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Two Fairfax County teens are trying to prevent deer-vehicle collisions
Anmol Karan and Shaurya Jain are in the process of developing a prototype incorporating artificial intelligence, ultrasonic pulses, and animal or human sounds. The two have received a lot of support, including a $15,000 grant from the Animal Welfare Institute as a part of the Christine Stevens Wildlife Award. “Honestly,...
Manassas Mall Shootout: Final Suspected Gunman Apprehended (UPDATED)
Each of the five main suspects believed to be involved in the Manassas Mall shooting earlier this year has been apprehended, the Prince William County Police Department announced.Woodbridge resident Tayvion Omari Thornton, 18, who has no fixed address, had been wanted but was arrested on Monday fol…
Man's body found in pond at NOVA Woodbridge campus
Police are investigating the death of a 20-year-old man whose body was found Friday in the pond at Northern Virginia Community College in Woodbridge. Officers were called to the school at 2635 College Drive about 3:20 p.m. after campus police found the personal belongings of an individual, later identified as a 20-year-old man, near the pond and contacted Prince William County police. A short time later, the man’s body was located and recovered from the pond by fire and rescue crews.
Police: New York man allegedly demanded gold bars from Silver Spring woman or Russia would take her money
SILVER SPRING, Md. (DC News Now) — Police arrested a man from New York for allegedly demanding an 82-year-old woman to transfer her assets into gold bars over to him or Russia was going to take her money. The Montgomery County Department of Police (MCPD) said 19-year-old Zhenyong Weng, of Brooklyn, N.Y., was arrested for […]
Passenger Dies Day After T-Bone Crash In Fairfax County, Police Say (UPDATED)
New details have been released by the Fairfax County Police Department after a 22-year-old Manassas man died from injuries sustained in a two-vehicle crash in Clifton on Saturday morning.Jack Gumm has been identified by investigators as the passenger in a Honda that was involved in the crash on Jul…
Thieves crash U-Haul truck into Maryland gas station in attempted ATM smash-and-grab robbery
CALVERTON, Md. - Thieves used a U-Haul truck as a battering ram to try and steal an automatic teller machine from inside a Montgomery County gas station early Tuesday morning. FOX 5 photojournalist Mike Rickard obtained the surveillance video that shows the truck crashing in reverse through the storefront at the Sunoco station on Cherry Hill Road in Calverton just after 1:45 a.m. The impact of the crash broke the glass and damaged the ATM.
Concern for Missing 15-Year-Old Girl
Detectives from the Montgomery County Department of Police – Special Victims Investigations Division (SVID) are asking for the public’s assistance in locating Diana Briceyda Portillo-Lopez, a missing 15-year-old. Portillo-Lopez was last seen on Sunday July 14, 2024, at approximately 4:30 p.m., in the 12000 block of Bluhill Road...
Brief lockdown at Prince William County hospital as man shot was brought in
PRINCE WILLIAM COUNTY, Va. (DC News Now) — The Prince William County Police Department (PWCPD) said officers are investigating after a man was shot in Woodbridge Sunday evening. Police said that at around 6:40 p.m., officers responded to a reported shooting at the 14100 block of Bay Vista Drive. Police located a man with a […]
Emergency Communications Center Handled More Than 100 Calls Between 5:30pm and 7:30pm Monday Evening
Emergency Communications Center handled/dispatched over 100 calls for service between 5:30pm and 7:30pm on Monday evening, according to Montgomery County Fire and Rescue Services (MCFRS) chief spokesperson Pete Piringer. The calls included lightning strikes, wires down, trees down, roads blocked, and isolated power outages. Piringer stated that most of the...
Republicans make the case to lead on crime, justice and immigration
MANASSAS, Va. — The second night of the Republican National Convention in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, focused on addressing violent crime, border security and immigration. Prince William County Supervisor, former Republican Congressional Candidate, and Sheriff's Deputy Yesli Vega provided context to WUSA9 Tuesday night about the Republican-themed platform of "Make America Safe Again."
‘If it weren’t for Prince waking me up, we would all be dead’ | Cat that died in house fire credited with saving people in Montgomery County
MONTGOMERY COUNTY, Md. (DC News Now) — Montgomery County Fire and Rescue Service (MCFRS) said a cat died and a family was displaced after a house fire in Gaithersburg on Sunday morning. Crews said that at about 4:20 a.m., they responded to the 600 block of West Side Dr. for a house fire with people […]
Smash and dash: Would-be thieves ram Sunoco store, abandon ATM mid-heist
SILVER SPRING, Md. — Police are searching for suspects who attempted to rob a Silver Spring gas station overnight. At 2 a.m., officers with the Montgomery County Police Department responded to the Sunoco gas station on Cherry Hill Road for a reported burglary. Investigators say several suspects made their...
Maryland Man Sentenced For Killing 18-Year-Old in DC in 2021
A Montgomery County, MD man, 23-year-old Jordan Jones of Silver Spring, was sentenced Friday for voluntary manslaughter while armed for the killing of Noel Nicol, an 18-year-old from Silver Spring, in Southeast D.C. in October, 2021. Jones pleaded guilty on December 5, 2023, to voluntary manslaughter while armed for the...
Police: Armed man stole 14-year-old boy’s gun in Woodbridge
WOODBRIDGE, Va. (DC News Now) — The Prince William County Police Department (PWCPD) said two men robbed a 14-year-old boy of his gun in Woodbridge. PWCPD said the robbery happened on Friday evening in the Henry Ford Way and Mendoza Lane area. While investigating, officers found out that two masked men were in a car […]
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