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Cecilia Levine

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Man's Suicide Attempt Closes Route 42 For Hours: State Police (Update) Police activity that closed Route 42 in Bellmawr for hours has come to an end. For seven hours, the man stood on the ledge of the I-295 overpass, closing Route 42 below in both directions on Thursday afternoon, April 4 near Exit 14. "We were able to get the individual some help," said New Jersey State Trooper, who declined to provide further details. Photos at the scene show tractor trailers lined up under the bridge and police speaking to the man, standing on a ledge of the overpass. Sometime after 9 p.m., Bellmawr police said only that the situation had been "peacefully resolved." …

by Jon Craig & Cecilia Levine

04/04/2024

Police & Fire

Arlington Driver, 23, Gets Manslaughter For Deadly Bailey's Crossroads Crash A 23-year-old man has been charged with manslaughter in a deadly crash that happened last year in Fairfax County, police announced. Isai Jimenez Paz, of Arlington, was driving a Toyota GR86 at a high speed westbound on Leesburg Pike in Bailey's Crossroads around 7 p.m. on Feb. 16, Fairfax County police said. Another vehicle, a Toyota Corolla, tried turn left onto a service road near South Jefferson Street from the eastbound lane of Leesburg Pike it was struck by Paz, police said. Each vehicle had two occupants: All four were taken to nearby hospitals for medical attention, and on Feb. 21, …

by Cecilia Levine

04/04/2024

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Double Manassas Murder Victim Was Young Artist Visiting Friends, Loved Ones Say A GoFundMe has been launched for one of two people killed in a Manassas home earlier this week. Asia Payne, 22, and Leann Harris, 34, were believed to have been shot by Edward James Jackson Bland, 36, who then stole a vehicle at gunpoint and drove the car until it broke down on Tuesday, April 2, as previously reported by Daily Voice. "Asia was highly intelligent, an artist, and a kind young woman," reads the campaign launched by Angela Payne. "She was a social butterfly that loved everyone and was loved by all. To lose her at such a young age is one of the most devastating acts a mothe…

by Cecilia Levine

04/04/2024

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Automotive Site Leads Police Closer To Identifying Hit-Run Vehicle That Killed Single VA Mother A tip from a car website has solved another missing puzzle piece in a hit-and-run crash that killed a Virginia mom, whose husband died years before. Fu-Tzu "Mary" Wong, 63, was crossing Huntsman Boulevard from west to east within the crosswalk when she was hit by an unidentified vehicle on Dec. 27, 2023, Fairfax County police said. Wong was taken to the hospital with life-threatening injuries and died on Jan. 29, 2024, according to a GoFundMe page launched for her family and police. The driver fled the scene and remains unidentified, however, on April 3, police said that writers f…

by Cecilia Levine

04/04/2024

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Prince William Woman Cuts Family Member, Pulls Out Gun During Fight: Police A 22-year-old woman was arrested after police said she pulled out a gun and then cut the victim with a knife on Thursday, April 4 in Prince William County. Mariah Hope Goodman had gotten into an argument with a 19-year-old male family member on the 300 block of Potomac Avenue in Quantico just before 2 a.m., county police said. "During the encounter, the accused brandished a firearm towards the victim, before retrieving a knife and cutting the victim," police said. "Minor injuries were reported." Goodman was subsequently arrested and charged with attempted malicious wounding, brandishi…

by Cecilia Levine

04/04/2024

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More Arrests Made In Massive Fairfax County Car Meet Where Drivers Taunted Cops Police have announced additional arrests at a massive illegal car meetup where drivers antagonized officers in Fairfax County last weekend. Around 3 a.m. on Sunday, March 31, an officer saw several vehicles pull into a commercial parking lot in the 6600 block of Electronic Drive in Springfield where a large group of individuals were driving recklessly and in circles, police said. Another group of people surrounded the officer’s cruiser, and at least one attempted to remove the license plate from the vehicle as the others acted disorderly, police said. The group prevented the off…

by Cecilia Levine

04/04/2024

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Amber ALERT: Captor, Teen Missing After Vehicle Located In Virginia: State Police The search is on for a 15-year-old girl who was believed to have been abducted by a 23-year-old man in Virginia on Thursday, April 4. The black Honda Accord being sought in connection with the case of Ronique Channel Proteat and Tyrell Ashley Davenport was found. However, 15-year-old Ronique remains missing, having last been seen in Newbridge Terrace in Richmond Wednesday, April 3. She is believed to have been taken by Tyrell. This is a developing story. Check back for more.

by Cecilia Levine

04/04/2024

News

What Happens When You Stop Taking Ozempic? Bergen County Docs Explain So, you've been on Ozempic or Wegovy for some time. You're seeing the desired results, and you're ready to come off. Will you regain the weight? Will prior risk factors return? If so, how quickly? According to Dr. Hans Schmidt, the director of the Center for Weight Loss and Metabolic Health for Hackensack Meridian Health, coming off Ozempic is much like coming off a crash diet. "Once you take away whatever medication is working so well, most people will gain the weight back," Schmidt said. "Often more than they’ve lost." Ozempic is a GLP1, a naturally occurring molecule relea…

by Cecilia Levine

04/03/2024

News

Storm Cuts Power To Thousands In NJ (Update) Thousands of New Jersey residents were without power Thursday, April 4 following a nasty storm that brought gusty winds and heavy rain to the region on Wednesday, April 3. As of 8 a.m., 8,000 Monmouth County residents were without power mainly in Freehold, Highlands, and Middletown (4,000), according to JCP&L. In Bergen County, more than 2,000 PSE&G customers had no power mostly in Englewood, Englewood Cliffs, and Teaneck. In Essex County, 1,063 PSE&G customers were in the dark, the majority in Irvington. In Morris County, 3.000 customers were without power mostly in Jeff…

by Cecilia Levine

04/03/2024

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Five Men Seeking Sex With Children Arrested In Fairfax County: Police Five men who came to Fairfax County looking for sex with a child they'd met online were greeted by police, who swiftly took them into custody. "The offenders came to Fairfax County with the intention of committing a sex act with the minor, only to discover Child Exploitation Unit (CEXU) detectives and Street Crimes detectives waiting for them," county police said in a release. The five men ranged in age from 24-53 and were charged with a total of 12 felonies. They are: Steven Morales, 30, of Woodbridge: arrested and charged with Solicitation of a Minor and Attempted Indecent Libert…

by Cecilia Levine

04/03/2024

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