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Multiple injuries in crash that shut down I-85 North in Mecklenburg
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Multiple injuries in crash that shut down I-85 North in Mecklenburg

Multiple vehicles were involved, multiple people were injured, and the highway was damaged and in need repairs after the crash that shut down the northbound side of I-85 in Mecklenburg on Tuesday, the South Hill Volunteer Fire Dept. reported. According to SHVFD, this work zone crash occurred around the 18.8 mile point. Crews responded at 4:48 p.m. Images from the scene show a wrecked CBCN tractor-trailer and a wrecked Curtis Contracting truck outfitted for road work. (Photo: SHVFD) There was one entrapment, and the truck driver was airlifted to the hospital. Plus, multiple injuries were sustained as a result of the crash from the other vehicles involved in the crash, SHVFD. Several diesel tanks were lost during the crash resulting in a large hazmat spill, the department also...
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Murder suspect in fatal Prince George’s MD shooting arrested in Northern VA
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Murder suspect in fatal Prince George’s MD shooting arrested in Northern VA

A 22-year-old Stafford man who was wanted for murder charges in Maryland was arrested yesterday in a joint operation between Stafford County Sheriff's Office and Prince George's County Police Department's Fugitive Unit. On Sunday, May 19, at around 1:45 a.m., PGPD said its officers responded to a shopping center parking lot in the 6400 block of Marlboro Pike where there was a car meet. The officers found 26-year-old John Phipps of Waldorf, MD in a vehicle suffering from gunshots. He was pronounced dead a short time later, PGPD stated. Another unnamed man was also shot, but his injuries were not considered life threatening, the department added. With assistance from the community and Prince George’s County Crime Solvers, the Homicide Unit identified the suspect as 22-year-old Ra...
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VADOC: Gun, drugs & police chase amid Indian Creek CC interdiction operation
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VADOC: Gun, drugs & police chase amid Indian Creek CC interdiction operation

Virginia Department of Corrections (VADOC) announced there were three arrests and nine denied visits amid an “intensive interdiction operation” at Indian Creek Correctional Center in Chesapeake. Yesterday, VADOC revealed that, on March 30, they partnered with Virginia State Police and Chesapeake Police Department for an intensive operation to screen visitors for drugs and other contraband. Items found during the searches, include drugs, drug paraphernalia, alcohol, syringes, and three handguns, VADOC stated. In addition to those who were turned away, those arrested include a Virginia Beach woman, 32-year-old Brittney Salley, who reportedly turned up at the facility although she hadn’t shown up in court and had an outstanding warrant for failure to appear, VADOC noted. Salley wa...
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DEA report: Xylazine in Virginia & other ‘dangerous’ shifts in drug trends
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DEA report: Xylazine in Virginia & other ‘dangerous’ shifts in drug trends

The drug game is changing. Products are becoming more potent. Users often aren’t getting what they think they’re getting. And the fatal consequences are mounting, according to the 2024 drug threat assessment from the DEA. The report “highlights the dangerous shift from plant-based drugs to synthetic drugs” like fentanyl and methamphetamine, which are responsible for nearly all of the fatal drug overdoses and poisonings in the U.S. Drug suppliers Mexico’s Sinaloa and Jalisco cartels have control over each segment of the drug trade and have effectively eliminated any competition in US markets, the DEA report states. It adds that cartel members have established a presence in every state. Virginia is one of the states where the cartel footprint is growing. (Photo: DEA) Fenta...
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2 Charged with Murder in Norfolk After ‘Homicide’ Ruling for Infant Death
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2 Charged with Murder in Norfolk After ‘Homicide’ Ruling for Infant Death

A pair in Norfolk are facing murder charges after the death of a 9-day-old baby, Norfolk Police announced. On Saturday, around 1:15 p.m., NPD was called to the Children’s Hospital of the Kings Daughters for a child protection call. When officers arrived, the baby was already unresponsive and later the infant was pronounced dead, the department stated. Hilary D. Johnson, 23, and Zibreyea S. Parker, 21, were taken into custody and initially charged with child abuse. Then, on May 6, the medical examiner ruled the baby’s death was a homicide. NPD said the charges were upgraded to 2nd degree murder. Both are being held in Norfolk City Jail without bond. Johnson’s grandfather put the young parents out after Parker had the baby, and they started living in a tent, The Virg...
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Arrest after I-81 pursuit, cars rammed & trooper gets bit
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Arrest after I-81 pursuit, cars rammed & trooper gets bit

A 27-year-old man arrested Saturday is still being held without bond after allegedly initiating a police chase, ramming vehicles, and assaulting a state trooper. According to Virginia State Police, the incident stemmed from motorists on I-81 calling in and reporting a Dodge pickup driving recklessly and someone throwing objects out of the window. A state trooper found the truck heading northbound near the 304-mile marker in Frederick County and attempted to make a traffic stop. VSP said the driver slowed down and merged onto the shoulder. But instead of coming to a stop, he took off again sparking the chase on I-81. Amid the pursuit, the driver “intentionally rear-ended a trooper's patrol vehicle, causing it to run off the roadway.” And, near the Exit 315 ramp, the Dodge “intentio...
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Car trouble in Stafford leads to arrest of wanted Maryland man
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Car trouble in Stafford leads to arrest of wanted Maryland man

Car trouble in Stafford led to the arrest of a man wanted in Maryland. On Thursday, April 11, First Sergeant N. Zotos was heading south on Richmond Highway near Layhill Rd. when, at around 5:45 a.m., he reportedly saw a car that was leaking fluid. Since the car was disabled in one of the lanes of Richmond Rd., Zotos was concerned about the possibility of an accident and approached the driver, SCSO reported. During that interaction, Zotos “discovered additional troubles” and Deputy C.S. Harding was called to the scene. One issue was the vehicle, which was a white Acura, had tags registered to a red Lexus. And those tags had been expired since 2022, SCSO stated. Police discovered that the man experiencing the car trouble was 33-year-old Jose Adrian Santana of Maryland, and he ...
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Former Warren County deputies charged with killing 77-year-old man
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Former Warren County deputies charged with killing 77-year-old man

Two former Warren County deputies, Zachary Fadely, 31, and Tyler Poe, 27, are now facing homicide charges for a low-speed chase that resulted in the death of Ralph C. Ennis, a 77-year-old Gainsville man. On April 2, 2022, at about 1:20 a.m., Warren County police encountered Ennis on Winchester Rd. and initiated a traffic stop because he was speeding—63 in a 55 mph zone, according to Virginia State Police. Body camera footage from a Front Royal officer, R.D. Lowery, who responded to scene but appears to have left without getting involved shows a significant police response, including an officer with a dog. The footage also shows the accused officers rough-handling Ennis. As Lowery approaches the scene, he says, “Jesus Christ man. Just grab a hold of him,” seeming to suggest that th...
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Tractor-trailer crashes into medical transport, Tappahannock man flown out
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Tractor-trailer crashes into medical transport, Tappahannock man flown out

Two people were hospitalized after a tractor-trailer crashed into a medical transport van in Essex, Virginia State Police announced. On Tuesday morning, a medical transport van, a 2012 Dodge, was stopped in the road on Rt. 360 about .2 of a mile west of Route 619 because a tree had fallen across both the eastbound and westbound lanes, according to VSP. A 2015 Freightliner tractor-trailer rear-ended the van, which had a passenger in route to McGuire Veterans Hospital. VSP, said after impact with the van, the tractor-trailer jack-knifed and hit the bridge. A portion of the cab was over the side of the bridge. The driver of the van, a 55-year-old Henrico man, was transported to the hospital via ambulance. VSP reported his injuries as serious but non-life-threatening. The medical t...
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Stolen vehicle arrest leads to discovery of dead women in Manassas
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Stolen vehicle arrest leads to discovery of dead women in Manassas

An investigation involving a stolen vehicle in Shenandoah County led to the discovery of what appears to be a double murder in Manassas. Prince William calls On Tuesday, April 2, at 12:45 a.m., Prince William County Police received two calls. One was for a report of a man with a gun in the area of 8100 block of Porter Ridge Ln. in Manassas, said PWCPD. The other call was a 61-year-old man who reported he was carjacked in the 8100 block of Portwood Turn in Manassas. PWCPD said when officers responded to the scene with the carjacking victim, he explained he had just parked his vehicle and was approached by a man with a gun who took his vehicle. When police didn’t find the man’s vehicle in the area, they entered it into the national database and advised other jurisdictions in t...
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