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Virginia Man Accused Of Sexually Assaulting 9-Year-Old Boy In Bathroom Stall: Police
It took officers in Fairfax County less than a day to track down an Alexandria man who allegedly sexually assaulted a 9-year-old boy in a bathroom stall, police say. Charles Vincent Jones II, 43, is being held without bond following an investigation into an incident that played out in Woodlawn earlier this week. According to the Fairfax County Police Department, at around 7:10 p.m. on June 16, officers were called to the 8100 block of Fernlake Court after a boy reported that an unknown man entered his bathroom stall and inappropriately touched him. Jones was identified as a possible suspec…
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Maryland Barn Becomes Inferno Despite Owner's Attempt To Fight Flames With Garden Hose (
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A Maryland barn fire went from backyard scare to full-blown inferno after a neighbor spotted flames and called the owner, who raced back to fight it himself with a garden hose, officials said. He needed a bigger hose. The blaze broke out at around 8 p.m. on Thursday, June 18, in the 1200 block of Baldwin Mill Road in Jarrettsville, according to the Office of the State Fire Marshal. Investigators say the owner had been using a charcoal grill earlier in the evening and believed it had gone out. It had not. The owner and his girlfriend had left the home when a neighbor called to say th…
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Why Tesla Didn't Electrify CT Town Pool After Splashdown On Opening Day
Opening day at the Steve Benko Pool in New Canaan didn't go quite as planned. Instead of swimmers diving in, a Tesla did. A now-viral video taken by Kristen Schilo of New Canaan Dogs shows firefighters hoisting the electric vehicle from the pool at Waveny Park after it crashed through a fence and plunged into the water Tuesday morning, June 16. Multiple lifeguards and police officers entered the pool to help the driver out of the submerged vehicle, police said. He was the only person inside. Concerns about the pool becoming electrified appear to be unfounded. According to EV F…
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: Good Samaritan Lends Bike To Cop Chasing Suspected Child Predator Through Maryland
Officers in Maryland got an unexpected assist from a Good Samaritan who offered their own bike to help track down a man soliciting sex. Shortly before 8 p.m. on Monday, June 15, officers from the Montgomery County Department of Police were called to a stretch of Shady Grove Road after reports that an adult was targeting a minor, officials said. Montgomery County Department of Police The suspect took off on foot, leading to a short-lived pursuit that ended with the man in custody. During the chase, a passerby offered one of the officers their bicycle, which was then used in the pursuit. …
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Library Visit Takes Violent Turn After Road Rage Dispute In Virginia, Sheriff Says
Libraries are usually where people go to settle down. Deputies say one Virginia man showed up looking to settle a score instead. What started as a road rage dispute on Lyons Boulevard in Stafford ended in a library parking lot fight, deputies say, leading to the arrest of 60-year-old Fredericksburg man Mark Gibson. The incident played out around 9:45 a.m. on Wednesday, June 17, at the William J. Howell Library. According to the Stafford County Sheriff's Office, the victims told deputies that a driver brake-checked them on the road before following them into the library parking lot. It's n…
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Shot Maryland Police Officer Escorted Home By Fellow Cops After Hospital Release (
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The Maryland police officer shot while chasing an armed suspect along the Milford Mill Gwynn Falls Trail is finally heading home. Officer P. Catalfamo was released from the R Adams Cowley Shock Trauma Center on Wednesday evening, June 17, Baltimore County Police announced, 10 days after he was critically wounded in the line of duty in Pikesville. Officers lined the halls of the hospital as Catalfamo was escorted out, surrounded by family, friends, and colleagues who had been rooting for his recovery since the June 7 shooting. Catalfamo was struck while responding to a call about an indecen…
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Armed, Dangerous Suspect Sought In Fatal Shooting Of Towson University Student In Maryland
The man Baltimore County detectives say gunned down a 22-year-old Towson University student in broad daylight is still on the loose. Now they're asking the public to help find him. On Thursday, June 18, investigators identified 33-year-old Reginald T. Gray Jr. as the suspect wanted in connection with the Friday, June 5, killing of Nasir Majied, who was fatally shot along York Road. Nearly two weeks after the shooting, detectives say Gray remains at large. Reginald T. Gray Jr. Baltimore Police Department Authorities released Gray's photo along with images of the silver 2007 Nissan …
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Teen Tourist Killed When Central Park Carriage Horse Gets Loose: Police
An 18-year-old man died after falling from a horse-drawn carriage in Central Park, police said. The incident happened near 71st Street and Center Drive at 2:47 p.m., according to the NYPD. Officers were told the man had fallen from the carriage, police said. He was taken to Weill Cornell Medical Center, where he was pronounced dead, according to the NYPD. According to ABC7, the man was an 18-year-old tourist. Footage of the horse breaking free and being chased by the driver was shared to X by Gus Stalton, the managing editor of the West Side Rag. Here’s a video of the h…
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Death Penalty Possible For Man Accused Of Killing National Guard Specialist Near White House
A man accused of carrying out a deadly ambush on National Guard members steps from the White House now faces new federal charges that could lead to the death penalty, prosecutors announced. Rahmanullah Lakanwal, 30, an Afghan national, was charged in a 17-count superseding indictment filed in U.S. District Court on Tuesday, June 16, according to U.S. Attorney Jeanine Ferris Pirro. The new charges stem from the shooting that killed Specialist Sarah Beckstrom and seriously injured Sgt. Andrew Wolfe on Nov. 26. Beckstrom, a member of the West Virginia National Guard, was killed in the sh…
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Brazilian National Caught Driving Semi On I-81 In Virginia Without Commercial License: ICE
A Brazilian national living in the US illegally was arrested after ICE agents discovered he was driving a tractor-trailer on I-81 in Virginia without the commercial license required to operate it, federal officials announced. Lins Dos Santos-Melo was taken into custody during an enforcement operation conducted by Homeland Security Investigations in the Harrisonburg area, according to US Immigration and Customs Enforcement. Federal officials said Dos Santos-Melo had a valid Massachusetts driver's license but did not possess a commercial driver's license, despite operating a tractor-trailer t…
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Gunman Kidnapped Lyft Driver In Maryland, Ordered Him To Keep Driving: Police
A 28-year-old man who allegedly assaulted and kidnapped a Lyft driver at gunpoint in Maryland is facing new charges, authorities announced on Wednesday. White Oak resident Alexander Cleveland Hailey has been arrested and charged in connection with an incident reported in the area of Piney Branch Road and Flower Avenue in Silver Spring on Sunday, May 24. Investigators say that Hailey entered a Lyft driven by his victim. Once inside, he pulled out a handgun and ordered the victim to drive. The driver stopped and fled in the 8500 block of Piney Branch Road. Hailey also took off, but left behi…
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Scottish Soccer Fans Are Drinking US Bars Dry, Forcing Emergency Beer Deliveries
The British may have marched on Boston centuries ago, looking for a fight. This time, the Scots are here looking for a pint. Scottish soccer fans have descended on Massachusetts for the World Cup, and in less than a week, they've helped drink some of the city's bars dry. The "Tartan Army" spent the past week filling restaurants and pubs, and in some cases helping empty beer taps across the city, according to NBC Boston. The fans took over the streets last weekend after Scotland claimed a 1-0 win over Haiti on Saturday and marched to Fenway Park for a Red Sox game on Sunday. Sam Ad…
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Man Exposed Himself To Woman On Trail At Andrew Leitch Park In Virginia, Police Say
A woman out for an evening walk in Virginia found herself face-to-face with a man who suddenly exposed himself along a busy trail, police said. The incident was reported around 7:45 p.m. on Tuesday, June 16, at Andrew Leitch Park on Dale Boulevard in Woodbridge, according to the Prince William County Police Department. Investigators said the 37-year-old woman was walking along a trail when she noticed an unknown man standing off to the side. As she walked past him, the man exposed himself, police said. No physical contact was reported, and the woman was not injured. The suspect left befo…
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More Victims Feared After Alleged Sexual Assault At Maryland Training Academy: Police
A 58-year-old man has surrendered to police in Maryland more than a month after an alleged sexual assault at a CPR and first aid training center, police say. Now, detectives are worried there may be more victims. Silver Spring resident Melesse Semegne turned himself in at the Montgomery County Department of Police following an investigation into an alleged rape involving a woman last month. The investigation was launched on Wednesday, May 6, when officers were called to a Silver Spring home, where a woman reported she had been sexually assaulted the previous day. According to the wom…
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Theft Suspect Runs Across I-95 In Virginia, Ends Up In Jaws Of Police Dog After Chase
A stolen stack of LEGO sets sparked a wild I-95 chase that ended with a suspect running through traffic, bolting into the woods, and getting hauled out by a police dog, according to police in Virginia. Richmond resident Stephon Davis, 29, and Mechanicsville resident Jayden Ballard, 21, led multiple police agencies on a wild chase following a botched robbery in Fredericksburg. According to the Fredericksburg Police Department, officers were called to the Target on Carl D. Silver Parkway, where a caller told dispatchers that suspects were leaving the store in a U-Haul. Officers got ther…
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Woman Killed In DC, Suspect Fatally Shot By Police After Boarding Metrobus (
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A man accused of killing a woman in Northwest DC climbed aboard a Metrobus Tuesday morning, but the ride didn't get far. Minutes after police found 44-year-old Melissa Wallace-Pulliam fatally shot on Wisconsin Avenue NW, officers tracked down the suspect and stopped the bus near Upton Street, according to the Metropolitan Police Department. What happened next ended with a second death. Police say officers confronted 44-year-old Shawn Dewayne Williams after he boarded the bus following the shooting. During that encounter, Williams allegedly pulled a handgun. Officers opened fire, striking…
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Wilmington Hospital Shooter ID'd: Cops
A 23-year-old Delaware man was arrested in Philadelphia after police say a shooting at Wilmington Hospital left one 19-year-old dead and another critically injured. John Wallace-Bey, of New Castle, DE, was taken into custody Tuesday night, June 16, in Philadelphia and is awaiting extradition to Delaware, Wilmington Police announced. Wallace-Bey has been charged with first-degree murder, first-degree attempted murder, two counts of possession of a firearm during the commission of a felony, and carrying a concealed deadly weapon, police said. The shooting happened at Wilmington Hospital in t…
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Three Escape Massive Maryland House Fire After Flames Spread Through Home
Three residents were asleep inside a Maryland home when a fire began climbing from a rear deck into the upper floors of the house late Tuesday night. They got out before anyone was hurt. The blaze broke out at a home in the 4600 block of Drummond Avenue in Chevy Chase, where Montgomery County firefighters arrived to find flames tearing through the rear deck and exterior siding of the two-story residence. By that point, the fire had already spread upward. According to Montgomery County Fire and Rescue officials, the blaze traveled from the rear deck into the upper levels of the home throug…
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Mom Grabs Infant, Shuts Door As Flames Tear Through Maryland Garage: Fire Marshal
A Maryland mother saved her infant, and possibly her home, after a fire broke out on Tuesday morning, officials say. Shortly after 8 a.m. on June 16, a mother heard a smoke alarm and went looking for the source inside her Kingsville home. Then she found flames ripping through her attached garage. Then came a decision that investigators say may have saved the rest of the home. The woman grabbed her infant son, shut the door between the garage and the rest of the residence, and escaped before calling 911, according to the Maryland State Fire Marshal's Office. The fire drew firefig…
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1 Dead, Gunman Caught After Wilmington Hospital Double Shooting
A 23-year-old suspect in the Wilmington Hospital shooting has been arrested in the incident that left one person dead and another injured, authorities said. Wilmington police said only that the suspect was taken into custody in Philadelphia. Charges are pending, and extradition proceedings to Delaware are underway, authorities said. The gunman was possibly a hospital worker who shot two other employees, ABC News reports, citing law enforcement sources. Police responded to the hospital in the 500 block of West 14th Street on Tuesday, June 16, after reports of a shooting inside the …
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Wanted Man Shows Up At Victim's Hospital, Sparks I-95 Pursuit Through Northern Virginia: Police
A wild domestic dispute in Northern Virginia spiraled into an abduction and police pursuit down I-95 after a 34-year-old man assaulted and robbed a family member, officials say. Tariq Kamal Rasheed, 34, is facing a host of charges following a strange series of events that started in Woodbridge and ended with a canceled chase in Springfield, according to the Prince William County Police Department. Shortly before 10 p.m. on Monday, June 15, officers were called to investigate a domestic disturbance in the 14900 block of Feeder Lane in Woodbridge involving a woman who was assaulted, abducted,…
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E-Scooter Rider Dies After Being Hit By Driver Traveling Same Direction: Police
Police have identified the 43-year-old man who died after being struck while riding an e-scooter in Maryland. Scott Tippett was struck and killed late Monday night by a driver who shared his lane, according to the Prince George's County Police Department. At around 10:25 p.m. on June 15, officers were called to the 8100 block of Old Branch Avenue in Clinton, where there was a reported crash involving a car and an electric scooter. Investigators say that Tippett and the driver were traveling in the same direction along the roadway when, "for reasons under investigation," the driver struck t…
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Teen Shot In Virginia Mobile Home Community Found Dead In Nearby Backyard: Police
A shooting inside a Northern Virginia mobile home community ended with an 18-year-old Manassas man dead in a backyard blocks away, according to Prince William County Police. Luis Angel Chavez was shot shortly before 10 p.m. on Monday, June 15, inside the Bull Run Mobile Home Community, investigators said. Police believe Chavez was near Peppertree Lane and Pebble Lane when gunfire broke out. What happened next remains under investigation. After being shot in the upper body, Chavez managed to leave the area before collapsing behind a home on Parrish Lane, where he was later found dead, poli…
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NJ Fire Kills 'All My Children' Actor, Wife
The two people killed in a New Jersey house fire early this week have been identified as Paul Avery, who starred in "All My Children," and his wife, Sheila Garry Avery, their child confirmed. New Jersey State Police said only that the fire at 88 Mohican Rd. in Blairstown broke out Tuesday morning, June 16, and that two people had died. The couple's daughter, Kyle Avery, announced on Facebook that his parents had tragically perished in the fire. "I’m devastated to share that our parents, Paul and Sheila Garry Avery, passed away early this morning," he wrote. "We loved them so much, and they…
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Suspect Dead After Officer-Involved Shooting In Northwest DC Impacts Traffic: MPD (
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A suspect is dead after an officer-involved shooting sparked a major police investigation on Wisconsin Avenue in Northwest DC Tuesday morning, according to the Metropolitan Police Department. Police first alerted the public to a shooting investigation near Wisconsin Avenue and Upton Street NW, warning residents and commuters to avoid the area. About 30 minutes later, MPD confirmed the incident involved an officer and announced that one suspect had been pronounced dead. Few details were immediately released. Authorities have not said what led to the shooting, whether the suspect was armed,…
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What Deputies Found After Shots Fired At Stafford House Party Led To 5 Arrests, Sheriff Says
A Virginia house party was over by the time deputies arrived. The shell casings were still there. So were the clues that eventually led investigators to five young men, a stolen Alexandria firearm, an illegal machine gun conversion device, and a string of felony drug and weapons charges, according to the Stafford County Sheriff's Office. Deputies were called to Indian Point Road late on Saturday night, June 13, after reports of loud noises and gunfire near a gathering at a home. A motorist flagged down a responding deputy and reported hearing shots in the area. When deputies arrived, part…
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Teen Gunned Down In Maryland ID'd As Police Hunt For Answers In Targeted Killing (
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Police have identified the teenager who was gunned down in Maryland over the weekend. Ruben Arevalo Saavedra, 16, was found shot and killed in the Town of Brentwood on Friday, prompting a lengthy investigation, according to the Prince George's County Police Department. Officers were called shortly before 5 p.m. on June 12 to the 3700 block of Shepherd Street to investigate a reported shooting. Upon arrival, they found Arevalo Saavedra suffering from multiple gunshot wounds. The Hyattsville teen was pronounced dead at the scene by first responders. Investigators do not believe the crim…
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ICE Agent Fires Shots After Illegal Immigrant Rams Car In NJ, FBI Investigating: Feds
The FBI is investigating after an Immigration and Customs Enforcement agent fired gunshots after being struck by a vehicle on Monday morning, June 15, federal officials confirmed. At 9:30 a.m., ICE was trying to make an arrest on Route 72 near Mermaid Drive in Manahawkin when the suspect fled the scene in a vehicle, striking the agent, Stafford police said. The agent fired his weapon at the vehicle, repeatedly striking it, police said. ICE said that the agent was attempting to arrest Freidrich Castillo-Ormeno, an illegal immigrant from Peru, who was given a final order of rem…
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Trapped Resident Pulled From Burning Virginia Home With Critical Injuries: Fire Marshal
A person was fighting for their life after firefighters pulled them from a burning Virginia home on Sunday. The fire broke out shortly after 5 p.m. on June 14 in Arlington, where crews were dispatched to a single-family home in the 6000 block of 25th Road North after reports of a structure fire and a possible occupant trapped inside. When firefighters arrived, they found heavy flames pushing from the one-story residence. With reports that someone was still inside, crews immediately split their efforts between attacking the fire and searching the home. They found the occupant in a first-fl…
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: Maryland Trooper Lowered Through Trees To Rescue Injured Hiker On Mountain
A hiker stranded deep in the mountains of West Virginia got a lifeline from Maryland's skies over the weekend. Maryland State Police Aviation Command crews based in Cumberland launched a dramatic aerial rescue on Saturday morning, June 13, after a man fell while hiking in a remote section of Chimney Top in Grant County, West Virginia, according to state police. The call came in around 8:30 a.m. when rescue personnel in Grant County were dispatched to the rugged area near Cabins. But reaching the injured hiker on foot proved nearly impossible. With the victim located in difficult terrain, a…
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Smoke Alarms Save Family As Massive Maryland Townhouse Fire Causes $300K Damage (
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A Maryland family woke up to flames ripping through the back of their home early Sunday morning and got out just in time. The fire broke out around 1:15 a.m. on June 14 in an end-unit townhouse on Habersham Circle in Silver Spring, according to Montgomery County Fire and Rescue officials. By the time firefighters arrived, heavy fire was already tearing through the rear of the home. The images tell the story. Twitter/@DavidPazos15 Flames shot from multiple levels of the townhouse as crews raced to stop the fire from spreading to neighboring homes in the attached row. Despite the damage,…
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