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Man Claims $1M Lottery Ticket Sold At 7-Eleven In Fairfax County
Monna Islam was feeling lucky. That’s the reason the Falls Church resident bought a 20X the Money ticket from the Virginia Lottery, according to a release on the VA Lottery website. He told Lottery officials that as he scratched the ticket, it looked like he was going to win $10 or $20. Then he discovered he’d just won the game’s $1 million top prize. He had the choice of taking the full $1 million prize over 30 years or a one-time cash option of $625,000 before taxes. He chose the cash option. Islam bought his winning ticket at the 7-Eleven at 201 South Washington Street in Falls C…
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Virginia Lottery Winner
A Fairfax County man thought he'd won $800 playing the Virginia Lottery’s Ca$h Corners Crossword scratcher game. He was more than just a little surprised when Virginia Lottery officials looked at the ticket and informed him that he’d actually won $100,000. Miguel Garcia bought his winning ticket at Harris Teeter, located at 6351 Columbia Pike in Falls Church. “I like this game because it’s challenging and takes longer to play,” he said as he claimed his prize. Ca$h Corners Crossword is one of dozens of scratcher games available from the Virginia Lottery. It features prizes ranging from $5…
Obituaries
Stafford High School Grad Devon Davati Dies Unexpectedly, 29
Devon Davati, a Virginia native, died unexpectedly on Thursday, April 18, his obituary says. He was 29 years old. A King George native, Devon graduated from Stafford High School in 2012 before going on to earn his bachelors of science from the Southern New Hampshire University, his obituary says. Devon worked for CGI Federal in Falls Church, in the legal area for the Department of Justice supporting the Bureau of Immigration Appeals, according to his obit. Services are scheduled for Sunday, April 28 at the Mullins & Thompson Funeral Service. Click here for service information and …
Police & Fire
Neck-Tatted Falls Church Man Assaults Officer After Arlington Fight: Cops
A 27-year-old man attacked a police officer arresting him following a fight in Arlington Saturday, March 30, authorities said. Anforne Golden of Falls Church had gotten into a physical fight with another individual around 5:05 p.m. on N. Stuart Street at Wilson Boulevard, bringing police to the scene, Arlington police said. The victim sustained non-life threatening injuries and was taken to an area hospital. During the course of the investigation, Golden was identified as someone involved in the fight and arrested at Ballston Metro. While in custody, Golden became aggressive, assaulted a p…
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Driver Charged For Fatal Alejandro Portillo Crash In VA
The driver responsible for causing a fatal crash that took the life of a beloved 19-year-old man riding his motorcycle in Fairfax County has been charged, according to police. Falls Church resident Jose Rigoberto Alvarenga Machado, 35, was arrested and charged in connection to the March crash in Bailey's Crossroads that resulted in the death of Alejandro Portillo. Police say that at around 11:10 p.m. on Sunday, March 10, Portillo was riding his Yamaha motorcycle east on Leesburg Pike while Alvarenga Machado attempted to make a left turn in the area onto Glen Carlyn Drive, at which poi…
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$10K Lottery Ticket Sold At Falls Church Exxon
A Mega Millions ticket good for $3 million and three others worth $10,000 were sold in Virginia. The ticket from the Friday, March 22 drawing matched the first five numbers but not the Mega Ball. The player spent an extra dollar for the Megaplier when buying the ticket, which tripled the prize. That ticket was purchased on the Vinton player's personal device via the VA Lottery app or website. The three $10,000 winning tickets were bought at: Meridian Deli, 1201 Braddock Place, Alexandria Loehmann Plaza Exxon, 7269 Arlington Blvd., Falls Church Route 1 BP, 2307 Emancipation High…
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District Man Facing Life In Prison For Abduction, Attempted Rape In Virginia, Police Say
A 25-year-old District man is facing a lifetime behind bars following an attempted sexual assault in Alexandria last month, officials say. Dykwon Perry Davis has been charged by a multi-jurisdictional grand jury from Alexandria, Falls Church, and Arlington, on felony charges following an alleged incident late on Feb. 3 in the Potomac Yard neighborhood. Specifically, Davis was charged with abduction with the intent to defile and attempted rape. If convicted of the abduction charge, Davis will face life in prison. The attempted rape charge carries a maximum term of 10 years. Davis remains i…
Police & Fire
'To Families Of Men About To Be Slain:' Feds Detail Letter Written By Would-Be VA Church Gunman
A 35-year-old Virginia man is facing new federal charges months after showing up to to a church with a handgun and threatening to kill its members on social media, officials said. Falls Church resident Rui Jiang, 35, was charged with attempted aggravated murder of multiple people, after showing up to the Park Valley Church on Waverly Farm Drive in Haymarket with a handgun on Sunday, Sept. 24, Prince William County police said. Federal officials this week charged Jian by criminal complaint with posting threatening messages online against the congregants of a Haymarket church. A search of hi…
Business
Falls Church Restaurant Named James Beard Award Semifinalist
The DMV is well-represented on the list of James Beard Awards semifinalists. More than a dozens chefs and restaurants, including one helmed by a former Washington Commanders cheerleader, were named 2024 Restaurant and Chef Award semifinalists on Wednesday, Jan. 24. View this post on Instagram A post shared by Masako Morishita (@masako_morishita) The following area eateries and chefs made the list: Outstanding Restaurateur Ashok Bajaj, Knightsbridge Restaurant Group (Rasika, Annabelle, Sababa, and others), Washington, D.C. …
Police & Fire
Dog Euthanized After Being Stabbed By Man In Falls Church, Police Say
A dog had to be euthanized in Virginia after being stabbed while being taken for a walk with its owner in Falls Church, police say. Broadlands resident Reyan Hassan Ibrahim, 25, was arrested by members of the Metropolitan Washington Airports Authority (MWAA) Police Department at around 11 a.m. on Monday morning during a traffic stop near Dulles International Airport in connection to the assault of a dog. At around 9:15 p.m. on Sunday, Jan. 14, police say that witnesses saw Ibrahim near the intersection of West Broad Street and South Maple Avenue when he stabbed the dog. They wer…
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Predators Behind Bars For Preying On Minors During Fairfax County Sting Operation: Police
Nearly a dozen predators are off Virginia streets after police in Fairfax County executed a bittersweet operation targeting people attempting to solicit illicit encounters with minors. A total of ten men were arrested during the three-day ADC Express 2 sting conducted earlier this month using undercover officers posing as teen boys and girls seeking offenders online, authorities announced on Thursday. Despite the triumph, Fairfax County Police Chief Kevin Davis said that he hoped that no one would bite and engage his undercover officers, though they all fell for it. "I'm sad to report the …
Obituaries
Evan Patchett Of Reston Dies, 31: 'Best At Being No.1 Fan'
Evan Patchett of Reston died peacefully on Dec. 3 at Inova Loudoun Hospital, according to his obituary. He was 31 years old. Evan attended the Aldrin Elementary School and Herndon Middle School, before graduating from from Paul VI Catholic High School in Fairfax in the Options Program, his obituary says. In 2014, he graduated from the John S. Davis Career Center in Falls Church, and "made the very most of his time at each of those schools, becoming a popular and well-known figure with huge numbers of friends among students and faculty alike," Evan's obituary continues. He has bee…
Police & Fire
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…
Police & Fire
Armed Man Threatened To Kill Virginia Church Congregation In Social Media Posts: Police
Charges have been upgraded for a Virginia man who in September showed up with a handgun at a Prince William County church and threatened to kill the entire congregation, police said. Falls Church resident Rui Jiang, 35, has now been accused of attempted aggravated murder of multiple people, months after showing up to the Park Valley Church on Waverly Farm Drive in Haymarket with a handgun on Sunday, Sept. 24, Prince William County police said. Jiang made social media posts depicting the church, and indicated that he "intended to cause harm, injury, and death to the church congregation,…
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Pickaxe-Wielding MS-13 Gang Member Admits To Role In Grisly Murder Of Teen In VA Park
An El Salvadoran man who is a part of MS-13 admitted to his role in kidnapping and violently murdering a boy in Fairfax County in 2016. Edwin Orellana Caballero, who was 16 and living in Alexandria at the time of the murder, is the latest to plead guilty to killing a 14-year-old from Falls Church who was lured to Holmes Run Stream Valley Park in Fairfax County, where he was butchered by members of the street gang, federal authorities announced on Thursday. Prosecutors say that on Sept. 26, 2016, the teen - whose name was listed as S.A.A.T. by the DOJ - was cajoled to go to the park, where …
Police & Fire
Falls Church Fugitive Didn't Make It Too Easy For Deputies To Arrest Him: Sheriff
A man wanted out of at least two counties and who had drugs on him was jailed after refusing to get out of his vehicle in a Stafford County stop, police said. A Stafford County sheriff's deputy spotted Shawn Dao, 40, who was wanted out of Falls Church, Prince William County, and Stafford County, driving near Paradise Estates around 6:50 p.m. on Thursday, Oct. 26, Sheriff David Decatur said. Dao, who was operating the vehicle on a revoked license due to a prior DUI, was immediately argumentative with the deputy who stopped his car, Decatur said. Dao stated he didn’t need to identify himself…
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This Virginia Hospital Has 4th Busiest Emergency Room In America, Report Says
Two DMV hospitals have some of the busiest emergency rooms in the nation, according to a new report by Becker's Hospital Review. The list was comprised using data reported by the hospitals themselves, and reflect data from 2022, though start and end dates vary by hospital. While the Parkland Health and Hospital System in Dallas, TX reported the highest number of visits (226,178), Inova Fairfax Hospital in Falls Church reported 162,335 visits, the report says. Luminis Health Anne Arundel Medical Center in Annapolis, MD, reported 96,476 visits, coming in at No. 44 on the list. Cli…
Obituaries
Josue Gutierrez Of Chantilly Dies Suddenly, 18: 'Our Worlds Are Forever Changed'
A northern Virginia community is mourning the sudden loss of 18-year-old Josue Gutierrez. A high school senior in Chantilly, Josue died on Oct. 16 after battling depression, according to his obituary. Born in Honduras, Josue came to the U.S. at 14 years old. He was being remembered as a gifted artist who "could do amazing things with a pencil and a piece of paper," his obituary reads. He was also a talented watercolor artist. Josue loved to rollerblade and enjoyed going on hikes and roller coasters, loved ones say. A GoFundMe launched for his family had raised $1,200 as of Thursday, Oct. …
Police & Fire
Tipsters Lead Police To Armed Man At Virginia Church Following Instagram Threats
Sunday services were less than holy on Sunday morning as police in Virginia and Maryland investigated threats of violence, authorities say. Falls Church resident Rui Jiang, 35, is facing charges after a joint investigation into alleged threats at the Park Valley Church in Haymarket on Sunday, Sept. 24. Investigators say that the Fairfax County Police Department alerted authorities in Prince William County about a tipster in Anne Arundel County about a man in Laurel who posted "suspicious and concerning" posts that were made on Instagram made by Jiang. The threats included "vague threats of…
Lifestyle
Husband-Wife's Falls Church Restaurant Makes NY Times 'Best In America' List
The "New York Times" has released a list of 50 of the best restaurants in America, and a brand-new Virginia joint has made it. Ellie Bird, in Falls Church, was opened in April 2023 by husband and wife duo Yuan and Carey Tang. View this post on Instagram A post shared by Ellie Bird (@elliebirdva) View this post on Instagram A post shared by Ellie Bird (@elliebirdva) The two had been working in Washington DC's fine-dining industry, where their tasting-menu restaurant Rooster & Owl is based, …
Schools
Fairfax 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…
Police & Fire
Mid-Atlantic Crime Ring Arrests For Armed VA Jewelry Robberies, Carjackings
An indictment of 16 members of a violent mid-Atlantic crime ring has been unsealed and the federal agencies are naming names. Of the 16, eight of the alleged crime ring members were arrested in the morning on Wednesday, Aug. 30, 2023, police in Fairfax County, Virginia announced later that day. They were all arrested in connection to a violent crime spree that took place between Jan. 7, 2022, through Jan. 27, 2023. The crime ring members were all from Maryland and the District of Columbia. They met with their accused leader – Trevor Wright, also known as “Taliban Glizzy” …
Police & Fire
Triple Shooting Suspect Apprehended Within 48 Hours In Fairfax County
A 25-year-old man has been arrested nearly two days after a triple Fairfax County shooting, authorities said. Jorge Armando Melendez Gonzalez, 25 of Falls Church, was captured by the Arlington County SWAT team late Sunday, Aug. 27, in connection with the shooting the morning before, Fairfax County police said. He is facing three counts of Felony Malicious Wounding and three counts of Use of a Firearm in the Commission of a Felony, in connection with the Saturday, Aug. 26 incident, county police said. Melendez Gonzalez is believed to have approached a group of man standing in fron…
Police & Fire
More Teens Charged In Botched Fairfax County Robbery That Left 2 Dead
Two additional teenagers have been charged in a double homicide that police say was a drug-related robbery earlier this summer. A 17-year-old from Falls Church and an 18-year-old from Vienna, who was a 17-year-old at the time of the incident that killed Jonas Skinner and Braden Deahl, were arrested by Fairfax County police. The 17-year-old was charged with second-degree murder, felony murder, conspiracy to commit murder, and various weapons offenses. The 18-year-old was charged with robbery causing death and conspiracy to commit robbery for his involvement in Skinner's death. He …
Obituaries
Air Force Hopeful, Falls Church's Robert Martinez Inglis Dies, 17
Seventeen-year-old Roberto A. Martinez Inglis, of Falls Church, died on Saturday, Aug. 12. A rising high school senior, Roberto hoped to join the Air Force, his obituary says. "Roberto was a good teenager who constantly tried to impact the lives of those around him positively in his own unique way," his obit reads. "Well known in the football community, Roberto made sure that those closest to him were happy at all times." A cause of death was not listed. Roberto is survived by his brother, Lorenzo; parents, Stephannie and Anthony Inglis; along with a host of aunts, uncles, grandparents, c…
Obituaries
Stafford's Wilmer Diaz-Garcia Dies, 24
Support is surging for the family of Stafford resident Wilmer Diaz-Garcia, who died on Tuesday, Aug. 15. He was 24 years old. A funeral service for Wilmer was held Sunday, Aug. 20 at the National Funeral Home in Falls Church. More than $10,300 had been raised by Wilmer's family on a GoFundMe they launched as of Tuesday, Aug. 22. "As we gather to honor his memory at his memorial service, I kindly ask that we all come together with hearts full of compassion and empathy," Wilmer's sibling and GoFundMe campaign founder Christen Diaz writes. "During this difficult time, let’s remember that eve…
Police & Fire
Mugshot Of Accused Arlington Ambulance Thief Released
Police have released the mugshot of a man who they say led a police pursuit in a stolen ambulance and hitting several cars in the process over the weekend in Arlington. Darell T. Caldwell, 30, of Brandywine, MD, is facing federal charges after switching from a pickup truck to an ambulance in leading a pursuit and crashing multiple times along I-395 in Arlington, authorities said. Trouble began for Caldwell around 3:40 p.m. on Saturday, Aug. 12, when Virginia State Police responded to a two-vehicle crash in the eastbound lanes of I-66 near the 74 mile marker, State Police said. T…
Police & Fire
Federal Charges For Man Who Led I-395 Pursuit, Caused 13 Crashes In Stolen Ambulance: Police
A Maryland man is facing federal charges after switching from a pickup truck to an ambulance in leading a pursuit and crashing multiple times along I-395 in Arlington, authorities said. Trouble began for Darell T. Caldwell, 30, of Brandywine, MD, around 3:40 p.m. on Saturday, Aug. 12, when Virginia State Police responded to a two-vehicle crash in the eastbound lanes of I-66 near the 74 mile marker, State Police said. The truck, which had been reported stolen out of Falls Church, VA, fled the scene. The driver of the other vehicle involved in this crash was transported to a n…
Police & Fire
Body-Burning MS-13 Gangster Gets Life In Fed Pen For Falls Church Teen's Murder
An MS-13 member was sentenced to life in federal prison for his role in the murder of a 16-year-old Fairfax County boy believed to be cooperating with law enforcement, then lighting his body on fire and trying to cover up the murder, authorities said. Jose "Paciente" Henry Hernandez-Garcia, 29, of Annandale, was sentenced by U.S. District Judge Paula Xinis on Friday, Aug. 4, following a two-week trial alongside two co-defendants from Maryland. MS-13, one of the largest street gangs in the United States, is a national and international gang composed primarily of immigrants or desce…
Police & Fire
Varsity Soccer Played Killed In Fairfax County Drug Robbery Was 'Fiercely Loyal'
A memorial fund has been created for one of two victims who died in a Fairfax County drug-related robbery. As of Tuesday, June 6, more than $4,800 had been raised on a GoFundMe for Braden Deahl, a senior and varsity soccer player at Washington Liberty High School. Services for the other victim of the May 29 incident, Jonas Skinner, were being handled by Loudoun Funeral Chapel. Deahl had been recruited to attend and play soccer for St. Mary's College of Maryland, and was being remembered as a "fiercely loyal" friend and teammate. "He was described by coaches as having the heart o…
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: Arrest Made In Falls Church Drug-Robbery Gone Bad
Police have arrested an 18-year-old man in connection with a drug-related robbery that left two people dead on Memorial Day in Fairfax County, police said. Vladimir Garcia Montes, 18, of Falls Church, has been charged with robbery resulting in death in the incident that killed Jonas Skinner, 20, of Ashburn, and Braden Deahl, 18, of Arlington County, the FCPD said. Skinner 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 b…
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