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DC Purse Snatcher Trailed Victim Before Assault, Robbery In Maryland, Police Say
A purse snatcher from DC who targeted her victim and stalked her prey before a Frederick robbery is back in Maryland to face criminal charges, police say. District resident Nola Ann Michelle Bens, 59, is behind bars in Frederick County after she was arrested in Alexandria in connection to a February assault and robbery that left a woman with "significant injuries." According to police, on Wednesday, Feb. 21, officers were called to the area of South Carroll Street and Carroll Creek in Frederick to investigate a reported robbery involving two women. The victim told investigators …
Police & Fire
Arlington Schools Employee Showed Porn To Three Children: Police
An Arlington Public Schools Extended Day employee is facing charges for showing pornography to three juveniles, police said. Matthew Pineda, 18, of Fairfax County, is charged with possession of child pornography and assault and battery. Police said he became the center of an investigation on April 19 and was being held without bond in the Arlington County Detention Center. Anyone with information related to the investigation or past inappropriate encounters with Pineda is asked to contact Detective R. Munizza at rmunizza@arlingtonva.us or 703-228-4171. Information may also be p…
Police & Fire
Annandale Man Claims $1M Lottery Ticket Sold At 7-Eleven
Monna Islam was feeling lucky. That’s the reason the Falls Church resident bought a 20X the Money ticket from the Virginia Lottery, according to a release on the VA Lottery website. He told Lottery officials that as he scratched the ticket, it looked like he was going to win $10 or $20. Then he discovered he’d just won the game’s $1 million top prize. He had the choice of taking the full $1 million prize over 30 years or a one-time cash option of $625,000 before taxes. He chose the cash option. Islam bought his winning ticket at the 7-Eleven at 201 South Washington Street in Falls C…
Sports
DMV Native Caleb Williams Picked First Overall In NFL Draft
The worst-kept secret in sports is out of the bag and DMV-native Caleb Williams is heading to the NFL after being picked with the first overall pick in Thursday's NFL Draft. Williams, 22, a graduate of Gonzaga College High School - where he was named the Washington, DC Gatorade Football Player of the Year - was the obvious choice, and the Chicago Bears made it official on April 25. After starting as a backup behind Spencer Rattler at Oklahoma, Williams transferred to USC, where he starred under quarterback guru Lincoln Riley - his former coach with the Sooners. The 2022 Heisman Troph…
Police & Fire
Police ID Motorcyclist, 50, Killed In Burke Crash
Police have identified the motorcyclist killed Wednesday night, April 24 in Fairfax County. Mohab Helmy, 50, of Burke, was heading west on Old Keene Mill Road in Burke on a 2007 Yamaha motorcycle when he struck a 2005 Toyota sedan making a left turn onto Old Keene Mill Road from a shopping center just after 10 p.m., county police said. Helmy was traveling westbound on Old Keene Mill Rd in the left through-lane. He was taken to the hospital where he was pronounced dead. The driver of the Toyota remained on scene and was uninjured. CRU detectives continue to investigate th…
Police & Fire
Virginia Creep, 38, With Ties To Cheerleading Club Arrested For Reproducing Child Porn: Cops
A 38-year-old man with ties to Virginia has been arrested for generating and possessing child pornography, police said. Jason Robert Fragale, of Leesburg, VA and Kissimmee, FL, was arrested in February at a Florida airport, in an apparent attempt to flee the country, Virginia State Police said in a joint release with officials in Florida. He had been charged with 10 felony warrants out of Loudoun County: Five for possession of child porn and five for reproduction of child porn, Fragale is believed to have contacted children through messaging apps and may have victims in Florida.…
Police & Fire
Fight Leads To Child Neglect Charge For Prince William County Woman: Cops
A 37-year-old Prince William County woman has been charged with felony child neglect stemming from an argument this week, police said. Ange Nizigiyimana Swinton prevented a family member under the age of 18 from entering the house on the 1300 block of Rail Stop Drive in Woodbridge for an extended period of time during a fight, Prince William County police said. Swinton also failed to provide the victim with necessary care, and was treated at a local hospital, police said. Police did not provide further details and said only that they responded to the call just before 8:50 a.m. on Wednesday…
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Fugitive Sought By US Marshals, Buddy Ram Arlington Police Car In Attempt To Flee: Cops
A man wanted by the US Marshals Service and a friend were found in a stolen car with drugs and weapons in Arlington, police said. Officers spotted the unoccupied car with an altered VIN and stolen tags in a parking garage on S. Hayes Street around 3:25 p.m. Tuesday, April 23, police said. Jeffery Queen, 23, of Washington, DC, and Jalen Germany, 23, of no fixed address, returned to the car while police were watching it, they said. Police initiated a motor vehicle stop. Queen and Germany were initially non-compliant and tried to flee the scene in the vehicle by striking a police car, au…
Police & Fire
Careless Morning Smoker Sparked Fairfax County House Fire: Officials
More than $300,000 in damages to a Fairfax County home could've been avoided, had the smoker in the house properly discarded materials, officials said. According to the Fairfax County Fire & Rescue department, the fire at a home on the 3000 block of Steven Martin Drive in Oakton broke out just before 9 a.m. on April 17 due to "improperly discarded smoking materials." Units arrived on the scene of the two-story, single-family home with fire showing from the deck. Crews quickly initiated firefighting operations and were able to contain and extinguish the fire. Despite the presence of smo…
News
Shoplifter Pepper-Sprayed, Attempted To Stab Officer During Confrontation At DC CVS: Feds
A 33-year-old District woman who attempted to stab a detective and pepper-sprayed him during a shoplifting incident in Northwest DC is heading to prison. Jamilla Haskins was sentenced to 14 months in prison for assaulting the officer who confronted her about stealing various sundries from a CVS store and attempting to flee, federal authorities announced on Thursday. According to prosecutors, on Tuesday, Jan 23, Haskins was caught concealing 30 items - including hair clips, shaving cream, and body oil - in her bag while "shopping" at CVS on Kennedy Street NW. Haskins then attempted to …
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Charles Kurtinitis Jr. Pulled Knife On Driver
An apparent attempt at vigilante justice landed a man behind bars after pulling a knife out and interjecting himself into a crash scene he was not involved in, according to the Stafford County Sheriff's Office. The Stafford County Sheriff's "Badges and Barbeque" event was cut short on Wednesday afternoon, April 24 due to a disturbance caused by Charles Kurtinitis Jr. down the street in the parking lot of Starbucks on Stafford Market Place. View this post on Instagram A post shared by Stafford County Sheriff (@staffordsheriff) Just after …
Police & Fire
Outfit-Repeating Home Depot Shoplifter ID'd In 30 Minutes: Stafford Sheriff
Thirty minutes was all it took to identify a Home Depot shoplifter, police in Stafford County said. The sheriff's office put out an attempt to ID flyer after $4,400 worth of items were stolen from the Worth Avenue Home Depot on Sunday, April 22. In a matter of minutes, citizens identified the suspect as Eliezer Diaz Hernandez, 41, of Alexandria, the sheriff's office said. He was charged with grand larceny and held at Rappahannock Regional Jail on a $10,000 secured bond. Shortly after dropping Hernandez off at the jail, Home Depot staff requested Deputy Gildea to respond back to the b…
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