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Josh Lanier

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Josh Lanier started his reporting career in high school for his local newspaper. Many — many — years later, he’s still chasing leads for compelling stories. During his time writing for newspapers, magazines, and online publications, he’s covered everything from murderers to mommy bloggers, but his most interesting story is always the next one.


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Police & Fire
Fredericksburg Police Ask Public To Help Find Violent Attacker Fredericksburg Police Ask Public To Help Find Violent Attacker
Fredericksburg Police Ask Public To Help Find Violent Attacker The Fredericksburg police are asking for the public's help to find a man wanted for a violent attack.  Tyrese Lorenzo Washington is wanted for aggravated malicious wounding, felonious assault, and the use of a firearm in the commission of a felony, Fredericksburg police said.  Washington is known to visit Wellington Lakes Apartments and the Mayfield Subdivision often. Anyone with information on Washington's whereabouts is asking to contact the Fredericksburg Police Department at 540-373-3122. 

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Prince William Inmate Attacked Guard With Homemade Shiv: Police Prince William Inmate Attacked Guard With Homemade Shiv: Police
Prince William Inmate Attacked Guard With Homemade Shiv: Police A 44-year-old inmate who'd been arrested for allegedly stabbing a woman reportedly tried to continue that trend when he attacked a guard at a Prince William jail with a shiv, authorities said.  Salomon Alberto Nazar of Manassas is an inmate at the Prince William-Manassas Regional Adult Detention Center at 9320 Lee Avenue in Manassas. Investigators said that Nazar approached a guard with a hand-made object that was sharpened into a knife and tried to stab the officer multiple times, Prince William police said.  They struggled for control over the weapon before the officer wren…

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Man Pulls Knife On Fairfax Store Employee When Caught Shoplifting: Police Man Pulls Knife On Fairfax Store Employee When Caught Shoplifting: Police
Man Pulls Knife On Fairfax Store Employee When Caught Shoplifting: Police A 59-year-old homeless whose been accused of robbery in the past added to his rap sheet after he pulled a knife on a store employee while trying to shoplift, police said.  Eugene Ewing was spotted by store security at a Fairfax Home Depot at 3201 Old Leee Highway trying to steal items from a shelf just before 10 a.m. on Thursday, July 14, Fairfax city police said. When the security guard approached him, Ewing pulled out a knife, an incident report noted. After an altercation, Ewing broke free and ran out of the store. Fairfax city officers spotted him nearby a few minutes later, but he…

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Washington D.C. Police Officer Sexually Abused Underage Girl For Months: Police Washington D.C. Police Officer Sexually Abused Underage Girl For Months: Police
Washington D.C. Police Officer Sexually Abused Underage Girl For Months: Police An officer with the Metropolitan Police Department was arrested Thursday, July 14, on charges of sexual abuse of a child, authorities said.  Charles Johnson II, 28, is accused of meeting a known underage girl on multiple occasions in Washington, D.C., between January 2020 and September 2021, the Metropolitan Police Department announced. Johnson has been an officer with the MPD since 2019 in the agency's first district.  Officials charged Johnson with two counts of first-degree child sex abuse, authorities said.  The department stripped him of his policing powers and placed h…

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Alexandria Man Arrested In Fairfax Shooting Had Ghost Gun, Drugs In Car: Police Alexandria Man Arrested In Fairfax Shooting Had Ghost Gun, Drugs In Car: Police
Alexandria Man Arrested In Fairfax Shooting Had Ghost Gun, Drugs In Car: Police Fairfax County police say they've arrested the man responsible for a June 26 shooting that sent one person to the hospital with serious injuries.  Isaiah Johnson, 27, of Alexandria, was arrested Wednesday, July 13, during a traffic stop and faces many charges related to the shooting and having a ghost gun, Fairfax County Police said. Investigators believe Johnson and another man confronted two people in an apartment on Lockheed Boulevard in Groveton just before midnight, police said. During the altercation, Johnson and the other man drew guns and opened fire. Only one of the targeted m…

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Spider-Man Spin-Off 'Madame Web' Swings Into Boston For Filming Spider-Man Spin-Off 'Madame Web' Swings Into Boston For Filming
Spider-Man Spin-Off 'Madame Web' Swings Into Boston For Filming Fans will have to stretch their patience if they want to see the long-awaited next "Spider Man" spin-off, which won't hit theaters until next year. However, if they take a trip to Boston soon, they can get a sneak peak because the Sony-Marvel co-production started filming there this week, according to an article from Boston.com.  "Madame Web" stars Dakota Johnson as a blind psychic hooked up to a life-support system whose tubes look like a spider's web. Emma Roberts, Sydney Sweeney, Celeste O'Connor, and Tahir Rahim will join her in the cast, according to Deadline. Prod…

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Herndon Chiropractor Charged With Sexually Assaulting Patients In California: Police Herndon Chiropractor Charged With Sexually Assaulting Patients In California: Police
Herndon Chiropractor Charged With Sexually Assaulting Patients In California: Police Seven patients of a chiropractor with offices in Annandale and California recently told police that he sexually assaulted them during treatments, authorities said. Police in Herndon arrested him last week and extradited him to face two dozen charges in California, officials said.  Lincoln Esguerra Carillo, 60, is accused of preying on his patients who came to him for help, police in Irvine, Calif., said. Carillo worked at Twins Chiropractic in Irvine for four years. He also had an office at 7601 Little River Turnpike in Annandale, according to online records. It's unclear how long…

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Dulles Airport Customs Agents Seize Nearly $30K From Family Leaving The Country Dulles Airport Customs Agents Seize Nearly $30K From Family Leaving The Country
Dulles Airport Customs Agents Seize Nearly $30K From Family Leaving The Country A family bound for an Ethiopian vacation lost a day of their trip and more than $27,000 after they failed to disclose that they were carrying enough cash to buy a new Hyundai Santa Fe in their luggage.  U.S. Customs and Border Protection agents said the family didn't disclose the cash as they went through a pre-flight screening. The father — a naturalized U.S. citizen born in Ethiopia — told agents he was carrying $8,000 on him, the agency said in a news release. The man's eldest son also admitted to having $8,000 in cash.  But customs agents found an additional unreported $1…

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Second Leesburg Teen Arrested In Gang-Related Assault With Machete: Police Second Leesburg Teen Arrested In Gang-Related Assault With Machete: Police
Second Leesburg Teen Arrested In Gang-Related Assault With Machete: Police Loudoun County authorities arrested a second teenager they say attacked a man with a machete in an apartment's parking lot.  Marcos Sorto Argueta, 18, of Leesburg, turned himself over to police on Wednesday, July 13, after they put out a warrant for his arrest earlier this week, the Leesburg Police Department said. Police arrested an underage teen on Tuesday in connection with the attack. Officials are not releasing that juveniles name because of their age.  Witnesses called officers to a parking lot on Fort Evans Road just after 10 p.m. on Monday. They found a man sprawled out on…

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Alexandria Court Sentences Woman To 15 Years For Producing Child Porn: Feds Alexandria Court Sentences Woman To 15 Years For Producing Child Porn: Feds
Alexandria Court Sentences Woman To 15 Years For Producing Child Porn: Feds A 22-year-old Ohio woman convicted of producing and distributing child pornography of an infant girl will spend 15 years in federal prison, the Department of Justice said.  Ashley N. Kolhoff of Port Clinton, Ohio, was convicted in a federal court in Alexandria earlier this year and was sentenced on Tuesday, July 12, a U.S. Attorney said.  Kolhoff produced sexually explicit images of an infant girl and posted them on a website dedicated to exploiting children, the Department of Justice said. She shared the photos with nine people on the website and had sexually explicit chats with …

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