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Alexandria, VA
Police & Fire
Fatal Single-Car Crash In Lorton Did Involve Speeding, Alcohol: Police
A 24-year-old died from injuries sustained in a single-car crash in Lorton, police said.On July 16, Santos Casco Sierra of Maryland as driving on Richmond Highway near Woodside Lane at around 5:15 a.m., when he drove into a tree and the vehicle set on fire, according to the Fairfax County Police Department. Casco Sierra was the only occupant of his 2010 Ford Fusion and after being treated for life threatening injuries, he succumbed to his injuries, officials said. After further investigation into the crash, law enforcement concluded that speed and alcohol were factors in this incident…
Manassas, VA
Obituaries
Virginia Teen Victoria Santymire Dies Suddenly
After just 17 short years of life, Victoria Santymire suddenly died at home on July 5. Santymire was about to enter her senior year of high school at South County High School in Lorton, according to her obituary. When she wasn’t working as a Forever 21 as a brand ambassador, Santymire was pursuing her new passion for cooking or playing with her many animals, the obituary said. Victoria SantymireVictoria's GoFundMe Page Her cousin, who was someone Santymire closely confided in as a friend, started a GoFundMe page to help the family properly memorialize Victoria. The page has already r…
Arlington, VA
Business
New Amazon Fresh Store Opens In Arlington
A new Amazon Fresh grocery store has opened in Arlington. It's the first location in Arlington County for the chain and is part of the company's push into Northern Virginia. The newest Amazon Fresh opened in Crystal City — 1550 Crystal Drive — on Thursday, July 7. Amazon announced its plans for the location in May. The 16,000-square-feet is open from 7 a.m. until 10 p.m. The newest location includes the chain's most-talked-about feature — the Just Walk Out system. If you're unfamiliar, Just Walk Out is what it sounds like. Shoppers get their groceries and can skip the check…
Fairfax, VA
Police & Fire
Two Kilos Of Fentanyl Pills Found In Crashed Chase Car: Police
State troopers found two kilograms of fentanyl in a Woodbridge man's car after he wrecked during a high-speed chase early Sunday morning, June 26, authorities said. Alpha Kamara, 24, faces drugs and fleeing charges after the 3 a.m. wreck on Interstate 95 near exit 163 to Lorton, Virginia State Police said. Troopers first spotted Kamara's Dodge Charger because it had stolen Maryland plates, but when they went to pull him over, Kamara floored it, State Police said. Though, he didn't make it far. Kamara hit a guardrail and crashed into a ditch about two minutes after the chase star…
Fairfax, VA
Police & Fire
Man Sexually Assaulted Minor At A Fairfax County Park: Police
A 42-year-old man is accused of inappropriately touching a child multiple times last week at a park in Springfield, authorities said. Louis C. Allen, of Lorton, was arrested on Saturday, May 21, after a child said he approached them at Lake Accotink Park around 6 p.m., struck up a conversation, and rubbed her thigh, Fairfax County police said. She left the play area to get away from him, police said, but Allen reportedly followed her into the lake later that day and touched her again. Allen jumped into his car and drove away when the girl's family confronted…
Fairfax, VA
News
Lorton Drug Dealer Who Caused Woman's Overdose Sentenced To 22 Years In Prison
A Lorton man was sentenced to 22 years in federal prison for causing a woman to die from a drug overdose, the US Attorney’s Office for the Eastern District of Virginia said. Julian Velasquez, 36, distributed counterfeit Xanax containing fentanyl to the woman, labelled as a 29-year-old E.M., who accidentally overdosed in August 2020, the office reports. Velasquez, who gave E.M. the fake pill, did not call for help after finding her unresponsive on August 9, 2020. Instead, he called his friend and drug customer, 27-year-old Enoel Comsti of Vienna, to help …
Fairfax, VA
Police & Fire
20-Year-Old Virginia Woman Killed In Overnight Fairfax County Car Crash: Police
A 20-year-old woman has died in an overnight single-car crash in Fairfax County and the driver is being charged with her death, according to authorities. Danight Girmay, of Lorton, was killed in the crash that occurred at the intersection of Manchester Boulevard and Beulah Street in Franconia around 12:30 a.m. on Thursday, May 12, Fairfax County Police said. Correction: The crash occurred at Manchester Blvd and Beulah St in Franconia. #FCPDhttps://t.co/fRL9DLyVQD — Fairfax County Police (@FairfaxCountyPD) May 12, 2022 The driver, 20-year-old Sara Flores, also of Lorton, was said to be…
Bowie, MD
Police & Fire
Victim ID'd In Recent Fort Washington Murder: Police
A Virginia man has died in a recent shooting in Prince George's County, authorities said. Benjamin Ampong, 34, of Lorton, was shot and killed in the 2500 block of Corning Avenue around 1:00 p.m. on May 4, Prince George's County Police said. Officers arrested Anthony Shaw, 31, and a 16-year-old boy, both of Washington DC, in connection with the shooting. Police were able to locate Shaw and the teen attempting to leave the area, leading to a brief pursuit, say officials. The suspects lost control of their vehicle and crashed on the 4800 block of Wheeler Road, where they …
Highland Lakes-Vernon, NJ
Police & Fire
Sussex County Woman’s Body Exhumed 32 Years After Disappearance In Homicide Cold Case
The body of a Sussex County woman who was found dead months after she disappeared was exhumed from its final resting place in a new development to a cold case from more than 30 years ago, authorities announced. Lisa McBride was exhumed from Restland Memorial Park in East Hanover on Wednesday, March 9, the Sussex County Prosecutor’s Office said. McBride, 27, had just finished her workday at Lakeland Bank in Newfoundland before attending a concert with four friends in New York City on Friday, June 22, 1990, the SCPO said. She then went to Big John’s Pub on Old Route 23 in Newfoundland, where…
