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87 Fentanyl Pills Seized, 18-Year-Old Arrested In Routine Fairfax County Traffic Stop: Cops 87 Fentanyl Pills Seized, 18-Year-Old Arrested In Routine Fairfax County Traffic Stop: Cops
87 Fentanyl Pills Seized, 18-Year-Old Arrested In Routine Fairfax County Traffic Stop: Cops An 18-year-old driver was arrested during a routine motor vehicle stop in which Fairfax County police found just under 100 fentanyl pills, wads of cash, and marijuana, police said. An officer stopped Fredy Ralda Rojas, of Bailey's Crossroads, at 9 p.m. on Saturday June 1 at Glen Carlyn Drive and Glen Carlyn Road, county police tell Daily Voice. The officer saw large amounts of cash and narcotics. Turns out, Rojas had  87 fentanyl pills, more than 2.5 ounces of marijuana, and a large amount of cash, police said.  Rojas was charged with Possession with the Intent to…
Convict Caught With Codeine, Handgun Reported Stolen In DC During Stop In Maryland: Sheriff Convict Caught With Codeine, Handgun Reported Stolen In DC During Stop In Maryland: Sheriff
Convict Caught With Codeine, Handgun Reported Stolen In DC During Stop In Maryland: Sheriff What started as a routine traffic stop in Maryland rapidly snowballed for a Charles County convict who was caught with a host of drugs and an illegal handgun reported stolen out of DC, authorities announced. Robert Terrance Fletcher, 26, of Indian Head, is facing drug and weapon charges following an early morning stop on Tuesday morning when he was busted for multiple offenses. Shortly before 2 a.m. on May 28, a member of the Charles County Sheriff's Office stopped Fletcher in the 5100 block of Indian Head Highway in Indian Head for a reported equipment violation on his vehicle. Google M…
More Metal Scrappers Arrested Stealing County Property In Fauquier, Sheriff Says More Metal Scrappers Arrested Stealing County Property In Fauquier, Sheriff Says
More Metal Scrappers Arrested Stealing County Property In Fauquier, Sheriff Says Several people have been arrested at what has become a hot spot for metal scrappers in Fauquier County and will now face charges, authorities announced. Gainesville resident Paul Leonard, 46, and 48-year-old Josh Smith, of Broad Run are the latest to be apprehended for targeting scrap metal in the 7000 block of Kennedy Road in the early hours of Monday morning. A spokesperson for the Fauquier County Sheriff's Office said that at around 4:20 a.m. on Jan. 29, the agency received reports of multiple flashlights by the scrap metal on county property that belonged to the Water and Sanitation Dep…
Woodbridge Man Accused Of Raping Minor After Supplying Her With Drugs: Police Woodbridge Man Accused Of Raping Minor After Supplying Her With Drugs: Police
Woodbridge Man Accused Of Raping Minor After Supplying Her With Drugs: Police Police in Prince William County say that a man already incarcerated for a different offense is facing new charges for allegedly drugging and sexually abusing a minor, authorities announced. Woodbridge resident Balmore Alexander Ortiz Guardado, 35, has been charged with rape and distribution of narcotics to a minor following a near monthlong investigation into accusations of sexual abuse, according to police on Friday, March 10. It is alleged that on Friday, Feb. 17, detectives from the Prince William County Police Department’s Special Victims Bureau launched a probe into a reported sex…
Doctor Licensed In DC, Virginia, Admits To Prescribing Narcotics That Led To Fatal Overdose Doctor Licensed In DC, Virginia, Admits To Prescribing Narcotics That Led To Fatal Overdose
Doctor Licensed In DC, Virginia, Admits To Prescribing Narcotics That Led To Fatal Overdose A doctor who is licensed to practice in the District of Columbia and Virginia has admitted to multiple felony charges for prescribing various pain medications that led to a fatal overdose last year and attempting to cover it up, federal officials announced. Former Falls Church resident Robert M. Cao, now of Lafayette, Louisiana, pleaded guilty to five counts of unlawful distribution of a controlled substance outside the scope of his professional practice, all felonies, in connection to his unlawful sale of narcotics, according to federal officials. As part of his guilty plea, Cao admitted t…
Secret Service Officers Hospitalized After Being Exposed To 'Powdery Substance' In DC Secret Service Officers Hospitalized After Being Exposed To 'Powdery Substance' In DC
Secret Service Officers Hospitalized After Being Exposed To 'Powdery Substance' In DC Two US Secret Service agents were hospitalized after being exposed to an undisclosed “powdery substance" believed to be narcotics, a spokesperson said. At approximately 11 a.m. on Tuesday, Oct. 11, officers from the Secret Service Uniformed Division conducted a traffic stop in the 1700 block of New York Avenue in Washington, DC, according to Anthony Guglielmi, the Chief of Communications for the agency. One person was taken into custody during the incident, and officers are being evaluated at an area hospital. Investigators did not release any information on the suspect. Shortly befor…
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…
Woodbridge Boy Denied Cell Phone Access Pulls Knife On Family Member: Police Woodbridge Boy Denied Cell Phone Access Pulls Knife On Family Member: Police
Woodbridge Boy Denied Cell Phone Access Pulls Knife On Family Member: Police A 13-year-old from Woodbridge was arrested for threatening a family member with a knife when she wouldn't let him use her cell phone, authorities said. The minor allegedly tried to steal his family member’s phone and when she refused, he pulled out a knife to threaten her Friday, July 15 at 10 p.m., Prince William County Police reported. When another family member intervened, the boy fled the home, authorities said. No injuries were reported, according to police. During the investigation, police said they found suspected narcotics in the 13-year-old’s bedroom. He was arrested for ro…
Northern VA Driver Socks Police Officer After Brief Pursuit: Authorities Northern VA Driver Socks Police Officer After Brief Pursuit: Authorities
Northern VA Driver Socks Police Officer After Brief Pursuit: Authorities A Virginia driver who refused to stop for police hit an officer trying to take him into custody, authorities said. Prince Williams County police saw a man, later identified as  Kendall Raymone Rivers, 27, of Woodbridge, swerving out of his lane near  Jefferson Davis Highway and Wayside Drive in Dumfries on Saturday, April 30 at 8:45 pm, according to the Prince William Police Department.  When officers attempted to make the stop, Rivers allegedly disregarded the officer's emergency equipment and continued driving, eventually losing control of his vehicle, striking stopped…