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Patrick County, VA man accused of trying to set his father on fire
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Patrick County, VA man accused of trying to set his father on fire

A 28-year-old Stuart man in Patrick County was arrested after allegedly attempting to set his father on fire. It was after 1 p.m. yesterday, Wednesday, Nov. 6, when a 911 call came in reporting a disturbance at 3243 Clark House Farm Road in Stuart. According to Lieutenant Steve Austin, when deputies, arrived Eric William Walker was outside of the residence subject to the call. The preliminary investigation revealed that Walker and his father got into argument that escalated into a physical altercation, police say. Walker allegedly went outside got a bottle of “suspected lighter fluid” and poured it on his father. Walker then attempted to ignite it, according to the police account. The father was able to escape and ran to a neighbor’s house. The Sheriff’s Office said Walker ...
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Woodbridge murder suspect caught at Dulles trying to flee from US
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Woodbridge murder suspect caught at Dulles trying to flee from US

On Sunday, Christofer Antonio Argueta Ramirez, a 19-year-old suspect in a 2022 Prince William murder case was arrested at Washington Dulles International Airport “fleeing” the country, US Customs and Border Protection revealed. Alleged drug deal murder On December 21, 2022, Jose Abelino Guerrero, a 20-year-old Woodbridge man, was reported missing by his family. Initially, there were no direct indications that he was missing under suspicious circumstances, according to a statement from Prince William Police Department. But when Guerrero’s vehicle was found two days later near Bel Air Rd. and Jeffries Rd., there was evidence of a struggle and blood inside, said PWPD. That prompted them to upgrade Guerrero’s status to endangered. In the weeks following Guerrero’s disappearance, PW...
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Alexandria police searching for white male in attempted abduction case
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Alexandria police searching for white male in attempted abduction case

No arrest has been made in the case of an attempted abduction that allegedly occurred yesterday at Holmes Run Dog Park, Alexandria Police Department stated in an update this afternoon. APD reported that, at approximately 5:30 p.m. on October 29, a man described as white with brown hair wearing a blue sweatshirt and camouflage shorts grabbed a woman for behind and attempted to pull her into a wooded area at Tarleton Park off S. Gordon Street and Wheeler Ave. Police say the woman fought the man off and was able to escape without injury. A perimeter was set up around the area, K-9 units were deployed, and a search helicopter was called in, APD reported. But the suspect fled and has not been found. Today, APD said detectives in the Criminal Investigations Division are recanvassing the...
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Tappahannock man charged in King & Queen cold case released on bond
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Tappahannock man charged in King & Queen cold case released on bond

A Tappahannock man arrested this month for a 33-year-old cold case in King and Queen has been released on bond. Jennie Lee Johnson, a 46-year-old King and Queen woman, was last seen alive on Nov. 22, 1991, according to Virginia State Police. On that date, she left a friend’s home, but never returned to her own. The following day, her body was found in a field near Newtown Road. VSP said its Bureau of Criminal Investigation (BCI) Richmond Field Office has been investigating the homicide ever since. With funding from the Virginia Sexual Assault Kit Initiative (SAKI), evidence was retested by DNA Labs International in Deerfield, FL, and the results pointed to 62-year-old Ives Terrell Fortune. A grand jury indicted him, and King and Queen County Commonwealth’s Attorney Meredith Adkins...
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19-year-old Suffolk man seeking bond for I-664 road rage shooting
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19-year-old Suffolk man seeking bond for I-664 road rage shooting

A 19-year-old from Suffolk has been arrested for a road rage shooting in Chesapeake. According to Virginia State Police, at approximately 5:19 p.m. on October 12, 2024, two vehicles were traveling northbound on Interstate 664. At the Pughsville Road off ramp, shots were fired from one vehicle injuring an unnamed female in another. Her injuries were not life-threatening, VSP stated. VSP’s Bureau of Criminal Investigation was called in to investigate and announced they were looking for information on a suspect in a white Nissan Maxima. VSP announced that Jordan Kendrell Copeland, of Suffolk, Virginia was arrested on October 18 and charged with aggravated malicious wounding and shooting at an occupied vehicle. Copeland is being held at the Chesapeake City Jail without bond. But...
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Contractor blamed for gas leak that caused Haymarket home explosion
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Contractor blamed for gas leak that caused Haymarket home explosion

A natural gas leak caused the house explosion in Haymarket on Tuesday that displaced two families, Prince William County Fire & Rescue confirmed this afternoon. The first unit of firefighters arrived at the house in the 5900 blk of Coby Hunt Ct. at 4:25 p.m. on Tuesday and found a 2” gas line damaged and leaking after a private contractor that was replacing the water line to the home struck and ruptured the gas line, PWC Fire & Rescue reported. The initial responding unit immediately requested the assistance of Washington Gas and then evacuated the impacted home and others in the immediate area, the department stated. The leak was reportedly still active when the explosion occurred at approximately 5:36 pm. According to PWC Fire & Rescue, the gas company had been on si...
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Herndon man wanted for Worldgate Shopping Center shooting found & arrested
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Herndon man wanted for Worldgate Shopping Center shooting found & arrested

Mohamed Abdalla, a 25-year-old that Herndon PD described as armed and dangerous, was caught a day after he allegedly shot a person, kidnapped two others, and outran police. On Sunday evening, around 7:40 p.m., while a Herndon police officer was on patrol, he heard what he believed to be gunshots coming from the Worldgate Shopping Center, said HPD. When the officer approached the shopping center, HPD said he reported witnessing a vehicle leaving the shopping center. He followed and a pursuit began that led onto Dulles Toll Road, the department added. But amid the pursuit, the officer lost sight of the suspect vehicle. Meanwhile, HPD said a 911 call came in reporting a person shot multiple times in the Worldgate Shopping Center parking lot. Officers were reportedly able to get to th...
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MS-13 inmate accused in 2nd correctional officer stabbing in Virginia
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MS-13 inmate accused in 2nd correctional officer stabbing in Virginia

A prisoner who is a “confirmed affiliate” of MS-13 is accused of another stabbing, this time at Greensville Correctional Center, Virginia Department of Corrections announced. Inmate Axel Wilfredo Ortiz Garcia, a 26-year-old Guatemalan national, is accused of stabbing two correctional officers on Tuesday at around 2:30 p.m., VADOC disclosed. VADOC has not yet revealed details about the events that led up to the incident because an investigation is still underway but confirmed both officers have been discharged from the hospital. VADOC also explained that Ortiz Garcia, who has maximum security status, was being temporarily detained at Greensville due to a court order from Sussex Circuit Court related to his prosecution for an incident at Sussex 1 State Prison. He is accused in the A...
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No bond: Prince William police officer accused of victimizing woman twice
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No bond: Prince William police officer accused of victimizing woman twice

A Prince William Police Officer was arrested by his own department, and the 28-year-old is being held without bond after allegedly committing crimes against the same woman twice. According to Prince William Police Department the accused and victim knew each other but authorities didn’t elaborate on how. PWPD reported that following an investigation, investigators determined, on June 4, while on duty, James Clinton, of Woodbridge, was in a secured area of Potomac Mills talking to the female victim, who worked at the mall. Clinton allegedly “forcibly handcuffed” her. “At no time during the interaction was the victim being detained or otherwise arrested for a criminal violation,” PWPD confirmed. Shortly afterward, Clinton released the woman from the handcuffs and they went separat...
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Hampton Roads port operations shut down by strike, reopening date unknown
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Hampton Roads port operations shut down by strike, reopening date unknown

Port workers from Maine to Texas started striking at midnight on August 1. The Port of Virginia (POV) confirmed that no cargo is moving in or out of its port during this work stoppage. This strike has closed several Hampton Roads operations, including: Norfolk International Terminals Virginia International Gateway Newport News Marine Terminal Pinners Point Container Yard Portsmouth Chassis Yard Reefer Service Area The Damage Annex During strike, the port will not be receiving vessels at the impacted locations. No containers will be moved in or out by train, and the truck gates are closed, said POV. The impacted locations have also stopped receiving empty containers or providing any chassis or repair services. And POV said the Richmond Express barge service i...
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