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Teen Charged For Sending Threatening Text Messages Targeting Students In Virginia: Police Teen Charged For Sending Threatening Text Messages Targeting Students In Virginia: Police
Teen Charged For Sending Threatening Text Messages Targeting Students In Virginia: Police Technology got the better of a teenager in Virginia who is now facing charges for allegedly sending questionable text messages to a crisis line threatening to harm students, police say. The Leesburg Police Department announced on Thursday morning that a minor has been charged with making threats via electronic communication following a weeklong investigation that was launched following an early morning stream of consciousness last week. Investigators say that shortly after 12:15 a.m. on Wednesday, Sept. 11, the Leesburg Police Department was alerted to a series of text messages which "…
Tipsters Lead Police To TikTok Threat Targeting Virginia Middle School Tipsters Lead Police To TikTok Threat Targeting Virginia Middle School
Tipsters Lead Police To TikTok Threat Targeting Virginia Middle School For the second day in a row, a juvenile student has been linked to threats targeting schools in Virginia that were located on TikTok, officials say. On Thursday afternoon, the Fredericksburg Police Department received a tip regarding a threatening statement on TikTok related to Walker Grant Middle School.  According to investigators, they were able to track the IP address, which helped them locate the user's TikTok account, prompting the department to take "immediate action to ensure the safety of students, staff, and families despite the uncertainty of the social media post's validity…
Teens Busted Breaking In, Burglarizing Virginia High School During Summer Break: Police Teens Busted Breaking In, Burglarizing Virginia High School During Summer Break: Police
Teens Busted Breaking In, Burglarizing Virginia High School During Summer Break: Police School wasn't out for summer for a group of teens in Prince William County who are facing charges after breaking into an area high school. Dominic Joses Mastrianni, 18, a 15-year-old, and 16-year-old are all facing charges following the investigation into a reported burglary at Woodbridge High School on Old Bridge Road.  All three are from Woodbridge. According to the Prince William County Police Department, on the night of Tuesday, July 16, video surveillance showed three people inside the school after breaking in through an unsecured window before leaving in a dark-colored sedan. I…
Maryland Teen Busted With Weapon Reported Stolen In Virginia Charged As Adult, Sheriff Says Maryland Teen Busted With Weapon Reported Stolen In Virginia Charged As Adult, Sheriff Says
Maryland Teen Busted With Weapon Reported Stolen In Virginia Charged As Adult, Sheriff Says A 17-year-old passenger didn't make it difficult for members of the St. Mary's County Sheriff's Office during a traffic stop, when he was caught with a loaded handgun stolen out of Virginia hidden in plain sight, officials say. On Sunday, July 28, a sheriff's deputy on patrol stopped the teen driver in a Ford F-150 for reported equipment violations in Lexington Park, and while approaching the truck, found a firearm leaning against the passenger's left leg, prompting an investigation. The driver and passenger - who have not been identified by the sheriff's office - were detained, the Ford se…
15-Year-Old Charged For Role In Robbery That Left Accomplice Dead In Virginia: Police 15-Year-Old Charged For Role In Robbery That Left Accomplice Dead In Virginia: Police
15-Year-Old Charged For Role In Robbery That Left Accomplice Dead In Virginia: Police A teenager who crossed state lines has been charged with murder in connection to a reported shooting in a Virginia apartment complex, authorities announced on Sunday night. Officers from the Prince William County Police Department were called to the Misty Ridge Apartments in the 15000 block of Lost Canyon Court early in the morning on Tuesday, June 18 in Woodbridge, where they found a 17-year-old from Spartanburg, South Carolina suffering from gunshot wounds in an outdoor stairwell.  He was rushed to an area hospital, where he later died from his injuries. According to the department,…
Minor Accused Of Aiding In Terrorism Following Series Of Swatting Incidents In VA, Sheriff Says Minor Accused Of Aiding In Terrorism Following Series Of Swatting Incidents In VA, Sheriff Says
Minor Accused Of Aiding In Terrorism Following Series Of Swatting Incidents In VA, Sheriff Says A juvenile who has caused chaos for the Stafford County Sheriff's Office has been charged and prosecuted following a lengthy investigation into a series of swatting incidents, authorities announced. Between May and September last year, investigators say that crews were called to a plethora of swatting incidents at several schools that were purportedly targeted by the underage suspect. Buildings involved in the swatting incidents include:  Stafford High School; Brooke Point High School; Dixon Smith Middle School; Drew Middle School. In each incident officials say that they "were each …
Young Children Arrested For Botched Purse Snatching In Northeast DC: MPD Young Children Arrested For Botched Purse Snatching In Northeast DC: MPD
Young Children Arrested For Botched Purse Snatching In Northeast DC: MPD Criminals in the nation's capital keep getting younger and younger.  Two children - ages 9 and 13 - from Northeast DC were arrested over the weekend for an attempted armed robbery in their hometown, the Metropolitan Police Department announced. At around 12:40 a.m. on Friday, Jan. 26, police say that a woman was walking in the 500 block of 10th Street NE when she was accosted by the pair, though the woman had other plans in mind for the youthful offenders. It is alleged that one of the two assaulted the woman and attempted to grab her purse, but she pepper sprayed one of them, prompti…
Three Teens Arrested For Armed Carjacking Of Rideshare Driver In Southeast DC, Police Say Three Teens Arrested For Armed Carjacking Of Rideshare Driver In Southeast DC, Police Say
Three Teens Arrested For Armed Carjacking Of Rideshare Driver In Southeast DC, Police Say Three teens are facing charges after assaulting a rideshare driver and stealing his vehicle over the weekend in Southeast DC, police say. Shortly before 5:20 p.m. on Jan. 20, the driver picked up three teens at South Capitol Street and Southern Avenue, SW and took them to an alley in the area of Horner Place and Wilmington Place SE. Wilmintgon Place SE Google Maps street view Once there, one of the teens took out a handgun and demanded the driver's keys, which he refused, according to investigators. The teens the assaulted him, stole his property, and fled in his vehicle. With an …
Teen Attempted To Sexually Assault Elderly Woman During Virginia Break-In, Police Say Teen Attempted To Sexually Assault Elderly Woman During Virginia Break-In, Police Say
Teen Attempted To Sexually Assault Elderly Woman During Virginia Break-In, Police Say Police officers in Virginia arrived just in the nick of time to prevent a grisly scene when a teen in Fairfax County broke into an elderly woman's home and attempted to sexually assault her, officials say. A 911 hang-up call led officers right to a woman's Chantilly home over the weekend when they went to conduct a welfare check and found a 16-year-old following her into her residence. The call was made around 10:30 p.m. on Saturday, Dec. 23 in the 14600 block of Northwest Place. According to police, the teen tried to pull a fast one over on the investigators, stating that he was the "dist…
Minors Turn Themselves In To Arlington Police For Fatal VA Shooting In Fairfax County: Police Minors Turn Themselves In To Arlington Police For Fatal VA Shooting In Fairfax County: Police
Minors Turn Themselves In To Arlington Police For Fatal VA Shooting In Fairfax County: Police Two minors are facing charges for their alleged roles in the fatal shooting of a Woodbridge man in Fairfax County earlier this month. On Tuesday, Dec. 12, officers from the Fairfax County Police Department were called to investigate a midday shooting in the 5300 block of Harbor Court Drive in Franconia, though they were unable to find any victims or shooters at the time, officials said. Witnesses advised officers that they could hear a gunshot, then spotted an armed person fleeing in the area of a black Dodge Charger. Less than an hour after the report of gunshots, police say that a black …
Armed Teen To Be Tried As Adult After Being Busted With Honda Stolen In DC: Police Armed Teen To Be Tried As Adult After Being Busted With Honda Stolen In DC: Police
Armed Teen To Be Tried As Adult After Being Busted With Honda Stolen In DC: Police A 16-year-old from Gaithersburg will face serious charges after being caught in a stolen car with a loaded semiautomatic weapon in his pocket, according to police in Montgomery County. Last month, detectives from the Montgomery County Department of Police's Auto Crime Enforcement Section (ACES) spotted a stolen 2023 Honda Accord in the 12100 block of Darnestown Road, and when they approached, they found a 16-year-old in the driver's seat with a loaded Taurus 9mm semiautomatic in his pocket. He was arrested without incident. According to police on Monday, it was later determined that the ca…
Guns Found In 2 VA Middle Schoolers' Belongings: Cops Guns Found In 2 VA Middle Schoolers' Belongings: Cops
Guns Found In 2 VA Middle Schoolers' Belongings: Cops Two Virginia middle schoolers are expected to be charged after officials found an unloaded flare gun and a BB gun in their belongings. Acting on a tip that a student was possibly carrying a weapon at Smart's Mill Middle School in Leesburg Tuesday morning, Nov. 14, Loudoun County Public School officials conducted a search, local police said. After consultation with the Commonwealth Attorney’s Office, the School Resource Officer is obtaining charges on two juveniles for carrying a concealed weapon as it relates to the possession of the flare gun, police said. The incident remains under inves…
12-Year-Old Arrested For Carjacking Of Off-Duty Security Officer In Northwest DC: MPD 12-Year-Old Arrested For Carjacking Of Off-Duty Security Officer In Northwest DC: MPD
12-Year-Old Arrested For Carjacking Of Off-Duty Security Officer In Northwest DC: MPD It didn't take long for members of the Metropolitan Police Department to track down a second minor who was wanted in connection to the botched carjacking of an off-duty federal security officer in Washington DC that left 13-year-old Vernard Toney, Jr. dead. Hours after releasing a photo of a suspected carjacker, the department announced that a 12-year-old has been arrested and charged with armed carjacking after he fled when the officer opened fire during the crime. Toney was identified by the Metropolitan Police Department this week as the person who was killed on Saturday night during a …
Man, Minor Accused Of Distributing Fentanyl That Led To Overdoses At Wakefield HS: Police Man, Minor Accused Of Distributing Fentanyl That Led To Overdoses At Wakefield HS: Police
Man, Minor Accused Of Distributing Fentanyl That Led To Overdoses At Wakefield HS: Police Two are facing a host of charges in Virginia for their roles in the overdoses of two girls in an Arlington County high school, authorities announced on Tuesday afternoon. Fairfax resident Walter Zeleya Padilla, 19, has been accused of distributing fentanyl to a minor who in turn gave it to other juveniles, at least two of which suffered overdoses late last month, according to police. At around 11:45 p.m. on Wednesday, Sept. 27, officers from the Arlington County Police Department were called to Wakefield High School on South Dinwiddle Street, where there were reports of an overdose. One vi…
Fentanyl, Firearms, Thousands In Cash Seized From Dynamic Spotsy-Fredericksburg Duo: Police Fentanyl, Firearms, Thousands In Cash Seized From Dynamic Spotsy-Fredericksburg Duo: Police
Fentanyl, Firearms, Thousands In Cash Seized From Dynamic Spotsy-Fredericksburg Duo: Police Firearms and a bevy of drugs were seized from men from Spotsylvania and Fredericksburg, authorities said. Fredericksburg officer Murphy was patrolling the area near the storefronts at Central Park Townhomes around 7:30 p.m. on Monday, Sept. 18, when groups of people started dispersing quickly. Murphy saw several of them get into a car with an equipment violation, so he conducted a traffic stop on Fall Hill Avenue. Murphy identified the driver and recognized the other occupants from previous encounters, Fredericksburg police said in a release. Back-up was requested and probab…
Man Harboring Missing Minor Sexually Abused Him In Virginia, Police Say Man Harboring Missing Minor Sexually Abused Him In Virginia, Police Say
Man Harboring Missing Minor Sexually Abused Him In Virginia, Police Say The tale of a minor who ran away earlier this year in Virginia came to a grave conclusion, authorities announced. Brandon Estrada De Leon, 20, is facing multiple rape charges after being connected to the juvenile, who he allegedly sexually abused after going missing in Leesburg. Police say that the charges come following a report of a missing minor who left home on their own accord earlier this year before being found safe, but shaken.  According to investigators, Estrada De Leon harbored the missing child, who was known to him, and later misled the police about the minor's location a…
Child Carjacker Caught After Foiled Attempt To Steal Keys In Southeast DC, Police Say Child Carjacker Caught After Foiled Attempt To Steal Keys In Southeast DC, Police Say
Child Carjacker Caught After Foiled Attempt To Steal Keys In Southeast DC, Police Say Criminals in Washington, DC keep getting younger. The Metropolitan Police Department arrested a 12-year-old Southeast DC resident who was wanted for an armed carjacking on Sunday afternoon, authorities announced. Police say that the child approached his victim in broad daylight near the intersection of Martin Luther King Jr. Avenue and U Street SE while demanding the victim's keys. At the time, he was holding something in his waistband that investigators believed to be a firearm, though no shots were fired.  However, the victim refused to comply to the kid, and he then fled on foot. …
Fake Rape Report Leads Deputies Right To Young Pranksters Behind 911 Call In Virginia Fake Rape Report Leads Deputies Right To Young Pranksters Behind 911 Call In Virginia
Fake Rape Report Leads Deputies Right To Young Pranksters Behind 911 Call In Virginia Authorities in one Virginia county have issued a warning after juveniles called 911 reporting a rape that turned out to be fake. Stafford County Sheriff's deputies responded a location in the Widewater Village subdivision around 4 p.m. on Wednesday, Aug. 16, after a caller told dispatchers said a female was yelling she was being raped, Sheriff David Decatur said. The caller then hung up.  As communications officers tried to call back the number multiple times, deputies rushed to the area to help. Despite multiple attempts to locate a victim, a suspect, or any signs of an i…
Teen From DC Charged For Fatal Shooting Of Construction Worker At Howard University Campus: MPD Teen From DC Charged For Fatal Shooting Of Construction Worker At Howard University Campus: MPD
Teen From DC Charged For Fatal Shooting Of Construction Worker At Howard University Campus: MPD A 14-year-old boy has been charged with the murder of a Maryland man near the Howard University campus in Maryland last month, police in DC announced. Police say that the teen from Northeast DC was arrested on Monday and charged with felony murder while armed for his alleged role in the killing of Beltsville resident Rafael Adolfo Gomez, 34, in July. Shortly after 6 a.m. on Thursday, July 13, officers were called to the 2200 block of 6th Street NW to investigate a shooting. 
Upon arrival, they found Gomez suffering from multiple gunshot wounds, reportedly from a botched robbery. He was r…
Stafford Juvenile Charged With Murder In Woodbridge Killing In Custody Stafford Juvenile Charged With Murder In Woodbridge Killing In Custody
Stafford Juvenile Charged With Murder In Woodbridge Killing In Custody Police in Prince William County are seeking a juvenile in connection with a fatal shooting. Tyler Jeremiah Daley is wanted in the shooting death of an 18-year-old man on Big Crest Lane in Woodbridge, on Tuesday, July 18. Daley, of Stafford, is wanted for murder, use of a firearm in the commission of a felony, robbery, and shooting at an occupied vehicle, PWC police said. The incident does not appear to have been random. Want breaking news in the DMV as it happens, or want to contribute? Join the DMV All Incidents Facebook group.
Man Wanted In VA Busted With Juveniles In Stolen Hyundai: Police Man Wanted In VA Busted With Juveniles In Stolen Hyundai: Police
Man Wanted In VA Busted With Juveniles In Stolen Hyundai: Police Two minors were among three who are facing charges after taking police on a high-speed pursuit in a stolen car in Montgomery County one week ago. On Thursday, July 6, the Montgomery County Department of Police announced that officers have arrested Lawrence Xavier Harrison, 21, of Gaithersburg, and two underage boys following a traffic stop. Police say that at approximately 1:11 a.m. on Thursday, June 29, officers on patrol in the area of Frederick Road and Rosecrest Drive in Gaithersburg spotted a white Hyundai with no headlights on speeding through the intersection. They proceeded to fo…
DC Carjackers Caught During Violent Week Of Crime In DMV Region DC Carjackers Caught During Violent Week Of Crime In DMV Region
DC Carjackers Caught During Violent Week Of Crime In DMV Region Two teenagers are among five facing charges for a string of carjackings throughout the DMV region during a recent rash of violent robberies, according to the Prince George’s County Police Department. On Wednesday, May 31, the department announced that in the past week, investigators from the Carjacking Interdiction Unit (CIU) have busted three adults and two minors following a spate of crime in the region. On Saturday, May 20, an investigation was launched into a carjacking in the 1400 block of Southview Drive in Oxon Hill, and two days later, the stolen vehicle was spotted in the 800 block…
Standout Arlington Soccer Player Killed In Drug-Related Robbery Gone Bad: Police Standout Arlington Soccer Player Killed In Drug-Related Robbery Gone Bad: Police
Standout Arlington Soccer Player Killed In Drug-Related Robbery Gone Bad: Police A 17-year-old has been arrested in connection with a drug-related robbery gone bad, which left two men dead and two juveniles injured, police in Fairfax County said. Jonas Skinner, 20, of Ashburn, was found dead in the laundry room of an apartment building on the 2200 block of Pimmit Run Lane in Falls Church around 3:35 p.m. on May 29, Fairfax County police said. He suffered a gunshot wound to the upper body and was pronounced dead at the scene. Then, Braden Deahl, 18, who was a varsity soccer player for Washington-Liberty High School, was found with a stab wound in the parking lot, as…
Bloods Gang-Related Shootout: Arrests Made In Incident That Rattled Virginia Neighborhood Bloods Gang-Related Shootout: Arrests Made In Incident That Rattled Virginia Neighborhood
Bloods Gang-Related Shootout: Arrests Made In Incident That Rattled Virginia Neighborhood Additional charges have been filed and more information has been revealed in a February shooting in Prince William County that police are now saying was gang-related. Jamar Kenta Fullwood, Jr., 19, of Woodbridge, and a pair of 16-year-old boys  stole a Kia Sportage from which they fired shots at a teen walking along Powder Horn Terrace in Woodbridge the evening of Feb. 8, Prince William County police said. When authorities arrived, they found multiple casings from a rifle and handgun inside and around the vehicle. Multiple callers reported hearing gunshots and a vehicle drivi…
Shirtless Teen Gunman Apprehended For VA Murder Over Family Dispute: Police Shirtless Teen Gunman Apprehended For VA Murder Over Family Dispute: Police
Shirtless Teen Gunman Apprehended For VA Murder Over Family Dispute: Police An 18-year-old will be charged as a juvenile after being arrested months after a fatal shooting in Prince William County. On Thursday, May 18, detectives apprehended a man in connection to the fatal shooting of a 44-year-old man in Dumfries in November last year. Demetrious Levar Graham, a US Marine Corps veteran, was shot and killed shortly after 5:30 a.m. on Saturday, Nov. 12 last year in the area of Morgan Court and Old Triangle Road in Dumfries by an unknown assailant who proceeded to flee on foot, police say. After being shot several times, Graham rolled across the street unconscious…
Bloodied DC Minors Shot Attempting To Steal Car Busted In MD, Police Say Bloodied DC Minors Shot Attempting To Steal Car Busted In MD, Police Say
Bloodied DC Minors Shot Attempting To Steal Car Busted In MD, Police Say A pair of minors from Washington, DC were shot attempting to steal a motor vehicle in Maryland, according to police. What became a bizarre scene played out shortly after 11:30 a.m. on Sunday, May 7, when officers from the Bladensburg Police Department were dispatched to the 4200 block of 53rd Avenue to investigate reports of shots fired in the area. At the scene, officers learned that multiple rounds had been fired, and a pair of vehicles were seen speeding away from the crime scene, though one did not get far, crashing into two others, prompting the suspects to scurry away on foot. Offic…
Teen Sexually Assaulted Woman On Arlington Running Trail, Six More Victims Come Forward: PD Teen Sexually Assaulted Woman On Arlington Running Trail, Six More Victims Come Forward: PD
Teen Sexually Assaulted Woman On Arlington Running Trail, Six More Victims Come Forward: PD A teen accused of sexually assaulting a woman on an Arlington running trail last year is facing accusations from six additional victims, according to police. The unnamed juvenile approached the woman from behind on the Arlington Boulevard trail on Nov. 29, 2022, around 3:05 p.m. and grabbed her buttocks, then ran off, police said. Detectives identified the 17-year-old male suspect and obtained a petition for Assault and Battery in January 2023.  The Special Victims Unit obtained six additional petitions for Assault and Battery for the juvenile suspect for similar incidents report…
Teens In Custody For Fredericksburg HS Student's Killing Teens In Custody For Fredericksburg HS Student's Killing
Teens In Custody For Fredericksburg HS Student's Killing Federal officials have apprehended two teens who were wanted for weeks in connection to the midday murder of a Fredericksburg high school student last month. Lorenzo Brooks, 16, and Aaron Randolph Carter, 19, have both been charged with murder and use of a firearm in the commission of a felony, for their roles in the killing of Josiah Smith, police announced. At approximately 3 p.m. on March 26, officers were called to investigate a reported shooting in the 400 block of Chadwick Court, and upon arrival, they found Smith unresponsive, lying in a parking space with multiple gunshot wounds. …
Botched Abduction Attempt By Teens Leads To Armed Robbery Arrest In PWC: Police Botched Abduction Attempt By Teens Leads To Armed Robbery Arrest In PWC: Police
Botched Abduction Attempt By Teens Leads To Armed Robbery Arrest In PWC: Police Two teens who thoroughly failed an attempted abduction in a stolen vehicle in Prince William County didn’t make it far after robbing a man in Woodbridge in the middle of the day. Shortly after noon on Thursday, April 13, officers from the Prince William County Police Department were called to the 14900 block of Jefferson Davis Highway, where a 20-year-old man reported a robbery. Investigators say that the man was walking through the area when two teens drove up to him and abruptly stopped before getting out and attempting to force him into the vehicle, though their efforts were ultimately f…
Prankster Who Threatened HS In VA On Social Media Hit With Felony, Sheriff Says Prankster Who Threatened HS In VA On Social Media Hit With Felony, Sheriff Says
Prankster Who Threatened HS In VA On Social Media Hit With Felony, Sheriff Says A day after students returned to the classroom following Easter Break, a teen who flippantly made a social media threat purportedly targeting a Virginia high school has been apprehended, according to authorities. There was an increased police presence at Riverbend High School to start the week, as members of the Spotsylvania Sheriff's Office investigated a report of a threat depicting a young boy holding a rifle and referencing a school with the initials "RHS."  School administrators, detectives, and School Resource Officers launched "an extensive investigation" over the weekend after …
Stafford Pool Shooting: Here's What We Know After Two Teens Shot During Midday Struggle Stafford Pool Shooting: Here's What We Know After Two Teens Shot During Midday Struggle
Stafford Pool Shooting: Here's What We Know After Two Teens Shot During Midday Struggle Teen-on-teen violence in Stafford County led to a 15-year-old being airlifted to the hospital after being shot in the back at the Park Ridge Community Pool, police say. Two 17-year-olds are facing charges following a violent incident that played out shortly after 4 p.m. on Thursday, April 6 at the pool, leaving two teens with gunshot wounds. Upon arrival at the pool, deputies found the 15-year-old boy with a gunshot to his back. He was treated at the scene and medevaced to an area hospital for treatment of what were described as “serious, but non-life-threatening” injuries. With an assist…