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Facebook, Instagram Disruptions Hit Thousands
If your feed suddenly stopped cooperating, you were not alone.
Facebook and Instagram users reported widespread problems on Friday, June 12, with reports of disruption spiking sharply on Downdetector shortly after 9 a.m.
Downdetector showed about 69,000 user reports for Facebook issues around 10 a.m., including a spike of 69,569 reports at 9:39 a.m.
Instagram also saw a surge in reports, with more than 1,100 users flagging problems Friday morning, according to Downdetector.
The reports do not necessarily mean every user was affected. Downdetector tracks user-submitted pr…
Fairfax Woman Flees Traffic Stop, Crashes, Then Assaults Officers, Police Say
One tried hiding in a bathroom. One tried fleeing on foot. One tried to get away in a vehicle.
Police in Virginia nabbed all three of them.
On Wednesday, June 10, officers from the Fredericksburg Police Department attempted a stop in the 300 block of Emancipation Highway after spotting the driver committing traffic violations.
Before the stop could be completed, the situation unraveled.
Police said Zoe Howell, 26, of Spotsylvania, bolted from the vehicle on foot while officers were speaking with driver Sharice Bradford, 29, of Fairfax.
As an officer chased Howell, passenger Teddy C…
