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Cecilia Levine

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VA Officer Hospitalized With Serious Injuries After Being Rammed By Car Thief: Police A Prince William County police officer was hospitalized with serious injuries in an overnight incident involving a car thief, authorities said. Officers responded to the 7-Eleven at 14797 Darbydale Ave., in Woodbridge just after 10 p.m. on Thursday, June 22, on a report of a stolen car, county police said. Around 11 p.m., an officer found the car occupied on Oust Lane, where contact was attempted with the driver. As the officer was at the driver’s side window, the driver sped away and made a U-turn. As the vehicle drove directly towards the officer at a high rate of speed, the o…

by Cecilia Levine

06/23/2023

News

Titanic Sub Built By Princeton Grad Suffered 'Catastrophic Implosion,' Passengers Presumed Dead All five passengers on the OceanGate Titan submersible built by Princeton University graduate Stockton Rush are feared dead after pieces of it were found on the ocean floor Thursday, June 21, according to the US Coast Guard. Members of the US Coast Guard announced that the 22-foot vessel likely imploded. Now, the question is, when? The five-day search for the submersible came to a tragic end Thursday morning, when an ROV discovered a debris field approximately 1,600 feet from the bow of the Titanic, the Coast Guard said during a press conference. "The debris is consistent with the catastro…

by Cecilia Levine

06/22/2023

News

Life In Prison For Double Murderer Who Tried Escaping From VA To Ethiopia Yohannes Nessibu will likely be living out the rest of his days behind bars. The 29-year-old Alexandria, VA man learned his fate for fatally shooting 22-year-old Henok Yohannes during a drug deal on Dec. 22, 2016, prosecutors said. Nessibu fled but would go on to kill Kedest Simeneh, also 22, and left her body outside of a home in Burke, officials said. He fled to Ethiopa the following morning, and was extradited back to Virginia in 2019. His murder convictions cam in 2022 and 2023. On Friday, June 16, Nessibu was sentenced to the maximum penalty for each of his crimes: A …

by Cecilia Levine

06/22/2023

News

Relationship Between Corrections Officers, Inmate Leads To Drug Bust In Virginia Prison A relationship between a former corrections officer and inmate led to a drug bust in a Virginia prison, state officials said. Detailed investigation techniques and hours of surveillance by Virginia Department of Corrections (VADOC) staff members led to the seizure of suspected drugs and contraband intended for an inmate in late May 2023, the VADOC said. Officials did not disclose the name of the prison, or the name of the CO. VADOC Drug Task Force staff initiated the investigation in March 2023, following a tip that a former corrections officer had been involved in an inappropriate relation…

by Cecilia Levine

06/22/2023

News

Hundreds Without Power Due To Jersey Shore Transformer Fire Nearly 500 people were without power early Thursday, June 22 due to a transformer fire in one Monmouth County town. The fire happened in the North Beach section of Sea Bright before 6 a.m. Estimated restoration time was 10 a.m., according to JCP&L. **Update** As of 5:45 am Ocean Avenue has been reopened. Power will remain out for residents and businesses between... Posted by Sea Bright Fire Rescue on Thursday, June 22, 2023

by Cecilia Levine

06/22/2023

Police & Fire

VA Man Who Drunkenly Stopped Bridge Traffic Broke Into Hospital Very Next Day: Authorities A 39-year-old man who just this week stopped traffic on local streets while intoxicated is back in police custody: This time, for breaking into a hospital, authorities in Stafford County said. Surveillance footage captured Tyreek Ware, whom police have had several run-ins with, banging on the front doors of Stafford Hospital around 1:50 a.m. Monday, June 19, while the hospital was closed, the Stafford County Sheriff's Office said. He started with his fists but switched to his feet, kicking out one of the glass panels, authorities said. Ware then crawled his way into the hospital and in…

by Cecilia Levine

06/21/2023

Police & Fire

Man Sodomized, Sexually Assaulted Girl For 10 Years In Virginia Home: Police A 64-year-old man was arrested on accusations he raped a girl for about a decade in a northern Virginia home. Michael Carrillo Custodio allegedly knew his female victim, police in Prince William County said. The incidents occurred at a home in Woodbridge, police said. The victim recently reported the incidents to a family member who contacted the police. Custodio was arrested on Tuesday, June 20, and charged with forcible sodomy, indecent liberties with a child, object sexual penetration, and aggravated sexual battery. He was being held without bond. Want breaking news in the DMV as…

by Cecilia Levine

06/21/2023

Police & Fire

Record-Breaking VA Lottery Ticket Sold At Alexandria 7-Eleven: Who's The Millionaire? Someone in Virginia just became a millionaire. The million-dollar question now: Who? Someone bought a Cash 5 with EZ Match ticket for the Sunday, June 18 drawing, worth a record $1,063,690. It was sold at the7-Eleven at 2800 Beacon Hill Road in Alexandria, and is the largest prize ever won in the Cash 5 with EZ Match game. The five winning numbers in that drawing were 1-20-24-26-35. This ticket was the only one in the June 18 drawing to match all five numbers. This is also only the second time the jackpot has grown past the $1 million mark. The only other time was in January 20…

by Cecilia Levine

06/21/2023

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Multi-Car Crash Closes Fairfax County Parkway Intersection A multi-vehicle crash shut a Fairfax County intersection Wednesday afternoon, June 21. The incident happened at Franklin Farm Road and the Fairfax County Parkway. As of 1:05 p.m., the north left shoulder, left lane and right lane were closed. Police were at the scene directing traffic. Want breaking news in the DMV as it happens, or want to contribute? Join the DMV All Incidents Facebook group.

by Cecilia Levine

06/21/2023

Police & Fire

Stabbing Suspect Held Without Bond In Loudoun County A 21-year-old man has been arrested in a stabbing that happened last month in Loudoun County. Gustavo Portillo-Aguilar, 21, of Leesburg, was arguing with an 18-year-old man when he stabbed him on the 200 block of Shirley Square SE just before midnight on Thursday, May 25, police in Leesburg said. Portillo-Aguilar then got a gun and threatened the teen and a 29-year-old woman, at which point both victims fled in a vehicle. Portillo-Aguilar knew the woman and this was not a random attack, police said. He was taken into custody on Friday, June 16, on one count of aggravated ma…

by Cecilia Levine

06/21/2023

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