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Police ID 3 Dead In High-Speed, DUI Crash In Fairfax County
Police have identified the three people killed in a Fairfax County crash Tuesday, July 23.The 2024 Acura Integra driven by Corey Rogers, 46, of Reston, was heading south on West Ox Road when Rogers failed to negotiate a turn and struck a cement jersey wall at Route 29 in Legato around 3:55 a.m., co…
Reston Woman, 26, Killed By Car On Leesburg Pike Was 'Hard Worker With Great Dreams'
Support is on the rise for the family of a 26-year-old Reston woman struck and killed by a vehicle on Leesburg Pike earlier this month.Giomarie Davila-Ocasio walked into the westbound lanes of the roadway when she was struck by a 2016 Ford Explorer around 3:45 a.m. on Saturday, July 20 in Great Fal…
Illegal immigrant facing 18 years in prison for homicide captured in Maryland
LAUREL, Md. (TND) — Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) arrested a Colombian immigrant last month who illegally crossed the U.S.-Mexico border and was living in Maryland, the agency announced on Monday. The 35-year-old was convicted of aggravated homicide in his home country, according to ICE's Enforcement and Removal Operations...
Three headless deer lead to dozens of charges in Pennsylvania
BEDFORD, Pa. (WTAJ) — Multiple dead deer — three with their heads allegedly cut off — led to charges for three men in Bedford, game commission officials said. The Pennsylvania Game Commission charged Kai Bardell, 22, Edward Ilgenfritz, 27, and Harlan Group, 21, with a slew of charges relating to the illegal hunting of deer […]
Third suspect arrested in connection to Oakton murder
FAIRFAX COUNTY, Va. - A third suspect has been arrested in connection to a homicide in Oakton. Several agencies teamed in the arrest of 20-year-old Wilmer Adli Guzman of Washington, D.C. Adli Guzman has been charged with malicious wounding by mob and is currently being held at the D.C. Central Detention Facility.
Police release new photos of man wanted for deadly Prince William Co. carjacking
DUMFRIES, Va. — Police in Prince William County are asking for the public's help in finding the person responsible for a carjacking that took a deadly turn over the weekend. A 37-year-old man was run over by his own car in Dumfries and died. Police say it happened around...
Fairfax County refused multiple ICE detainers linked to man who is now a murder suspect
FAIRFAX COUNTY, Va. (7News) — ICE confirms to 7News that one of the men that the Fairfax County Police Department arrested in connection to a murder in Oakton, Virginia last weekend is a Honduran in the U.S. illegally. This isn’t the first time he was arrested in Fairfax County....
Pedestrian seriously hurt in Herndon crash
FAIRFAX COUNTY, Va. (DC News Now) — The Herndon Police Department (HPD) said a man was seriously hurt after he was hit by a car on Tuesday night. In a post made just after 10:30 p.m. on X, police said the crash happened on Sterling Road near Herndon Parkway. The man who was hit was […]
Manassas Mall shooting suspect was awaiting trial in another shooting case
A Prince William County supervisor called out the criminal justice system because one of the suspects in a shooting at a mall earlier this month was already awaiting trial for another violent crime but wasn't being held in jail. Two groups got into a fight at Manassas Mall July 9...
Geofrey Gaitan Convicted Of Beating Landlord Over Death
Geofrey Gaitan, 31, was found guilty of second-degree attempted murder in April after two previous trials resulted in hung juries in connection to the near-fatal attack of Nicholas Miranda in April 2020. On Thursday, July 25, the Montgomery County State's Attorney's Office announced that he has been sentenced to 27...
Undercover operation leads to arrest in another $1 million Maryland gold bar scam
MONTGOMERY COUNTY, Md. (7News) — A Maryland man was arrested Wednesday in connection with another gold bar scam, according to Montgomery County police. On Wednesday, July 17, a 74-year-old Bethesda man called the Police Financial Crimes Section to report that he believed he had been scammed. Officials said the...
Drivers rushed to hospital after 2-vehicle crash in Lorton, police say
FAIRFAX COUNTY, Va. (7News) — Two people were rushed to the hospital following a two-vehicle crash in Lorton early Thursday morning, authorities said. Officers with the Fairfax County Police Department (FCPD) responded to the crash at Gunston Cove Road and Sophia Road. Police said both drivers were taken to...
Concern for Missing 13-Year-Old Girl
Update: Kay’leigh Rodgers has been located safe and unharmed. Detectives from the Montgomery County Department of Police – Special Victims Investigations Division (SVID) are asking for the public’s assistance in locating Kay’leigh Rodgers, a missing 13-year-old. Rodgers was last seen on Thursday, July 25, 2024, at...
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