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French Bulldog 'Queen' Stolen From Kingdom In Springfield, Police Say French Bulldog 'Queen' Stolen From Kingdom In Springfield, Police Say
French Bulldog 'Queen' Stolen From Kingdom In Springfield, Police Say The search is on for a "Queen" who wants to be returned to her kingdom in Fairfax County. An alert was issued by the Fairfax County Police Department on Wednesday as they attempt to locate a French bulldog who was taken in an apparent burglary earlier this week.  Shortly before 8 a.m. on Monday morning, officers from the department were called to the 7500 block of Tralee Woods Court in Springfield after a woman was advised by a neighbor that her dogs were running loose through the neighborhood.  The family friend was able to fetch two dogs, but a third, Queen, has not been locate…

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by Zak Failla
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Driver Caused 'Near-Fatal' Injuries Fleeing From Secret Service Police In DC: Feds Driver Caused 'Near-Fatal' Injuries Fleeing From Secret Service Police In DC: Feds
Driver Caused 'Near-Fatal' Injuries Fleeing From Secret Service Police In DC: Feds The District man who caused a near-fatal crash while attempting to flee from police in Northwest DC last year will likely have time behind bars to consider his actions after being found guilty on a host of charges. Shaquille Taylor, 27, has been convicted by a jury for the May 2022 aggravated assault of a man in the intersection of 12th Street and Massachusetts Ave. NW, authorities announced. According to prosecutors, at around 2 a.m. on May 6, 2022, a Secret Service police officer attempted to stop Taylor's Nissan Altima in the area of Massachusetts Avenue and 17th Street NW; however, he h…

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by Zak Failla
Police & Fire
25-Year-Old Virginia Driver Surrenders In DC Crash That Left Nightclub Manager Critical 25-Year-Old Virginia Driver Surrenders In DC Crash That Left Nightclub Manager Critical
25-Year-Old Virginia Driver Surrenders In DC Crash That Left Nightclub Manager Critical A 25-year-old Virginia man surrendered to authorities in connection with a crash that left the manager of a Washington DC nightclub in critical condition. Danny Vasquez, of Woodbridge, was charged with leaving after collided on a warrant in connection with the Sept. 3 incident on Jefferson Drive SW, DC Metro police said. Stephen K. Grasty, 29, was riding a Lime scooter southbound on 14th Street Southwest when he was struck by a Nissan around 4:10 a.m., early that morning, NBC Washington reported at the time. Vasquez was allegedly behind the wheel. Grasty, the manager at The Park and 14th,…

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by Cecilia Levine
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Police ID 89-Year-Old Man Dies Day After Weekend Fairfax County Crash Police ID 89-Year-Old Man Dies Day After Weekend Fairfax County Crash
Police ID 89-Year-Old Man Dies Day After Weekend Fairfax County Crash An 89-year-old man has died after a two-car crash in Virginia over the weekend, police in Fairfax County announced on Monday afternoon. Fairfax County resident Lloyd South died from injuries sustained in a crash on Saturday, Sept. 23 on Ox Road in West Springfield, according to officials. Police say that South was driving east from Ox Road in a Nissan Frontier at around 9:40 a.m. on Saturday morning when he blew through a stop sign and was struck by another driver. South's Nissan was hit by a Volvo, which was sent cascading into a highway sign in the median before coming to rest after stri…

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by Zak Failla
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DC Nightclub Manager Once In Pedestrian Safety Campaign In ICU After Hit-Run Crash: Report DC Nightclub Manager Once In Pedestrian Safety Campaign In ICU After Hit-Run Crash: Report
DC Nightclub Manager Once In Pedestrian Safety Campaign In ICU After Hit-Run Crash: Report The manager of a Washington DC nightclub was in the ICU after being struck by a vehicle over the weekend, police and various news reports say. Stephen K. Grasty, 29, was riding a Lime scooter southbound on 14th Street Southwest when he was struck by a Nissan around 4:10 a.m. Sunday, Sept. 3, according to NBC Washington and DC Metro police. Grasty, the manager at The Park and 14th, was apparently on his way home at the time of the crash. A witness told police she saw the vehicle his Grasty, then take off toward Virginia. The witness also told police she saw an object, later identified as Gr…

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by Cecilia Levine
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BMW Driver Without Seatbelt Killed By Aggressive Driver In Virginia, Police Say BMW Driver Without Seatbelt Killed By Aggressive Driver In Virginia, Police Say
BMW Driver Without Seatbelt Killed By Aggressive Driver In Virginia, Police Say An aggressive driver led to the death of a Woodbridge man who was killed driving a BMW in Prince William County overnight. Police say that Jose Bonilla Bonilla, 23, has been identified as the driver of a BMW 535 Series who was struck by a speeding driver attempting to pass a truck, sending him into a tree. Shortly after 7:30 p.m. on Wednesday, Aug. 30, Bonilla Bonilla and an 18-year-old man in a Nissan 370 Z were driving on Minnieville Road near the intersection of Hedgewood Drive, when the teen attempted “an aggressive maneuver” to pass a pick-up truck. While attempting to pass, it is bel…

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by Zak Failla
Obituaries
Coworkers Mourn Loss Of MD Man Killed In DC Shooting Robbery Coworkers Mourn Loss Of MD Man Killed In DC Shooting Robbery
Coworkers Mourn Loss Of MD Man Killed In DC Shooting Robbery Support is mounting for the family of a Maryland man robbed and killed last week in Washington DC. Rafael Adolfo Gomez, of Beltsville, was found having suffered gunshot wounds on the 2200 block of 6th Street, Northwest, on Thursday, July 13, DC Metro police said. The 34-year-old was rushed to the hospital where he was pronounced dead. Detectives seek assistance in locating a vehicle of interest, a white Nissan SUV last seen bearing Maryland tags 5EW6340. DC Police Department As detectives seek assistance in locating a vehicle of interest, a white Nissan SUV last seen bearing Maryland…

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by Cecilia Levine
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Infant Being Treated At Children's National Hospital In DC Following Fatal MD Crash Infant Being Treated At Children's National Hospital In DC Following Fatal MD Crash
Infant Being Treated At Children's National Hospital In DC Following Fatal MD Crash Police have identified the 30-year-old woman who was killed in an early morning head-on crash in Prince George's County that left an infant hospitalized. Bowie resident Angelica Cepero was driving a Nissan Altima that was involved in a crash shortly before 6 a.m. on Wednesday, May 31 that left her dead and three others injured, according to Maryland State Police. Investigators say that troopers from the Forestville Barrack were called to a stretch of Largo Road in Upper Marlboro on Wednesday morning, where there was a reported crash involving two vehicles that collided head-on. Cepero was…

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by Zak Failla
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Florida Woman Ran Over GF On Baltimore-Washington Parkway, Left Her To Die: Feds Florida Woman Ran Over GF On Baltimore-Washington Parkway, Left Her To Die: Feds
Florida Woman Ran Over GF On Baltimore-Washington Parkway, Left Her To Die: Feds The Florida woman who gruesomely killed her girlfriend “in the heat of passion” was convicted by a jury following a lengthy trial in Maryland, federal authorities announced. Melbourne, Florida resident Janice Martina Mason, 29, was convicted on Friday, May 19 of voluntary manslaughter after she ran over Sharisse Denise Carr, 26, on the Baltimore-Washington Parkway, left her to die, and then tried to pull a fast one on investigators. On Nov. 24, 2021, US Park Police officers responded to a stretch of the Parkway near Route 197, where there were reports of a body lying facedown in the shoulde…

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by Zak Failla
Police & Fire
Man Killed By Hit-Run Driver On Baltimore-Washington Parkway: US Park Police Man Killed By Hit-Run Driver On Baltimore-Washington Parkway: US Park Police
Man Killed By Hit-Run Driver On Baltimore-Washington Parkway: US Park Police US Park Police investigators are seeking the public’s assistance in locating the driver involved in a fatal hit-and-run crash on the Baltimore-Washington Parkway late on Monday night. At 11:30 p.m. on Monday, Feb. 6, a Park Police spokesperson said that an investigation was launched on the parkway in the area of Route 197 in Laurel after a man was struck by a driver who sped away. The crash was reported in the southbound lanes on the Baltimore-Washington Parkway, with traffic diverted to Route 197.Google Maps street view The man - whose identity has not been released by investigators - …

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by Zak Failla
Business
Hertz Rented Vehicles With Open Recalls For Repairs: Feds Hertz Rented Vehicles With Open Recalls For Repairs: Feds
Hertz Rented Vehicles With Open Recalls For Repairs: Feds Federal officials are investigating allegations that Hertz rented suspect vehicles to customers without getting recommended required recall repairs for several years. The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) issued an alert on Tuesday, Dec. 20 advising that Hertz had previously rented Nissan and Ford vehicles that were not properly repaired during recent recalls. According to the NHTSA, the agency would be in violation of the federal Motor Vehicle Safety Act. The vehicles subject to the government’s probe were produced in the 2018 through 2020 model years. If found compli…

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by Zak Failla
Police & Fire
Man With Conviction In Virginia Busted In Maryland With Glock, Kit To Make It Fully Automatic Man With Conviction In Virginia Busted In Maryland With Glock, Kit To Make It Fully Automatic
Man With Conviction In Virginia Busted In Maryland With Glock, Kit To Make It Fully Automatic What started as a routine traffic stop in Maryland led to a weapons charge for a California man who is forbidden from possessing firearms due to a previous conviction in Virginia, authorities said. Walter Prince, 30, of Sherman Oaks, California, was busted for illegally possessing a Glock 9mm handgun and several rounds of ammunition in Montgomery County following a traffic stop over the weekend, officials announced on Tuesday, Sept. 20. Shortly before 6:30 p.m. on Friday, Sept. 16, officers from the Montgomery County Department of Police patrolling in the area of Shady Grove Road stopped a …

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by Zak Failla
Police & Fire
Reckless Driver Nearly Causes Crash During Pursuit In Stafford: Police Reckless Driver Nearly Causes Crash During Pursuit In Stafford: Police
Reckless Driver Nearly Causes Crash During Pursuit In Stafford: Police A Stafford teen was arrested after her reckless driving nearly caused a collision, police said. Mickayla Lafayette, 19, was headed northbound on Richmond Highway at around 3:17 p.m. July 13, speeding at 67 MPH in a 45 MPH zone, the Stafford County Sheriff’s Office said. When Deputy R.M. Connelly saw Lafayette’s Nissan, distinguishable with its apparent damage to the front passenger side, he tried to pull her over, but she sped up to 75 MPH to avoid the officer, police reported. A truck driver in the next lane over had to brake in order to avoid Lafayette who veered into their lane, author…

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by AJ Goldbloom
Police & Fire
Driver Surrenders In Prince William Head-On Hit-Run Crash: Police Driver Surrenders In Prince William Head-On Hit-Run Crash: Police
Driver Surrenders In Prince William Head-On Hit-Run Crash: Police A driver wanted in a head-on hit-and-run crash last weekend in Manassas surrendered to authorities. Domingo Cedillo, 26, was headed northbound on Centreville Road in his Chevrolet Express Van when he crossed over the solid yellow line and hit a Nissan Sentra, Prince William County Police said. The collision caused the Nissan to veer into another lane, where it was hit by Jeep Grand Cherokee, police said. Cedillo continued driving his van on Centreville Road until it was disabeld and he fled on foot, officials said. Police arrived at the scene to search for the suspect with a K-9, but …

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by AJ Goldbloom
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Nissan Recalling 323K SUVs Due To Hoods Unexpectedly Flying Open Nissan Recalling 323K SUVs Due To Hoods Unexpectedly Flying Open
Nissan Recalling 323K SUVs Due To Hoods Unexpectedly Flying Open Nearly 350,000 Nissan vehicles are subject to a recall because of hoods that have reportedly been unexpectedly flying open and blocking drivers’ views. Nissan announced that it is recalling nearly 323,000 Pathfinder SUVs that were produced between 2013 and 2016 due to the issue, which has reportedly not caused any crashes or injury. The automaker said on Tuesday, June 28 that dust and dirt can accumulate on the secondary hood latch, causing it to malfunction and stay unlatched, even when the hood is supposed to be closed. If the main latch is inadvertently released or not closed properl…

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by Zak Failla
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Teen Was Going 40+ MPH Over Limit In Head-On VA Crash That Killed Another Driver: Police Teen Was Going 40+ MPH Over Limit In Head-On VA Crash That Killed Another Driver: Police
Teen Was Going 40+ MPH Over Limit In Head-On VA Crash That Killed Another Driver: Police A 16-year-old has been charged with involuntary manslaughter in connection to a crash that killed a 62-year-old woman last March, authorities said. The three-vehicle crash occurred on March 9 on Georgetown Pike. Detectives were able to determine that the teen driver of the 2020 Audi A5 was driving over 80 mph in a 35 mph zone and that alcohol was not a factor, according to the Fairfax Police Department.  Karla Boggess, 62, of Berryville died of her injuries four days after the Audi driver lost control of his car and crossed the center line, hitting her Nissan head on, police reported. …

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by Annie DeVoe