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Fake Officer Brandished Gun During Two Encounters Before Arrest, Police Say Fake Officer Brandished Gun During Two Encounters Before Arrest, Police Say
Fake Officer Brandished Gun During Two Encounters Before Arrest, Police Say A Virginia man allegedly pulled out all the stops while role-playing as a police officer, but ultimately found himself on the wrong side of the law. James John Rastatter II, 35, of Woodbridge, is facing charges after police say he posed as a police officer while brandishing a handgun during two separate encounters in Woodbridge, according to the Prince William County Police Department. Investigators say the first encounter happened around 9 p.m. on Saturday, July 19, near Dale Boulevard and Forestdale Avenue. A 25-year-old man was driving when Rastatter allegedly approached his vehicle, di…

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75-Year-Old Dies After Being Flown To Burn Center Following Maryland House Fire 75-Year-Old Dies After Being Flown To Burn Center Following Maryland House Fire
75-Year-Old Dies After Being Flown To Burn Center Following Maryland House Fire The 75-year-old man rescued from a burning row home in Salisbury on Thursday later died from his injuries after being flown to a Baltimore-area burn center, according to the Maryland Office of the State Fire Marshal. Firefighters were called around 12:35 p.m. to the 500 block of Tangier Street on July 30, where they found flames inside a one-story, five-unit masonry row home. Crews located the man inside the unit where the fire started, pulled him from the home, and rushed him to a local hospital before the Maryland State Police Aviation Command flew him to a specialized burn center. He la…

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Body Of Missing Potomac River Swimmer Recovered After Multi-Day Maryland Search (UPDATED) Body Of Missing Potomac River Swimmer Recovered After Multi-Day Maryland Search (UPDATED)
Body Of Missing Potomac River Swimmer Recovered After Multi-Day Maryland Search (Updated) A heartbreaking search on one of Maryland's most dangerous waterways has come to an end. The body of a missing swimmer was recovered Thursday morning, July 30, after a multi-day search in the Potomac River near Spotzbergen Rock, just south of Sandy Landing in Montgomery County. Montgomery County Fire and Rescue's Swift Water Rescue Team located the approximately 25-year-old man around 11:30 a.m., finding him below the surface not far from where he disappeared Tuesday afternoon. Crews used sonar and underwater camera imagery to pinpoint the man's location before recovering his body from the…

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Virginia Man's Indecent Encounter With Two Young Boys Ended With Arrest: Police Virginia Man's Indecent Encounter With Two Young Boys Ended With Arrest: Police
Virginia Man's Indecent Encounter With Two Young Boys Ended With Arrest: Police A 36-year-old gave two young boys quite a show outside their Virginia apartment during a midday exposure incident, police say. Woodbridge resident Kevin Ernesto Marchante is behind bars following a brief investigation after he allegedly terrorized children outside a Dumfries apartment building. According to the Prince William County Police Department, shortly after 5 p.m. on Tuesday, July 28, officers were called to the Broadstone Apartments in the 3100 block of Chesapeake Drive in Dumfries, where there was a reported indecent exposure. Investigators say that Marchante approached two boys,…

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Motorcyclist Dies After Slamming Into Back Of Dump Truck On Virginia Parkway (DEVELOPING) Motorcyclist Dies After Slamming Into Back Of Dump Truck On Virginia Parkway (DEVELOPING)
Motorcyclist Dies After Slamming Into Back Of Dump Truck On Virginia Parkway (Developing) A Virginia motorcyclist was killed after crashing into the back of a dump truck on Prince William Parkway in Manassas late Tuesday night, police said. The fatal wreck happened around 9:41 p.m. on July 29 near the intersection of Prince William Parkway and Nokesville Road, according to the Prince William County Police Department. Investigators say 37-year-old Alberto Aviles, of Nokesville, was riding a 2011 Suzuki GSX-R750 eastbound in the center lane when he approached a 2008 Kenworth dump truck traveling in the same direction. Police said Aviles was traveling at a high rate of speed when …

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Firebug Followed Through On Threat To Burn Down Maryland Home: Fire Marshal Firebug Followed Through On Threat To Burn Down Maryland Home: Fire Marshal
Firebug Followed Through On Threat To Burn Down Maryland Home: Fire Marshal Joseph Brian Potter said he was going to burn the house down. Authorities say he actually went through with it. The 40-year-old Hancock man was arrested following an investigation into an intentionally set house fire in Washington County on Wednesday night, according to the Maryland Fire Marshal. Crews from the Hancock Volunteer Fire Company and several surrounding agencies were called around 6 p.m. on July 29 to a reported house fire in the 12500 block of Seavolt Road in Hancock. Investigators say that Potter threatened to set the residence on fire before the blaze was reported. Based on …

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They Came For Golf Tryouts. They Left As Heroes After Lake Rescue In Virginia They Came For Golf Tryouts. They Left As Heroes After Lake Rescue In Virginia
They Came For Golf Tryouts. They Left As Heroes After Lake Rescue In Virginia A group of teen golfers is being hailed as heroes after jumping into action to rescue several capsized boaters struggling in Lake Culpeper. Neither difficult conditions nor tricky terrain could stop Andrew Tuggle, 15, Jackson Castro, 17, and Gavin Cain, 17, members of the Eastern View High School golf team, who took a detour from their round to make a bold rescue. According to the Culpeper County Police Department, shortly after 3:30 p.m. on Monday, July 27, the three teens were on the adjacent Culpeper Country Club course for team tryouts when they spotted the capsized kayak. While t…

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He Vanished After Deadly Virginia Shooting. Detectives Finally Found Him: Police He Vanished After Deadly Virginia Shooting. Detectives Finally Found Him: Police
He Vanished After Deadly Virginia Shooting. Detectives Finally Found Him: Police He disappeared after leading officers on a pursuit. Twenty-five days later, investigators found him. The man accused of killing a 16-year-old in Woodbridge before ditching his car and disappearing on foot after a police chase is now behind bars. Prince William County detectives, working with the US Marshals Service, arrested 25-year-old Damon Jamon Atwater at his Woodbridge home on Thursday, July 30. His disappearance had been the biggest unanswered question since the July 5 killing. Investigators said the shooting happened around 10:12 p.m. in the 16700 block of Blackjack Oak Lane, …

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He Was Playing Video Games When Bullets Flew. FBI Wants Help Finding His Killers He Was Playing Video Games When Bullets Flew. FBI Wants Help Finding His Killers
He Was Playing Video Games When Bullets Flew. FBI Wants Help Finding His Killers Justice still hasn't caught up to whoever killed Kingston Campbell. In Virginia, more than three years after the 6-year-old was fatally shot while playing video games in his bedroom in Lynchburg, the FBI is making a renewed push to solve the case, offering up to $30,000 for information leading to the arrest and conviction of those responsible. Kingston Campbell was killed while playing video games in his bed. Lynchburg PD/GoFundMe photo Kingston was home on the evening of May 2, 2023, when multiple people believed to be involved in local gang violence opened fire in the area of the …

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Rhode Island Shooter Made It 500 Miles Before Marshals Found 'Miracle Baby' In Virginia Rhode Island Shooter Made It 500 Miles Before Marshals Found 'Miracle Baby' In Virginia
Rhode Island Shooter Made It 500 Miles Before Marshals Found 'Miracle Baby' In Virginia Tyquan Johnson made hundreds of miles from home. Then his run came to an end in Virginia. The manhunt for a shooting suspect ended in Virginia when a 19-year-old Rhode Island man was tracked down by federal investigators after two people were shot in Newport, authorities announced. Johnson was taken into custody around 8:30 a.m. on Wednesday, July 29, by members of the US Marshals Capital Area Regional Fugitive Task Force in Newport News.  Investigators with the Newport Police Department say Johnson fled south following a shooting on Sunday, July 19, that left two people injured. Off…

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Search Enters Third Day For Missing Potomac River Swimmer Near Sandy Landing Search Enters Third Day For Missing Potomac River Swimmer Near Sandy Landing
Search Enters Third Day For Missing Potomac River Swimmer Near Sandy Landing More than two days after one swimmer made it safely to shore and another disappeared beneath the river's powerful current, Maryland rescue crews were back on the water Thursday morning, July 30, hoping to bring the search to an end. The latest operation resumed around daybreak on Thursday near Spotzbergen Rock, just south of Sandy Landing in Montgomery County, where an approximately 25-year-old man vanished around 1:30 p.m. on Tuesday, July 28. Montgomery County Fire and Rescue's Swift Water Rescue Team returned with boats equipped with sonar and search dogs after crews spent hours combing …

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Virginia Man Shot After Attempting To Disarm Officer During Hunt, Police Say Virginia Man Shot After Attempting To Disarm Officer During Hunt, Police Say
Virginia Man Shot After Attempting To Disarm Officer During Hunt, Police Say Nehemia Fuentes Banegas had already stabbed himself. Then he vanished into the woods. The bizarre chain of events ended Tuesday morning, July 28, when Fairfax County police say the 26-year-old Annandale man suddenly burst from thick brush, grabbed an officer's handgun and was shot during the struggle. It all began around 9:57 a.m. at a home in the 7000 block of Sutter Lane, where officers responded to a domestic dispute involving Fuentes Banegas. By the time officers arrived, investigators said Fuentes Banegas had armed himself with two knives, accidentally stabbed himself with one an…

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