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Families Escape Two-Alarm Fire After Gas Line Ignites In Maryland Neighborhood (
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A gas-fed two-alarm fire in Maryland caused an estimated $1.3 million in damages, though eight people and several animals were able to safely escape, according to investigators. Shortly before 4:30 a.m. on Tuesday, May 26, crews from the Boonsboro Fire Department and nearby agencies were called to the 200 block of Tiger Lane in Washington County, where a massive fire broke out involving multiple homes. By the time crews got there, the neighboring home had already started catching fire. Then things escalated. Investigators said the flames spread to homes on both sides of the original fire,…
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$348K Memorial Day Fire Displaces Virginia Family, Pets After Smoker Wood Chips Ignite Garage
An unexpected fire during a holiday weekend celebration left a Virginia family and their pets without a home, officials say. Hot wood chips from a smoker tossed into a plastic container on Saturday morning sparked a massive garage fire in Round Hill that left the family, four cats, and two dogs displaced, according to the Loudoun County Fire Marshal's Office. Crews were called around 11:30 a.m. on May 23 to a reported fire in the 17000 block of Tedler Circle, where a passerby reported smoke and flames coming from the two-story home. Fire crews quickly deployed hose lines to attack the f…
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Murder Charges Follow Deadly Gunfire Between Men Who Knew Each Other In Woodbridge
A drug deal in a Virginia parking lot turned deadly. Now two convicted felons are facing murder charges, Prince William County Police announced Monday. Taiyon Damari Jackson, 20, of Alexandria, and William Latrale Lisenby, 23, of Lorton, were arrested days apart following the May 12 killing of 42-year-old Frances Joseph Douglas of Bowling Green, according to investigators. Police said officers were called shortly before 9 p.m. to the 1200 block of Potomac Vista Drive after reports of a shooting. By the time officers got there, Douglas had already been rushed to a hospital by a family membe…
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Maryland Man Picked Up 12-Year-Old Girl Before Rape Near Delaware Dog Park, Police Say
A Maryland man who picked up a 12-year-old girl and raped her near a dog park in Delaware spent the holiday weekend behind bars, police say. North East resident Majdi Jones, 22, was arrested shortly before 2:20 a.m. on Wednesday, May 20, when he was caught with his pants down after contacting a girl on social media and arranging to meet her. According to the New Castle County Police Department in Delaware, officers were conducting proactive patrols near Banning Park when they spotted a suspicious Honda Ridgeline occupied by two people in the 100 block of Middleboro Road. The incident happe…
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Man Who Sent Maryland Lieutenant Flying 30 Feet During I-95 Chase Learns Prison Fate
The 22-year-old New Yorker who sent a Maryland sheriff’s lieutenant flying 30 feet through the air during a violent wrong-way pursuit on I-95 before fleeing into the woods has been sentenced to decades behind bars. Juan Quiroz-Manzueta pleaded guilty this week to a host of charges in Harford County Circuit Court following a bizarre series of events that ended with a top-ranking officer suffering critical injuries. The case stemmed from a chaotic 36-minute pursuit across Harford County on Aug. 26, 2025, after Lt. Robert Burgess spotted a white Penske box truck driving erratically on Rou…
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Former DC Officer Working At Virginia School Charged With Soliciting Minor: Police
A former police officer in DC who was serving as a mental health associate for schools in Virginia is facing charges for soliciting a minor online. Lawrence Lofzewski, 37, was arrested in his Springfield home following a probe into a tip provided by the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children regarding "disturbing online content" he posted about kids, according to the Fairfax County Police Department. During the investigation, officials say Lofzewski communicated with detectives posing as a minor on the Internet, engaged in inappropriate conversations, and solicited sexual e…
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Maryland Fugitive Accused Of Repeatedly Sexually Abusing Minor Captured By Feds: Sheriff
A 45-year-old man who allegedly sexually abused a minor repeatedly has been apprehended in Maryland, authorities announced on Friday. Riverdale native Jose Mercedes Pineda-Callejas was arrested on Thursday, May 21, in Landover by members of the Charles County Sheriff's Office and federal authorities, officials say. According to investigators, Pineda-Callejas was arrested and charged with multiple sexual offenses involving a minor. Pineda-Callejas was later indicted by a grand jury in Charles County on multiple counts of rape, sexual assault, and other related offenses, and an arrest warran…
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Connecticut Man Arrested In 1986 Rape, Stabbing Murder Of Virginia Beach Woman: Police
A Connecticut man has been arrested decades after police say he raped and murdered a 22-year-old Virginia Beach woman whose body was found with fatal stab wounds in a field in 1986. Charles Berry, 66, was taken into custody this week in Newington in connection with his alleged role in the brutal murder of Roberta Walls 40 years ago, according to Virginia Beach Police. Walls’ body was discovered just after sunrise on May 15, 1986, in a field along Ferry Plantation Drive in Virginia Beach. Roberta Walls Virginia Beach Police Investigators determined the young woman had been sexually …
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Maryland Most Wanted Mom Vanished Before 100-Year Sentence In Infant Death Case: US Marshals
A Maryland mother convicted in the death of her 10-month-old daughter vanished before sentencing and is now one of the US Marshals’ “Major Cases,” authorities announced. Ashley Nicole Franklin, 39, is wanted after failing to appear for sentencing in Washington County Circuit Court on Aug. 13, 2025, according to the US Marshals Service. Franklin had already been found guilty by a jury on charges including first-degree child abuse resulting in death, involuntary manslaughter, and related offenses tied to the 2021 death of her infant daughter. Despite the conviction, Franklin was released on …
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Person, Dog Rescued From Massive 2-Alarm Fire That Tore Through Virginia Home
A person and a dog were rescued from a burning Virginia home early Friday morning as firefighters battled a massive two-alarm blaze that tore through a luxury property, authorities said. The fire broke out just before 1 a.m. on May 22, in the 900 block of Turkey Run Road in McLean, according to Fairfax County Fire and Rescue officials. First-arriving crews encountered smoke pouring from the multi-story home with flames burning in the garage area after reports came in that someone was trapped on the second floor, officials said. Firefighters rushed inside as the situation worsened. Crews l…
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Freed Fraud Suspect Listed Victim’s Apartment As Home Before Second Arrest In Maryland: Sheriff
It took Annaya Lisette Hines less than a week to land back behind bars. And she did not make it difficult for detectives in Maryland. The 26-year-old was arrested on Thursday, May 14, in connection with an ongoing identity theft and fraud investigation after allegedly stealing victims' banking information. The investigation began in September 2025, according to the Charles County Sheriff's Office, when Hines fraudulently obtained a victim’s banking information and used it to make unauthorized electronic payments to cover bills. Between then and late January 2026, investigators s…
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Baby Dies After Being Left In Hot Car While Mom Worked In Virginia, Sheriff Says
A 2-month-old baby is dead after being left inside a hot vehicle while his mother went to work in Virginia, authorities say. Deputies from the Spotsylvania Sheriff's Office were called shortly after 5:15 p.m. on Wednesday, May 20, to the 3700 block of Lafayette Boulevard for reports of a 2-month-old child who was unresponsive inside a car. When first responders arrived, they found the child inside a business with the baby’s mother while Spotsylvania Fire Rescue crews rushed the infant to Mary Washington Hospital. Deputies blocked intersections to help speed the ambulance to the hospital, b…
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