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Good Samaritans Subdue Woman Who Exposed Herself, Fought Officer At Gainesville GNC: Police Good Samaritans Subdue Woman Who Exposed Herself, Fought Officer At Gainesville GNC: Police
Good Samaritans Subdue Woman Who Exposed Herself, Fought Officer At Gainesville GNC: Police Shoppers inside a busy Virginia nutrition store were caught off guard when a routine trip turned chaotic, police said. Officers were called to the GNC on Linton Hall Road in Gainesville just after 11:25 a.m. on Thursday, Jan. 15, after reports of a disorderly woman inside the store, Prince William County police said on Monday. Investigators said Danielle Maria Blaser Diaz, 36, entered the business and began aggressively approaching customers, creating a disturbance inside the store.  Then things took a strange turn when she later stepped outside and exposed herself to customers throug…
Creep Showing Women Porn On Gainesville Walking Trails Busted, Police Say Creep Showing Women Porn On Gainesville Walking Trails Busted, Police Say
Creep Showing Women Porn On Gainesville Walking Trails Busted, Police Say A 26-year-old Virginia man has been arrested after police say he approached women on Gainesville walking trails and showed them pornographic videos on his phone. The Prince William County Police Department announced that Christian Dominique Varela, 26, of Front Royal, was taken into custody on Saturday, Aug. 24 after a months-long investigation. Between May 16 and May 22, officers say Varela approached several women along walking trails in the area of Carrick Drive and Wentworth Green Drive in Gainesville. During at least two encounters, “the accused showed the victims his phone, which dis…
Toddler Hit By Phone During Domestic Dispute In Virginia Hospitalized, Police Say Toddler Hit By Phone During Domestic Dispute In Virginia Hospitalized, Police Say
Toddler Hit By Phone During Domestic Dispute In Virginia Hospitalized, Police Say A 1-year-old Virginia girl was hospitalized after being hit in the head with a phone during a domestic dispute involving family members, police said. Officers with the Prince William County Police Department responded to Somerset Pointe Apartments on Godfrey Street in Gainesville just after 10 p.m. on Monday, Aug. 4, to investigate a reported domestic incident. The investigation determined that Dejahne Laniya Delaney, 28, and a relative were arguing when Delaney allegedly threw a phone that struck the girl in the head, according to police on Wednesday. The child was being held by the other…
Family Friend Sexually Abused Young Girl In Gainesville: Police Family Friend Sexually Abused Young Girl In Gainesville: Police
Family Friend Sexually Abused Young Girl In Gainesville: Police A trusted family friend is behind bars after allegedly sexually assaulting a young girl inside a Virginia home over the course of several weeks, police said. Officers with the Prince William County Police Department were called shortly before 2:30 p.m. on Wednesday, July 10, to investigate a reported sexual assault at a home in the 6700 block of Stapleton Place in Gainesville, according to authorities. The assault reportedly took place between June and July 2025, investigators said. According to police, the girl told a family member she had been sexually assaulted by a family friend during…
Missing Virginia Teen Found Dead In Pond Days After Tysons Crash, Police Confirm Missing Virginia Teen Found Dead In Pond Days After Tysons Crash, Police Confirm
Missing Virginia Teen Found Dead In Pond Days After Tysons Crash, Police Confirm New details released Thursday confirm that the body pulled from a pond in Virginia earlier this week was 19-year-old Kyle Coleman, the missing Morehouse College student who vanished after a crash near Tysons. Coleman, of Gainesville, was reported missing after crashing on Galleria Drive around 11:15 p.m. Friday, June 6, according to the Fairfax County Police Department. Police said they were called to the area after a 911 activation from an iPhone and found Coleman’s unoccupied 2019 blue Toyota Yaris in the trees off the road near Tysons Boulevard. Investigators say the car had crossed int…
Maryland Man ID’d As Victim In Deadly Hit-Run On Gainesville Highway, Police Say Maryland Man ID’d As Victim In Deadly Hit-Run On Gainesville Highway, Police Say
Maryland Man ID’d As Victim In Deadly Hit-Run On Gainesville Highway, Police Say A Maryland man was fatally struck while crossing a highway in Northern Virginia, and police are still working to identify the driver who fled the scene. Timothy Scott Rinehart, 44, of Laurel, was killed early Thursday, June 5, while attempting to cross Lee Highway near Virginia Oaks Drive in Gainesville, according to the Prince William County Police Department on Monday, June 9. Officers were called to the intersection around 1:57 a.m., where they found Rinehart dead at the scene. Police said the driver who hit him sped away. "The investigation revealed the driver of an unknown vehicle was…
Pedestrian Killed Crossing Highway In Gainesville Hit-Run Crash, Driver At Large: Police Pedestrian Killed Crossing Highway In Gainesville Hit-Run Crash, Driver At Large: Police
Pedestrian Killed Crossing Highway In Gainesville Hit-Run Crash, Driver At Large: Police A pedestrian was struck and killed in a hit-and-run crash early Thursday morning in Gainesville, and the driver never stopped, police said. Officers responded to the intersection of Lee Highway and Virginia Oaks Drive shortly before 2 a.m. on June 5, according to Master Police Officer Renee Carr with the Prince William County Police Department. Investigators said the victim was attempting to cross Lee Highway when they were hit by a northbound vehicle. The driver fled the scene without stopping. The pedestrian was pronounced dead at the scene. Their identity is being withheld pending notif…
Virginia Man Used Phone To Prey On Underage Girl He Met In Gainesville, Police Say Virginia Man Used Phone To Prey On Underage Girl He Met In Gainesville, Police Say
Virginia Man Used Phone To Prey On Underage Girl He Met In Gainesville, Police Say A 42-year-old man is facing a host of charges after allegedly preying on a young girl he met in Virginia, police say. Kieron Selwyn Greene, of Culpepper, was arrested over the weekend following a lengthy investigation into the possession of child porn that was reported last year, according to the Prince William County Police Department. Investigators say that on Sunday, May 11, detectives concluded their investigation into a child porn report that came in June 2024. The investigation found that Greene allegedly met with a girl under the age of 15 while in Gainesville, and the pair began to…
Missing Man, 23, Found Dead In Gainesville Woods Near Abandoned Mercedes, Police Say Missing Man, 23, Found Dead In Gainesville Woods Near Abandoned Mercedes, Police Say
Missing Man, 23, Found Dead In Gainesville Woods Near Abandoned Mercedes, Police Say A 23-year-old man who vanished after leaving his Virginia home has been found dead in the woods near his parked Mercedes, police said. The discovery was made around 6:30 p.m. on Saturday, May 10, in the area of Morgan Island Way and Links Pond Close in Gainesville, according to the Prince William County Police Department. Police said the man had been reported missing by family members earlier that day after leaving home the night before in his Mercedes ERS. Officers searching the area found the unoccupied Mercedes parked nearby.  During a canvass of the wooded area, police located th…
SUV Goes Airborne, Flips In Deadly Gainesville Crash: Police SUV Goes Airborne, Flips In Deadly Gainesville Crash: Police
SUV Goes Airborne, Flips In Deadly Gainesville Crash: Police A Bristow woman was killed after her SUV went airborne and rolled into a field off a busy road in Prince William County, police said. It happened Monday morning, March 24, just before 10 a.m. on Linton Hall Road near Glenkirk Road in Gainesville, according to the Prince William County Police Department. Investigators said the 2019 Toyota Highlander was heading north when it suddenly veered into the southbound lanes, slammed into a guardrail, then launched off the road. As it flew down an embankment, the SUV rolled and finally came to rest on its side in a grassy field. The driver — identi…
Pharmacy Owner Named In 2021 Gainesville Sexual Assault Investigation: Police Pharmacy Owner Named In 2021 Gainesville Sexual Assault Investigation: Police
Pharmacy Owner Named In 2021 Gainesville Sexual Assault Investigation: Police A Northern Virginia pharmacy owner is facing criminal charges after allegedly sexually assaulting a woman inside his Gainesville store years ago, police said. Davinder Pal Kahlon, 41, turned himself in to Prince William County Police on Wednesday, March 19, nearly four years after the reported assault. Davinder Pal Kahlon Prince William County Police The victim, who was an adult at the time, told detectives she went to Gainesville Pharmacy in the 7900 block of Heritage Village Plaza on January 23, 2021, shortly before closing time, according to police. While inside, the store’s own…
Centreville Man Abducts Woman, Child In Stolen Car, Flees For Weeks In Virginia: Police Centreville Man Abducts Woman, Child In Stolen Car, Flees For Weeks In Virginia: Police
Centreville Man Abducts Woman, Child In Stolen Car, Flees For Weeks In Virginia: Police A Northern Virginia man who allegedly abducted a woman and their young child before fleeing in her vehicle has been arrested weeks after the incident, authorities announced. Naim Arrak, 26, was taken into custody on Thursday, March 13, in connection to a violent domestic dispute in Gainesville that led to a police pursuit, according to the Prince William County Police Department. The charges stem from an incident on Friday, Feb. 14, when officers responded around 11:15 p.m. to a home in the 7400 block of Brunson Circle after a woman reported being assaulted by Arrak, police said. Investiga…
‘Heavy Sleeper’ Excuse Falls Flat: Duo Busted With Drugs At Stafford Motel ‘Heavy Sleeper’ Excuse Falls Flat: Duo Busted With Drugs At Stafford Motel
‘Heavy Sleeper’ Excuse Falls Flat: Duo Busted With Drugs At Stafford Motel An alert deputy’s routine patrol in North Stafford turned into a serious bust after he spotted a suspicious scene involving a so-called "heavy sleeper." Shortly after 6 p.m. on Sunday, Feb. 16, a deputy from the Stafford County Sheriff's Office was patrolling the Super 8 Motel on Wicomico Drive when he saw a woman violently shaking the driver of a Ford, raising concerns of a possible overdose, officials said. In fact, it was not a medical emergency, and Centreville resident Kalila Prochno, 31 tried to explain that the driver, Jason Haller, 49, of Gainesville, was simply a "heavy s…
Reckless Driver With Unrestrained Child Wanted By Police In Prince William County Reckless Driver With Unrestrained Child Wanted By Police In Prince William County
Reckless Driver With Unrestrained Child Wanted By Police In Prince William County Authorities in Northern Virginia are searching for a man accused of abducting a woman and their young child before fleeing in her vehicle in Prince William County, investigators say. Officers responded around 11:15 p.m. on Friday, Feb. 14, to a home in the 7400 block of Brunson Circle in Gainesville after a domestic dispute turned violent, according to the Prince William County Police Department. Investigators say that 26-year-old Naim Arrak assaulted a 27-year-old woman, described as an acquaintance, during an argument, hitting her in the face before grabbing her by the neck.  At one…
Manassas Driver Killed In High-Speed Rollover Crash In Prince William County: Police Manassas Driver Killed In High-Speed Rollover Crash In Prince William County: Police
Manassas Driver Killed In High-Speed Rollover Crash In Prince William County: Police A high-speed crash in Prince William County ended in tragedy when a pickup truck veered into oncoming traffic, slammed into another vehicle, and flipped multiple times, authorities said. The deadly collision happened around 3:30 p.m. on Thursday, Jan. 30, in the area of Aden Road and Parkgate Drive in Nokesville, according to Prince William County Police. Investigators determined that 29-year-old Manassas man David Joseph Russell Callen was speeding southbound in a 2008 Nissan Titan when he crossed into oncoming traffic and crashed head-on into a 2022 Subaru Outback traveling in the opposit…
Gainesville Man Arrested For Hit-Run Crash That Left Stafford Pedestrian In Rehab: Sheriff Gainesville Man Arrested For Hit-Run Crash That Left Stafford Pedestrian In Rehab: Sheriff
Gainesville Man Arrested For Hit-Run Crash That Left Stafford Pedestrian In Rehab: Sheriff A Prince William County man is facing serious charges after a hit-and-run crash in Stafford left one pedestrian hospitalized and another critically injured. Gainesville resident Nicolas Hartman, 26, was apprehended nearly two months after a hit-and-run left the pair with potentially life-altering injuries, authorities announced on Monday. The crash happened just after 10 p.m. on Nov. 1 on Mine Road near Greenspring Drive, according to a Stafford County Police spokesperson.  Two pedestrians pushing a shopping cart were struck by a Volkswagen Jetta GLI, and the driver - now identified a…
PWC Man Arrested For Domestic Assault, Child Neglect After Woman Knocked Unconscious: Police PWC Man Arrested For Domestic Assault, Child Neglect After Woman Knocked Unconscious: Police
PWC Man Arrested For Domestic Assault, Child Neglect After Woman Knocked Unconscious: Police A Gainesville man is facing multiple charges after allegedly assaulting a family member and neglecting three children during a domestic dispute, Prince William County Police said. Officers responded to a home in the 14200 block of Clatterbuck Loop at approximately 1 a.m. on Sunday, Nov. 30 after receiving a call from one of the children, authorities said. The investigation revealed that during a verbal altercation, Eduard Mendez Ugarte, 63, allegedly pushed a 57-year-old woman off a bed.  She struck a nightstand and lost consciousness, police said. Three children, all under the age of…
Here's Where Inova-GoHealth Urgent Care Is Opening Second Location In Prince William County Here's Where Inova-GoHealth Urgent Care Is Opening Second Location In Prince William County
Here's Where Inova-GoHealth Urgent Care Is Opening Second Location In Prince William County A new urgent care facility has opened up in Virginia as Inova continues to expand its footprint in the region. Officials announced this week that Inova-GoHealth will open its second location in Prince William County, this time at a prominent location in Gainesville. This week, the center opened near the Virginia Gateway Shopping Center in the 7600 block of Linton Hall Road, near the Giant Food location. The center is located near the Virginia Gateway Shopping Center at 7637 Linton Hall Road, next to Giant Food. Contributed via Berg & Associates The new spot will "provide&n…
Passengers Killed In Crash Off I-66 In Gainesville Identified By Police Passengers Killed In Crash Off I-66 In Gainesville Identified By Police
Passengers Killed In Crash Off I-66 In Gainesville Identified By Police Two people were killed on Tuesday afternoon when a driver from Sterling lost control in Prince William County and crashed into a concrete barrier, police say. Woodbridge resident Liliana Nora Loschiavo Sierra, 67, and Alfredo Rodolfo Sobrero, 90, of Sterling, have been identified by investigators as the two passengers who were killed when their driver wound up crashing off I-66 in Gainesville. Shortly before 2:15 p.m. on Oct. 1, members of the Prince William County Police Department were called to the I-66 express exit ramp near University Boulevard, where there was a reported single-vehicl…
Man Accused Of Abducting, Sexually Assaulting Acquaintance In Prince William County, Police Say Man Accused Of Abducting, Sexually Assaulting Acquaintance In Prince William County, Police Say
Man Accused Of Abducting, Sexually Assaulting Acquaintance In Prince William County, Police Say A 20-year-old man who inappropriately abducted and inappropriately touched a woman is facing charges following an investigating into an incident reported late last week. Manassas native Marlon Danilo Neftaly Mo-Choc was arrested on Friday following a probe into a reported incident that was called in from the 12100 block of Sierra Sunset Lane in Gainesville the previous night. The investigation determined that a 22-year-old woman was approached by Mo-Choc, who was described by police as an acquaintance, and whens he refused to go with him, he grabbed her arm and forced her into a vehicle. I…
Man Accused Of Abducting, Raping 54-Year-Old Woman In Virginia: Police Man Accused Of Abducting, Raping 54-Year-Old Woman In Virginia: Police
Man Accused Of Abducting, Raping 54-Year-Old Woman In Virginia: Police A man accused of repeatedly raping a 54-year-old woman in Prince William County is behind bars following an investigation into an incident earlier this month. Tyrone Andrew McKinley Campbell, 38, of Warrenton, is facing charges after subjecting his victim - described by police as an acquaintance - to a harrowing day in Gainesville. Officers from the Prince William County Police Department were called to investigate a reported sexual assault in the 1400 block of Lee Highway on Saturday, June 22 that had happened earlier this month. Investigators say that the woman arranged to meet with Camp…
Woman Held Hostage, Sexually Assaulted By Man She Met On Virginia Street: Cops Woman Held Hostage, Sexually Assaulted By Man She Met On Virginia Street: Cops
Woman Held Hostage, Sexually Assaulted By Man She Met On Virginia Street: Cops A 60-year-old Virginia man was arrested after holding a victim hostage and sexually assaulting her, police said. Teodros Girma, of Gainesville, approached a woman around 10:30 a.m. Friday, April 12 on Deming Drive, and went into the woman's apartment together, Prince William County police said. Girma prevented her from leaving and inappropriately touched her, police said. The victim eventually left the apartment and reported the incident to a family member who contacted the police.  Girma was arrested and charged with abduction with intent to defile and sexual assault.
Homicide Indictments Handed Up To Ex-Warren County Deputies In Deadly Traffic Stop Homicide Indictments Handed Up To Ex-Warren County Deputies In Deadly Traffic Stop
Homicide Indictments Handed Up To Ex-Warren County Deputies In Deadly Traffic Stop A pair of former Warren County Sheriff's Office employees have been served with new indictments in connection with a deadly traffic stop in April 2022, Virginia State Police announced. On Monday, April 8, 2024, a Warren County grand jury handed up one felony count of homicide against Zachary A. Fadely, 31, of Shenandoah County, and one felony count of homicide against Tyler S. Poe, 27, of Warren County, police said. Both Fadely and Poe were deputies when they stopped a 77-year-old Gainesville driver for going 63 mph in a 55 mph zone on April 2, 2022 around 1:20 a.m., and assaulted him, acco…
Man Fired Shot At Cops, Family Following Domestic Dispute In Virginia, Police Say Man Fired Shot At Cops, Family Following Domestic Dispute In Virginia, Police Say
Man Fired Shot At Cops, Family Following Domestic Dispute In Virginia, Police Say A man fired a gunshot toward officers and his family who were being evacuated during a domestic disturbance that was reported in Prince William County over the weekend, investigators say. Jessy William Szypulski, 34, is facing multiple charges following an incident that played out near his Gainesville home in the 7800 block of Carrick Drive on the morning of Saturday, Feb. 17, authorities announced. According to a spokesperson from the Prince William County Police Department, officers were called to the home to investigate a report of a domestic dispute with weapons involved, and when they …
More Metal Scrappers Arrested Stealing County Property In Fauquier, Sheriff Says More Metal Scrappers Arrested Stealing County Property In Fauquier, Sheriff Says
More Metal Scrappers Arrested Stealing County Property In Fauquier, Sheriff Says Several people have been arrested at what has become a hot spot for metal scrappers in Fauquier County and will now face charges, authorities announced. Gainesville resident Paul Leonard, 46, and 48-year-old Josh Smith, of Broad Run are the latest to be apprehended for targeting scrap metal in the 7000 block of Kennedy Road in the early hours of Monday morning. A spokesperson for the Fauquier County Sheriff's Office said that at around 4:20 a.m. on Jan. 29, the agency received reports of multiple flashlights by the scrap metal on county property that belonged to the Water and Sanitation Dep…
Robber Beats Teen In Christmas Eve Jacket Sale: Prince William Police Robber Beats Teen In Christmas Eve Jacket Sale: Prince William Police
Robber Beats Teen In Christmas Eve Jacket Sale: Prince William Police A grown man has been charged with assaulting a teenager during Christmas Eve jacket sale in Virginia, police said. Robert Cole Thompson and the 17-year-old were conducting a transaction over the jacket on the 13900 block of Promenade Commons Street in Gainesville around 1:10 p.m. Sunday, Dec. 24, when Thompson forcibly grabbed the jacket from the teen, Prince William County police said. Thompson began to walk away and when he was confronted by the victim, a physical struggle ensued, police said. That's when Thompson struck the teen in the face, police said. The parties separated …
New Details Released In PWC Death Investigation New Details Released In PWC Death Investigation
New Details Released In PWC Death Investigation New details have been released after a 68-year-old man died at the hospital days after running a red light while suffering a medical emergency in Prince William County. Haymarket resident Michael Earl Blaylock died on Monday nearly two weeks after he was involved in a crash at the intersection of Lee Highway and Webb Drive in Gainesville, officials announced on Wednesday, though the crash was not to blame or his death. Police say that shortly before 7 p.m. on Tuesday, Nov. 14, officers from the Prince William County Police Department were called to the intersection, where Blaylock suffered …
Man Gave Minor Marijuana Before Sexually Assaulting Her Multiple Times In PWC: Police Man Gave Minor Marijuana Before Sexually Assaulting Her Multiple Times In PWC: Police
Man Gave Minor Marijuana Before Sexually Assaulting Her Multiple Times In PWC: Police The grown man who provided a young girl with marijuana before sexually assaulting her in Prince William County has been apprehended, authorities announced. Woodbridge resident Justin Garcia, 23, is behind bars following the investigation into a sexual assault that was reported to have happened in the Gainesville area between July 2021 and June this year, according to a Prince William County Police Department spokesperson on Monday. It is alleged that after meeting the underage girl on social media, Garcia sparked up a relationship with the girl, who was under the age of 18 at the time the t…
Police ID Virginia Harley-Davidson Rider Killed In Weekend Crash Police ID Virginia Harley-Davidson Rider Killed In Weekend Crash
Police ID Virginia Harley-Davidson Rider Killed In Weekend Crash A 64-year-old Virginia man died at an area hospital after losing control of his motorcycle and crashing, state police say. Gainesville resident Ronald D. Musselman has been identified by Virginia State Police as the Harley-Davidson motorcyclist who was killed on Saturday, Sept. 30 on Route 621 south of Clevengers Utility Road in Culpepper County. Route 621 (Jeffersonton Rd) just south of Clevengers Utility RoadGoogle Maps street view According to state police, at around 7:10 p.m. on Saturday, Sept. 30, Musselman was traveling north on Route 621 when he failed to maneuver a curve, ran of…
The New 8-Mile: Bogus Food Deliveryman Leads Wrong-Way Pursuit On Flat Tire In VA, Cops Say The New 8-Mile: Bogus Food Deliveryman Leads Wrong-Way Pursuit On Flat Tire In VA, Cops Say
The New 8-Mile: Bogus Food Deliveryman Leads Wrong-Way Pursuit On Flat Tire In VA, Cops Say A man posing as a food delivery driver led authorities on an eight-mile pursuit on a flat tire across a northern Virginia town, authorities said. Aion Navor Wilson, 39, of Baltimore, was drunk when he approached the front door of a home in the 8100 block of Arrowleaf Turn in Gainesville and claimed to be a food delivery driver, Prince William County police said. The residents of the home had not ordered food, and contacted police. Wilson then went to the side of the home and began yelling, before getting into a car and trying to drive away, as responding officers be…
Alleged Rapist Busted After Targeting Minor Repeatedly In Virginia, Police Say Alleged Rapist Busted After Targeting Minor Repeatedly In Virginia, Police Say
Alleged Rapist Busted After Targeting Minor Repeatedly In Virginia, Police Say A rape investigation has been launched in Prince William County after a man allegedly preyed on a minor, possibly for years, police say. Over the weekend, Gainesville resident Christopher David Daugherty, 46, was arrested for an alleged sexual assault that was recently reported by his underage victim. Police say that the abuse happened in Prince William County between August 2017 and last month on more than one occasion while the minor was under the age of 18. The victim came forward recently to a school counselor, who contacted the police and launched an investigation with an assist from …