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Arlington, VA
News
Fairfax, DC Women Among 16 Drug Offenders Granted Clemency By Biden
Sixteen nonviolent drug offenders were granted clemency by President Joe Biden, including two with ties to Virginia and one from Washington DC. Katrina Polk, 54, pleaded guilty to a nonviolent drug offense at 18 years old. She served her sentence and completed the terms of her release. She her release, Polk has earned her PhD in public policy and administration and advocates for the elderly, according to the White House. "Colleagues, supervisors, friends, and community members uniformly praise her character and work ethic and consider her a role model, noting her demonstrated commitmen…
Fredericksburg, VA
Police & Fire
Maryland Fugitive Playing 'Drunk Monopoly' Arrested In Virginia
A 35-year-old man with multiple warrants was arrested in Virginia after what he called a game of "Drunk Monopoly." Marque Alston, of Waldorf, MD, was spotted urinating next to a dumpster near the Quality Inn on Greenspring Drive in Stafford, VA around 7 p.m. Thursday, April 18, the sheriff's department said in a release. Sergeant Jacobeen made contact with Alston, who wreaked of alcohol and became agitated and started yelling when Jacobeen tried to identify him, police said. Alston also said he couldn’t be detained. He would be proven wrong. Jacobeen discovered Alston was wante…
Fairfax, VA
Police & Fire
Homeless Man Throws Shopping Cart At Face Of Safeway Worker, Assaults Officer: Fairfax PD
A homeless man is facing charges after authorities say he threw a shopping cart at the face of a Safeway worker then assaulted an officer in Fairfax. Javonne Simms, 31, had gotten into an argument with the employee of the Willard Way store on Friday, March 29, local police said. He was later identified as a suspect and taken into custody. During his arrest, Simms assaulted an officer, police said. He was charged with malicious wounding, assault on an officer, and more.
Bedford, NY
Obituaries
Robert Buckley 'Bucky' Boies, 33, Had A Remarkable Life
Robert Buckley “Bucky” Boies, age 33, of Bigfork, MT, tragically passed into the arms of God on March 10, 2024. He was born October 8, 1990, in Williamsburg, VA to David Boies III and Robin Lou Boies (Weiss). Bucky graduated from Woodson High School in Fairfax, VA and Flathead College in Kalispell, MT with a degree in criminal justice. Bucky also attended Trinity Christian School, Rippowam Cisqua School, Hargrave Military Academy, and Barry University. Although a Virginian by birth, Bucky traveled extensively and lived in many places throughout the United States, including Florida, New Yor…
Fairfax, VA
Police & Fire
DUI Driver Kills Guardsman Changing Tire, GF Seriously Injured On I-495: State Police
A 30-year-old National Guardsman changing his tire on the shoulder of the Capital Beltway was struck and killed by a DUI driver and his girlfriend seriously injured over the weekend in Virginia, according to police and loved ones. Gregory B. Bruington, Jr., of Newport News, was in the shoulder of the westbound lanes at mile marker 175 in Fairfax, when he was struck by Carlos L. Nunez Morales, 26, of Woodbridge, just before 3:40 a.m. Sunday, March 30, Virginia State Police said. Bruington died at the scene and the passenger in his VW Golf, Hailey Frazier, 24, was seriously injured, police sa…
Arlington, VA
Police & Fire
Shooter Admits To Murder Of Beloved Virginia School Worker Sitting On Church Steps In DC
A Maryland man accused of gunning down a popular Fairfax, VA schools employee on Memorial Day in 2022 has copped to the crime, federal authorities announced on Wednesday. Montgomery County resident James Carl Jackson, 28, of Silver Spring, will face up to 23 years in prison after pleading guilty on Feb. 14 to second-degree murder while armed for the fatal shooting of Christian Monje. At approximately 4:30 a.m. on Monday, May 30, 2022, members of the Metropolitan Police Department’s Homicide Branch responded to the 1700 block of Rhode Island Avenue in Northwest, DC, where there w…
Fredericksburg, VA
Obituaries
Services For Teran Collins Jr., 26, Set In Fredericksburg
Services have been set for Teran Collins Jr., who died unexpectedly on Sunday, Jan. 28, in Richmond, according to his obituary on the Mullins & Thompson Funeral Service website. He was 26 years old. Teran was born in Fairfax but lived in Beaverdam, his obituary reads. He was being remembered for his "contagious smile, teddy bear hugs, and pure heart," his obituary reads. We lost a good one man Teran Collins Jr. thank you for all the memories you left me with you was the first person to... Posted by Trey Perry on Monday, January 29, 2024 Teran is survived by his parents, Therese and …
Fairfax, VA
Police & Fire
Georgia Man Posed As Police To Bilk City Residents Out Of Cash In Fairfax, Officials Say
At least four people in Virginia were targeted by a 31-year-old Georgia man posing as police in an effort to bilk Fairfax residents out of cash, police announced this week. Razie Brown has been extradited back to the City of Fairfax following an investigation into reports of a con man posing as law enforcement officials attempting to steal money in a scheme that dates back to last summer. According to officials, in June 2023, local police were alerted to multiple cases of fraud after they were contacted by an unknown person who identified himself as a police officer. In each case, Brown in…
Fredericksburg, VA
Schools
Snow Day! Weather Closes Schools Across Virginia
Schools across Northern Virginia are closed Tuesday, Jan. 16 due to the snow. Snow began falling across the region Monday, Jan. 15, and is expected to turn to a wintry mix overnight. All Fairfax, Stafford, Loudoun, Prince William, Alexandria, and Arlington public schools will be closed on Tuesday. The National Weather Service shows Northern Virginia is expected to see 1 to 3 inches by the end of the night Monday, Jan. 15. Rain, snow, and freezing rain will fall likely before noon, with another chance of snow later in the day, making for hazardous road conditions.
Fredericksburg, VA
Police & Fire
Undercover Prostitution Bust Nets 5 Arrests At 2 Hotels Virginia: Sheriff
Fugitives were among five people arrested in an undercover prostitution sting at two motels in Stafford County this week, authorities said. Stafford County Sheriff's Detective RJ Grella met a woman online on Dec. 12, and met up with her at the Staybridge Suites on Richmond Highway after a brief text exchange, Sheriff David Decatur said. Grella and patrol deputies made contact with the woman and found drugs in the room, Decatur said. Then, they learned that three floors up, there was another potential prostitution incident, the sheriff said. The female involved in the first incident has not…
Fairfax, VA
Obituaries
Evan Patchett Of Reston Dies, 31: 'Best At Being No.1 Fan'
Evan Patchett of Reston died peacefully on Dec. 3 at Inova Loudoun Hospital, according to his obituary. He was 31 years old. Evan attended the Aldrin Elementary School and Herndon Middle School, before graduating from from Paul VI Catholic High School in Fairfax in the Options Program, his obituary says. In 2014, he graduated from the John S. Davis Career Center in Falls Church, and "made the very most of his time at each of those schools, becoming a popular and well-known figure with huge numbers of friends among students and faculty alike," Evan's obituary continues. He has bee…
Fairfax, VA
Traffic
Beltway Crash: Heavy Delays Reported In I-495 Fairfax Accident
A crash on I-495 caused major backups Wednesday, Nov. 15 in Fairfax. According to the VDOT, the crash at mile marker 44.5 caused one mile of delays on the northbound side as of 2:30 p.m. It happened near the Dulles Access Road intersection. Want breaking news in the DMV as it happens, or want to contribute? Join the DMV All Incidents Facebook group.
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