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Armed Burglar Caught Fleeing Across Golf Course In Fairfax County
A man who broke into a home and robbed a woman at gunpoint was arrested after attempting to flee across a Fairfax County golf course, police said. The man broke into a home on the 2200 block of Stone Wheel Drive in Reston and robbed the woman at gunpoint. Police said only that he then tried to flee across a nearby golf course. While police did not say which golf course he fled through, the closest is Reston National Golf Course is located approximately one mile away. He was quickly apprehended, police said.
Police & Fire
Court-Bound Man Pulls Knife On Driver In Crash He Wasn't Involved In: Stafford Sheriff
An apparent attempt at vigilante justice landed a man behind bars after pulling a knife out and interjecting himself into a crash scene he was not involved in, according to the Stafford County Sheriff's Office. The Stafford County Sheriff's "Badges and Barbeque" event was cut short on Wednesday afternoon, April 24 due to a disturbance caused by Charles Kurtinitis Jr. down the street in the parking lot of Starbucks on Stafford Market Place. View this post on Instagram A post shared by Stafford County Sheriff (@staffordsheriff) Just after …
Police & Fire
Woman Forced Into Woods By Stranger Who Sexually Assaulted Her In Prince William County: Cops
Police are searching for the man who a 35-year-old woman said grabbed her and sexually assaulted her in Manassas over the weekend. The victim was walking near Fairmount Avenue and Anvil Drive between 11:30 p.m. Friday, April 19 and 12:30 a.m. Saturday, April 20, when she was grabbed by a complete stranger, Prince William County police said. The man forced the victim into a nearby wooded area where she was sexually assaulted. The two eventually separated, and the victim called the police. Detectives are asking anyone who may have information regarding this incident to contact police. …
Police & Fire
MD Man, 47, Sent Sexually Explicit Texts To Child In VA: Cops
A 47-year-old Maryland man is accused of sending sexually-explicit messages to a minor earlier this year in Prince William County, authorities said. Lamar Bobby Hopkins, of Oxon Hill, MD, was an acquaintance of the victim who received the disturbing texts in February 2023, in Woodbridge, Prince William County police said. A family member found the messages and contacted police. Following the investigation, detectives obtained arrest warrants for Hopkins. On March 25, Hopkins was served while incarcerated in Prince George’s County on an unrelated matter. He was extradit…
Police & Fire
Police ID 14-Year-Old Killed In Shooting At Metro Station In Northeast DC
New details have been released by the Metropolitan Police Department after a 14-year-old was shot and killed at a Metro station in Northeast DC on Thursday afternoon. Avion Evans has been identified by the agency as the teenager who was killed when a fight broke out on the platform of the Brookland-Catholic University Metro Station in the 800 block Monroe Street NE. The shooting was reported shortly before 4 p.m. on April 4. Upon arrival, officers found Evans suffering from multiple gunshot wounds, and he was pronounced dead at the station by DC Fire and EMS personnel. Police invest…
Police & Fire
Bike-Riding Purse Snatcher At Large After Armed Robbery On W&OD Trail In Virginia: Sheriff
A new probe has been launched after the latest incident involving an armed robber on the Washington and Old Dominion Trail, police say. The Loudoun County Sheriff's Office is investigated the robbery, when a man pulled a gun on a woman walking the trail between Sterling Boulevard and Church Road in the early evening of Tuesday, April 2. According to a spokesperson for the sherif's office, a Hispanic man brandished a weapon and demanded the woman's purse, to which she complied. The suspect then fled and the woman returned home and contacted the police. The man was described as being i…
Police & Fire
Suspects Shot At Special Police Officer During Dispute In Southeast DC Building: MPD
The Metropolitan Police Department is attempting to track down suspects who shot at a Special Police Officer in Southeast DC on Wednesday night. Shortly before 6:30 p.m. on April 3, the suspects and officer, who was working at a business in the area, were involved in an argument in the 400 block of 14th Street SE that escalated. According to police, as the suspects were leaving the establishment, one of them fired a handgun toward the officer before both fled the scene. No injuries were reported. The suspects were caught on camera on Wednesday, and the department released photos on …
Business
Beloved H Street Mediterranean Eatery Closing In Northeast DC After Seven Years
A beloved Northeast DC Mediterranean eatery will be shuttering its doors next week, much to many customers' dismay. Sospeso, which can be found on one of the busiest blocks in the H Street Corridor in Northeast DC will serve its final meal on Sunday, April 7 as the owners prepare to shut down its operations. The announcement was made on social media. View this post on Instagram A post shared by Sospeso (@sospesodc) "It is with mixed emotions that we share this news: after seven incredible years, we’re preparing to CLOSE our doors in just two…
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French Bulldog Taken In Stolen Car Reunited With Owner; Dognapper At Large In DC: Police
A French Bulldog who was sitting in a parked car that was stolen in Northwest DC has been reunited with his loved ones, though the dognapper remains at large. On Sunday morning, detectives from the Metropolitan Police Department were called in to investigate reports of a stolen vehicle and kidnapped dog that had been taken in the 1900 block of 14th Street NW. The incident was reported shortly after 3 a.m. on Sunday, March 24. Police say that the victim parked the car, and when he returned, found that it had been taken with 4-year-old Recardito inside. The vehicle was recovered on Mo…
Police & Fire
Repeat Alexandria Offender Pepper Sprayed After Trying To Disarm Officer: Police
A 30-year-old Alexandria man was arrested for trying to disarm and assaulting officers during his arrest in Arlington, authorities said. A man later identified as Steven Toussaint was being sought for a larceny that just happened on the 2000 block of Clarendon Boulevard Friday evening, March 22, county officials said. Toussaint had entered the business, selected merchandise and left the store without paying, police said. A lookout was broadcast and a responding officer located an individual matching the description of the suspect near Clarendon Boulevard and N. Rhodes Street. …
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Maryland Man, 22, Gunned Down In DC
A 22-year-old Maryland man was shot and killed in Washington DC overnight, authorities said. According to Metro DC police, Matthew Ginyard, of Temple Hills, was shot on the 300 block of 59th Street just before 2:15 a.m. Friday, March 22. He was found by officers who'd heard the gunshots and pronounced dead at the scene. The Metropolitan Police Department offers a reward of up to $25,000 to anyone who provides information which leads to the arrest and conviction of the person or persons responsible for each homicide committed in the District of Columbia. Anyone with information about …
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Teen Arrested For Smash-Grab Robbery Using Fire Extinguisher At Chanel Store In DC, Police Say
An 18-year-old has been arrested in connection to the smash and grab robbery in downtown DC when a group of thieves made off with thousands of dollars worth of items from a designer store, the Metropolitan Police Department announced. Northeast DC resident Romello Marquez has been arrested amid an ongoing investigation into the December robbery of a Chanel store late last year in the 900 block of I Street NW. Officers from the department were called late in the afternoon on Sunday, Dec. 17 to the store to investigate a report of shots fired involving a Special Police Officer. Second Distri…
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Trio Accused Of Murder, Metrobus Kidnapping During Violent 48-Hour Crime Spree In DC: Feds
Three District men are facing federal charges in connection to the fatal shooting of 59-year-old Raymond Ballard in late January, and an armed kidnapping and robbery on a Metrobus the following day in Southeast DC. On Tuesday, federal authorities announced that Steven Metts, 18, Keondre Carroll, 21, and Jovontae Wallace, 19, have been charged in a 16-count indictment following a violent 48-hour crime spree earlier this year. According to prosecutors, at approximately 9 p.m. on Tuesday, Jan. 23, the trio drove into the 3000 block of Martin Luther King Jr. Avenue SE and fired appro…
Police & Fire
Heroic Neighbor Thwarts Burglary, Assault Of Woman In Virginia, Police Say
A Fairfax County man went above and beyond the call of duty to assist a neighbor who was being assaulted in her Fairfax County apartment during a burglary, police say. Alexandria resident Deon Omar Traynham, 32, was arrested on Wednesday after being interrupted by a neighbor when he broke into a woman's home and attacked her in the 4500 block of Colony Court in Woodlawn. Shortly before 5:45 p.m. on March 13, officers from the Fairfax County Police Department were called to the apartment to investigate a reported burglary in process involving Traynham and a woman who was home alone at t…
News
Repeat Offender With Name Ill-Suited For DC Back Behind Bars For Drug, Weapon Offenses: Feds
Honesty continues to be a concern in Washington, DC. A District man known to run afoul of the law is back behind bars after being convicted - again - on drug and weapon charges, federal authorities announced this week. James Fitzgerald Honesty, 35, was sentenced to nearly 10 years in prison following an incident in May 2022 that required a police foot chase and led to the recovery of drugs and a 9mm semi-automatic handgun. It was Honesty's fifth conviction involving weapons, and third for possession of drugs with the intent to distribute. According to prosecutors, the latest i…
Police & Fire
Warehouse Stabbing Suspect Sought In Stafford: Sheriff
Police in Stafford County are asking the public's help in locating a 22-year-old stabbing suspect. Leonard Pratt Jr., of Port Royal, was physically fighting with another man at a warehouse at Genesis Logistics on Bradburn Place around 1:40 p.m. March 8, when he pulled out a knife, the county sheriff's office said. Pratt fled the scene and the victim went to a local hospital. "After talking with witnesses, reviewing camera footage, and collecting evidence, Deputy Harding uncovered what occurred," the sheriff's office said. "The suspect and victim agreed to engage in mutual combat whe…
Police & Fire
Man Who Terrorized Stafford Neighborhood With Chainsaw Tracked By Drones, K9s: Sheriff
Authorities have released the name of the chainsaw- and hammer-wielding man who led a pursuit involving drones and police K9s through Stafford County early this week. Trouble began for Devin Laws, 26, of Blackwater, around 6:50 a.m. Monday, March 4 along Musselman Road, when he approached a woman holding a hammer in one hand and chainsaw in the other, the county sheriff said. Laws brought the hammer up in a motion to swing it toward the car window, police said. The driver remained composed and drove away. As deputies arrived and began the search for the suspect, they were flagged down by a…
Police & Fire
Attempted Bank Robber Sought In Prince William County
Police in Prince William County are seeking a man who tried robbing a bank Monday, March 4. The unidentified man approached the counter at United Bank on Smoketown Road in Woodbridge around 12:30 p.m. with one hand in a bag, county police said. Authorities said a firearm was seen in the bag, but the suspect fled the bank on foot without taking money. No shots were fired, and no injuries were reported. A police K-9 and officers searched the area for the suspect who was not found. The suspect was described as a black male, between 35 and 40 years old, approximately 5’10”, 200 pounds, wi…
Police & Fire
Creep Who Sought Sex From 'Child' Online In VA Then Fled To Egypt Sentenced: Officials
A Maryland man was sentenced to 75 years in prison after soliciting sex from someone he thought was a minor online in Virginia before fleeing to Egypt, authorities said. John R. Raff, 42, of Perryville, MD, was arrested in Maryland in 2014 and extradited to Virginia for an ongoing NOVA-DC ICAC Task Force investigation, the Virginia State Police said. Raff had attempted to solicit a Virginia State Police agent whom he believed was a minor, a spokesman for the VSP said. Following his arrest in 2014, Raff posted bond and fled to the Arab Republic of Egypt, police said. The Rockingham Com…
Police & Fire
Hours-Long Manhunt For Chainsaw-Wielding Man Ends In Stafford
An hours-long manhunt for a chainsaw-wielding burglary suspect ended successfully Monday, March 4 in Stafford County, authorities said. Shawn Kimmitz of the Stafford County Sheriff's Office said the man, who had tried breaking into a home on Musselman Road around 7 a.m., was captured at Rappahannock Landing in the mid-morning hours. The suspect, whose name was not released, also had a hammer and tried breaking into a car on another block nearby. Additional information is expected to be released.
Police & Fire
Stabbing Suspect Who Butchered Man Breaking Up Domestic Dispute In DC Sentenced: Feds
The District man who stabbed a man to death while he was attempting to break up a fight after his birthday party will spend decades in prison, federal authorities announced. Marquette Jordan, 32, was sentenced to 32 years in prison followed by five years of supervised release for the 2018 murder of Ivan Lynch in Southeast DC following a birthday celebration. Prosecutors say that on April 30, 2018, Lynch, who had just attended a birthday celebration for himself, left the party and was going to meet up with a friend at his DC apartment. On the way to the friend’s apartment, L…
Obituaries
Coworkers Rallying Around Family Of Man Whose Grandson Was Gunned Down In Virginia Parking Lot
Support is swelling for the family of a 19-year-old who was shot and killed in the parking lot of a Loudoun County apartment complex. Shortly before 7:20 p.m. on Wednesday, Feb. 14, deputies from the sheriff's office were called to the 44000 block of Keller Square, where they found Michai Dandridge-Carter outside the Ashburn Meadows complex. The Sterling resident was pronounced dead at the scene after suffering a single gunshot wound. Rashaun Owens is now wanted in connection to the fatal shooting. The LCSO is conducting an investigation in the 44400 block of Keller Sq., in Ashburn…
Police & Fire
Felon Brandished Weapon During Dispute Outside Arlington Apartments, Police Say
A convicted felon is facing fresh charges in Virginia after allegedly breaking out a handgun during an argument with an acquaintance in Arlington. Colin Brown, 44, was arrested overnight after members of the Arlington Police Department were called to the 100 block of North Thomas Street while he was brandishing a handgun, officials say. According to police, officers were called shortly before 10 p.m. on Thursday, Feb. 15 to investigate an incident after Brown and a second man were outside an apartment building when they got into a heated dispute. During their fracas, it is alleged th…
News
Peeping Tom Wanted After Staring Through Woman's Window In Virginia, Police Say
Police in Arlington are on the lookout for a Peeping Tom who was caught creeping outside a woman's window over the weekend. An alert was issued by the Arlington Police Department on Monday advising that shortly before 11:30 p.m. on Thursday, Feb. 9, a woman reported to the agency that she had been targeted by a man peeking into her window. According to the department, a woman told officers that she was inside her home in the 1800 block of Key Boulevard when she spotted an unknown man looking through her window. When she noticed him, police say that the man fled on foot in an unknown …
Police & Fire
'One Of The Good Guys:' Former Trump Staffer Dies Days After DC Carjacking, Reports Say
A Maryland dad and previous employee for former President Donald Trump's administration died days after being shot in a Washington DC carjacking, FOX5 and NBC report. Mike Gill, was shot last Monday evening, Jan. 29 by a man later identified as 28-year-old Artell Cunningham, while his car was parked on the 900 block of K Street NW, according to DC police and various news reports. Artell got inside the vehicle and shot Gill, then got out the vehicle, police said. The suspect fled on foot from the scene and proceeded to go on a carjacking rampage, killing 35-year-old …
Police & Fire
Baltimore Man Swipes $2.8K In Merch From Sunglasses Hut In Virginia: Police
A 29-year-old Baltimore man is facing charges after authorities say he stole more than $2,800 in merchandise from a Virginia sunglasses hut in 2023. Raquan L. Harkless allegedly went into the Fort Evans Road NE building in Leesburg on Sept. 11, 2023, and removed the items, then left, Leesburg police said. Harkless was identified as the suspect and arrested on Jan. 31, 2024. He was being held in the Loudoun County Adult Detention Center without bond.
Police & Fire
Teens Targeting Women Terrorize Downtown DC During Carjacking Spree: MPD
Three teens who terrorized drivers during a three-hour carjacking spree throughout DC have been arrested, the Metropolitan Police Department announced. Officers from the agency were able to quickly apprehend two of three teens - the third was caught by Mount Ranier police officers in Maryland - after they went on a tear earlier this week. The eventful night began at around 6:50 p.m. on Monday, Jan. 29, when a woman was exiting her vehicle in the 1200 block of Hamlin Street NE when the three surrounded her and demanded her keys; however, she was able to flee before they could steal the car. …
Police & Fire
Stairwell Stabber Arrested In Arlington Weeks After Hospitalizing Three, Police Say
An 18-year-old is behind bars after being arrested in connection to a triple stabbing in the stairwell of a building late last year in Arlington, authorities announced. Arlington resident Kamron Tartt is facing a host of charges for his alleged role in a stabbing that left three people hospitalized last month. Late in the afternoon on Friday, Dec. 15, officers from the Arlington Police Department were called to the 5100 block of Columbia Pike in the Arlington Mill neighborhood, where there was a man suffering from a laceration. While first responders were rendering aid to the first man, th…
Police & Fire
Intoxicated Man Made Early Morning Disturbance At IHOP In Stafford County, Sheriff Says
IHOP promises that you "come hungry, and leave happy," but one patron left unhappy in Stafford County after an early morning disturbance over the long weekend, officials say. "Kegs and eggs" was taken to a new level on Saturday morning, when Woodbridge resident Terrance Whitaker made idle threats toward customers enjoying an early morning - or late night - meal. Members of the Stafford County Sheriff's Office were called to IHOP on Worth Avenue shortly after 5 a.m. on Jan. 13, where investigators say that the 25-year-old was showing signs of intoxication and making threats toward people ins…
Police & Fire
Machete-Wielding Man Arrested Weeks After Alexandria Assault: Police
A man has been arrested weeks after assaulting another person with a machete during a domestic dispute in Alexandria, police said. Kory Anding, 28, is believed to have struck another man in a building on the 5400 block of N. Morgan during an argument on Dec. 23, 2023, Alexandria Police said. Anding was arrested on Thursday, Jan. 11, and charged with aggravated malicious wounding. He was being held without bond.
Police & Fire
Robber Leads Cross-County Pursuit Through VA: Police
A 19-year-old Dumfries man is facing charges in two Virginia counties after taking police in Stafford on a brief pursuit that came to a crashing halt in Fredericksburg, officials say. Kijhan Henson was one of three people involved in an ill-fated scheme to steal a $3,000 chain from a seller by using phony cash after a planned meet in Stafford County over the weekend. According to a spokesperson from the Stafford County Sheriff's Office, the group met in the parking area on West Cambridge Street on Saturday afternoon, at which point one of the three took the chain after handing off fake mone…
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