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VDOT testing parking space availability app in Northern VA, could expand to Fredericksburg
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VDOT testing parking space availability app in Northern VA, could expand to Fredericksburg

VDOT is testing the ParkZen app at select parking lots in Northern Virginia and those who participate are eligible for a chance to win a $50 Amazon gift card. ParkZen is an app that shows the availability of parking spaces in real time. VDOT began testing the app last month. The hope is making it easier to find parking in commuter lots will encourage more people to park and carpool or take public transit. "Commuters have told us that not knowing whether parking is available at commuter lots is a deterrent to using transit, carpools, vanpools, and slugging,” said Amy McElwain, program manager for VDOT’s Office of Strategic Innovations. “We know that taking the guesswork out of parking makes it easier for commuters to get out of their single-occupant vehicles. However, the challenge ha...
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17-year-old charged for shooting teen in Herndon
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17-year-old charged for shooting teen in Herndon

A 17-year-old male of Alexandria has been arrested and charged for shooting another teenager Monday night in Herndon. Shortly after 9 p.m. on Monday, Herndon Police Department announced Cavalier Drive was closed between Saber Lane and Third Street as police were on the scene due to a shooting. Yesterday, HPD announced the victim of that shooting was a 16-year-old male who got into an altercation with the suspect. The suspect allegedly shot the younger boy multiple times in the upper body. But HPD said the victim was able to run to his house, and a family member rushed him to the hospital. As of yesterday, his condition was stable, according to HPD. Between the investigative leads and witness accounts, HPD said they were able to quickly identify the suspect who was taken into cu...
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4 juveniles hospitalized after police chase ends in fiery crash
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4 juveniles hospitalized after police chase ends in fiery crash

All four juveniles rescued from a burning car amid a police chase have been hospitalized, Virginia State Police announced. The chase was initiated Monday night on Van Dorn St. by Alexandria Police after an officer reportedly attempted to stop a Hyundai Elantra suspected to be stolen out of Prince George’s County, Maryland. According to VSP, the car refused to stop and state police joined the pursuit at Van Dorn and Vine streets at approximately 11:19 p.m. VSP said the pursuit went along Van Dorn Street, Telegraph Road, Route 236, and Route 1. While on Rt. 1, the Elantra driver allegedly rammed a trooper who crashed into a power pole and brought down the wires onto the roadway. The Elantra kept going, VSP said. And the driver allegedly ran a red light at the intersection of R...
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2 Fairfax men arrested for shooting 2 teens in Alexandria
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2 Fairfax men arrested for shooting 2 teens in Alexandria

Two Fairfax men have been arrested and charged for the previously reported shooting of two teens in a car at N. Fayette and Wythe Streets in late September. Alexandria Police Department said Fitzhugh Godwin, IV, 22, is charged with two counts of malicious wounding and one count of use of a firearm during the commission of a felony. Marcus Elliott, 28, is charged with two counts of malicious wounding, two counts of use of a firearm during the commission of a felony, one count of conspiracy to commit malicious wounding, one count of shooting into an occupied vehicle, and one count of violent felon in possession of a firearm. Neither of the juveniles died, according to APD. WATCH: Live Footage of Burglary at Burberry Follow the Watchful Eye on Twitter, Faceboo...
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Man sentenced to 8 years for Leesburg road rage incident
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Man sentenced to 8 years for Leesburg road rage incident

Ricardo Osiel Avilez Blanco, a 28-year-old Leesburg man extradited back to Virginia for a road rage case, was convicted of attempted malicious wounding and sentenced to 8 years. The incident occurred in October 2023. According to information presented by the Loudoun County Commonwealth’s Attorney’s Office, Avilez Blanco was driving a white Chevrolet Camaro and started tailgating a man and his son. In the midst of congested traffic, Avilez Blanco did several “burnouts” around the victim’s vehicle and “aggressively followed” the victim into the parking lot of Heritage High School. First, Avilez Blanco pressed the Camaro’s front bumper against the rear bumper of the victim’s vehicle and proceeded to do another burnout, the Commonwealth noted. The victim and Avilez Blanco got out of thei...
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Stafford man accused of serial armed robbery at 7-Eleven stores facing charges in 3 localities
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Stafford man accused of serial armed robbery at 7-Eleven stores facing charges in 3 localities

A man described by Stafford Sheriff Office as a “serial armed robber” was caught, arrested, and hit with charges from three jurisdictions. Suspect in Spotsylvania On November 12th, at approximately 11:30p.m., a call came in to Spotsylvania Sheriff’s Office reporting a robbery at the 7-Eleven in the 10350 block of Patriot Highway. A store employee reported a black male came in, displayed a handgun, and demanded money, Spotsylvania Sheriff’s Office stated. The employee provided the money, and the suspect fled. Spotsylvania Sheriff’s Office revealed that while deputies were on the scene investigating that robbery, another 911 call came in at 12:30 a.m. from a 7-Eleven at 5900 Harrison Road. An employee in that store also reported getting robbed by a black man with a handgun. Again, t...
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Stafford awarded custody of 80 chickens seized in cockfighting case
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Stafford awarded custody of 80 chickens seized in cockfighting case

Stafford County Sheriff’s Office announced animal control was granted custody of all 80 chickens seized from an illegal cockfighting ring at a residence on Norman Rd. The alleged cockfighting operation was discovered on November 7 when SCSO went to execute a search warrant at the Norman Rd. property for a stolen property report, the Sheriff’s Office explained. The cockfighting issue had already been reported to the Special Problems Unit, and when officers executed the stolen property warrant, they saw the large number of chickens on the property and obtained a second warrant related to the cockfighting allegations, SCSO explained. In addition to 80 game fowl chickens, SCSO reported finding controlled substances, equipment, and weapons directly related to cockfighting. (Photo: S...
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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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Hit & Run tractor-trailer crash kills 93-year-old in Leesburg
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Hit & Run tractor-trailer crash kills 93-year-old in Leesburg

Leesburg Police Department is investigating a hit-and-run tractor-trailer incident that claimed the life of a Lovettsville woman. On October 23, at approximately 1:45 p.m., a tractor-trailer was traveling northbound on the Rt. 15 bypass and struck a Chrysler 300 at Fort Evans Road NE, LPD said the preliminary investigation revealed. There were three people in the Chrysler 300. All of them were transported to the hospital, and 93-year-old Monica Lee, a passenger, died from her injuries LPD reported. The driver and other passenger have been released. According to LPD, the truck didn’t remain at the scene and was later found abandoned in the 1000 block of Edwards Ferry Road NE. The department said investigators have spoken with several “persons of interest associated with the truck” ...
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