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Alexandria Police capture NC homicide suspect
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Alexandria Police capture NC homicide suspect

A 53-year-old Charlotte man wanted in connection with a Huntersville, NC homicide was captured in Alexandria and is awaiting extradition. On Tuesday, March 19, Huntersville Police reported that officers responded to a scene where a woman was said to be unresponsive in a vehicle on Hylas Lane. The responding officers found the woman, 55-year-old Sureita Angelia Samuels of Huntersville, had been shot, and she was pronounced dead. Witnesses reportedly told HPD they heard gunshots then saw a Black man get out of Samuels’ car immediately afterward. They reported that the man got into a black Dodge Ram and left. HPD said detectives were able to get additional information, including details on the description of the vehicle and the suspect from Walgreens’ surveillance video. The su...
Videographer reports armed robbery, 4 arrested
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Videographer reports armed robbery, 4 arrested

Four people were arrested in connection with the armed robbery of a videographer in the Milford area of Caroline County. Getting robbed According to Caroline County Sheriff’s Office, on Monday, March 18, a videographer called 911 shortly after 3 a.m. and reported he was a victim of armed robbery. The unnamed videographer reportedly told police that he was supposed to meet a potential videography customer. But instead men in masks held him at gunpoint and searched his pockets and vehicle. He said they stole his camera and a gun that was in his vehicle. Then, they left in a grey Camaro. CCSO said after evidence was processed from the scene, the investigation continued throughout the night, and by noon, they had suspects. They also had a search warrant for a residence on Hew...
College Park, MD man hit with +20 charges after Virginia police chase
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College Park, MD man hit with +20 charges after Virginia police chase

A College Park, MD man is in jail in Fairfax  facing a list of charges after allegedly leading Virginia state troopers on a police chase. The incident occurred Sunday, March 17. State troopers had been alerted that a stolen vehicle may pass along Rt. 1 in Fairfax. As warned, a state trooper spotted the stolen vehicle at about 3:40 a.m. and activated his emergency lights and siren with plans to conduct a traffic stop, VSP reported. But the car, a gray sedan, refused to stop, sped off, and a police chase ensued. When the pursuit reached Rt. 1 and I-495, VSP said the vehicle, which was driven by 24-year-old Reggie Philip White, rammed into a trooper’s patrol vehicle twice. White was then able to get onto I-495 westbound, and according to VSP, he hit the same trooper’s vehicle...
Leesburg PD seeking info on bank robbery suspect
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Leesburg PD seeking info on bank robbery suspect

Leesburg Police are asking for the public’s help to identify the suspect in a bank robbery. The suspect is reportedly a black male believed to be between the ages of 25 and 35. He’s about 5’8 and described as a having a medium build. According to LPD, the robbery occurred at the Truist bank located at 1007 Edwards Free Rd. NE on October 2 at 3:32 p.m. LPD said the suspect was wearing a black Nike shirt, black pants with a white pattern and black shoes. He also had on a cross necklace and baseball cap. The baseball cap appears to have words on it, but LPD didn’t provide any information about what it’s believed to say. And it’s not clear from the photos provided. Photo showing design on suspect's pants (Photo: Leesburg PD) The man was wearing a surgical mask during the robb...
18-year-old leads police chase, hits 3 vehicles in Fairfax
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18-year-old leads police chase, hits 3 vehicles in Fairfax

Virginia State Police announced an investigation into an 18-year-old who was reportedly involved in a police pursuit and a three-vehicle crash in Fairfax. The incident started around 11:19 p.m on Thursday, March 14, when, according to VSP, they attempted to stop a speeding grey Honda Odyssey heading westbound on I-495. When police initially attempted the stop, the Odyssey was approaching I-95 South. The minivan reportedly refused to stop, and the pursuit initiated. According to VSP, amid the chase, the Odyssey struck an unspecified vehicle near the exit for Route 1 but didn’t stop. With the pursuit still underway, the Odyssey crashed into a Toyota 4-Runner and then into a tractor-trailer near the exit for Route 123. The minivan “came to a rest on its side,” VSP reported. ...
Port Royal man wanted for workplace stabbing in Stafford found & charged
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Port Royal man wanted for workplace stabbing in Stafford found & charged

The 22-year-old Port Royal man wanted for stabbing his co-worker in Stafford was found and arrested this week. Stafford County Sheriff’s Office had been looking for Leonard Pratt, Jr. since March 8. On that Friday, at around 1:40 p.m., Deputy C.S. Harding responded to an assault call at Genesis Logistics on Bradburn Place. The caller reported that two employees got into a fight in the warehouse. One of those individuals got stabbed and was taken to the hospital. Pratt, who is accused of stabbing him, left the scene before police arrived. Based on interviews with witnesses, the review of camera footage, and evidence collected at the scene, SCSO said Harding was able to uncover what occurred. Pratt and his co-worker agreed to fight, but then, Pratt reportedly added “a bladed o...
Dead fetus found in a pond in Leesburg, VA
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Dead fetus found in a pond in Leesburg, VA

Leesburg Police have launched an investigation and are urging the public to reach out with any information regarding a deceased “late-term fetus” found in a pond. According to LPD, the body was discovered in the pond behind Park Gate Drive SE by a community member around 4:30 p.m. on March 11. That pond is nestled in a residential community and circled by a trail. Houses run the length along both sides of the pond, and Stryker, a medical technologies and healthcare company, sits at one corner. Emergency services promptly responded the report of the body, the area was secured, and the fetus was removed and transported to the Office of the Chief Medical Examiner of Virginia for an autopsy. "This is a deeply tragic situation," said Leesburg Police Chief Thea Pirnat. "We urge anyon...
Woodbridge man charged for death of Newport News man in Fairfax
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Woodbridge man charged for death of Newport News man in Fairfax

Virginia State have announced charges against a Woodbridge man accused of killing a pedestrian in a fatal crash on I-495 west in Fairfax on Sunday, March 10. At around 3:30 a.m., Gregory B,. Bruington, Jr., a 30-year-old Newport News man, was on the left shoulder of the highway at the 175-mile marker changing the tire on a 2017 VW Golf. Carlos Lisandro Nunez-Morales was driving a 2003 Dodge Ram when he ran off the road to the left and hit Bruington, VSP reported. Bruington died at the scene. There was a passenger in the Golf, 24-year-old Hailey Frazier, who was injured despite wearing a seatbelt at the time, according to VSP. Nunez-Morales was not wearing a seatbelt and also suffered injuries that VSP described as minor. Nunez-Morales, who is 26, is facing charges for DUI...
Blackwater man arrested in Stafford allegedly had saw, hammer, & gun
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Blackwater man arrested in Stafford allegedly had saw, hammer, & gun

After a series of alleged early morning incidents, including a manhunt, Stafford County Sheriff’s Office has filed a list of charges against a 26-year-old Blackwater man who reportedly claimed to be landscaping. At around 6:30 a.m., on March 4, a resident on Musselman Rd. heard a noise in his home and found that a man had entered. Upon seeing the homeowner he ran, SCSO reported. Not long afterward, a woman was parked in her driveway on Musselman Rd. when the same man allegedly approached her vehicle with a chainsaw in one hand and a hammer in the other. He “grasped her door handle and brought the hammer up in a motion to swing it toward the car window,” SCSO said, but the woman drove drove off. SCSO said additional calls continued to come in reporting the man going up and ringing ...
Virginia school board member charged for Jan. 6 at the Capitol
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Virginia school board member charged for Jan. 6 at the Capitol

A Frederick County School Board Member has been hit with federal charges for activities in Washington DC at the Capitol on January 6, 2021. The allegations outlined in the criminal complaint against Miles B. Adkins, in many cases, are corroborated by self-incriminating evidence he shared via Facebook. For example, the FBI was able to determine that he planned to go to Washington DC because he discussed the trip ahead of time with a friend and offered that individual a ride, Adkins’ Facebook messages show. And authorities know that he not only went to DC but also to the Capitol because, in addition to open-source video and closed circuit video, they have pictures and video he sent via social media while in the building, the complaint notes. An FBI Special Agent who inv...