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Former Teacher In Virginia Charged With Child Porn Offenses In Spotsylvania, Sheriff Says
A 31-year-old man in Virginia who worked as an educator and at a local church is facing child porn charges following a lengthy investigation in Spotsylvania County, according to the sheriff's office. Daniel Brian Fleming, already in custody for a previous offense involving a child, is now charged with solicitation of child pornography and use of a communications system to facilitate offenses involving children following an investigation by the Chesapeake Police Department, authorities announced on Tuesday. In January, the department learned that Fleming was involved with criminal activities…
Business
Rue21 To Close 543 Stores After Filing For Bankruptcy
A major retailer primarily located in malls and headquartered in Pennsylvania is set to close all 543 of its stores following its third Chapter 11 bankruptcy filing. Closures for all rue21 locations are expected to be completed within the next two months with going-out-of-business sales coming soon. The company, headquartered in Pennsylvania outside Pittsburgh, had first filed for bankruptcy in 2003, and then for a second time in 2017, when it closed around 400 stores. Founded in 1970, rue21 specializes in women's & men's casual apparel and accessories. rue21 has locations in …
News
Monkey Torturer Admits To Sharing 'Sadistic' Videos In Virginia: Feds
The Virginia man who produced and distributed "sadistic" animal torture videos copped to the crime after sharing hundreds of files with like-minded folk online, federal authorities announced. Michael Macartney, 51, pleaded guilty this week to conspiracy to create and distribute animal crushing videos, most of which involved monkeys over the course of nearly a year. According to court documents, between November 2021 and August 2022, Macartney and his co-conspirators were involved in a private online group chat that was encrypted to share the disturbing imagery. "(They) …
Schools
Arlington School Wins Prestigious National Blue Ribbon Award
Ten Virginia schools won the prestigious National Blue Ribbon School Award. The U.S. Department of Education on Tuesday, Sept. 19 recognized 353 schools across the country as National Blue Ribbon Schools for 2023. The recognition is based on a school’s overall academic performance or progress in closing achievement gaps among student groups on assessments. The ten Virginia schools that won are: Charlottesville Catholic School (Non-Public), Charlottesville Edwin W Chittum Elementary School, Chesapeake Fancy Gap Elementary School, Fancy Gap J.W. Adams Combined School, Pound Kett…
News
18 Virginia Residents Indicted In Fentanyl, Firearm Trafficking Operation: Feds
Twenty-six people including 18 Virginia residents were federally indicted in a fentanyl and firearm-trafficking operation. The charges were brought as the result of Operation Lights Out, an FBI-led investigation in partnership with federal, state, and local law enforcement agencies. The defendants from Virginia have been indicted: Cortez Dayshawn Bumphus, aka “Co”, 34, of Newport News Dontae Lamont Dozier, aka “2 Chains”, 35, of Chesapeake Zuri Anthony Dre-Oliver Reeves, aka “Zu” or “ZuWaap”, 26, of Spotsylvania Amanda Bell, 22, of Chesapeake Stephon Lamount Bumphus, aka “Fon”, 34, …
Police & Fire
Firefighter Burned Fighting 3-Alarm Fire At Virginia Beach T-Shirt Factory (
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A three-alarm fire destroyed the T-Shirt Factory and a firefighter was hospitalized with burns on Tuesday, July 11 in Virginia Beach. Fire crews were dispatched to the 2600 Block of Atlantic Avenue around 5:15 p.m., where they were met by heavy smoke coming from the factory. More than 75 firefighters responded to the three-alarm commercial structure. The fire quickly spread to two adjoining businesses: the Maple Tree Pancake & Waffle House, and King of the Sea Restaurant. Posted by Virginia Beach Fire Department on Tuesday, July 11, 2023 Posted by Virginia Beach Fire Department…
Police & Fire
Doubling Down: Duo In Stafford Busted After Taking Police On A Pair Of Pursuits
Members of the Stafford County Sheriff’s Office pulled out all the tricks in the book to apprehend a pair who took deputies on a pursuit that started on I-95 and went awry, authorities say. Stafford County residents Erin Brack, 37, and 38-year-old Derek Primes - who was already wanted in Virginia Beach, Chesapeake, and Stafford - are both facing multiple charges following an incident that played out beginning at 2:30 p.m. on Friday, Feb. 10. According to police, a deputy stopped Brack in a black Chevy Monte Carlo at the intersection of Warrenton Road and I-95, during which Primes provided a…
Business
Bed Bath & Beyond Closures Include Nine MD, VA Locations
Nine Bed Bath & Beyond stores across Maryland and Virginia are among 87 locations scheduled to close in 2023, the struggling retailer announced. That brings the total number of Bed Bath & Beyond locations scheduled to close to at least 162 announced since September 2022. A spokesperson told Axios that the latest round of closures will include all of the company's Harmon beauty shops, as well as five Buy Buy Baby locations. The following locations in Maryland and Virginia are set to close in 2023: Annapolis, 200 Harker Place Suite 200 Fairfax, 12100 Fairfax Towne Center&…
Police & Fire
Chesapeake Walmart Shooting Kills Seven Including Gunman: Police
A shooting rampage left seven people dead including the gunman at a Chesapeake, VA Walmart Tuesday, Nov. 22 — just two days before Thanksgiving, authorities said. Police used tactical force to enter the Battlefield Boulevard Walmart at Sam's Circle on reports of an "active shooter" at 10:12 p.m., and found multiple bodies, a Chesapeake police spokesman told reporters. A mass #shooting has occurred at a Walmart in Chesapeake, #Virginia. Video we've obtained from #Walmart employees outside the store show multiple police cars arriving and also employees recounting what happened. pic.twitte…
News
Election Day 2022: Hottest House Races In Virginia
Polls are open for the 2022 midterm elections Tuesday, Nov. 8. The hot topic this midterm election season has been whether Republicans will become the majority in the House of Representatives after losing several seats in the 2018 midterms. If the 435-member House flips to Republican control, that is considered a "referendum" on Joe Biden's first-term problems as president. Here's a rundown of the key races in Virginia: 2nd Congressional District: Elaine Luria (D) has held the position since being elected in 2018, and is up against Jennifer Kiggans (R), who is a Navy veter…
Police & Fire
14 Years Later, Serial Rapist Busted For Alleged Assaults Of Teens In Virginia, Police Say
It took more than a decade, but a serial rapist in Virginia has been arrested for the sexual assaults of teenage girls back in 2008, authorities announced. William Phelps IV, 33, was arrested and faces multiple charges following a 14-year investigation into multiple rapes in Norfolk, according to police investigators on Monday, Oct. 17. Specifically, Phelps was charged with: Rape; Three counts of forcible sodomy; Two counts of aggravated sexual battery; Two counts of abduction; Use of a firearm; Wearing a mask in public. According to investigators, at approximately 7 a.m. on Jan. 9, 2008…
Police & Fire
VA Beach Man Sentenced To Over 25 Years In Prison For Wife's 2018 Murder
A Virginia Beach man was sentenced to over 25 years in prison on August 1 for his wife's 2018 murder, officials said.In July of 2018, Lamont Johnson, 45, pushed Bellamy Gamboa, the mother of his 20-month-old twins, down the stairs during a fight about rent, according to the Virginia Beach Commonwealth Attorney's Office. He fell down the stairs after her, with one of his young twins in his arms, and proceeded to suffocate Gamboa to death while the children watched, officials said. He placed her body, wrapped in a comforter, in a Chesapeake dumpster and repeatedly left the twins home alo…
News
Pump It Up!: Arlington Ranks As Nation's Fittest City In New Study
Arlington doesn't skip leg day — or any day in the gym. That's one reason why it was named America's Fittest City by the American College of Sports Medicine and the Elevance Health Foundation. And Arlington wasn't the only city in Virginia on the list. The annual study ranks cities based on their commitment to health. That includes everything from the percentage of people who have gone to the gym in the past month to air quality. Arlington led in several categories, including the percent of people in excellent or good health (70%), the lowest number of stroke victims (0.4%), and the lowest p…
Police & Fire
MS-13 Member Gets 21 Years In Prison For 2018 Virginia Murder: Prosecutor
A 24-year-old pleaded guilty this week to killing a man for the violent street gang MS-13, Virginia prosecutors said. Jose Morales-Arriola will serve 21 years in jail in connection with the 2018 killing of a Chesapeake man, said the commonwealth's attorney for Virginia Beach. The Fairfax County Police Department aided in the investigation that led to this conviction. Morales-Arriola said an MS-13 leader ordered him to murder 19-year-old Jairo Guardado because they believed the teen was a member of a rival gang, a press release about the conviction said. Moral…
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