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Virginia Man's Indecent Encounter With Two Young Boys Ended With Arrest: Police Virginia Man's Indecent Encounter With Two Young Boys Ended With Arrest: Police
Virginia Man's Indecent Encounter With Two Young Boys Ended With Arrest: Police A 36-year-old gave two young boys quite a show outside their Virginia apartment during a midday exposure incident, police say. Woodbridge resident Kevin Ernesto Marchante is behind bars following a brief investigation after he allegedly terrorized children outside a Dumfries apartment building. According to the Prince William County Police Department, shortly after 5 p.m. on Tuesday, July 28, officers were called to the Broadstone Apartments in the 3100 block of Chesapeake Drive in Dumfries, where there was a reported indecent exposure. Investigators say that Marchante approached two boys,…

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Motorcyclist Dies After Slamming Into Back Of Dump Truck On Virginia Parkway (DEVELOPING) Motorcyclist Dies After Slamming Into Back Of Dump Truck On Virginia Parkway (DEVELOPING)
Motorcyclist Dies After Slamming Into Back Of Dump Truck On Virginia Parkway (Developing) A Virginia motorcyclist was killed after crashing into the back of a dump truck on Prince William Parkway in Manassas late Tuesday night, police said. The fatal wreck happened around 9:41 p.m. on July 29 near the intersection of Prince William Parkway and Nokesville Road, according to the Prince William County Police Department. Investigators say 37-year-old Alberto Aviles, of Nokesville, was riding a 2011 Suzuki GSX-R750 eastbound in the center lane when he approached a 2008 Kenworth dump truck traveling in the same direction. Police said Aviles was traveling at a high rate of speed when …

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He Threatened To Burn Down The House. Then He Actually Did It He Threatened To Burn Down The House. Then He Actually Did It
He Threatened To Burn Down The House. Then He Actually Did It Joseph Brian Potter said he was going to burn the house down. Authorities say he actually went through with it. The 40-year-old Hancock man was arrested following an investigation into an intentionally set house fire in Washington County on Wednesday night, according to the Maryland Fire Marshal. Crews from the Hancock Volunteer Fire Company and several surrounding agencies were called around 6 p.m. on July 29 to a reported house fire in the 12500 block of Seavolt Road in Hancock. Investigators say that Potter threatened to set the residence on fire before the blaze was reported. Based on …

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Teen Golfers Drop Their Clubs, Dive Into Lake To Save Struggling Family In Virginia Teen Golfers Drop Their Clubs, Dive Into Lake To Save Struggling Family In Virginia
Teen Golfers Drop Their Clubs, Dive Into Lake To Save Struggling Family In Virginia A group of teen golfers is being hailed as heroes after jumping into action to rescue several capsized boaters struggling in Lake Culpeper. Neither difficult conditions nor tricky terrain could stop Andrew Tuggle, 15, Jackson Castro, 17, and Gavin Cain, 17, members of the Eastern View High School golf team, who took a detour from their round to make a bold rescue. According to the Culpeper County Police Department, shortly after 3:30 p.m. on Monday, July 27, the three teens were on the adjacent Culpeper Country Club course for team tryouts when they spotted the capsized kayak. While t…

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Suspect Who Fled Fatal Teen Shooting Tracked To Virginia Home, Police Say Suspect Who Fled Fatal Teen Shooting Tracked To Virginia Home, Police Say
Suspect Who Fled Fatal Teen Shooting Tracked To Virginia Home, Police Say He disappeared after leading officers on a pursuit. Twenty-five days later, investigators found him. The man accused of killing a 16-year-old in Woodbridge before ditching his car and disappearing on foot after a police chase is now behind bars. Prince William County detectives, working with the US Marshals Service, arrested 25-year-old Damon Jamon Atwater at his Woodbridge home on Thursday, July 30. His disappearance had been the biggest unanswered question since the July 5 killing. Investigators said the shooting happened around 10:12 p.m. in the 16700 block of Blackjack Oak Lane, …

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FBI Won't Give Up On 6-Year-Old Killed Playing Games In Virginia Bedroom FBI Won't Give Up On 6-Year-Old Killed Playing Games In Virginia Bedroom
FBI Won't Give Up On 6-Year-Old Killed Playing Games In Virginia Bedroom Justice still hasn't caught up to whoever killed Kingston Campbell. In Virginia, more than three years after the 6-year-old was fatally shot while playing video games in his bedroom in Lynchburg, the FBI is making a renewed push to solve the case, offering up to $30,000 for information leading to the arrest and conviction of those responsible. Kingston Campbell was killed while playing video games in his bed. Lynchburg PD/GoFundMe photo Kingston was home on the evening of May 2, 2023, when multiple people believed to be involved in local gang violence opened fire in the area of the …

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Rhode Island Shooter Made It 500 Miles Before Marshals Found 'Miracle Baby' In Virginia Rhode Island Shooter Made It 500 Miles Before Marshals Found 'Miracle Baby' In Virginia
Rhode Island Shooter Made It 500 Miles Before Marshals Found 'Miracle Baby' In Virginia Tyquan Johnson made hundreds of miles from home. Then his run came to an end in Virginia. The manhunt for a shooting suspect ended in Virginia when a 19-year-old Rhode Island man was tracked down by federal investigators after two people were shot in Newport, authorities announced. Johnson was taken into custody around 8:30 a.m. on Wednesday, July 29, by members of the US Marshals Capital Area Regional Fugitive Task Force in Newport News.  Investigators with the Newport Police Department say Johnson fled south following a shooting on Sunday, July 19, that left two people injured. Off…

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Search Enters Third Day For Missing Potomac River Swimmer Near Sandy Landing Search Enters Third Day For Missing Potomac River Swimmer Near Sandy Landing
Search Enters Third Day For Missing Potomac River Swimmer Near Sandy Landing More than two days after one swimmer made it safely to shore and another disappeared beneath the river's powerful current, Maryland rescue crews were back on the water Thursday morning, July 30, hoping to bring the search to an end. The latest operation resumed around daybreak on Thursday near Spotzbergen Rock, just south of Sandy Landing in Montgomery County, where an approximately 25-year-old man vanished around 1:30 p.m. on Tuesday, July 28. Montgomery County Fire and Rescue's Swift Water Rescue Team returned with boats equipped with sonar and search dogs after crews spent hours combing …

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Annandale Man Shot After Attempting To Disarm Officer During Search, Police Say Annandale Man Shot After Attempting To Disarm Officer During Search, Police Say
Annandale Man Shot After Attempting To Disarm Officer During Search, Police Say Nehemia Fuentes Banegas had already stabbed himself. Then he vanished into the woods. The bizarre chain of events ended Tuesday morning, July 28, when Fairfax County police say the 26-year-old Annandale man suddenly burst from thick brush, grabbed an officer's handgun and was shot during the struggle. It all began around 9:57 a.m. at a home in the 7000 block of Sutter Lane, where officers responded to a domestic dispute involving Fuentes Banegas. By the time officers arrived, investigators said Fuentes Banegas had armed himself with two knives, accidentally stabbed himself with one an…

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$20B Overhaul Planned At Dulles Airport: Here's What To Expect $20B Overhaul Planned At Dulles Airport: Here's What To Expect
$20B Overhaul Planned At Dulles Airport: Here's What To Expect Dulles International Airport is getting a makeover unlike anything in its history. Virginia's busiest international airport is set for a sweeping transformation under a new $20 billion-plus plan announced Wednesday, July 29, that promises new terminals, expanded flight capacity, faster security, improved baggage handling and the eventual retirement of some of the airport's oldest facilities. The Metropolitan Washington Airports Authority joined President Donald Trump, Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy and United Airlines executives at the White House to unveil the partnership, which offic…

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Bomb Threat Shuts Down Main Street Area In Virginia Town (DEVELOPING) Bomb Threat Shuts Down Main Street Area In Virginia Town (DEVELOPING)
Bomb Threat Shuts Down Main Street Area In Virginia Town (Developing) A bomb threat has brought a large police response to a Virginia downtown, forcing evacuations and closing off part of Main Street. The threat was reported just after 3 p.m. on Tuesday, July 29, when someone called the Fauquier County Emergency Communications Center to report a bomb threat targeting a business in Warrenton, according to the Fauquier County Sheriff's Office. Civilian evacuations have been completed, and law enforcement officers have begun clearing the area for any potential threats, authorities said. The area remains closed as of the sheriff's office's latest update, issued …

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WATCH: Bodycam Shows Final Moments Before Maryland Man Dies In Police Custody WATCH: Bodycam Shows Final Moments Before Maryland Man Dies In Police Custody
Watch: Bodycam Shows Final Moments Before Maryland Man Dies In Police Custody The moments leading up to a Maryland man's death while in police custody are now public. The Maryland Attorney General's Office on Wednesday, July 29, released body-worn camera footage from Greenbelt police officers who responded after 40-year-old Michael MacDougall crashed off the Baltimore-Washington Parkway in Prince George's County earlier this month. The video, released by the Independent Investigations Division, captures officers arriving after US Park Police had already detained and handcuffed MacDougall following the crash. In the video, MacDougall can be seen lying in the grass no…

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