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Feet Fail Fleeing Motel 6 Squatter Looking To Stay Out Of Jail In Stafford County: Sheriff Feet Fail Fleeing Motel 6 Squatter Looking To Stay Out Of Jail In Stafford County: Sheriff
Feet Fail Fleeing Motel 6 Squatter Looking To Stay Out Of Jail In Stafford County: Sheriff A fleeing suspect looking to stay out of jail "for a little longer" ended a police pursuit after tripping over his own feet in Stafford County, according to the sheriff's office.  Gunther Raimund went from being a squatter refusing to leave a hotel in Fredericksburg, to a cooperative arrestee, to a runaway whose feet failed him on Thursday afternoon, leading to his arrest.  Shortly before 12:30 p.m. on April 4, a deputy from the Stafford County Sheriff's Office was called to Motel 6 on Warrenton Road, where a guest - later identified as Raimund - refused to leave, despite che…

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by Zak Failla
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Suspect Shot By Officer Charged With Assault, Weapon Offenses In DC: Metropolitan Police Suspect Shot By Officer Charged With Assault, Weapon Offenses In DC: Metropolitan Police
Suspect Shot By Officer Charged With Assault, Weapon Offenses In DC: Metropolitan Police The man who was shot by members of the Metropolitan Police Department while attempting to flee is facing a host of charges, the agency announced on Wednesday. Northeast DC resident Deion Hinnant, who was hospitalized with serious injuries after the officer-involved shooting, was charged with assault and weapon offenses following an incident Monday night. According to police, shortly before 9 p.m. on April 1, investigators from the Violent Crime Suppression Division’s Robbery Suppression Unit were in the 2100 block of Bladensburg Road NE, when they spotted an altercation. #Update: A…

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by Zak Failla
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Woman Who Stashed Wawa Business Phone In Pants Arrested For Drunken Tirade: Stafford Sheriff Woman Who Stashed Wawa Business Phone In Pants Arrested For Drunken Tirade: Stafford Sheriff
Woman Who Stashed Wawa Business Phone In Pants Arrested For Drunken Tirade: Stafford Sheriff Four Loko got the better of a 34-year-old Woodbridge woman who took out her wrath on employees during a late night disturbance at Wawa in Stafford, the sheriff says. Hope Serebotseng is behind bars following a strange scene that played out when she badgered employees and refused to return a business phone amid a drunken tirade over the weekend, according to officials. The incident was reported at approximately 4:20 a.m. on Saturday, March 30 at Wawa on Garrisonville Road in Stafford. Wawa at 105 Garrisonville Road in Stafford Google Maps street view According to investigators, sta…

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by Zak Failla
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Brothers In Bogus Hostage Situation That Locked Down Stafford School Arrested: Sheriff Brothers In Bogus Hostage Situation That Locked Down Stafford School Arrested: Sheriff
Brothers In Bogus Hostage Situation That Locked Down Stafford School Arrested: Sheriff Two brothers have been arrested after one reported a fake hostage situation that placed a Stafford school on lockdown earlier this week, authorities said. Trouble began around 11:25 a.m. Monday, March 25, when the sheriff's office got a call from Cory Winfield, 39, of King George, saying his brother had a gun to his friend’s head and was currently being held hostage, Sheriff David Decatur said.  Cory refused to answer questions, and due to the nature of the call and the close proximity to the school, Conway Elementary School was placed on a partial lockdown. Deputies rushed to th…

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by Cecilia Levine
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DUI Driver Found Asleep At Traffic Light While Horns Sounded In Stafford, Sheriff Says DUI Driver Found Asleep At Traffic Light While Horns Sounded In Stafford, Sheriff Says
DUI Driver Found Asleep At Traffic Light While Horns Sounded In Stafford, Sheriff Says Not even a chorus of blaring horns could stir a 40-year-old Pennsylvania man who was found intoxicated and asleep at the wheel in Virginia, according to the Stafford County Sheriff. Harrisburg resident Kalem Calien is facing charges across state lines after he held up traffic when conking out while driving through Stafford on Sunday morning Shortly before 5:30 a.m. on March 3, deputies from the sheriff's office were called to investigate a suspicious Toyota RAV4 that was sitting steady at a green light for at least eight minutes while other motorists honked and shouted behind him at the int…

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by Zak Failla
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Speeding DUI Driver Had Rifles, Drugs In His Car During Stop In Stafford County, Sheriff Says Speeding DUI Driver Had Rifles, Drugs In His Car During Stop In Stafford County, Sheriff Says
Speeding DUI Driver Had Rifles, Drugs In His Car During Stop In Stafford County, Sheriff Says A reckless driver who was caught speeding in Stafford County is facing a host of charges after being caught with drugs and weapons, according to the sheriff's office. Danesh Hussan, 25, is facing felony charges after being a bit too fast, and too furious in front of deputies early on Thursday morning. Officials say that a deputy conducting speed enforcement on Garrisonville Road spotted Hussan's pick-up truck going 55 mph in a 35 mph zone, prompting a traffic stop in the nearby Wells Fargo parking lot. During the stop, deputies say that Hussan was caught with a concealed weapon in his…

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by Zak Failla
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BOLO Leads To Apprehension Of Two Wanted Men In Stafford County, Sheriff Says BOLO Leads To Apprehension Of Two Wanted Men In Stafford County, Sheriff Says
Bolo Leads To Apprehension Of Two Wanted Men In Stafford County, Sheriff Says A driver who skipped out on a court appearance on Wednesday was arrested on the same day after being busted with drugs and a wanted man during a traffic stop in Stafford County. Officials say that a "Be On The Lookout" alert was issued on Wednesday afternoon for a maroon Dodge SUV that was connected to a series of thefts in Fairfax County and was believed to be driven by Matthew Stafford, 32, of Stafford, who was a wanted man who missed court earlier that day. Stafford was wanted in Fredericksburg for two counts of larceny and driving with a revoked license for a previous DUI. He's facing f…

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by Zak Failla
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Suspect's Tire 'Completely Disintegrated' During Police Pursuit In Stafford, Sheriff Says Suspect's Tire 'Completely Disintegrated' During Police Pursuit In Stafford, Sheriff Says
Suspect's Tire 'Completely Disintegrated' During Police Pursuit In Stafford, Sheriff Says A 21-year-old man was too fast and too furious and ultimately led to his own demise during an ill-fated police pursuit that saw his tires fail him, leading to his arrest in Stafford County. At around 12:30 a.m. on Thursday, Jan. 25, Jordan Childs was reportedly driving a Dodge Durango recklessly in a car with an expired inspection on South Gateway Drive in Stafford, prompting a traffic stop by local law enforcement. According to a spokesperson from the Stafford County Sheriff's Office, Childs initially complied, but when a deputy was checking on the status of his driver's license, the deput…

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by Zak Failla
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Cocaine Found In Pile Of Kids' Clothing, Within Reach Of Children During Stafford Stop: Sheriff Cocaine Found In Pile Of Kids' Clothing, Within Reach Of Children During Stafford Stop: Sheriff
Cocaine Found In Pile Of Kids' Clothing, Within Reach Of Children During Stafford Stop: Sheriff A group of young children were "within arm's length" of cocaine stashed in a car that was uncovered during an otherwise routine traffic stop in Stafford County, officials say. Makayla Coffman, 26, is facing multiple felony charges after a traffic stop outside Walmart in Fredericksburg led to the recovery of controlled substances that were in the reach of a group of kids in her car. According to a spokesperson from the Stafford County Sheriff's Office, shortly after 1 p.m. on Thursday afternoon, Coffman was stopped at Walmart on Village Parkway, where deputies determined that she was driving…

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by Zak Failla
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Minibike Fails Rider In Race With Stafford Cops Minibike Fails Rider In Race With Stafford Cops
Minibike Fails Rider In Race With Stafford Cops A minibike operator who told police he fled a traffic stop because he thought he could get away, didn't, authorities in Stafford said. Stafford County Deputy AT Leckemby was heading east on Garrisonville Road near Onville Road when he noticed a minibike with no lights on it around 8:35 p.m. Nov. 23, the Stafford County sheriff's office said in a release. The operator, later identified as Gunther Raimund, 24, looked back at Leckemby when he initiated a traffic stop, then hit the gas, authorities said. Leckemby followed the minibike down Garrisonville Road, onto Richmond Highway, and in…

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by Zak Failla
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Wanted Men Caught With Hundreds Of Stolen Merchandise In Stafford After Pursuit: Sheriff Wanted Men Caught With Hundreds Of Stolen Merchandise In Stafford After Pursuit: Sheriff
Wanted Men Caught With Hundreds Of Stolen Merchandise In Stafford After Pursuit: Sheriff Two wanted men with a history of crime in the DMV region are back behind bars after their latest gambit. Jeremy Shivers, 36, and Joel Gomez, 23, are both facing new charges in Stafford County after being busted attempting to steal from Home Depot on Worth Avenue in Stafford, the sheriff’s office announced. Shortly before noon on Thursday, Aug. 31, staff at the store advised the Stafford County Sheriff about a man who attempted to steal hundreds of dollars worth of merchandise, but dropped it when he was caught by staff and fled. However, according to a spokesperson from the sheriff’s offic…

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by Zak Failla
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Witnesses Bring Axe, Drugs To Courthouse: Stafford Sheriff Witnesses Bring Axe, Drugs To Courthouse: Stafford Sheriff
Witnesses Bring Axe, Drugs To Courthouse: Stafford Sheriff Two Stafford residents who showed up to court as witnesses will have their own court cases after bringing drugs and an axe to the Courthouse complex, authorities said. A sheriff's deputy was preparing to testify when he saw someone in the audience on Wednesday, May 24 around 1:30 p.m., the sheriff's department said. Not because of her bright orange hair, but because she was showing signs of being under the influence of narcotics, the agency said. Interested in what this woman’s story was, the deputy went over the woman.  The woman said she was waiting to be a witness in a 10 a.m.…

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by Cecilia Levine
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Drug Dealer Sentenced For Selling Heroin, Fentanyl Across Four States, Including Virginia Drug Dealer Sentenced For Selling Heroin, Fentanyl Across Four States, Including Virginia
Drug Dealer Sentenced For Selling Heroin, Fentanyl Across Four States, Including Virginia A Baltimore man has been sentenced to federal prison after pleading guilty to possessing and distributing controlled substances, officials say. Devin Cunningham, 27, was involved in the selling and distributing of narcotics including fentanyl, heroin, and other controlled substances to Maryland and surrounding states from 2017 until 2020. Specifically, between January 2017 and December 2020, "scores of customers from Maryland, Pennsylvania, Virginia, and West Virginia traveled to the Forest Park area of Baltimore and purchased between a half of a gram and several grams of fentanyl or h…

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by Annie DeVoe
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Florida Man Charged With Bringing Loaded Gun Near Virginia School: Police Florida Man Charged With Bringing Loaded Gun Near Virginia School: Police
Florida Man Charged With Bringing Loaded Gun Near Virginia School: Police A Florida man is being held without bail after he was arrested for carrying a loaded weapon on school grounds in Virginia, authorities said.  Police responded to call about a suspicious vehicle parked near Washington Liberty High School in Arlington around 5:43 a.m. on Thursday, May 12, Arlington County Police said.  Upon arrival, officers found a man, later identified as 53-year-old James Drosihn, of St.Augustine, Florida, asleep behind the wheel with drug paraphernalia in plain sight.  A search of the vehicle uncovered a firearm, ammunition and controlled substan…

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by David Cifarelli