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Assault & Battery

Woodbridge, VA
Police & Fire
Driver Fleeing Cops Nearly Mows Down 6 Rescuers In Wild PWC Police Chase, Police Say Driver Fleeing Cops Nearly Mows Down 6 Rescuers In Wild PWC Police Chase, Police Say
Driver Fleeing Cops Nearly Mows Down 6 Rescuers In Wild PWC Police Chase, Police Say A Virginia man is facing a laundry list of charges after allegedly running over a cop’s foot, nearly mowing down half a dozen first responders, and crashing into a creek, police said. Herbert Joseph Kufuor, 30, of Woodbridge, was arrested following a dangerous pursuit in Prince William County that began just before midnight on Friday, May 30, according to police. Officers attempted to stop a vehicle near Dale Boulevard and Richmond Highway around 11:13 p.m., after the driver blew through several red lights, according to the Prince William County Police Department. The driver, later identif…

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by Zak Failla
Manassas, VA
Police & Fire
Armed Robber Takes Himself To Police Station After Attempted Gunpoint PWC Robbery: Cops Armed Robber Takes Himself To Police Station After Attempted Gunpoint PWC Robbery: Cops
Armed Robber Takes Himself To Police Station After Attempted Gunpoint PWC Robbery: Cops A 21-year-old man was arrested in what police say was a drug deal gone bad in Prince William County. The victim, also 21, had arranged to buy marijuana from Dorian Hugh Wilhoit, county police said. The victim and other acquaintances met Wilhoit at the Woodbridge Station Apartments located in the 1400 block of Ranger Lp. around midnight on Monday, June 10, police said. While the victim was outside of the vehicle and near the apartment building, Wilhoit bypassed the victim and ran towards the vehicle. He demanded the female occupants, who were between the ages of 17-23, get out of …

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by Cecilia Levine
Manassas, VA
Police & Fire
87-Year-Old Manassas Driver Tried Ramming Good Samaritan With Car After Hit-Run Crash: Cops 87-Year-Old Manassas Driver Tried Ramming Good Samaritan With Car After Hit-Run Crash: Cops
87-Year-Old Manassas Driver Tried Ramming Good Samaritan With Car After Hit-Run Crash: Cops An 87-year-old Manassas man is facing charges for trying to ram a Good Samaritan, who tracked him down after a hit-and-run crash, with his car, police said. Harold Lawrence Schneider is believed to have struck a Toyota while trying to turn left onto Dumfries Road from Brentsville Road around 7:35 a.m. on June 3, Prince William County police said. Schneider left the scene in his Lincoln Town Car, but was followed by a civilian who saw it all, police said. The Good Samaritan apparently confronted Schneider on Old Dominion Drive, where they began arguing and Schneider tried to hit the 53-year-…

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by Cecilia Levine
Manassas, VA
Police & Fire
Police Detail Brutal Assault-Robbery By Wanted Woodbridge Man Police Detail Brutal Assault-Robbery By Wanted Woodbridge Man
Police Detail Brutal Assault-Robbery By Wanted Woodbridge Man A 22-year-old Woodbridge man is wanted for a brutal assault and robbery this week, police said. Maazen Imran Butt was riding in a vehicle with a 24-year-old female acquaintance when they got into an argument on Monday, May 20 just before 5 a.m., Prince William County police said. While driving towards the 1700 block of Featherstone Road, Butt threatened to harm the woman physically, county police said. When the vehicle stopped, Butt dragged the victim out of the car and assaulted her before grabbing her neck, according to police. Butt then took the victim’s phone and purse b…

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by Cecilia Levine
Manassas, VA
Police & Fire
Man Intentionally Rams Victim During Red Roof Inn Fight: Prince William Police Man Intentionally Rams Victim During Red Roof Inn Fight: Prince William Police
Man Intentionally Rams Victim During Red Roof Inn Fight: Prince William Police A 53-year-old man has been arrested for intentionally hitting another man with his car during an argument at a Prince William County hotel then leaving the scene, police said. Michael Lee Beach was in a physical fight with a 51-year-old acquaintance at the Red Roof Inn on Automotive Drive in Manassas around 10:10 p.m. Sunday, April 21, county police said. Beach drove toward the victim and struck him with the car intentionally before fleeing the area, police said. The victim was treated at an area hospital for non-life threatening injuries.  Following the investigation, Beach was …

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by Cecilia Levine
Arlington, VA
Police & Fire
Armed Burglar Arrested After Barricading Himself In Arlington Home: Police Armed Burglar Arrested After Barricading Himself In Arlington Home: Police
Armed Burglar Arrested After Barricading Himself In Arlington Home: Police A 43-year-old man was arrested after an armed burglary and then barricading himself inside of his own Arlington home overnight Thursday, Oct. 19, authorities said. Jermaine Chambers, 43, has been charged with Attempted Malicious Wounding, Burglary with Intent to Commit Assault and Assault & Battery (x2). He is being held without bond in the Arlington County Detention Facility. Chambers broke into a home on the 4200 block of 2nd Road N. around 12:20 a.m., armed with a knife, Arlington officials said. He threatened and physically assaulted the male and female inside, before fleeing on foo…

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by Cecilia Levine
Manassas, VA
Police & Fire
Infant Abductor Tried Ramming Mom With Car During Shopping Trip Argument In VA: Police Infant Abductor Tried Ramming Mom With Car During Shopping Trip Argument In VA: Police
Infant Abductor Tried Ramming Mom With Car During Shopping Trip Argument In VA: Police A 22-year-old man snatched an acquaintance's infant from her while out shopping, then got into a vehicle with the baby and tried running the mother over in northern Virginia, authorities said. Deyvon Marquette Newman was in Gabes on Sudley Road in Manassas around 3:45 p.m. Sunday, April 30 when the incident occurred, Prince William County police said. Newman grabbed the baby from its mother in the store and fled, authorities said. That's when he got in the car with the unsecured baby and tried hitting its mom with the vehicle, PWC police said. The woman jumped out of the way to avoid being…

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by Cecilia Levine
Springfield, MA
Police & Fire
Woman Stabbed At Dunkin Donuts: Springfield Police Bust Holyoke Man In Attack Woman Stabbed At Dunkin Donuts: Springfield Police Bust Holyoke Man In Attack
Woman Stabbed At Dunkin Donuts: Springfield Police Bust Holyoke Man In Attack A woman was stabbed at a Dunkin Donuts in Hampden County on Tuesday, March 28, and police say they've captured the man responsible.  Juan Rivera, 34, of Holyoke, is charged with the attack at the store on Main Street in Springfield, police said.  Police were walled to the Dunkin Donuts just before 11:30 a.m. to reports that a woman had been stabbed. It's unclear where she was wounded. Paramedics rushed her to Baystate Medical Center with non-life-threatening injuries.  Officers quickly relayed information on the suspect and police spotted Rivera walking nearby. They found tw…

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by Josh Lanier
Manassas, VA
Police & Fire
Man Running From Officers In Manassas Crashes Into Car With Mom, 2 Young Boys: Police Man Running From Officers In Manassas Crashes Into Car With Mom, 2 Young Boys: Police
Man Running From Officers In Manassas Crashes Into Car With Mom, 2 Young Boys: Police A man trying to avoid a speeding ticket earlier this month crashed into a car, sending a 25-year-old mom and her two 4-year-old boys to the hospital, police said.  Officers spotted a speeding car in the area Dumfries and Minnieville Road in Manassas around 7:30 p.m. on June 10, the Prince William County police said. Police turned on their sirens, but the driver gunned it. Officers didn't chase the car, an incident report noted.  However, a few minutes later, officers spotted the car again after it had crashed. The car slammed into the median as it turned onto Prince William P…

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by Josh Lanier
Manassas, VA
Police & Fire
Man Pulls Gun On Dumfries Woman, Knocks Out Her Neighbor: Police Man Pulls Gun On Dumfries Woman, Knocks Out Her Neighbor: Police
Man Pulls Gun On Dumfries Woman, Knocks Out Her Neighbor: Police A domestic dispute turned violent earlier this week when a 38-year-old man attacked a Dumfries woman and her neighbor, police said.  Sean Devan Taylor, of Richmond, got into an argument with a friend at her Antrim Circle apartment on Wednesday, June 1, that escalated when he grabbed a helmet and smashed her television, Prince William County police said.  The 36-year-old woman ran out of her home and got into her car, but Taylor grabbed his gun and chased her out, the incident report continues.  Taylor then got into an argument with the woman's 18-year-old neighbor. That also…

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by Josh Lanier
Pittsfield, MA
Police & Fire
Police Seize Firearms, Drugs In Separate Western Mass Incidents Police Seize Firearms, Drugs In Separate Western Mass Incidents
Police Seize Firearms, Drugs In Separate Western Mass Incidents Police seized several firearms and drugs during two separate incidents within a few hours of each other in Western Massachusetts. On Tuesday, April 6, members of District Attorney Anthony Gulluni’s Violent Offender Task Force and Springfield Police Officers arrested 22-year-old Nathan Mercado of Springfield during a traffic stop. The bust went down when the task force and Springfield police officers were conducting an investigation when they observed a car driving erratically and committing traffic violations, said the Springfield Police Department.  A traffic stop was conducted and durin…

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by Kathy Reakes
Worcester, MA
Police & Fire
Suspected 'Trigger Man' Arrested In King Street Killing Suspected 'Trigger Man' Arrested In King Street Killing
Suspected 'Trigger Man' Arrested In King Street Killing Police believe they have identified the “trigger man” in a deadly shooting on King Street earlier this month in Worcester. A dangerousness hearing was held for Jacob Grice, 35, on Friday, Aug.14. He was deemed too dangerous to be released. Grice is being charged in connection with the shooting death of Darren Dyette, 31, of Boston on Aug. 3, according to the Worcester District Attorney. The charges are assault and battery by firearm, assault, and battery by means of a dangerous weapon causing serious bodily injury, unlawfully carrying a firearm, unlawfully carrying a loaded firearm, possess…

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by Kristin Palpini