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76-year-old killed in residential crash in Accomack

23Oct

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76-year-old killed in residential crash in Accomack

A 76-year-old Melfa man was killed after crashing into a house in Accomack on Monday sometime shortly before 6:30 p.m., Virginia State Police announced. Based on the preliminary investigation, it appears Napoleon Claude Coles was driving a 2010 Buick Lucerne that crashed into the corner of a two-story brick residence at 33372 Lankford Highway in the Painter area, VSP stated. Coles was found unresponsive and medics pronounced him dead at the scene. VSP said this was a single-vehicle incident. And it doesn’t appear that alcohol or speed were factors in the crash, but the incident is still under investigation. SEE: Footage of Hit & Run Crash in Powhatan (VIDEO) Follow the Watchful Eye on Twitter, Facebook, & Instagram to keep up with what’s...

Contractor blamed for gas leak that caused Haymarket home explosion

16Oct

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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...

Chemicals deployed to evacuate suspect allegedly self-harming in a camper

16Oct

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Chemicals deployed to evacuate suspect allegedly self-harming in a camper

Henry County Sheriff’s Office reported using chemicals to evacuate a 31-year-old Bassett man who refused to surrender. This morning, at about 1 a.m., HCSO and Patrick County Sheriff’s Office both responded to a call about a disturbance on Morningside Drive in Bassett. According to HCSO, the deputies discovered that Jonathan Robert Forcier, who lived at the address, assaulted his wife and a male who had run away from the scene before police arrived. When deputies approached the camper, Forcier got a knife, threatened the officers, and made statements about harming himself, HCSO reported. He barricaded himself inside the camper on the property, and although deputies attempted to de-escalate the situation, they were reportedly unsuccessful. According to HCSO, Forcier began to cut his...

York County crash sends trooper to hospital

16Oct

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York County crash sends trooper to hospital

A state trooper was hospitalized this morning after his vehicle was hit during a traffic stop, Virginia State Police reported. Trooper B. Nicholson was reportedly stopped on a closed shoulder of I-64 at the 236 mile marker in York County. He had just completed a traffic stop and returned to his patrol vehicle, a 2021 Ford Explorer, which was marked and had all the emergency equipment activated according to VSP. Johnnie Ray Davis, a 63-year-old Hayes man, was driving a 2000 Ford Contour and allegedly sideswiped Nicholson’s patrol vehicle. The carthat allegedly hit Nicholson's patrol vehicle (Photo: VSP) VSP said Nicholson it was approximately 3:13 a.m. when Nicholson contacted the emergency communications center and reported that his vehicle had been hit and he was injured. T...

Missing Norfolk girl believed to be at risk

11Oct

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Missing Norfolk girl believed to be at risk

A 12-year-old Norfolk girl, Tiffany Maria Jackson, is missing. Norfolk Police Department said detectives are actively looking for her, and authorities are asking for the public’s help. Jackson is described as 5’3’ and 125 with black medium-length dreadlocks and brown eyes. She was last seen at 6:45 a.m. on October 10 at her home on Amherst St. in Norfolk. At that time, she was earing a school uniform that included dark blue pants and a light blue shirt, according to information shared by Virginia State Police. VSP issued a CODI Alert for Jackson today at 12:55 p.m. The difference between a CODI alert and an AMBER alert is that with the latter, the child is believed to be a victim of abduction. A CODI alert is a situation where the disappearance is considered suspicious or poses a ...

Fentanyl treasure map leads to federal convictions for 2 Virginia men

10Oct

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Fentanyl treasure map leads to federal convictions for 2 Virginia men

Two Hampton Roads men pled guilty and are scheduled for sentencing in a case involving a fentanyl treasure map. Ronald Devon Matthews, a 39-year-old from the Isle of Wight, acknowledged in court documents that he’s known as “MacGyver” and “Mac” and has been in custody since he was arrested in December 2021. He pled guilty to three federal counts of being a convicted felon in possession of a firearm and ammunition on Sept 29, 2022, court documents show. Matthews draws a map Matthews admitted, on May 2, 2023, while serving his 6-year and 9-month sentence for those charges at the Federal Correctional Complex in Petersburg, he drew a treasure map to fentanyl that he buried in the ground outside his home in Carrsville before he was arrested. In the statement of facts submitted in feder...

Herndon man wanted for Worldgate Shopping Center shooting found & arrested

9Oct

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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...

Tractor-trailer crash shut down I-81, dozens of cows dead

8Oct

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Tractor-trailer crash shut down I-81, dozens of cows dead

At one point on Sunday, both the north and southbound lanes of I-81 between the mile markers 291 and 296 were shut down indefinitely. The cause was a tractor-trailer crash in Shenandoah County that is now being investigated by Virginia State Police. According to VSP public information officer Sgt. Brent Coffey, it was a single-vehicle incident. Around 4 a.m., the truck was heading northbound on I-81 hauling 105 cattle. The driver, Shawn E. Alford, 59, of Grottoes, ran off the left side of the road and the truck hit a guardrail then flipped over. (Photo: SCSO) Citizens, the Shenandoah County Sheriff's Office, and VDOT all worked to contain loose cattle after the crash. But 42 of the cows didn’t survive, Coffey reported. A veterinarian was called to the scene and had to euthanize 10...

MS-13 inmate accused in 2nd correctional officer stabbing in Virginia

4Oct

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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...

Alexandria PD to boost police in Wythe neighborhood after 2 juveniles shot

2Oct

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Alexandria PD to boost police in Wythe neighborhood after 2 juveniles shot

After two shootings in less than two weeks on Wythe Street, Alexandria Police Department announced its boosting police presence in the neighborhood. The latest shooting occurred Saturday, Sept. 29. APD stated a call came in around 2 a.m. reporting shots fired. When officers responded to the 1100 block of Wythe Street, they found two juveniles shot inside of a vehicle, the department reported. One of the boys was deemed in stable condition, but the other was considered critical, APD stated. Both were transported to the hospital. Just over a week earlier, on September 19, APD responded to the 1300 block of Wythe Street in response to a report of gunshots that came in after 8 p.m. Officers found three people had been hit by gunfire, including one juvenile. As previously reported, ...