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Dad Locks Infant, Toddlers In Car Outside Virginia Walmart: Police
Firefighters broke into a vehicle to retrieve unattended children, including an infant, locked inside by their father outside of a Walmart store this week, authorities in Virginia said.
Mirwais Fazli, 29, has been charged with three counts of child neglect following the incident at the Worth Avenue Walmart store in Woodbridge, on Thursday, Jan. 18, Prince William County police said.
Officers responding to reports of children in the vehicle found the youngsters ages 3, 1, and an infant — left inside an unattended parked vehicle at 1:21 p.m., police said. The kids had been unattended fo…
Armed Walmart Thief Bites, Kicks Arresting PWC Officers: Authorities
A shoplifter wanted for lunging at a Walmart employee with a knife then robbing and assaulting a 23-year-old woman had little less compassion for the officers arresting her 10 days later, police in Prince William County said.
On Tuesday, Sept. 19, officers were near Fettler Park Drive when they spotted Chanise Janeen Stroble, 25, who had been wanted for stealing items from the Dumfries Walmart store on Sept. 9, Prince William County police said.
While arresting her, Stroble kicked two officers in the leg, one officer in the jaw, and bit another, authorities said. While invest…
Drugs Fall Out Of Walmart Thief's Shirt While Talking To Off-Duty Deputy: Stafford Sheriff
Police arrested two people after one was caught shoplifting at a Stafford Walmart, authorities announced.
Walmart workers caught a woman later identified as Natalie Hardee, 40, of Woodbridge, stuffing items into a duffel bag at the Village Parkway store in Stafford on Saturday, Aug. 19, Stafford County Sheriff David Decatur said.
Hardee left the store after being confronted by employees, and left in a vehicle driven by Brian Padgett, 36, of Annandale, Decatur said.
A deputy was heading home after work when he spotted the vehicle, and stopped it on Warrenton Road. While talking to…
Fiery Deaths Prompt Recall For Millions Of Dehumidifiers: Cpsc
After multiple deaths, 450 fires, 2,000 incidents of overheating, and $19 million in property damage – millions of dehumidifiers are being recalled, according to a release by the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission on Aug. 16, 2023.
The dehumidifiers were manufactured by Gree Electric Appliances, of China, and were sold under major brand names: Danby, De’Longhi, Fedders, Fellini, Frigidaire, GE, Gree, Kenmore, Norpole, Premiere, Seabreeze, SoleusAir and SuperClima, the CPSC explained.
"Consumers should stop using the recalled dehumidifiers and contact Gree for a full refund,…
115 MPH Pursuit Crosses 3 County Lines In Virginia; Stolen Handgun, Drugs Recovered: Police
A 24-year-old North Carolina man who led a 115 mph pursuit that crossed three county lines in Virginia has been taken into custody, and two of his passengers treated for injuries, authorities said.
Marquilis T. Boyd, of Charlotte, NC, was behind the wheel of a Ford Taurus with an expired tag when Virginia State Police tried to stop the vehicle on Interstate 81 at the 245-exit ramp in Rockingham County, around 11:45 a.m. Monday, Aug. 7, VSP Sgt. Brent Coffey said.
Boyd failed to stop for police, and a pursuit was initiated. Boyd led authorities into Shenandoah County then into Warren Co…
'Move Or I'll Stab You': Virginia Walmart Thieves Toss $4K In Stolen Merch Out Car Windows
"Move or I'll stab you," is what one of three thieves told Walmart staffers before making off with $4,000 in stolen merchandise in Virginia, authorities said.
Workers at the Garrisonville Road store in Stafford confronted the trio around 6:20 p.m. Tuesday, June 13, who fled with electronics, snacks, and more, the Stafford County Sheriff's Office said.
While deputies responded to the larceny, another caller reported suspicious activity on Richmond Highway. There, the caller said a vehicle, which happened to match the description of the suspect vehicle, had occupants who were throwing items o…
Virginia Man Convicted Of Shooting At Wheelchair-Bound 'Friend' Outside DC Walmart: Feds
An Alexandria man has been convicted of shooting at a wheelchair-bound “friend” who had to play dead outside an area Walmart to get his assailant to stop his attack, federal officials announced.
Richard Nduba, 39, was found guilty following a three-day trial in the Superior Court of the District of Columbia for firing multiple shots a a man during an argument that rapidly escalated in August 2022 in Northwest DC.
Prosecutors say that on Aug. 10, 2022, Nduba argued with the victim, a friend, outside the Walmart on H Street NW.
After the argument, the victim, who is wheelchair bound, went t…
Walmart Shoplifter Slips Out Of Handcuffs In PWC, Assaults Arresting Officer, Police Say
A shoplifting suspect in Prince William County made her life a little more difficult when she got into a cantankerous mood when police attempted to apprehend her, police say.
Kelsey Rebekah Hooper-Garcia, 33, of Manassas, got combative and resisted officers after she managed to slip out of handcuffs following a thieving incident at Walmart to kick off the weekend, authorities announced on Monday, March 13.
At approximately 2:10 p.m. on Friday, March 10, officers were called to the Manassas Walmart on Liberia Avenue to investigate a reported shoplifting incident.
The investigation determine…
Sleazy Pass: Feds Charge Bi-State Duo With $1M Pennsy Turnpike Toll Scam
Two men helped truckers and other drivers dodge $1 million in Pennsylvania Turnpike tolls by registering E-ZPass transponders with bogus identities, federal authorities charged.
Duvany Zambrano, 43, of Hamilton, NJ, and Sergio Jara, 37, of Allentown, PA, colluded with other unidentified co-conspirators to buy up thousands of the devices from retailers in both states, an FBI investigation found.
E-ZPass transponders aren't all that difficult to find. Walmart is among those who sell them.
Pennsylvania has more than 300 retail locations where state officials say customers can buy the transpon…
