CRIME & SAFETY
Massive Metal Pile Fire Breaks Out On Richmond Highway
A major fire erupted in a pile of metal along Richmond Highway in Fairfax County on Sunday morning, May 5.Firefighters were at the scene for hours, dousing hotspots as of 11:30 a.m. UPDATE 9900 blk of Richmond Highway: The fire is under control. Crews are hitting hotspots. The Virginia Department…
3 people hospitalized from a house fire in Loudoun County
LOUDOUN COUNTY, Va. — The Loudoun County Fire Marshal is investigating a house fire that left three people injured. On Friday, calls came into the Fire and EMS Department just before 8:30 p.m. for a house fire. Units from Loudoun County and Fairfax County were dispatched. At this time...
3 girls violently attack beauty store owner in Silver Spring, video shows
SILVER SPRING, Md. — Police in Montgomery County are asking for the public’s help in identifying three teenage girls caught on camera attacking a beauty store owner after being confronted for stealing back in March. No arrests have been made so far. Police say the theft and assault...
Man hurt in Montgomery Village shooting
MONTGOMERY COUNTY, Md. (DC News Now) — The Montgomery County Police Department (MCPD) said officers were still looking for the person responsible for a shooting late Saturday night. Officers were dispatched to the 18900 block of Mills Choice Road just after 9:20 p.m. There, they found a man who had been shot. He was taken […]
Officer in deadly McLean shooting violated policies but use of force was lawful, per auditor report
MCLEAN, Va. — A newly released report into the investigation of a deadly shooting by a police officer in McLean in 2022 found police aren’t criminally liable, but determined the officer who fatally shot a man experiencing a severe mental health crisis violated department policies. Fairfax County Independent...
Maryland man arrested at Peace Bridge on felony warrant
BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) – U.S. Customs and Border Protection officers arrested a 46-year-old male at the Peace Bridge border crossing Friday who had an active arrest felony warrant for strongarm rape. Ethiopian citizen and lawful permanent resident of the U.S. Bereket Mengesha was on a bus returning to his residence in Maryland. An inspection revealed […]
Husband Stabbed Wife Multiple Times, Strangled Her With Belt In MD: State's Attorney
The man who murdered his wife, then turned himself in to police in Montgomery County and pointed investigators to the body has been convicted.Dennis Hinnant, Jr., 30, of Silver Spring, was convicted on Friday of second-degree for the death of his 28-year-old wife Taresha Pendarvis in February last …
Tractor Trailer Crash Closes Lanes On I-95
A tractor trailer crash took out one lane of I-95 in Fairfax County Friday, May 3.The VDOT site says the crash happened in the southbound lanes at mile marker 162.9 in Lorton.Delays were expected with the south left lane closed as of press time.
DUI Driver Failed To Yield In Crash That Killed 32-Year-Old Passenger, Pug In VA: Cops
An arrest has been made in an April crash that killed a dog and a 32-year-old woman in Prince William County, authorities said.Jason Carter Lambeth, 46, was operating a 1993 Buick Roadmaster while "under the influence," and failed to yield the right-of-way to a Dodge Ram pickup on Yates Ford Road i…
Fake federal agent arrested for trying to scam Maryland senior into handing over life's savings in gold bars: police
A man posing as a federal agent was arrested after trying to con a Montgomery County senior citizen into converting his retirement savings into gold bars, police said. Just as that senior was about to hand over roughly $230,000 in life's savings, a friend stepped in and convinced him to call police instead.
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