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Suspicious Death Under Investigation Days After Body Found On Fairfax County Path, Police Say
A homicide investigation is ongoing in Fairfax County days after a suspicious body was found on a path in Oakton on Saturday afternoon.Shortly after 3 p.m. on July 20, officers were called to the 9500 block of Route 29, when a walker found a man unresponsive in the area, "with obvious trauma to the…
Teenage girls recorded video beating a man to death before turning camera around to take selfies, prosecutors say
WASHINGTON — Two of the five teenage girls accused of beating a man to death in October 2023 appeared in court Friday, during which the 13-year-old defendant punched a U.S. Marshal. The 13-year-old and a 15-year-old are the latest arrested in the death of 64-year-old Reggie Brown. Brown was...
DUI Teen Driver Arrested In Fatal Pedestrian Crash, Fairfax County Police Say
A DUI teenage driver has been charged in a Fairfax County crash that killed a 35-year-old pedestrian this weekend, authorities said.The 17-year-old driver of a 2017 Jeep Cherokee was heading east on Lorton Road near Timarand Drive in Lortin, when he struck Jamar Caper, 35, of Alexandria, who was tr…
Woman hit, killed by car in Fairfax County
FAIRFAX COUNTY, Va. (DC News Now) — The Fairfax County Police Department said a woman was killed after being hit by a car in Great Falls on Saturday morning. Officers said they were at the scene of a fatal pedestrian crash at Leesburg Pike and Downey Drive. The woman died there. The driver of the […]
Man Accused Of 1979 Rape, Murder Of Maryland Mother Convicted: Charles County State's Attorney
Last year, the Charles County Sheriff's Office announced that District resident Andre Taylor was arrested on charges that included rape and murder in connection to Belk's death, who was found in Bryans Road on Metropolitan Church Road after she was killed 45 years ago. On Friday, July 19, the state's...
Leesburg Pike Reopens Following Fatal Crash In Fairfax County Intersection
A pedestrian was killed after being struck by a driver near a busy intersection in Fairfax County on Saturday morning, police say.Officers were called before 5 a.m. on July 20 to the area of Leesburg Pike and Downey Drive in Great Falls, where a woman was hit by a car, which remained at the scene.&…
Man found dead inside SE DC apartment
WASHINGTON — Police are investigating after finding a man shot to death inside a Southeast, D.C. apartment on Sunday. Just before 3 p.m., officers with the Metropolitan Police Department responded to a reported shooting on Stanton Road in Southeast. Once there, officers found a man dead inside an apartment. Investigators say he had been shot.
Carjacker Struck Vehicle, Ran Over Lexus Owner During Virginia Altercation, Police Say
A man was hospitalized with life-threatening injuries over the weekend after being run over by his own vehicle while attempting to prevent a carjacking in Prince William County, police say.Officers were called to the Oasis at Montclair Apartment Complex on Stedham Circle in Dumfries shortly before …
Man who pushed woman out of moving car near Ballston sentenced
A Maryland man has been sentenced to 45 years behind bars after pushing a woman out of a moving vehicle near Ballston, causing severe injuries. Willie James Clements Jr., 61, was sentenced to 35 years for aggravated malicious wounding, as well as the maximum 10 years for hit-and-run, in Arlington County Circuit Court last week.
Suspect Vehicle In Manassas Woman's Murder Could Be In Loudoun County, Cops Say
Police in Manassas are searching for a suspect vehicle in a Manassas killing of an 18-year-old woman.Ashlin Paz, of no fixed address, was shot and killed in a wooded area near Pineview Road and Cregger Lane around 8:25 p.m. Thursday, July 18.The suspect vehicle, a blue Hyundai Elantra with Vir…
Khalil Khalilov Arrested for Homicide of Anvar Guliyev, 36
The Metropolitan Police Department is announcing the arrest of a suspect in the fatal stabbing in Northwest. On Wednesday, July 17, 2024, at approximately 11:58 a.m., members of the Second District responded to the report of a fight, inside of a parking garage, in the 1800 block of Wisconsin Avenue, Northwest. Officers were later called to a local hospital where they located two victims suffering from apparent stab wounds. The first victim was admitted in critical condition. After all life-saving efforts failed, the second victim was pronounced dead.
Police: Mother, daughter hide from suspicious men in Vienna
A woman and her adult daughter were walking near Meadow Lane and Stephen Circle, S.W., on July 14 at 10:52 p.m. when they observed a motorist drive a vehicle erratically into the cul-de-sac, turn off the vehicle’s headlights and drive back toward the pair, Vienna police said. The vehicle...
Man arrested for 11 retail theft offenses in Northwest DC
WASHINGTON (7News) — A man was arrested Tuesday and charged with 11 retail theft offenses in Northwest D.C., several of which were on the same day, according to Metropolitan Police Department (MPD) officials. In each of the following offenses, Paul Loose, 29, of no fixed address, entered a store...
Driver cited for April incident that badly hurt pedestrian
Vienna police have cited a driver who allegedly struck and badly injured a pedestrian at Church and East streets, N.E., on April 24. The pedestrian was walking southbound in the crosswalk on Church Street at 6:40 p.m. that day when the motorist, who was driving northbound on East Street, N.E., turned left onto Church Street and the vehicle struck the pedestrian, police said.
Virginia man arrested in connection to inappropriately contacting Valdosta child
VALDOSTA, Ga. (WALB) - A Virginia man is behind bars after he reportedly inappropriately contacted a minor, according to the Valdosta Police Department (VPD). On June 21, a Valdosta resident reported to police that she had seen “inappropriate contact” from an adult man with her 7-year-old niece. The communication involved explicit images, according to a police release.
Police: Female jogger eludes man following her at Nottoway Park
A woman was running in Nottoway Park, 9537 Courthouse Road in the Vienna area, on July 14 at 7:10 p.m when an unknown man in a vehicle began following her, Vienna police said. The man reportedly got out of his vehicle and continued following the woman on foot along the path, police said.
Bethesda man charged in Jan. 6 insurrection sentenced to 28 months in prison
A 25-year-old Bethesda man was sentenced to 28 months in prison Friday after he pleaded guilty to assaulting law enforcement officers during the Jan. 6, 2021, insurrection at the U.S. Capitol, according to the U.S. Attorney’s Office of the District of Columbia. Steven Patrick Cook was charged with “two...
Person seriously hurt after colliding into tree in Bethesda
MONTGOMERY COUNTY, Md. (DC News Now) — Montgomery County Fire and Rescue Service (MCFRS) crews were at the scene of a collision in Bethesda on Friday afternoon. A car had collided into a tree in front of a house in the 5300 block of Wilson Lane, near Fairfax Road. Pete Piringer, a spokesman for MCFRS, […]
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