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Twice The Trouble: Slippery Suspect Failed Multiple Escape Attempts In Virginia: Police Twice The Trouble: Slippery Suspect Failed Multiple Escape Attempts In Virginia: Police
Twice The Trouble: Slippery Suspect Failed Multiple Escape Attempts In Virginia: Police A chaotic encounter at a Manassas apartment complex ended with a 20-year-old man facing a laundry list of charges after attempting to flee from police twice and assaulting officers. Officers were called to Soldiers Ridge Apartments in the 11200 block of Soldiers Ridge Circle at around 2:40 a.m. on Monday, Dec. 9 to investigate reports of a person brandishing a weapon, according to a Prince William County Police Department spokesperson. The incident reportedly began as an altercation between a 30-year-old man and Manassas resident Jancarlo Turcios, and during the dispute, the latter too…

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by Zak Failla
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'Armed, Dangerous' Man Wanted For Terrorizing GF, Assaulting Friend In Virginia, Sheriff Says 'Armed, Dangerous' Man Wanted For Terrorizing GF, Assaulting Friend In Virginia, Sheriff Says
'Armed, Dangerous' Man Wanted For Terrorizing GF, Assaulting Friend In Virginia, Sheriff Says A 26-year-old man with gang ties is wanted in Virginia after terrorizing his girlfriend and assaulting her friend during a harrowing incident that played out in Spotsylvania on Tuesday night. Philip Alonzo Johnson skyrocketed up the sheriff's office "most wanted" list after attacking two women during a domestic dispute late on Sept. 3, officials say. According to the sheriff's office, deputies were called at around 10:45 p.m. on Tuesday night to the 5500 block of Morris Road, where there was a reported domestic incident involving a weapon. Investigators say that Johnson was assaulting his …

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by Zak Failla
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Suspicious Stripping Suspect Threatened To 'Raise All Hell' During DUI Arrest In VA: Sheriff Suspicious Stripping Suspect Threatened To 'Raise All Hell' During DUI Arrest In VA: Sheriff
Suspicious Stripping Suspect Threatened To 'Raise All Hell' During DUI Arrest In VA: Sheriff A drunk and unruly customer at an area 7-Eleven became combative after allegedly brandishing a handgun inside the store and ignoring demands from Stafford County Sheriff's deputies. Shortly before 1 a.m. on Sunday, July 21, members of the sheriff's office were called to the convenience store in the 2990 block of Richmond Highway, where (Stafford resident Malik Baker, 30) was clearly intoxicated and brandished a firearm in the business."  Investigators say that deputies were able to track down Baker, the driver, who was stopped in the area of Wells Fargo on Garrisonville Road; however, …

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by Zak Failla
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Gunman Who Beat 53-Year-Old With Metal Baton At Gas Pump Arrested In Woodbridge, Police Say Gunman Who Beat 53-Year-Old With Metal Baton At Gas Pump Arrested In Woodbridge, Police Say
Gunman Who Beat 53-Year-Old With Metal Baton At Gas Pump Arrested In Woodbridge, Police Say A 31-year-old man has been arrested for beating a 53-year-old man with a metal baton at a 7-Eleven gas pump last week in Prince William County, police said. Gregory Robinson, of Woodbridge, had been wanted for the May 22 incident at the Dale Boulevard 7-Eleven, Prince William County police said. The investigation revealed the victims, a 26-year-old man and a 53-year-old man, parked at a gas pump when a white Buick parked in front of their vehicle around 11:45 a.m.  The driver of the Buick, later identified as Robinson, got out and began arguing with the victims while pulling a firearm…

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by Cecilia Levine
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Road Rage Driver Who Pulled Gun On Another Motorist Arrested In Prince William, Police Say Road Rage Driver Who Pulled Gun On Another Motorist Arrested In Prince William, Police Say
Road Rage Driver Who Pulled Gun On Another Motorist Arrested In Prince William, Police Say An 18-year-old man has been arrested for pulling a gun on another motorist in Prince William County Friday, May 25. A driver later identified as Ryan Butler, of Woodbridge, pointed a gun at the other driver around 10:50 p.m. on Richmond highway near American Eagle Boulevard, county police said. Both parties left the area and no shots were fired. While investigating the incident, found Butler near Oak Valley Drive and Oak Tree Lane, where he was detained without incident.  Butler was arrested Monday, May 27 and charged with brandishing a firearm. He was held without bond.

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by Cecilia Levine
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Road Rage Driver Pulls Gun On Car Carrying 5-Year-Old In Prince William County, Cops Say Road Rage Driver Pulls Gun On Car Carrying 5-Year-Old In Prince William County, Cops Say
Road Rage Driver Pulls Gun On Car Carrying 5-Year-Old In Prince William County, Cops Say A 73-year-old man has been arrested in a road rage incident involving a mother and her young child in Prince William County. Edwin Dale Sims, of Woodbridge, was identified as the Richmond highway driver who pulled a gun on the 32-year-old mom and her 5-year-old child around 4:40 p.m. Wednesday, May 15 on Richmond Highway, PWC police said. Sims "brandished" a firearm at the victim’s vehicle before the vehicles separated. No shots were fired, police said.  Sims was later arrested and charged with two counts of brandishing a firearm and held on a $1,000 bond.

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by Cecilia Levine
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Dulles Town Center BB Gun Shooter Captured After 14-Minute Search That Closed Stores, Cops Say Dulles Town Center BB Gun Shooter Captured After 14-Minute Search That Closed Stores, Cops Say
Dulles Town Center BB Gun Shooter Captured After 14-Minute Search That Closed Stores, Cops Say A teenager is in custody after police say he shot a Dulles Town Center store employee with a BB gun in a shoplifting incident over the weekend. On Saturday, May 11, around 4:30 p.m., Loudoun County Sheriff’s deputies were dispatched to the Foot Locker store at the Dulles Town Center Mall for a reported robbery, injured person, and suspect who had fled. There, they found that a teenager was leaving the store with stolen items when the employee tried stopping him. That's when the teen fired a Glock replica BB gun twice to the right arm and hand of the employee, but left the gun and …

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by Cecilia Levine
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Prince William Woman Cuts Family Member, Pulls Out Gun During Fight: Police Prince William Woman Cuts Family Member, Pulls Out Gun During Fight: Police
Prince William Woman Cuts Family Member, Pulls Out Gun During Fight: Police A 22-year-old woman was arrested after police said she pulled out a gun and then cut the victim with a knife on Thursday, April 4 in Prince William County. Mariah Hope Goodman had gotten into an argument with a 19-year-old male family member on the 300 block of Potomac Avenue in Quantico just before 2 a.m., county police said. "During the encounter, the accused brandished a firearm towards the victim, before retrieving a knife and cutting the victim," police said. "Minor injuries were reported." Goodman was subsequently arrested and charged with attempted malicious wounding, brandishi…

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by Cecilia Levine
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18-Year-Olds Encouraged Juveniles To Attack Victim, Flashed Firearm In Stafford: Police 18-Year-Olds Encouraged Juveniles To Attack Victim, Flashed Firearm In Stafford: Police
18-Year-Olds Encouraged Juveniles To Attack Victim, Flashed Firearm In Stafford: Police A pair of 18-year-old men are facing charges for their roles in the attack of a female victim in Stafford, police said. Jonathan Hill and Jayden Harris were with two juveniles when they began chasing the victim near England Run North Apartments around 12:50 a.m. on Tuesday, Jan. 23, the county sheriff's office said. The victim said a group of people — whom she knew — chased her, broke the back window of her vehicle, and flashed a firearm after making a food delivery. "Trying to avoid a confrontation, the victim attempted to meet up with nearby friends," the sheriff's office said. "In the p…

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by Cecilia Levine
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Angry Motorcyclist Getting Towed Fires Shots After Arguing With Tow Truck Driver: PWC Police Angry Motorcyclist Getting Towed Fires Shots After Arguing With Tow Truck Driver: PWC Police
Angry Motorcyclist Getting Towed Fires Shots After Arguing With Tow Truck Driver: PWC Police A motorcyclist desperate to stop his bike from getting towed fired a round of shots into the air, scaring off the tow truck driver in Prince William County, authorities said. The tow truck driver was lawfully towing Morgan R. Ricciardi's bike at a home on Dunigan Court in Catharpin around 4:45 p.m. Thursday, April 20, when 26-year-old Ricciardi became irate, county police said. Ricciardi approached the tow truck driver and began arguing, then pulled out a gun, police said. The tow truck driver separated from Ricciardi, who fired shots into the air as the tow truck driver was …

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by Cecilia Levine
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Pouty Gunman In Parking Deck Shooting Nabbed In Arlington: Authorities Pouty Gunman In Parking Deck Shooting Nabbed In Arlington: Authorities
Pouty Gunman In Parking Deck Shooting Nabbed In Arlington: Authorities Authorities in Arlington say they've arrested one of two suspects in an argument that escalated to a shooting inside of a parking garage last week. Arlington's Esnayder Perla Alvarenga, 20, and the unidentified suspect got into a dispute with two victims in a parking garage at 4200 block of S. Four Mile Run Drive, around 11:25 p.m. Thursday, April 13, county police said. As the argument heated up, Alvarenga pulled out a gun while the other suspect physically assaulted one of the victims, police said. As the victims drove off, Alvarenga shot the gun, striking and damaging the vehicle, p…

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by Cecilia Levine