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Police Investigation Closes Manassas Street, School Shelters In Place (DEVELOPING) Police Investigation Closes Manassas Street, School Shelters In Place (DEVELOPING)
Police Investigation Closes Manassas Street, School Shelters In Place (Developing) An investigation along a Manassas street prompted a shelter-in-place for a nearby school on Thursday, May 9, authorities said. City police said only that Dean Elementary School was sheltering in place amid an investigation along Dean Park Lane around 2:30 p.m. as a precaution for a nearby investigation. "We have a police drone up and a heavy presence in the area as the investigation continues," police said. "The schools are safe and will resume regular activity with on time dismissal."

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by Cecilia Levine
Police & Fire
Driver With Fentanyl In Stuffed Moose Bag Sends Dodge Avenger Down Stafford Embankment: Cops Driver With Fentanyl In Stuffed Moose Bag Sends Dodge Avenger Down Stafford Embankment: Cops
Driver With Fentanyl In Stuffed Moose Bag Sends Dodge Avenger Down Stafford Embankment: Cops A Stafford woman was found with fentanyl after sending her car into a ditch this week, authorities said. Nevaeh Richins, 18, escaped injury when her blue Dodge Avenger went off the roadway and down an embankment, partially in a ditch around 12:30 p.m. Tuesday, May 7, Stafford County Sheriff David Decatur's office said. Deputy McCaulley conducted an inventory search of the vehicle and found a stuffed moose bag, filled with fentanyl. Richins admitted that the bag contained fentanyl and did not show any signs of being under the influence. The cause of the crash was determined to be speed-…

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by Cecilia Levine
Police & Fire
Dulles Toll Road Closed Due To Crash Dulles Toll Road Closed Due To Crash
Dulles Toll Road Closed Due To Crash A crash closed all eastbound lanes of Dulles Toll Road on Thursday, May 9. It happened in Herndon around 12:15 p.m. Heavy delays were being reported.

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by Cecilia Levine
Police & Fire
Driver Cited For Unsafe Turn In I-95 Crash With Tractor Trailer: State Police Driver Cited For Unsafe Turn In I-95 Crash With Tractor Trailer: State Police
Driver Cited For Unsafe Turn In I-95 Crash With Tractor Trailer: State Police A driver was ticketed after police say she made an unsafe turn that caused a tractor trailer crash on I-95 in Virginia. Maria E. Martin, of Triangle, was heading north in a Ford F-150 when she drifted from the center lane to the right lane around 11:30 p.m. Wednesday, May 8, Virginia State Police said. Martin, who was at the 150-mile marker in Prince William County, struck a tractor trailer, police said. She remained at the scene while the tractor trailer continued north. The Triangle woman was cited for making an unsafe lane change. Martin was not injured in the crash.

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by Cecilia Levine
Police & Fire
Ex-Deputy Assaulted Inmate In Fairfax County Jail, Police Say Ex-Deputy Assaulted Inmate In Fairfax County Jail, Police Say
Ex-Deputy Assaulted Inmate In Fairfax County Jail, Police Say A former Fairfax County Sheriff's Deputy has been arrested for assaulting an inmate in the county's adult detention center in January, police announced. Nicholas Vaszil, 28, of Annandale, was charged with simple assault after police said he assaulted the inmate in the jail's booking area on Jan. 1, at approximately 3:45 p.m., county police said. The Fairfax County Sheriff’s Office Internal Affairs notified FCPD two days later, and an investigation was subsequently launched, police said. No mugshot was available due to a summons releasable warrant. Vaszil’s employment with the Fairfax Count…

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by Cecilia Levine
Police & Fire
Virginia Lab Cracks Decades-Old Rape Case Leading To Arrest Of Maine Man Virginia Lab Cracks Decades-Old Rape Case Leading To Arrest Of Maine Man
Virginia Lab Cracks Decades-Old Rape Case Leading To Arrest Of Maine Man An arrest has been made in a decades-old rape case, thanks to a lab in Northern Virginia. Jamie Dodge, 48, of Brownville, Maine, is charged with aggravated rape and kidnapping in connection with an attack that happened in Holland, MA — which is just outside of Springfield, MA the Hampden County District Attorney's Office said. He was being held on a $250,000 bail.  A woman told police on July 23, 2000, that a man had grabbed her, dragged her into a nearby wooded area, and raped her. She described the man to police, but despite their best efforts, authorities were unable to find he…

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by Josh Lanier
Lifestyle
International Soccer Stars Will Date Unsuspecting Arlington Woman On Brand-New Peacock Show International Soccer Stars Will Date Unsuspecting Arlington Woman On Brand-New Peacock Show
International Soccer Stars Will Date Unsuspecting Arlington Woman On Brand-New Peacock Show An Arlington woman will be dating massive, international soccer stars on a brand-new Peacock dating show. The twist? She has no idea how famous they are back home. "Love Undercover" will follow five male athletes who must leave their lavish lives behind to take on secret identities in dating single women in America, all completely unsuspecting of their fame overseas. View this post on Instagram A post shared by AM (@akhyamitchell) Among them, Akhya Mitchell, of Arlington.  Mitchelle and numerous other women will be dating Premier L…

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by Cecilia Levine
Police & Fire
Electric Scooter Thief Busted In Arlington, Police Say Electric Scooter Thief Busted In Arlington, Police Say
Electric Scooter Thief Busted In Arlington, Police Say A 50-year-old man from Washington DC was arrested for stealing two electric scooters in Arlington, police said. Police were called to the 1700 block of N. Pierce Street around 3:20 a.m. Tuesday, May 7 on reports of a man, later identified as Ahmad Bilal, breaking into a bike storage room, county police said. There, Bilal stole two electric scooters and chargers and fled the scene, police said. A lookout was broadcast and an officer located an individual matching the description of the suspect in the area.  Bilal ran from the officer and, with the assistance of additiona…

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by Cecilia Levine
Obituaries
DC Man 'In And Out Of Hospital All His Life' Dies There After Maryland Crash DC Man 'In And Out Of Hospital All His Life' Dies There After Maryland Crash
DC Man 'In And Out Of Hospital All His Life' Dies There After Maryland Crash A father is rallying the community's support for his son following a fatal two-vehicle crash as he hopes to provide him a proper send off. DC resident Tyrone Allen, Jr., 25,  was killed in a crash shortly before 4 p.m. on Sunday May 5 on 3600 block of Silver Hill Road in Suitland involving a sedan and pick-up truck, according to investigators. Investigators from the Prince George's County Police Department determined that both vehicles collided in the eastbound lane of the road, causing Allen's fatal injuries. He was rushed to an area hospital, where he was later pronounced dead. The …

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by Zak Failla
Business
Virginia Brunch Spots Named Among Best In America By OpenTable Virginia Brunch Spots Named Among Best In America By OpenTable
Virginia Brunch Spots Named Among Best In America By OpenTable Just in time for Mother's Day, OpenTable has released a list of Top 100 Brunch Restaurants in America for 2024. Among them, four in Virginia, including three in Northern Virginia. The online reservation service company scanned the metrics of more than 14 million diner reviews and honed in on the ones whose customers raved about brunch, OpenTable said. The Virginia spots on the list are: Bistro L’Hermitage, Woodbridge brands itself as a "hidden gem" in Occoquan and offers a wide array of authentic French fare. Claire’s at the Depot, Warrenton, is located in a century-old train s…

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by Cecilia Levine
Police & Fire
VIDEO: SWAT Team Arrests Naked Driver After I-81 Pursuit VIDEO: SWAT Team Arrests Naked Driver After I-81 Pursuit
Video: SWAT Team Arrests Naked Driver After I-81 Pursuit Daily Voice has obtained video footage of a DUI Illinois driver being forced out of the pickup truck that he barricaded himself in after a violent I-81 pursuit — butt naked. The videos show a SWAT team responding to a gore along the Exit 315 ramp on Saturday morning, May 4 in Frederick County, where Marco A. Cruz-Monroy, 27, had crashed, after rear-ending both a trooper's and a civilian's vehicle, as previously reported by Daily Voice (scroll down for video). There, Cruz-Monroy barricaded himself in his Dodge pickup truck. Video shows members of a SWAT team deploying a smoke grenade, c…

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by Cecilia Levine
Lifestyle
DC Driver Tops $20K Virginia Lottery Win With $50K Windfall In Maryland DC Driver Tops $20K Virginia Lottery Win With $50K Windfall In Maryland
DC Driver Tops $20K Virginia Lottery Win With $50K Windfall In Maryland A DC driver who stopped at a Maryland 7-Eleven to pick up Lottery scratchers before picking up a customer in Baltimore won a $50,000 prize. An anonymous Lottery player going by the moniker "H.B.," a regular Lottery player who travels throughout the DMV region for his job, is feeling lucky following his latest win, though he is no stranger to five-figure wins.  "H.B." said that he drives all over Maryland, Virginia, and DC for his work, and he occasionally stops by certain stores to grab scratch-of tickets in each jurisdiction. His visit to the 7-Eleven on North Point Boulevard in Balt…

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by Zak Failla