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Employee at Williamsburg vape shop charged after seizure of weed, THC products
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Employee at Williamsburg vape shop charged after seizure of weed, THC products

Basheer Amin Hassin, a 26-year-old Bronx, NY man, is currently in Virginia Peninsula Regional Jail facing a felony marijuana charge stemming from alleged complaints about weed sales at a Williamsburg vape shop. James City County Police (JCCP) said the charge came after an extensive months-long investigation into the illicit sale of marijuana and cannabinoid products. Over several months, there were multiple complaints about the illegal sale of marijuana and high-THC products, said JCCP. But within recent weeks, the claims started to allege sales to juveniles, and that prompted action by law enforcement. On January 31, agents from the Tri-Rivers Drug Task Force along with JCCP’s Criminal Investigations and Patrol Units executed a search warrant at King J Tobacco & Vape at 4511 ...
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Suspect and 1 victim killed in double-stabbing at Manassas training facility
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Suspect and 1 victim killed in double-stabbing at Manassas training facility

The suspect killed amid a double-stabbing at the Local 26 IBEW apprenticeship facility in Manassas has been identified along with the victim who died. According to PWPD, at around 3:23 p.m. on Tuesday, February 13, multiple 911 calls came in reporting two men had been stabbed and another man was armed with a knife. In audio shared by WUSA9, the dispatcher says the “caller referred to them as students.” She also says, “They’re advising the subject is pacing in front of the building and still has the knife on him.” PWPD said within minutes the first responding officers arrived on the scene at 7016 Infantry Ridge Rd. As they approached the building, they encountered the presumed suspect at the entrance, and he had a knife. “As the officers issued commands to the suspect to dr...
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Fentanyl, meth, crack, and guns seized from Roanoke home
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Fentanyl, meth, crack, and guns seized from Roanoke home

After months of investigation, the Star City Drug and Violent Crime Task Force seized a large quantity of drugs from a home in Roanoke and arrested “a dangerous drug dealer,” Roanoke Police Department reported. Authorities executed a search warrant on a home in the 1100 block of 22nd Street NW on February 1. The months-long investigation revealed the resident was “a dangerous drug dealer,” and police believed there were large quantities of narcotics inside, said RPD. When officers went into the home, they discovered “large quantities of what was presumed to be loose fentanyl” and immediately left until safety equipment was brought to the scene to allow them to conduct the search and collect evidence, RPD noted. Meanwhile, other officers located the suspect, 33-year-old Marcello L....
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VA Beach ‘leader’ of meth ring confesses, takes a plea, gets 30 years
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VA Beach ‘leader’ of meth ring confesses, takes a plea, gets 30 years

This article contains a link that will provide financial benefits for the Watchful Eye if a purchase is made. The U.S. Attorney for the Eastern District of Virginia (EDVA) describes 47-year-old Malik Dillard of Virginia Beach as a “leader” of a multi-year, multi-state meth distribution conspiracy. Federal court documents show Dillard aka “Mayo” admitted to being involved in the meth trade from at least Sept 2021 to February 2023 along with co-conspirators Sebastian Balthazar and Richard Olask-Finn. Dillard admitted he was receiving wholesale quantities of drugs from out-of-state sources and received, stored, and processed meth and other controlled substances at residences in Virginia Beach, Portsmouth, Suffolk, and Norfolk. He also conceded that he supplied meth to at least five p...
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Portsmouth’s new camera leads to arrest of man wanted in 4 cities
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Portsmouth’s new camera leads to arrest of man wanted in 4 cities

Portsmouth Police Department reported that one of its new cameras caught a drug deal, and one of the people in that deal was wanted in four cities plus wanted by the Department of Corrections. Detectives in the Special Investigations Unit reportedly saw 35-year-old Keeshawn Faltz “delivering narcotics to a street level drug dealer,” who wasn’t identified. According PPD, the detectives discovered Faltz was wanted and put an alert into the Flock LPR system for the vehicle he was driving. On February 1, numerous units of PPD launched an operation “targeting street level narcotics distribution and wanted subjects.” Officers saw the Flock alert for Faltz’ vehicle, and PPD said that vehicle was spotted downtown at a hotel in the 300 block of Effingham Street. No one was inside so officers ...
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Another warning of potential measles exposure in Northern Virginia after 2nd case
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Another warning of potential measles exposure in Northern Virginia after 2nd case

For the second time in less than a month, the public is being warned about potential measles exposure in northern Virginia. Maryland health authorities announced there is a positive case of measles in Montgomery County. The infected person is a someone who recently traveled internationally. The groups at risk of potential exposure related to that individual include anyone who was at Washington Dulles International Airport in the International Terminal on January 27 between 6 – 9:30 a.m., health authorities say. As a result, Alexandria Health Department has also issued an advisory about this measles case and the potential of exposure in northern Virginia. Early symptoms of measles are a fever of more than 101 degrees Fahrenheit, runny nose, cough, and red, watery eyes. Usual...
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2 more racists threats at Gloucester schools, 1 perpetrator identified
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2 more racists threats at Gloucester schools, 1 perpetrator identified

In the January 30, Dr. Vladu said two incidents were discovered within the last 24 hours. At Page Middle School a message was found in a restroom that similar to the one found at Peasley Middle School on January 19, the superintendent stated. At Gloucester High School, “a message of hatred directed at the African American Community” was found on a bathroom stall. Vladu said the bathroom was closed after the discovery, and an investigation is underway. Today, Dr. Vladu confirmed the investigation of the Page Middle School incident is complete, and the responsible person has been identified. “The school division is issuing due process and discipling the student in accordance with the code of conduct,” he said. On a larger scale, according to the superintendent, GCPS...
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Decision put off on VA bill calling for free inmate communications
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Decision put off on VA bill calling for free inmate communications

Virginia inmates will not get free telephone call, video calls, or messages this year if Senate Bill 378 has to deliver it. SB 378, presented by Senator Jennifer Boysko of Herndon, called for the Department of Corrections to provide telephone systems and web-based or electronic communications systems free of charge.  And the bill barred DOC from receiving any commission from telephone systems, “so prisons don’t profit from the calls or videos,” Boysko told members of the Senate Finance and Appropriations Committee. With Boysko’s bill, each inmate would have been allowed to have at least 20 phone numbers of their approved call list. SB 378 also required correctional facilities to have at least one phone for every 10 inmates in a housing unit. Senator Boysko presents the cas...
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Alexandria police asking for tips on abandoned baby
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Alexandria police asking for tips on abandoned baby

A joint investigation between Alexandria Police and Child Protective Services is underway after a little girl was reportedly “abandoned” on South Van Dorn Street Wednesday night. It was approximately 9:45 p.m. when police responded to witness reports that a man left a child in front of 8 South Van Dorn Street, says APD. Officers found a little girl that they estimated was between 1 to 2 years old. She was “dressed in warm clothing and in apparent good health,” but no one in the area claimed to know the child or who she belonged to, the department statement. Alexandria Child Protective Services was notified and took the little girl into custody. Meanwhile, shortly before midnight, police issued an urgent public appeal asking anyone with information about the child or the parents to ca...
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Threats lead to evacuation of Alexandria, VA elementary school
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Threats lead to evacuation of Alexandria, VA elementary school

Wednesday, an Alexandria, VA elementary school was evacuated amid a series of “false threats” that are now being investigated as swatting incidents, according to the police department. After receiving a call “of someone going to the school with guns” APD said it responded to Charles Barrett Elementary at 12:04 p.m. with officers, K9s, and SWAT and began searching the school. In a letter to families, the Charles Barrett principal, Loren Brody, said the school first went into “secure the building” status. But by 12:20, it was determined students and staff would be evacuated “due to additional information received regarding a bomb threat that was in the vicinity of the school.” APD said school administrators made the decision to evacuate and move students to Cora Kelly School on Comm...
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