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Cocaine, Firearms Seized In Search Of Suspected Drug Dealer's Leesburg Home, Police Say Cocaine, Firearms Seized In Search Of Suspected Drug Dealer's Leesburg Home, Police Say
Cocaine, Firearms Seized In Search Of Suspected Drug Dealer's Leesburg Home, Police Say A search of Loudoun County man's home turned up a substantial amount of cash, cocaine, scales, firearms, and more, local police said. Nicholas T. Roach, 28, was stopped around 12:30 p.m. Saturday, June 8 on Plaza Street NE by officers on foot as he appeared to be under the influence, police in Leesburg said.  Roach was arrested for public intoxication and, after conducting a search incident to arrest, officers found a large amount of cash and drugs on him, authorities said. A search of his home at 75 Plaza Street NE turned up additional drugs including cocaine, scales, cell phone…

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by Cecilia Levine
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Armed Felon Arrested Following Pursuit In Stafford: Sheriff Armed Felon Arrested Following Pursuit In Stafford: Sheriff
Armed Felon Arrested Following Pursuit In Stafford: Sheriff A 33-year-old felon wanted on multiple warrants was captured after authorities performed a high-risk stop, ending a Stafford pursuit, the sheriff's office said. Markus Collins, a convicted felon, had been wanted on drug and firearms charges when a sheriff's deputy spotted him getting into a vehicle on Wwarrenton Roadand Banks Ford Parkway around 4:40 p.m. on Tuesday, March 19, a spokesman for the sheriff's office said. Collins got into a vehicle at one of the motels on Warrenton Road motels. As the vehicle traveled on Warrenton Road, Sergeant B.U. Demirci and Deputy C.M. Sterne responded to…

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by Cecilia Levine
Police & Fire
Police Helicopter Helps Track Down DC Tourists Wanted Following Shooting Incident Police Helicopter Helps Track Down DC Tourists Wanted Following Shooting Incident
Police Helicopter Helps Track Down DC Tourists Wanted Following Shooting Incident Three people are facing charges in the nation's capital after being caught up in a shooting incident in Northwest DC overnight with booze in their vehicle, according to the Metropolitan Police Department. On Thursday night, officers on patrol at around 8:15 p.m. responded to sounds of gunshots near the intersection of Florida Avenue and W Street NW, though they were initially unable to identify a possible shooter. Witnesses were able to provide first responders with a description of their car, and using a department helicopter, they were able to relay its location to officers, who stopped t…

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by Zak Failla
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Drunk Virginia Man Shoots Inside Super 8 Hotel Room Drunk Virginia Man Shoots Inside Super 8 Hotel Room
Drunk Virginia Man Shoots Inside Super 8 Hotel Room A 39-year-old man has been arrested after reportedly shooting a gun inside a Dumfries hotel room, authorities announced. Officers responded to the Dumfries Super 8 on Richmond Highway after receiving reports of shots fired around 7 p.m., Saturday, March 25, according to the Prince William County Police Department. Investigators located an intoxicated Jesse Lee Meadows inside of a hotel room after a bullet was shot through another room in the business.  The shooting was reported after the occupants of the room next door notified the front desk. Meadows was charged with reckless handli…

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by Annie DeVoe
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Arrest Made In Birthday Trip Killing Of Virginia NAACP Leader Kent Carter Arrest Made In Birthday Trip Killing Of Virginia NAACP Leader Kent Carter
Arrest Made In Birthday Trip Killing Of Virginia NAACP Leader Kent Carter A 31-year-old man has been arrested in connection with a shooting that killed the Virginia NAACP leader during a birthday trip to Turks and Caicos, authorities said. Andre De Souza was arrested during a traffic stop on Oct. 6, on accusations he was linked to the Sunday, Oct. 2 ambush that killed Kent Carter, the Royal Turks and Caicos Islands Police Force said. Carter, celebrating his 40th birthday, and five others were shot in the random gang-related attack, police tell various news reports. "Kent was a leader, a friend, a loving father to his 14-year-old daughter, a partner to …

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by Annie DeVoe and Cecilia Levine
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DC Man Busted In Maryland After Shooting, Calling State Police On Himself DC Man Busted In Maryland After Shooting, Calling State Police On Himself
DC Man Busted In Maryland After Shooting, Calling State Police On Himself A Washington, DC man accidentally got himself arrested on multiple gun charges following a bizarre incident that played out in Maryland, state police said. Marcel Howard Hayes, 40, was arrested by Maryland State Police troopers in Annapolis who were called by Hayes to investigate a possible shooting in the area of Route 50, the agency announced late on Tuesday, Sept. 27. Shortly before 2:45 a.m. on Monday, Sept. 26, troopers from the Annapolis Barrack received a call from a driver - later identified as Hayes - advising that he was being chased, investigators said. Troopers were able to lo…

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by Zak Failla