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Drunk Driver With 2-Year-Old In Car Pulls Machete On Teen Motorist In PWC, Cops Say Drunk Driver With 2-Year-Old In Car Pulls Machete On Teen Motorist In PWC, Cops Say
Drunk Driver With 2-Year-Old In Car Pulls Machete On Teen Motorist In PWC, Cops Say A 43-year-old drunk driver had a toddler in the back seat of his car when he pulled a machete on another driver in what police say was a road rage incident in Woodbridge this week. Douglas Benavides approached the 19-year-old motorist while both vehicles had stopped on Old Delaney Roda just before 7 p.m. on Sunday, May 19 in Woodbridge, Prince William County police said. Benavides pulled out a machete-style knife before driving out of the area, police said. Officers found him at a nearby home where he was determined to be intoxicated, according to police.  Further …

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by Cecilia Levine
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Armed, Suspended DUI Driver Crashes While Fleeing Cops In Arlington: Police Armed, Suspended DUI Driver Crashes While Fleeing Cops In Arlington: Police
Armed, Suspended DUI Driver Crashes While Fleeing Cops In Arlington: Police A 26-year-old man has been arrested after police say he crashed his car while fleeing police late Monday, Feb. 26 in Arlington. Abraham Mansaray Jr., of Woodbridge, was driving erratically with improper registration and a suspended license when police tried to stop him on Columbia Pike at S. Scott Street around 11 p.m., Arlington County police said. Mansaray failed to stop and fled the scene, during which he struck another vehicle and crashed. Mansaray got out of his vehicle and ran from the area.  Responding officers canvassed the area, found Mansaray, and arrested him. He was taken …

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by Cecilia Levine
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Drunken NY Man Pulls Gun On Worker After Being Kicked Out Of Arlington Business: Police Drunken NY Man Pulls Gun On Worker After Being Kicked Out Of Arlington Business: Police
Drunken NY Man Pulls Gun On Worker After Being Kicked Out Of Arlington Business: Police A 43-year-old New York man kicked out of a Virginia business was arrested for returning to the scene and flashing a gun at an employee, authorities said. Dean Campbell, of Elmont in Nassau County, got the boot from a business on the 3100 block of Wilson Boulevard due to disorderly behavior in Arlington just before 1 a.m. Sunday, Feb. 19, county police said. Campbell returned shortly after and began arguing outside the business, at which point he brandished a firearm and advanced towards an employee, "making physical contact," with them, police said. Campbell then fled on foot. Responding o…

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by Cecilia Levine
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Man Brandishing Boxcutter Busted After Resisting Arrest In Virginia, Police Say Man Brandishing Boxcutter Busted After Resisting Arrest In Virginia, Police Say
Man Brandishing Boxcutter Busted After Resisting Arrest In Virginia, Police Say An Arlington man brandishing a boxcutter who ran into traffic is facing charges in Virginia for allegedly injuring an officer while resisting his arrest, police say. Brian Tucker, 37, is facing charges following an incident that played out over the weekend when he was allegedly intoxicated and acting suspiciously early on Saturday morning. Officers from the Arlington Police Department were called shortly after 12:30 a.m. on Saturday, Feb. 10, where a driver reported that Tucker jumped in front of thier vehicle and began yelling while holding the weapon. According to police, responding offi…

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by Zak Failla
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Man Kicked Officers While Resisting Arrest In Arlington Apartment Building: Police Man Kicked Officers While Resisting Arrest In Arlington Apartment Building: Police
Man Kicked Officers While Resisting Arrest In Arlington Apartment Building: Police A 30-year-old man tried to take on police officers in Arlington attempting to arrest him after he illegally gained entry into a woman's home, officials say. Members of the Arlington Police Department were called at around 4:15 p.m. on Monday afternoon to the 700 block of North Glebe Road, where there was a report of "suspicious circumstances" involving a man and woman.  It is alleged that the woman was inside her home when James Carter busted into her apartment without permission, police say, though when the woman verbally confronted him, Carter reportedly retreated from the unit. Res…

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by Zak Failla
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Officer Cut Arresting Knife-Wielding Virginia Man In Crisis: Police Officer Cut Arresting Knife-Wielding Virginia Man In Crisis: Police
Officer Cut Arresting Knife-Wielding Virginia Man In Crisis: Police A person in crisis made things worse for himself when he cut an officer from Prince William County Police Department while resisting arrest, officials say. At around 12:30 p.m. on Sunday afternoon, officers were called to the 14700 block of Anderson Street in Woodbridge to investigate a reported person in crisis. Upon arrival to the area, officers found 26-year-old Javier Meija-Cardenas in his Woodbridge home brandishing a knife, raising alarm bells for first responders. According to police, officers attempted to detain Meija-Cardenas as he exited the home, but he proceeded to flee on…

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by Zak Failla
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Pouty Gunman In Parking Deck Shooting Nabbed In Arlington: Authorities Pouty Gunman In Parking Deck Shooting Nabbed In Arlington: Authorities
Pouty Gunman In Parking Deck Shooting Nabbed In Arlington: Authorities Authorities in Arlington say they've arrested one of two suspects in an argument that escalated to a shooting inside of a parking garage last week. Arlington's Esnayder Perla Alvarenga, 20, and the unidentified suspect got into a dispute with two victims in a parking garage at 4200 block of S. Four Mile Run Drive, around 11:25 p.m. Thursday, April 13, county police said. As the argument heated up, Alvarenga pulled out a gun while the other suspect physically assaulted one of the victims, police said. As the victims drove off, Alvarenga shot the gun, striking and damaging the vehicle, p…

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by Cecilia Levine