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Intoxicated Man Threatened To Burn Down Church, Woman's Home In Virginia, Sheriff Says Intoxicated Man Threatened To Burn Down Church, Woman's Home In Virginia, Sheriff Says
Intoxicated Man Threatened To Burn Down Church, Woman's Home In Virginia, Sheriff Says A Virginia man is behind bars after threatening a woman and her church in Stafford County, a spokesperson for the sheriff's office said. Over the weekend, deputies were called to investigate a reported disturbance involving a 22-year-old Stafford resident Keven Opoku and a woman. The incident was called in shortly after 9:15 a.m. on Saturday, Aug. 3 on Firebrick Drive. According to the Stafford County Sheriff's Office, it was determined that Opoku was under the influence, and made threats to burn down both her home and the church she attends. Deputies made contact with Opoku, who resisted…

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by Zak Failla
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8-Hour Standoff Ends With Man Threatening Arson, Exposing Himself In Custody: Arlington PD 8-Hour Standoff Ends With Man Threatening Arson, Exposing Himself In Custody: Arlington PD
8-Hour Standoff Ends With Man Threatening Arson, Exposing Himself In Custody: Arlington PD A 37-year-old Arlington man has been arrested for exposing himself and threatening to burn down his apartment building, police said. Officers were called to the 4300 block of Lorcom Lane where Isaac Meals had been on a balcony throwing items off of it around 2:45 p.m., police said. Meals was inside of the home but officers said they saw him threaten to burn it down and expose himself, they said. Additional police resources from the Emergency Response Team, including negotiators, responded to assist with the investigation.  At approximately 11 p.m., officers took Meals into custo…

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by Cecilia Levine
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Florida Man Threatens To Bomb Dumfries Motel During Dispute: Police Florida Man Threatens To Bomb Dumfries Motel During Dispute: Police
Florida Man Threatens To Bomb Dumfries Motel During Dispute: Police A Florida man brought a new approach to customer complaints when he had a problem with an employee at a motel in northern Virginia this week. He threatened to blow up the place, police said.  Alexander McCadden III, 27, was staying at the Econo Lodge on Dumfries Road in Dumfries on Tuesday night, June 7, the Prince William County police said. McCadden was at the bar just before 3 a.m. when he and an employee got into an argument. It escalated until McCadden threatened to bomb the building and take the employee down too, authorities said.  The employee called the police before anyo…

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by Josh Lanier