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Colonial Beach Man Arrested After Fleeing Scene of Three-Vehicle DUI Crash
STAFFORD, VA — A Colonial Beach man is facing multiple charges after allegedly causing a three-vehicle crash while driving under the influence and then attempting to flee the scene on…
Fredericksburg Man Killed In Crash That Shut Down I-66 In Fairfax County Identified By VSP
New details have been released following a fiery fatal crash on I-66 in Virginia near The Beltway Interchange in Fairfax County on Friday morning.Fredericksburg resident Devin Stewart, 23, has been identified by state police as the person killed in a crash early on Aug. 23 that shut down the inters…
Man Gets Life In Prison For 1979 Rape, Murder Of Suitland Mother Decades Later
Last year, the Charles County Sheriff's Office announced that District resident Andre Taylor, now 63, was arrested on charges that included rape and murder in connection to Belk's death, who was found on Metropolitan Church Road near Route 227 after she was killed 45 years ago. He was convicted in...
Super Beauty Smash And Grab: Destruction And Theft At Waldorf Market Place
WALDORF, Md. – An 18-year-old Towson resident, Makenzie Amara Earle, is facing charges of malicious destruction of property following an incident at the Waldorf Market Place on July 30, 2024. According to police reports, Charles County authorities were called to the Super Beauty store in Waldorf after receiving reports of theft and significant damage to store property.
Woman Sentenced to 6 Months in Jail After Pepper-Spraying Combative Child
LA PLATA, MD—Tony Covington, State’s Attorney for Charles County, announced that on Thursday, August 15, 2024, Charles County Circuit Court Judge Makeba Gibbs sentenced Sabrina Cocheye Embrey, 51, of Waldorf, to 6 months in jail for Second-Degree Child Abuse and Second-Degree Assault. Embrey will be on supervised probation for three years upon release.
Stafford fentanyl trafficker sentenced to 10 years in prison
A Stafford man was sentenced on Wednesday to 10 years in prison for possession with intent to distribute fentanyl. A press release from the U.S. Attorney’s Office, Eastern District of Virginia says according to court documents, on Oct. 2, 2023, the Stafford Sheriff’s Office recovered a parcel with 16,245 counterfeit blue oxycodone pills containing fentanyl and stamped with “M30.” On Oct. 17, 2023, agents executed a search warrant at the residence of 27-year-old Dwaine Tyrone Jones.
No injuries, ‘moderate smoke’ after Friday morning fire on Caroline Street
A small fire broke out on the third floor of a building in the 800 block of Caroline St. just after 11 a.m. Friday morning, prompting a response from the Fredericksburg Fire Department as well as units from neighboring Stafford and Spotsylvania counties. Firefighters drew from a fire hydrant on...
Thursday afternoon fire on Walnut Drive in Stafford
Stafford Fire and Rescue says just before 2:40 P.M. on Thursday afternoon, units responded for a reported structure fire in the 800 block of Walnut Drive. Spokeswoman Katie Brady says first arriving units marked on scene approximately 5 minutes later and found flames showing from multiple sides of a single family residence.
Bryans Road Volunteers Quickly Respond To Overnight Car Fire
BRYANS ROAD, Md. — In the early hours of Thursday morning, a vehicle fire in Charles County was swiftly contained, thanks to the quick response of local firefighters. At approximately 12:32 a.m. on August 22, 2024, the Bryans Road Volunteer Fire Department responded to a call at 7068 Strawberry Drive in Bryans Road. The incident involved a 2010 Infiniti G37 Coupe, which had caught fire in its engine compartment.
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