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Rising Waters Trap Homeless Woman Under Falmouth Bridge, Firefighters Make Challenging Save Rising Waters Trap Homeless Woman Under Falmouth Bridge, Firefighters Make Challenging Save
Rising Waters Trap Homeless Woman Under Falmouth Bridge, Firefighters Make Challenging Save Rising waters during this week's storm nearly trapped a homeless woman under the Falmouth Bridge, until firefighters came to her aid, officials tell Daily Voice. The individual called 911 at the height of the storm, around 11:30 p.m. Tuesday, Jan. 9, saying the waters were rising and they had nowhere to go, according to Brian J. Frankel, the assistant chief of Stafford County Fire and Rescue. The department's water rescue team was deployed and successfully got the woman out from under the bridge. "It was successful just a challenging rescue because it was the middle of the night …

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by Cecilia Levine
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High-Risk Traffic Stop Yields Drugs From Car Thieves In Northern VA, Sheriff Says High-Risk Traffic Stop Yields Drugs From Car Thieves In Northern VA, Sheriff Says
High-Risk Traffic Stop Yields Drugs From Car Thieves In Northern VA, Sheriff Says A game of grand theft auto ended in a drug bust for car thieves in Stafford County, authorities said. Deputies with the Stafford County Sheriff's Office stopped a stolen Toyota Corolla heading south on Warrenton Road near the Falmouth Bridge around 8:55 p.m. Thursday, June 22 in South Stafford, Sheriff David Decatur said. The three occupants were ordered from the vehicle and detained. The investigation revealed the trio had stolen the vehicle from a woman nicknamed "West Virginia" to run an errand, Decatur said. Deputies soon found “West Virginia” was actually Stephanie Gras…

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by Cecilia Levine
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VA Man Who Drunkenly Stopped Bridge Traffic Broke Into Hospital Very Next Day: Authorities VA Man Who Drunkenly Stopped Bridge Traffic Broke Into Hospital Very Next Day: Authorities
VA Man Who Drunkenly Stopped Bridge Traffic Broke Into Hospital Very Next Day: Authorities A 39-year-old man who just this week stopped traffic on local streets while intoxicated is back in police custody: This time, for breaking into a hospital, authorities in Stafford County said. Surveillance footage captured Tyreek Ware, whom police have had several run-ins with, banging on the front doors of Stafford Hospital around 1:50 a.m. Monday, June 19, while the hospital was closed, the Stafford County Sheriff's Office said. He started with his fists but switched to his feet, kicking out one of the glass panels, authorities said. Ware then crawled his way into the hospital and in…

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by Cecilia Levine
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'Call It Divine Intervention:' 'Mrs. Claus' Rescues Woman Hanging From Virginia Bridge (VIDEO) 'Call It Divine Intervention:' 'Mrs. Claus' Rescues Woman Hanging From Virginia Bridge (VIDEO)
'Call It Divine Intervention:' 'Mrs. Claus' Rescues Woman Hanging From Virginia Bridge (Video) Christmas came early for one lucky woman in Virginia who got an assist from a fast-thinking Fredericksburg police lieutenant who did not have time to change from a holiday outfit to her service uniform. Fredericksburg Sheriff's Office Lt. Tabatha Merrell was driving home from her starring role as Mrs. Claus for the Public Safety Santa Run at approximately 8 p.m. on Tuesday, Dec. 13, when she noticed a woman on Falmouth Bridge who was bending over the railing looking down. Merrell said that something didn’t feel right, so she spun her vehicle around to check on the woman, and after a pair …

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by Zak Failla