier County but Williams refused, initiating a pursuit. The Toyota continued east on Interstate 66 into Prince William County, reaching speeds of up to 100 mph. The Toyota c…
Woman Held Hostage, Sexually Assaulted By Man She Met On Virginia Street: Cops Woman Held Hostage, Sexually Assaulted By Man She Met On Virginia Street: Cops
Woman Held Hostage, Sexually Assaulted By Man She Met On Virginia Street: Cops A 60-year-old Virginia man was arrested after holding a victim hostage and sexually assaulting her, police said. Teodros Girma, of Gainesville, approached a woman around 10:30 a.m. Friday, April 12 on Deming Drive, and went into the woman's apartment together, Prince William County police said. Girma prevented her from leaving and inappropriately touched her, police said. The victim eventually left the apartment and reported the incident to a family member who contacted the police.  Girma was arrested and charged with abduction with intent to defile and sexual assault.
DC Teen Dies After Being Found With Gunshot Wounds In Maryland Park, Police Say DC Teen Dies After Being Found With Gunshot Wounds In Maryland Park, Police Say
DC Teen Dies After Being Found With Gunshot Wounds In Maryland Park, Police Say An 18-year-old District resident has been identified as the person found with fatal gunshot wounds in a Maryland park on Sunday night.  At approximately 6:45 p.m. on April 14, first responders were called to a park in the 800 block of Birchleaf Avenue in Seat Pleasant, where they found Michael Delonta Cooper suffering from multiple gunshot wounds. The Maryland-National Capital Park, Seat Pleasant, and Prince George's County police departments all responded to the Seat Pleasant Neighborhood Park, where they treated Cooper and paramedics rushed him to an area hospital where he later…
Driver In Road Rage Shooting Captured Moments Later On I-66: Police Driver In Road Rage Shooting Captured Moments Later On I-66: Police
Driver In Road Rage Shooting Captured Moments Later On I-66: Police Police in Fairfax County have announced an arrest in a road rage shooting on I-66. Brian Fuentes Ruiz, 22, of Manassas, began closely following the victim's vehicle after they passed him on Compton Road near Centreville Road in Centreville, him around 9:30 a.m. Saturday, April 13, county police said. Fuentes Ruiz fired multiple shots at the victim and then fled onto I-66 east, authorities said. Officers found Ruiz moments later and recovered a firearm from his vehicle, police said. No one else was inside the vehicle, and the victim and Fuentes Ruiz are complete stranger…
17 People, Dogs Displaced By Massive Two-Alarm Northeast DC Apartment Building Fire (UPDATED) 17 People, Dogs Displaced By Massive Two-Alarm Northeast DC Apartment Building Fire (UPDATED)
17 People, Dogs Displaced By Massive Two-Alarm Northeast DC Apartment Building Fire (Updated) More than a dozen people were displaced in Northeast DC by an overnight two-alarm fire that broke out in an area apartment building. DC Fire and EMS personnel were called shortly after midnight to a two-story apartment building in the 300 block of Seaton Place SE, where acting Fire Chief Anthony Kelleher said crews were met by flames on all floors, and through the roof. Update: 2-alarm fire - 300 Block of Seaton Place NE - Acting Fire and EMS Chief Anthony Kelleher provides brief insight in to this incident with units arriving on the scene within approximately four minutes of the call fo…