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Woman Posing As Police Busted Breaking Into Virginia Home, Officials Say Woman Posing As Police Busted Breaking Into Virginia Home, Officials Say
Woman Posing As Police Busted Breaking Into Virginia Home, Officials Say A woman from Georgia who tried to pull a fast one on police in Prince William County wasn't quick enough to fool officers after she pretended to be one of them after being busted during a burglary, officials say. Genie Rhinehart, 51, is facing charges after a homeowner returned to her Cebu Island Court residence in Woodbridge and alerted authorities, who were quickly able to apprehend her, but not before the Evans, Georgia resident tried to trick them. The incident was reported shortly before 9:30 p.m. on Tuesday, Feb. 13. Investigators say that a resident in the 3600 block of Cebu Island …

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by Zak Failla
Police & Fire
Georgia Man Posed As Police To Bilk City Residents Out Of Cash In Fairfax, Officials Say Georgia Man Posed As Police To Bilk City Residents Out Of Cash In Fairfax, Officials Say
Georgia Man Posed As Police To Bilk City Residents Out Of Cash In Fairfax, Officials Say At least four people in Virginia were targeted by a 31-year-old Georgia man posing as police in an effort to bilk Fairfax residents out of cash, police announced this week. Razie Brown has been extradited back to the City of Fairfax following an investigation into reports of a con man posing as law enforcement officials attempting to steal money in a scheme that dates back to last summer. According to officials, in June 2023, local police were alerted to multiple cases of fraud after they were contacted by an unknown person who identified himself as a police officer. In each case, Brown in…

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by Zak Failla