Tractor Trailer Crash Worsens Rush Hour Traffic On I-495 Tractor Trailer Crash Worsens Rush Hour Traffic On I-495
Capital Beltway Crash Fairfax County As if rush hour on the Capital Beltway wasn't bad enough, a tractor trailer crash jammed up the highway even more on Thursday, May 16. As of press time, delays were being reported due to the southbound crash in Fairfax County. It happened at mile marker 48.8. The south right shoulder was closed as of press time.
Burglarizing Brothers Busted Targeting Properties In DC, Montgomery County: Police Burglarizing Brothers Busted Targeting Properties In DC, Montgomery County: Police
Burglarizing Brothers Busted Targeting Properties In DC, Montgomery County: Police Two brothers busted for at least two burglaries at area residences and are facing charges after being found with stolen items in a Catonsville home, police say. Alex Dumitru, 23, and younger brother Natalian Dumitru, 18, have been arrested for burglarizing two properties as the Montgomery County Department of Police continues to probe a recent string of robberies.  Between March and April, police say that unknown suspects forced entry into these places, damaging and stealing property before fleeing:  A residence attached to the Ahmadiyya Muslim Community in the 15000 block of Go…
Cocaine Goes Airborne Like Snow In Drug Dealer's Taxi Cab Arrest In Stafford, Sheriff Says Cocaine Goes Airborne Like Snow In Drug Dealer's Taxi Cab Arrest In Stafford, Sheriff Says
Cocaine Goes Airborne Like Snow In Drug Dealer's Taxi Cab Arrest In Stafford, Sheriff Says A 52-year-old drug dealer was arrested during a chaotic in which a bag of cocaine popped, its contents blasted across arresting deputies in Stafford, authorities said. Shaheim Perry, the suspect of an ongoing drug distribution case, was spotted getting into a cab with a small child on Wednesday, May 15 around 2:40 p.m., Sheriff David Decatur said. Believing Perry was heading to his home in England Run, deputies were informed of the situation and flooded the Warrenton Road area. As the cab got off I-95 and onto Northbound Warrenton Road, deputies got behind it in order to conduct a high-risk…
Police ID 19-Year-Old District Man Fatally Shot In Maryland Park Police ID 19-Year-Old District Man Fatally Shot In Maryland Park
Police ID 19-Year-Old District Man Fatally Shot In Maryland Park A 19-year-old man from DC was found shot to death in a Prince George's County park, according to police. David Frye has been identified by the Prince George's County Police Department as the person found with a fatal gunshot wound in a Fort Washington park early on Wednesday morning. At approximately 6:40 a.m. on May 15, officers and Maryland-National Capital Park Police members were called to a park in the 11900 block of Autumnwood Lane, where there were reports of an unconscious man. Upon arrival, they found Frye suffering from a gunshot wound, and he was pronounced dead at the scen…
Man Who Sodomized Child In His Stafford Home Served With 18 Sex Offense Warrants, Sheriff Says Man Who Sodomized Child In His Stafford Home Served With 18 Sex Offense Warrants, Sheriff Says
Man Who Sodomized Child In His Stafford Home Served With 18 Sex Offense Warrants, Sheriff Says A 41-year-old man has been arrested after a child under 13 years old came forward with horrifying allegations, authorities in Stafford said. The victim told a social services worker that Marvin Schaeffer Jr. forced them into sex acts at his home in South Stafford, County Sheriff David Decatur said. The victim reported the alleged incidents earlier this month, the sheriff said. Schaeffer was arrested on 18 total sex offense warrants including six counts of forcible sodomy, six counts of object sexual penetration, and six counts of aggravated sexual battery of a victim under the age of 13. H…
Road Rage Driver Pulls Gun On Car Carrying 5-Year-Old On Richmond Highway, Cops Say Road Rage Driver Pulls Gun On Car Carrying 5-Year-Old On Richmond Highway, Cops Say
Road Rage Driver Pulls Gun On Car Carrying 5-Year-Old On Richmond Highway, Cops Say A 73-year-old man has been arrested in a road rage incident involving a mother and her young child in Prince William County. Edwin Dale Sims, of Woodbridge, was identified as the Richmond highway driver who pulled a gun on the 32-year-old mom and her 5-year-old child around 4:40 p.m. Wednesday, May 15 on Richmond Highway, PWC police said. Sims "brandished" a firearm at the victim’s vehicle before the vehicles separated. No shots were fired, police said.  Sims was later arrested and charged with two counts of brandishing a firearm and held on a $1,000 bond.
Tractor Trailer Crashes On I-395 In Arlington Tractor Trailer Crashes On I-395 In Arlington
Tractor Trailer Crashes On I-395 In Arlington Delays were building on I-395 due to a tractor trailer crash Thursday, May 16 in Arlington. The VDOT site shows the crash happened at mile marker 9.2 in the northbound lanes. "Motorists can expect delays due to a tractor trailer crash," the site said as of press time.
Drug-Fueled Gunfight Kills Manassas Man, Wounds Centreville Killer, Cops Say Drug-Fueled Gunfight Kills Manassas Man, Wounds Centreville Killer, Cops Say
Centreville Shooting Update May 15, 2024 Police have identified the 18-year-old men involved in a Fairfax County gunfight that left one of them dead and the other wounded. Michael Alcantara, of Manassas, and Hassan Kanu, of Centreville, were in a vehicle on the 14600 block of Route 29 in Centreville when they got out and exchanged gunfire around 9:35 a.m. on Wednesday, May 15, Fairfax County police said. Alcantara was found with gunshot wounds to the upper body and pronounced dead at the scene. Kanu was hospitalized in critical condition with gunshot wounds to the upper body, and charged with second-degree murder and use of a…
Victim Who Withdrew $10K From VA Bank Followed By NJ Man Who Stole It, Cops Say Victim Who Withdrew $10K From VA Bank Followed By NJ Man Who Stole It, Cops Say
Victim Who Withdrew $10K From VA Bank Followed By NJ Man Who Stole It, Cops Say Warrants have been issued for a pair from New Jersey and New York who police said targeted a victim who withdrew a large amount of cash at a Virginia bank. Pedro Bernal Montoya, 43, of New Jersey, and Antonio Ramos Acevedo, 33, of New York, watched as the victim took out $10,000 from a Springfield, VA bank on March 21, at 3:13 p.m., Fairfax County police said. Police did not say where in NJ or NY the men were from. They then followed the victim to a shopping center, where they broke into their vehicle and stole the money, police said. Detectives obtained warrants for Montoya and Acevedo&nb…
One Dead In Double Shooting That Police Say Was Drug Deal Gone Bad In Centreville One Dead In Double Shooting That Police Say Was Drug Deal Gone Bad In Centreville
Centreville Shooting Fairfax County police have released preliminary information in a double shooting that left one person dead on Wednesday, May 15. Police were called to the 14600 of Route 29 in Centreville around 9:30 a.m. where they found one man dead with a gunshot wound and another seriously wounded, FCPD Capt. Kent Bailey said. Bailey said that the community is safe and that the incident preliminary seems to be the result of an illegal drug deal. This is a developing story. Check back for more.
Anti-Government Extremist From MD Gets Time For Torching Supreme Court Vehicles, Self In DC Anti-Government Extremist From MD Gets Time For Torching Supreme Court Vehicles, Self In DC
Anti-Government Extremist From MD Gets Time For Torching Supreme Court Vehicles, Self In DC An extremist from Maryland who claims to be the leader of a militia will spend years in prison after pouring gasoline on Supreme Court vehicles and accidentally lighting himself on fire in Northeast DC, federal authorities announced. Hagerstown native Cody Tarner, who has a history of encounters with law enforcement and has expressed anti-government rhetoric, pleaded guilty earlier this year to arson in connection to an act of rage that went wrong for him, officials said on Jan. 10. On Tuesday, Tarner was sentenced to 10 years in prison, followed by three years of supervised release. He was…
Ammo, Long Gun Found On Drunken Man Who Dropped Gun On Wawa Floor In Stafford, Sheriff Says Ammo, Long Gun Found On Drunken Man Who Dropped Gun On Wawa Floor In Stafford, Sheriff Says
Ammo, Long Gun Found On Drunken Man Who Dropped Gun On Wawa Floor In Stafford, Sheriff Says A drunken Wawa customer's own clumsiness landed him behind bars over the weekend in Stafford, authorities said. Xavien Washington caught the attention of people inside the Wawa store on Butler Road in Fredericksburg around 4:35 a.m. on Sunday, May 12, after dropping his firearm on the floor while stumbling around in the business, Stafford County Sheriff David Decatur said. The 19-year-old Manassas man then tried buying tobacco without an ID, police said. When staff refused to sell him the product, he asked to buy drugs from them, Decatur said. Deputies quickly found Washington and, wh…