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Police ID 89-Year-Old Man Dies Day After Weekend Virginia Crash Police ID 89-Year-Old Man Dies Day After Weekend Virginia Crash
Police ID 89-Year-Old Man Dies Day After Weekend Virginia Crash An 89-year-old man has died after a two-car crash in Virginia over the weekend, police in Fairfax County announced on Monday afternoon. Fairfax County resident Lloyd South died from injuries sustained in a crash on Saturday, Sept. 23 on Ox Road in West Springfield, according to officials. Police say that South was driving east from Ox Road in a Nissan Frontier at around 9:40 a.m. on Saturday morning when he blew through a stop sign and was struck by another driver. South's Nissan was hit by a Volvo, which was sent cascading into a highway sign in the median before coming to rest after stri…

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by Zak Failla
Police & Fire
Mid-Atlantic Crime Ring Arrests For Armed VA Jewelry Robberies, Carjackings Mid-Atlantic Crime Ring Arrests For Armed VA Jewelry Robberies, Carjackings
Mid-Atlantic Crime Ring Arrests For Armed VA Jewelry Robberies, Carjackings An indictment of 16 members of a violent mid-Atlantic crime ring has been unsealed and the federal agencies are naming names.  Of the 16, eight of the alleged crime ring members were arrested in the morning on Wednesday, Aug. 30, 2023, police in Fairfax County, Virginia announced later that day.  They were all arrested in connection to a violent crime spree that took place between Jan. 7, 2022, through Jan. 27, 2023.  The crime ring members were all from Maryland and the District of Columbia. They met with their accused leader – Trevor Wright, also known as “Taliban Glizzy” …

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by Jillian Pikora
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Former DMV-Area Doctor Gets Prison Time For Prescribing Pills Leading To Fatal OD: Officials Former DMV-Area Doctor Gets Prison Time For Prescribing Pills Leading To Fatal OD: Officials
Former Dmv-area Doctor Gets Prison Time For Prescribing Pills Leading To Fatal OD: Officials A Louisiana doctor who used to practice in DC and Falls Church, Virginia, will spend more than a year in jail for illegally distributing oxycodone and hydrocodone to a Fairfax County man who later died of an overdose. Dr. Robert Cao, 39, was sentenced in US District Court for the District of Columbia to 15 months in prison on five felony counts of unlawful distribution of a controlled substance outside the scope of his professional practice, federal officials announced. According to court documents, Cao, who was licensed to practice medicine in the District of Columbia and Virginia wrote mu…

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by Zak Failla
Police & Fire
Dog Killed By SWAT Team Recovering Stolen Police Equipment In Virginia Dog Killed By SWAT Team Recovering Stolen Police Equipment In Virginia
Dog Killed By SWAT Team Recovering Stolen Police Equipment In Virginia Investigators say that a dog was shot and killed early on Wednesday morning in Virginia by SWAT officers in Fairfax County who were attempting to recover allegedly stolen police equipment. On Wednesday, SWAT officers served a search warrant in the 1500 block of Powells Tavern Place in Herndon, a spokesperson for the Fairfax County Police Department announced at approximately 7 a.m. on Wednesday, Dec. 7. During the execution of the warrant to recover police equipment stolen from a different jurisdiction, police say that at least one officer discharged their service weapon, striking the dog…

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by Zak Failla
Police & Fire
Smiling Suspect Accused Of Burglary, Abduction In Virginia, Police Say Smiling Suspect Accused Of Burglary, Abduction In Virginia, Police Say
Smiling Suspect Accused Of Burglary, Abduction In Virginia, Police Say A man who smiled for his mugshot after allegedly burglarizing and abducting his victim in Virginia has been apprehended and is facing new charges, police announced. Loudoun resident Michael Morel is in police custody following an investigation into an alleged abduction shortly before 6:15 a.m. on Sunday, Oct. 16, in the 4100 block of University Drive. It is alleged that Morel forced his way into his victim's bedroom through a window and forced said victim to leave with him in a vehicle. Police say that after stopping at a Fairfax County convenience store, the victim was able to get free a…

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by Zak Failla
Police & Fire
Fatal Trailer Crash Closes Portion Of I-495 Fatal Trailer Crash Closes Portion Of I-495
Fatal Trailer Crash Closes Portion Of I-495 A deadly tractor-trailer crash closed Interstate 495 in Virginia early Sunday, Sept. 11. The truck was heading north when it ran off the roadway, struck a guardrail and then a pole near Exit 44/Georgetown Pike just after 6 a.m. in Fairfax County, Virginia State Police said. The driver of the tractor-trailer died at the scene. State police was working to confirm the driver's identity and notify the next of kin. The crash remains under investigation. 

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by Cecilia Levine
Police & Fire
Virginia Man In Critical Condition After Bicyclist, SUV Crash In Fairfax County: Police Virginia Man In Critical Condition After Bicyclist, SUV Crash In Fairfax County: Police
Virginia Man In Critical Condition After Bicyclist, SUV Crash In Fairfax County: Police A Virginia man is in critical condition following a crash involving two bicyclists and an SUV in Fairfax County, authorities said.  Police responded to the crash at Belle Haven Road & Fort Hunt Road in Belle Haven around 7:30 p.m. on Monday, May 9, Fairfax County Police said on Twitter.  Upon arrival, one bicyclist was taken to the hospital with life-threatening injuries. The driver of the SUV stayed at the scene, police said.  The accident closed Belle Haven Road as a result. The crash remains under investigation. 

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by David Cifarelli
News
McLean High School Students Walk Out In Support Of Roe V. Wade (DEVELOPING) McLean High School Students Walk Out In Support Of Roe V. Wade (DEVELOPING)
McLean High School Students Walk Out In Support Of Roe V. Wade (Developing) Dozens of Virginia high school students have walked out of McLean High School in protest over abortion rights, 7News reports.  HAPPENING NOW | Dozens of high school students in Virginia have walked out of class in protest for abortion rights. SkyTrak7 is on scene.https://t.co/f2tDPGjk76 — 7News DC (@7NewsDC) May 9, 2022 The students were reportedly showing their support for Roe V. Wade chanting “abortion is health care” and “my body, my choice," according to a Tweet from a local reporter. McLean High School students walk out in support of #RoeVWade. -Chanting “abortion is health car…

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by David Cifarelli