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Murder
: Serial Robbers Charged In Fatal Newark Shooting After Police Pursuit
Two serial robbers from Irvington have been charged with murder in connection with a Newark shooting after a police pursuit, authorities announced. Both Deontee Jones, 24, and Earl Betterson, 33, have been arrested in the shooting death of Romulo Luzuriaga on Thursday, May 11, Acting Essex County Prosecutor Theodore N. Stephens, II and Newark Public Safety Director Fritz Fragé said. Luzuriaga was found in a vehicle suffering from an apparent gunshot wound on the 200 block of Grafton Avenue around 10:25 that night. He was taken to University Hospital where he was pronounc…
Police & Fire
Suspect In Deadly Pat's Steaks Beating Accused Of Helping Philadelphia Inmates Escape
A suspect facing charges in the 2021 deadly beating outside of Pat's King of Steaks acted as an accomplice in the escape of two prisoners at the Philadelphia Industrial Correctional Center. Ameen Hurst and Nasir Grant.Philadelphia City Officials Jose Flores-Huerta, 35, is the second person to be charged in the escapes of Nasir Grant, 24, and Ameen Hurst, 18, according to various news reports. Xianni Stalling was the first to be charged in the escapes. Flores-Huerta was also an inmate at PICC for the deadly beating of Isidro Cortes. Authorities have said that Grant and Hurst escaped the…
Police & Fire
Montclair Lawyer James Ray III Convicted Of Murder
A 60-year-old Montclair lawyer has been convicted of murder in the 2018 death of the mother of his 6-year-old daughter, authorities announced. James R. Ray III was found guilty of first-degree murder and weapons offenses following a six-week trial before Superior Court Judge Verna G. Leath, Acting Essex County Prosecutor Theodore N. Stephens, II said Friday, May 12. The murder occurred nearly five years ago in the house the couple shared with their daughter on North Mountain Avenue in Montclair, when Ray shot Angela Bledsoe, 44, in the chest, face, and back, after she dropped the girl …
Police & Fire
Man Sexually Assaults Woman, 63, In Jersey City Business: Prosecutor
Authorities have arrested an 18-year-old man in the sexual assault of a 63-year-old woman inside of a Jersey City business. Elijah Lloyd, a city resident, is believed to have robbed and sexually assaulted the woman Wednesday, May 10 when she entered a business on West Side Avenue around 8:25 p.m., Hudson County Prosecutor Esther Suarez said. Suarez credited the Hudson County Prosecutor’s Office Special Victims Unit and the Jersey City Police Department with the investigation and arrest and multiple units of the Hudson County Prosecutor’s Office for their assistance in the investigatio…
Real Estate
Sprawling Virginia Mansion With 2 Horse Barns Listed At $7.8M
For $7.8 million, you can own a 13,200-square-foot home complete with a swimming pool and two horse barns, situated on a Virginia lake. Littleton Farms, located at 33846 Foxlease Lane in Upperville, boasts more than 153 acres, a four-acre lake, two ponds and a creek that traverses the property. Every horseback rider's dream, the home features 10 bedrooms and a dozen bathrooms, along with two horse barns totaling 29 stalls. It also has one riding ring with competition footing of sand and fiber, various fenced paddocks with automatic waterers, two silos and riding trails. A s…
Police & Fire
Bolo
: Amazon Van Thief Sought In Loudoun County
Police in Loudoun County are on the lookout for a man who they say stole an Amazon delivery van. The unidentified man hopped in the driver's seat of the vehicle on May 6, riding off from the parking lot at 45077 Flight Crew Drive in Sterling, the Loudoun County Sheriff's Office said. The license plate on the 2019, blue van is "UNH5069." If you recognize the individual in these photos or know what area companies use pink uniforms, please contact Detective Roque at 703-777-0201. You may also submit a tip through the LCSO app. The Loudoun Sheriff app is available on the iTunes App Store and G…
Obituaries
VCU Student Killed By Car, 26, Was Facing Bright Future In Politics
A Virginia Commonwealth University student who made history as one of the youngest interns in one governor's administration was fatally struck by a car earlier this month at 26 years old. Shawn Soares, who had been working as the clean energy and climate justice policy manager at the Virginia Conservation Network, died on May 4, when a driver who had been involved in a crash drove up onto the sidewalk and truck him in Richmond, according to WTVR6. Services for Soares, of Richmond, will be held in Loudoun County. Soares was born in India but moved to the U.S. in 2005, eventually settling in…
Police & Fire
HazMat Incident Shuts Arlington Roadway
A HazMat incident brought a major emergency response to an Arlington roadway Friday afternoon, May 12. The fuel spill closed Crystal Drive and 33rd Street South around 12:40 p.m. This is a developing story. Check back for more.
Lifestyle
These Northern VA Pools Offer Day Passes
Looking for a place to cool off this summer in northern Virginia? There are pools aplenty to choose from, many of which even offer day passes. So if you don't want to dish out hundreds for a summer-long membership, here are some pools that will let you in just for the day. Some require proof of residency while others will provide passes to anyone, resident or not. (Note: Most pools open Memorial Day but be sure to check websites for hours). Stafford's Woodlands Pool And Splash Pad and Mark Lenzi Pool At Curtis Memorial Park: County adults $5, non-county adults $7, county youth $4 a…
Police & Fire
U-Haul Driver Fatally Shot By Police After Assaulting Officer In Fairfax County ID'd
Dramatic footage of a Fairfax County officer being attacked in his own police cruiser before one of his colleagues fatally shoots the assailant is going viral on social media (scroll for video). The officer was called to Richmond Highway to investigate a stolen U-Haul truck on Thursday afternoon, May 11, where he found the driver, identified as 38-year-old Brandon Lemagne, of Newport News, outside of the vehicle, Fairfax County Police Chief Kevin Davis said. Soon after, Lemagne shoved the officer into the open front driver's door of his patrol car and was violently assaulting the officer, …
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