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Convict Who Slammed Into MPD Vehicle Trying To Flee Sentenced For Federal Gun Charge In DC Convict Who Slammed Into MPD Vehicle Trying To Flee Sentenced For Federal Gun Charge In DC
Convict Who Slammed Into MPD Vehicle Trying To Flee Sentenced For Federal Gun Charge In DC The convicted felon who was busted with an illegal weapon after ramming into a Metropolitan Police Department cruiser while on probation will spend more time in prison, authorities announced. District resident Maurice Devonte Beckham, 22, was sentenced to 37 months in prison for illegally possessing a loaded weapon in Northeast DC after pleading guilty late last year, according to federal prosecutors. According to his plea, shortly after 2 a.m. on Jan. 30, 2023, officers on patrol in the 1100 block of Raum Street NE when they spotted Beckham - who they recognized from his previous crim…

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by Zak Failla
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'COPS' Fan With Drugs Critiques Officers' Arrest Tactics In Virginia: Police 'COPS' Fan With Drugs Critiques Officers' Arrest Tactics In Virginia: Police
'Cops' Fan With Drugs Critiques Officers' Arrest Tactics In Virginia: Police That's now how it happens on TV! A wanted 53-year-old Stafford man who is a fan of "COPS" was quickly informed of the reality he got himself into Sunday afternoon, Oct. 29, Stafford County Sheriff David Decatur said. Deputy X.D. Bates responded to a home to serve Gary Melvin on a warrant of probation violation, but couldn't find Melvin at the home, Decatur said. Instead, Deputy Bates began canvassing nearby locations to find him. It would not take Bates long to locate Melvin behind the wheel on Garrisonville Road, the sheriff said. He conducted a traffic stop at the Wendy’s on Garriso…

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by Cecilia Levine
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Drone Finds Fugitive Crouching In Basement Of Stafford County Home Drone Finds Fugitive Crouching In Basement Of Stafford County Home
Drone Finds Fugitive Crouching In Basement Of Stafford County Home Police have identified the subject who barricaded himself inside of a Stafford County home Thursday, Oct. 26 as a 31-year-old man wanted for violating probation. Guy Castonguay had warrants out for his arrest, when deputies learned he was on the 700 block of Edwards Drive in Grafton Village around 11 a.m., the sheriff's office said. Knowing he may have been armed, deputies surrounded the home and tried to call Castonguay out for nearly an hour. He refused to exit, at which point drone and K9 teams were called. Sergeant S.H. Curtis, Jr. was able to navigate a drone through the home and…

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by Cecilia Levine
Police & Fire
90 MPH Chase Ends With Wanted Driver In Cuffs: Virginia State Police 90 MPH Chase Ends With Wanted Driver In Cuffs: Virginia State Police
90 MPH Chase Ends With Wanted Driver In Cuffs: Virginia State Police A man who is wanted for violating his probation in Maryland didn't go down quietly and forced police in Virginia into a wild, unsuccessful high-speed pursuit to evade capture. Manassas resident Cristian Valle is behind bars after being arrested by Virginia State Police troopers in Fauquier County, but not before he took them for a ride earlier this week, the department announced on Thursday. The 25-year-old was the subject of a BOLO issued by the Fauquier Sheriff's Office at approximately 8 a.m. on Tuesday, Aug. 22, when Valle was spotted driving recklessly in Warrenton. While canvasing th…

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by Zak Failla
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Convicted Felon Wanted In MD, VA, WV Nabbed In PA: Police Convicted Felon Wanted In MD, VA, WV Nabbed In PA: Police
Convicted Felon Wanted In MD, VA, WV Nabbed In PA: Police A convicted felon wanted in three states was arrested during a domestic assault in Pennsylvania on Friday, Aug. 4, 2023, according to police. Perez Estavon James, 31, of Hagerstown, MD, was found in a home in the 300 block of Locust Street, Columbia Borough, PA — the scene of the domestic assault, according to a release by area police.  "The investigation resulted in Perez Estavon James being placed under arrest," the police said.  For this incident, James was charged with persons not to possess a firearm, intimidation of a witness, criminal mischief, terroristic threats, trespa…

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by Jillian Pikora
Police & Fire
Suspect Returning To Crime Scene Assaults Deputy During Botched Escape In Stafford Suspect Returning To Crime Scene Assaults Deputy During Botched Escape In Stafford
Suspect Returning To Crime Scene Assaults Deputy During Botched Escape In Stafford A Fredericksburg man made things worse for himself during an early morning disturbance in Stafford County over the weekend where he went rogue and attempted to avoid being apprehended by members of the Sheriff’s Office. Freddie Carter, Jr. 37, a man familiar to members of the Stafford County Sheriff’s Office, is facing a smorgasbord of criminal charges following his latest encounter with law enforcement that landed him behind bars after he returned to the scene of an earlier crime. Carter’s long day began at approximately 1:20 a.m. on Sunday, April 23, when members of the sheriff’s office w…

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by Zak Failla
Police & Fire
Doubling Down: Duo In Stafford Busted After Taking Police On A Pair Of Pursuits Doubling Down: Duo In Stafford Busted After Taking Police On A Pair Of Pursuits
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…

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by Zak Failla
Police & Fire
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 …

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by Zak Failla
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Police ID Wanted Woman Who Crashed Into Loudoun County Patrol Car During Chase Police ID Wanted Woman Who Crashed Into Loudoun County Patrol Car During Chase
Police ID Wanted Woman Who Crashed Into Loudoun County Patrol Car During Chase The Loudoun County Sheriff's Office released the name of the woman they say tried to run from deputies and smashed into several cars and a patrol cruiser Friday afternoon.  Nicole Robinson, 28, of Leesburg, was wanted on a parole violation and floored it when a deputy tried to pull her over on Clubhouse Drive in Leesburg, the Loudoun County Sheriff's Office said. She crashed into three cars and a deputy's cruiser as she tried to get away, authorities said.  Deputies chased Robinson down Route 15, where she crashed into another car, the Sheriff's Office said. Her vehicle died short…

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by Josh Lanier
Police & Fire
Wanted Woman Crashes Into Cars, Police Cruiser During Leesburg Chase: Police Wanted Woman Crashes Into Cars, Police Cruiser During Leesburg Chase: Police
Wanted Woman Crashes Into Cars, Police Cruiser During Leesburg Chase: Police A woman wanted on a probation violation crashed into several cars during a chase with Loudoun County sheriff's deputies Friday afternoon, police said.  Police tried to pull the woman over on Clubhouse Drive in Leesburg, but she hit the gas pedal and sped away, the Loudoun County Sheriff's Office said. She crashed into three cars and a Sheriff's deputy's cruiser before her car died, officials said.  Deputies took her to a local hospital for observation.  Authorities have not released her name, and charges are pending until doctors release her, Sheriff's Office spokesman Kraig Troxell said.…

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by Josh Lanier
Police & Fire
Belligerent VA Probation Violator Busted With Magazine, Handgun: Authorities Belligerent VA Probation Violator Busted With Magazine, Handgun: Authorities
Belligerent VA Probation Violator Busted With Magazine, Handgun: Authorities A Virginia man was being held without bond after becoming belligerent during an arrest for a probation violation in which he was found with a handgun, magazine and drugs, authorities said. Marcus Williams, 30, of Stafford, was found by authorities in a parked car on the 300 block of Warrenton Road on Thursday, April 21 around 11:30 a.m., according to the Stafford County Sheriff's Office. Williams became aggressive when police told him that he was under arrest, and resisted the efforts of the deputies, the Sheriff's Office said. Once handcuffed, Williams continued to attempt to get officers…

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by Annie DeVoe