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Virginia Beach Ex-Con Guilty Of Burning GF's Dog Alive, Killing GF, His Father Figure Virginia Beach Ex-Con Guilty Of Burning GF's Dog Alive, Killing GF, His Father Figure
Virginia Beach Ex-Con Guilty Of Burning GF's Dog Alive, Killing GF, His Father Figure A 32-year-old Virginia man has been convicted of charges filed in the horrific killings of his girlfriend, his father figure, and his girlfriend's dog. Cola Winborne Beale IV, formerly of Linda Court in Virginia Beach, went on a violent crime spree between March 22 and 24, 2022, City of Virginia Beach Commonwealth’s Attorney Colin D. Stolle said. Cola Winborne Beale IV.      US Marshals Service In a chilling interview shared to YouTube by 13News Now, Beale details the killings, admits to them, and said he had even more planned. Beale and his girlfriend, Czavi’er Hil…
Barricaded Man Assaulted Woman With Rock, Started Fire In Southeast DC Home, Police Say Barricaded Man Assaulted Woman With Rock, Started Fire In Southeast DC Home, Police Say
Barricaded Man Assaulted Woman With Rock, Started Fire In Southeast DC Home, Police Say A rock-throwing man who assaulted a woman before barricading himself inside a Southeast DC home attempted to start a fire inside an area home, according to arson investigators. Aaron Johnson, 51, is facing charges following a strange scene that played out Monday early on Monday morning after he struck a woman with a rock and entered a standoff with members of the Metropolitan Police Department. Officers from the agency were called at around 8 a.m. on March 11 to the 2800 block of Q Street SE, where a woman advised them that she had been struck by a rock during an argument with Johnson. The…
Man Set Apartment Fire During Rent Dispute With Property Manager In Southeast DC: Police Man Set Apartment Fire During Rent Dispute With Property Manager In Southeast DC: Police
Man Set Apartment Fire During Rent Dispute With Property Manager In Southeast DC: Police The man who barricaded himself inside a Southeast DC apartment and set it on fire over a rent dispute with a property manager is facing criminal charges, according to the Metropolitan Police Department. District resident Mitchell Cooper, 63, was arrested and charged with arson and threats to do bodily harm following an incident that played out on Monday afternoon, authorities announced. Shortly before 4 p.m. on March 4, first responders were called to the 900 block of 5th Street SE to investigate reports of a fire inside of an apartment. Update Box Alarm 900 block 5th St SE. Fire 3rd fl…
Fugitive Set Seat Belt On Fire Inside Police Cruiser Following Arrest In Virginia: Officials Fugitive Set Seat Belt On Fire Inside Police Cruiser Following Arrest In Virginia: Officials
Fugitive Set Seat Belt On Fire Inside Police Cruiser Following Arrest In Virginia: Officials A firebug in Virginia wanted by federal authorities did not go down quietly when police officers in Arlington attempted to arrest him for shoplifting from several area businesses, according to officials. Derrick Giles, 30, a fugitive from justice, is back behind bars following an explosive incident with officers on Tuesday afternoon on South Hayes Street, police say. Officers from the Arlington County Police Department were called shortly before 11 a.m. on Feb. 6 to the 1200 block of South Hayes Street to investigate a reported larceny in progress.  It is alleged that Giles walked int…
Police Searching For Suspect Who Intentionally Set Man On Fire In Northwest DC Intersection Police Searching For Suspect Who Intentionally Set Man On Fire In Northwest DC Intersection
Police Searching For Suspect Who Intentionally Set Man On Fire In Northwest DC Intersection Recognize him?  The Metropolitan Police Department has issued an alert after a suspect lit a man on fire in Northwest DC. Shortly after 3 p.m. on Monday, Jan. 15, police say that a person poured a substance on his victim at the intersection of North Capitol Street and P Street NW, then ignited that liquid before running off. The victim was taken to an area hospital for treatment of undisclosed "serious" injuries. No details about the suspect were provided by investigators, who released a photo of the hooded man still carrying the container that held the liquid. Anyone with informati…
Anti-Government Extremist From MD Admits To Torching Supreme Court Vehicles, Self In DC Anti-Government Extremist From MD Admits To Torching Supreme Court Vehicles, Self In DC
Anti-Government Extremist From MD Admits To Torching Supreme Court Vehicles, Self In DC An extremist from Maryland who claims to be the leader of a militia has admitted to pouring gasoline on Supreme Court vehicles and accidentally lighting himself on fire in Northeast DC, federal authorities announced on Wednesday. Hagerstown native Cody Tarner, who has a history of encounters with law enforcement and has expressed anti-government rhetoric, pleaded guilty on Tuesday to arson in connection to an act of rage that went wrong for him, officials said on Jan. 10. According to court documents, on July 15, 2020, Tarner drove onto US Supreme Court property on First Street NE and parke…
Man Who Bashed Kitten Dead With Sneaker, Torched Apartment In Prince William Convicted Man Who Bashed Kitten Dead With Sneaker, Torched Apartment In Prince William Convicted
Man Who Bashed Kitten Dead With Sneaker, Torched Apartment In Prince William Convicted A Prince William County man has been convicted in connection with a horrifying incident in May 2023, authorities announced. On Thursday, Jan. 4, Frederick Pierce has been found guilty on charges of animal cruelty and arson following an investigation by the Prince William County Police Department and the Prince William County Fire Marshall’s Office, Prince William County Commonwealth’s Attorney Amy Ashworth said. Pierce, 18, was left to watch the 3-month-old Siamese and Maine Coon, Misty, at one of the Stone Point Apartments in Woodbridge for just a few hours on Friday, May 26, 202…
Man Killed Cat During 21-Hour Barricade That Ended On Fairfax County Rooftop: Police Man Killed Cat During 21-Hour Barricade That Ended On Fairfax County Rooftop: Police
Man Killed Cat During 21-Hour Barricade That Ended On Fairfax County Rooftop: Police The Fairfax County Police Department has  identified a victim in the 21-hour standoff in Culmore that ended with a man on the roof and an animal dead. Falls Church resident Brian Ramos, 21, put police through their paces after a scary scene played out inside an apartment and spilled outside to the rooftop after he killed a cat and set a fire, police say. According to police, at around 4 p.m. on Sunday afternoon, officers were called to the 6000 block of Bellview Drive when two people were abducted by a roommate, one of whom was assaulted with a baseball bat.  Officers are in t…
Murder Suspect Who Torched Southeast DC Home During Standoff With Police Indicted: Feds Murder Suspect Who Torched Southeast DC Home During Standoff With Police Indicted: Feds
Murder Suspect Who Torched Southeast DC Home During Standoff With Police Indicted: Feds The District man who set a home on fire after an hours-long standoff with police in Southeast DC while out on a pretrial release for a different crime has been indicted on murder, arson, and other charges. Sherman Holley, who put Metropolitan Police officers through the paces earlier this year, is facing federal charges in connection to the January murder of 53-year-old James Brooks, Jr. and torching a home while attempting to evade arrest. According to the indictment, on Jan. 15, Holley repeatedly stabbed Brooks in the torso - killing him -while the two were walking through an alleyway nea…
Arsonist Torches Apartment In Woodlawn: Officials Arsonist Torches Apartment In Woodlawn: Officials
Arsonist Torches Apartment In Woodlawn: Officials A 58-year-old man has been charged with arson in a Fairfax County apartment fire, authorities said. Brant Barnett is believed to have caused the small fire that started in a first-floor hallway at a garden-style complex on the 4200 block of Buckman Road in Woodlawn on Friday, Aug. 25, Fairfax County Fire and Rescue said. No injuries were reported in the fire that authorities say was intentionally set just before 8 a.m. Barnett was charged with Burning of an Occupied Dwelling. He was being held without bond at the Fairfax County Adult Detention Center. Want breaking news in the DMV as it h…
Arsonist Lit T-Shirt On Fire, Shoved It Through VA Neighbor's Mail Slot: Police Arsonist Lit T-Shirt On Fire, Shoved It Through VA Neighbor's Mail Slot: Police
Arsonist Lit T-Shirt On Fire, Shoved It Through VA Neighbor's Mail Slot: Police A Fredericksburg woman has found herself behind bars after lighting a t-shirt on fire and shoving it through her neighbor's front door mail slot, police said. The homeowner on the 1200 block of Caroline Street smelled smoke and found the fiery t-shirt around 1:30 p.m. Tuesday, June 20, Fredericksburg police said. The resident put out the fire and called the E-911 Communications Center to report the arson. The Fredericksburg Fire Department and Fredericksburg police responded to investigate.  Fire Marshal Crisp led the investigation and identified the suspect as Ariel Richardson, Frede…
Arsonist's Porch Fire Discovered By Dog: Fairfax PD Arsonist's Porch Fire Discovered By Dog: Fairfax PD
Arsonist's Porch Fire Discovered By Dog: Fairfax PD An alleged arsonist in Fairfax County has been apprehended days after leaving a family displaced, authorities announced. Clinton James Hall, 27, has been identified as a suspect implicated in setting an incendiary fire on the porch of a home in Annandale late last month, according to the Fairfax County Fire and Rescue Department on Wednesday, May 3. The midday blaze was reported shortly before noon on Thursday, April 27, when first responders were called to a house fire in the 4900 block of Bristol Drive in the Annandale neighborhood. Upon arrival, crews were met at the three-story home w…
Pair Faces Life In Prison For Using Explosive Device To Rob 7-Eleven ATMs In DMV Region Pair Faces Life In Prison For Using Explosive Device To Rob 7-Eleven ATMs In DMV Region
Pair Faces Life In Prison For Using Explosive Device To Rob 7-Eleven ATMs In DMV Region Two men are facing federal charges in Maryland for an explosive scheme that saw them set fire to convenience stores in an effort to rob ATMs, according to officials. Stephen Kennedy, 33, of Temple Hills, Maryland, and Donnell Kelly, 33, of Washington, DC, have been charged on a 10-count indictment by a federal grand jury on a host of charges following a yearlong conspiracy. Prosecutors say that between January 2021 and January 2022, the pair conspired to commit arsons at 7-Eleven stores so that they could obtain cash contained in ATMs inside the stores.  Specifically, the indictment …
Arlington Arsonist With Saudi Arabia Ties Charged In Apartment Fire, Officials Say Arlington Arsonist With Saudi Arabia Ties Charged In Apartment Fire, Officials Say
Arlington Arsonist With Saudi Arabia Ties Charged In Apartment Fire, Officials Say An electrical engineer from Arlington with apparent ties to Saudi Arabia is facing arson charges for setting an intentional fire on the balcony at an area apartment building, authorities announced. Sami Kasawat, 33, has been charged with one count each of arson and endangering other people or property following an incident over the weekend, according to the Arlington County Fire Department’s Fire Prevention Office on Monday, Jan. 30. Shortly before 7 a.m. on Friday, Jan. 27, crews from the Arlington County Fire Department responded to the 5500 block of Columbia Pike, where there was a repor…
Christmas Day Mobile Home Stafford County Fire Determined To Be Arson; Two Fugitives Arrested Christmas Day Mobile Home Stafford County Fire Determined To Be Arson; Two Fugitives Arrested
Christmas Day Mobile Home Stafford County Fire Determined To Be Arson; Two Fugitives Arrested Two are in custody for an incendiary Christmas Day mobile home blaze that displaced three people in Stafford County which intentionally set, according to police and fire officials. Stafford residents Jonathan Rios, 41, and Peal Quinn, 48, who were both wanted for various charges in Virginia, are facing new charges after being apprehended for their roles in an alleged holiday arson. The situation began shortly before 2 p.m. on Sunday, Dec. 25, when the Stafford County Sheriff’s Office received a report of a disturbance in the 600 block of Ramoth Church Road regarding a man who was breaking …
Maryland Man Accused Of Torching Home, Killing Teacher, Pets With Family In Virginia: Sheriff Maryland Man Accused Of Torching Home, Killing Teacher, Pets With Family In Virginia: Sheriff
Maryland Man Accused Of Torching Home, Killing Teacher, Pets With Family In Virginia: Sheriff Authorities say that a Maryland man and a family member have been arrested and charged in connection to the death of a 29-year-old teacher in Virginia. Leonardtown resident Demitri Raymond Gardiner, 28, and Michael John Gardiner, 35, of Montross, Virginia, are both facing a host of charges in Westmoreland County for their alleged roles in the brutal murder of Taylor Wood, 29, also of Montrose, and several of her pets, the sheriff’s office announced. According to the Westmoreland County Sheriff’s Office, the agency was notified shortly before 12:30 a.m. on Monday, Nov. 28 of a structure fire…
Police Charge 11-Year-Old Boy With Arson For Fire That Destroyed Maryland Dollar General Store Police Charge 11-Year-Old Boy With Arson For Fire That Destroyed Maryland Dollar General Store
Police Charge 11-Year-Old Boy With Arson For Fire That Destroyed Maryland Dollar General Store An unexpected suspect has been identified as the person who caused millions of dollars in damage to a Maryland store last week. The Maryland Fire Marshal announced on Monday, Sept. 12 that an 11-year-old has been charged in connection to the fire at Dollar General on South Main Street in Carroll County that caused $2.5 million in damage and destroyed the building. Shortly after 5 p.m. on Saturday, Sept. 3, first responders in Hampstead were dispatched to the Dollar General Store on South Main Street for a reported building fire. The fire was upgraded to a two-alarm blaze shortly after firs…
Rookie Volunteer Firefighter Nabbed For Arson In Virginia: Authorities Rookie Volunteer Firefighter Nabbed For Arson In Virginia: Authorities
Rookie Volunteer Firefighter Nabbed For Arson In Virginia: Authorities A rookie volunteer firefighter was arrested for igniting a car fire, authorities in Virginia said.Matthew Bush apparently sparked the blaze in his own 2021 Honda Civic near Samuels Mill Court on Aug. 12, according to the Loudoun County Fire and Rescue Fire Marshall's Office. Bush, formerly a Purcellville volunteer firefighter, was arrested on a warrant Sept. 8 and held without bail at the West Virginia Eastern Regional Jail pending his extradition back to Loudoun County, law enforcement said. Upon his arrest, Bush was suspended from the Purcellville Volunteer Fire Company, wh…
Fairfax Fire Investigators Seek Information On Arson In Basement Of Home Fairfax Fire Investigators Seek Information On Arson In Basement Of Home
Fairfax Fire Investigators Seek Information On Arson In Basement Of Home Fairfax fire officials are investigating a recent arson incident, authorities reported. Sometime between the evening of August 15 and the early morning of August 16, workers arrived to a home under construction and discovered a pile of lumber on fire in the home's basement, according to the Fairfax County Fire and Rescue Department. Just after 9 a.m., fire officials arrived at the residence located in the 11500 block of Leehigh Drive and extinguished the flames, authorities said. Officials said they also found a few Twisted Tea cans at the scene of the fire. Anyone with information should…
Arlington Man Who Burned, Stabbed Virginia Mother To Death Apprehended: Police Arlington Man Who Burned, Stabbed Virginia Mother To Death Apprehended: Police
Arlington Man Who Burned, Stabbed Virginia Mother To Death Apprehended: Police Police have arrested the man who stabbed a Falls Church woman to death before setting her on fire, officials said. On August 10 at around 3 p.m., police responded to the 2900 block of Willston Place where they found Silvia Abacay, 40, of Falls Church, on fire and suffering from multiple stab wounds, according to the Fairfax County Police Department. Fire officials put out the flames and Abacay was pronounced dead the scene, police reported. Surveillance footage from the area showed Richard Montano, 47, of Arlington, entering Abacay's home shortly before her murder, authoriti…
'If I Can't Have Her, No One Can', Arsonist Sentenced After Setting Ex's Home On Fire 'If I Can't Have Her, No One Can', Arsonist Sentenced After Setting Ex's Home On Fire
'If I Can't Have Her, No One Can', Arsonist Sentenced After Setting Ex's Home On Fire "If I can't have her, nobody can, or at least no one in Baltimore," were the chilling words of a man who pleaded guilty to setting his ex's house on fire, authorities say. Luther Moody Trent,  21, compared the volatile relationship to Romeo and Juliet, in an interview with an unspecified local news station where he claimed to have set the victim's home on fire back on May 21, 2021, according to the Department of Justice. Trent admitted to pouring and igniting gasoline along the exterior of the home around 1:30 a.m. that spring morning while the victim and two others were inside. Lucki…
Arson Suspect Nabbed For Intentionally Lighting Fire In VA: Fire Marshal Arson Suspect Nabbed For Intentionally Lighting Fire In VA: Fire Marshal
Arson Suspect Nabbed For Intentionally Lighting Fire In VA: Fire Marshal On Wednesday, August 10, Loudoun County officials announced the arrest of a man who intentionally started a house fire, authorities said.  At around 8 a.m. on May 14, multiple local fire crews reported to a house fire in 25000 block of Purebred Court and extinguished the flames on house's back deck, according to the Loudoun County Fire Marshal's Office. The cost of damages was estimated at around $45,000, officials reported. After further investigation, law enforcement arrested Christopher Hope on charges pertaining to intentionally setting a house fire, the fire marshal's office…
Virginia Man Killed Victim In Fiery Home Before Barricading Himself After Crash: Sheriff Virginia Man Killed Victim In Fiery Home Before Barricading Himself After Crash: Sheriff
Virginia Man Killed Victim In Fiery Home Before Barricading Himself After Crash: Sheriff A firebug in Virginia is facing a host of charges after a house fire led to a homicide investigation where a suspect attempted to barricade himself away from law enforcement before fleeing, according to the Spotsylvania Sheriff's Office. Spotsylvania resident John Christopher Brown, 37, was arrested following an investigation into a house fire where a man was found dead inside the structure, which was destroyed by the flames, officials said. Shortly after 1:45 p.m. on Friday, July 29, a house fire was reported in the 7500 block of Grand Brooks Road. Upon arrival, first responders said tha…
Potential Arsonist Apprehended In Maryland After Pouring Gas, Threatening Family: Officials Potential Arsonist Apprehended In Maryland After Pouring Gas, Threatening Family: Officials
Potential Arsonist Apprehended In Maryland After Pouring Gas, Threatening Family: Officials A family dispute nearly got extremely heated in Maryland, according to the Office of the State Fire Marshal. Boonsboro resident Bruce Lovins, 52, is facing charges after allegedly pouring gasoline in the living room of his home and threatening his family, officials said. Shortly before 5 p.m. on Friday, Aug. 5, officials said that deputy state fire marshals were called to the 300 block of Lanafield Circle after Lovins allegedly made arson threats toward family members, grabbed a jug of gasoline and began pouring it throughout the living room. While he was pouring the gasoline, investigator…
Man Recovered From Suspicious House Fire Died With Gunshot Wound: Spotsylvania Police Man Recovered From Suspicious House Fire Died With Gunshot Wound: Spotsylvania Police
Man Recovered From Suspicious House Fire Died With Gunshot Wound: Spotsylvania Police A dead body with a single gunshot wound was found in the remains of a Spotsylvania house fire, police said.Officers arrived to a house in the 7500 block of Grand Brooks Road at around 1:50 p.m., where they pulled the body from the house fire and later officials realized the man had been hit with a bullet before the fire, according to the Spotsylvania County Sheriff's Office.  The homeowner's vehicle was found in Louisa County earlier that day, which had apparent damage from an accident and was set on fire, authorities reported. The suspect, 37-year-old Christopher Brown, barricaded him…
Arsonist Nabbed After String Of Car Fires In Stafford County: Police Arsonist Nabbed After String Of Car Fires In Stafford County: Police
Arsonist Nabbed After String Of Car Fires In Stafford County: Police A 19-year-old arsonist was arrested in Stafford after he set multiple cars on fire, police said. Michael Bowling was tracked down by police and during an arson investigation involving two separate vehicle fires, Stafford County Police said. The first incident occurred at around 1:35 a.m. on July 16, when fire officials reported to the 100 block of Hamlin Drive to extinguish a car engulfed in flames, authorities said. As fire crews left the scene, they received another call about a car fire in the 600 block of Culpeper Street, police said. An investigation into the fires was launched and t…
SERIAL CALLER: Midwest Woman Jailed For Threatening To Blow Up Local NJ Police HQ SERIAL CALLER: Midwest Woman Jailed For Threatening To Blow Up Local NJ Police HQ
Serial Caller: Midwest Woman Jailed For Threatening To Blow Up Local NJ Police HQ A Midwest woman who once set fire to garbage bins outside a middle school -- and then contacted authorities to confess -- was charged this week with threatening to blow up Ramsey police headquarters. The threat by Amber Schadewald, 24, "led to a search of the building, parking lot and departmental and personal vehicles by Bergen County sheriff's bomb dogs" back in January, Ramsey Police Chief Brian Lyman said. The subsequent investigation led to Schandewald, who "was believed to be in a group home in Minnesota at the time she made the threat," Lyman said Thursday. Schadewald has a history…
Fugitive Dubbed 'Real-Life Tony Soprano' Couldn't Hide From The Law, Even In Death Fugitive Dubbed 'Real-Life Tony Soprano' Couldn't Hide From The Law, Even In Death
Fugitive Dubbed 'Real-Life Tony Soprano' Couldn't Hide From The Law, Even In Death He was considered one of the last of the old-time mobsters, a "real-life Tony Soprano" listed as one of New Jersey's most wanted fugitives. Even six feet under, though, Tony Mota couldn't evade his pursuers. After eluding capture for nearly 25 years for a gruesome murder committed in Hudson County, Anthony Mota was found buried in the country where he was born, the Dominican Republic. Mota had been collecting debts for high-level Colombian drug dealers in New York City when he and a group of accomplices abducted a Queens man on Dec. 13, 1997, authorities said. The victim, 38-year-old …
Vandals Set Fire At Fairfax County Church, Spray Paint Abortion Graffiti: Police Vandals Set Fire At Fairfax County Church, Spray Paint Abortion Graffiti: Police
Vandals Set Fire At Fairfax County Church, Spray Paint Abortion Graffiti: Police Detectives are investigating arson and vandalism at a Fairfax County church over the weekend that they say is connected to the Supreme Court's decision to overturn Roe v. Wade last week. Police said they would increase their presence around churches following this incident.  Firefighters were called to St. John Neumann Catholic Church in Reston early Sunday morning for a report of burning mulch outside of the 1190 Lawyers Road building, Fairfax County police said. Investigators believe they used an accelerant to start the fire.  Someone had also spray-painted a message on the entrance of t…