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Police & Fire
Man Exposed Himself To Woman On Trail At Andrew Leitch Park In Virginia, Police Say
A woman out for an evening walk in Virginia found herself face-to-face with a man who suddenly exposed himself along a busy trail, police said. The incident was reported around 7:45 p.m. on Tuesday, June 16, at Andrew Leitch Park on Dale Boulevard in Woodbridge, according to the Prince William County Police Department. Investigators said the 37-year-old woman was walking along a trail when she noticed an unknown man standing off to the side. As she walked past him, the man exposed himself, police said. No physical contact was reported, and the woman was not injured. The suspect left befo…
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More Victims Feared After Alleged Sexual Assault At Maryland Training Academy: Police
A 58-year-old man has surrendered to police in Maryland more than a month after an alleged sexual assault at a CPR and first aid training center, police say. Now, detectives are worried there may be more victims. Silver Spring resident Melesse Semegne turned himself in at the Montgomery County Department of Police following an investigation into an alleged rape involving a woman last month. The investigation was launched on Wednesday, May 6, when officers were called to a Silver Spring home, where a woman reported she had been sexually assaulted the previous day. According to the wom…
Police & Fire
Lego
Theft Suspect Runs Across I-95 In Virginia, Ends Up In Jaws Of Police Dog After Chase
A stolen stack of LEGO sets sparked a wild I-95 chase that ended with a suspect running through traffic, bolting into the woods, and getting hauled out by a police dog, according to police in Virginia. Richmond resident Stephon Davis, 29, and Mechanicsville resident Jayden Ballard, 21, led multiple police agencies on a wild chase following a botched robbery in Fredericksburg. According to the Fredericksburg Police Department, officers were called to the Target on Carl D. Silver Parkway, where a caller told dispatchers that suspects were leaving the store in a U-Haul. Officers got ther…
Police & Fire
Woman Killed In DC, Suspect Fatally Shot By Police After Boarding Metrobus (
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A man accused of killing a woman in Northwest DC climbed aboard a Metrobus Tuesday morning, but the ride didn't get far. Minutes after police found 44-year-old Melissa Wallace-Pulliam fatally shot on Wisconsin Avenue NW, officers tracked down the suspect and stopped the bus near Upton Street, according to the Metropolitan Police Department. What happened next ended with a second death. Police say officers confronted 44-year-old Shawn Dewayne Williams after he boarded the bus following the shooting. During that encounter, Williams allegedly pulled a handgun. Officers opened fire, striking…
Police & Fire
Wilmington Hospital Shooter ID'd: Cops
A 23-year-old Delaware man was arrested in Philadelphia after police say a shooting at Wilmington Hospital left one 19-year-old dead and another critically injured. John Wallace-Bey, of New Castle, DE, was taken into custody Tuesday night, June 16, in Philadelphia and is awaiting extradition to Delaware, Wilmington Police announced. Wallace-Bey has been charged with first-degree murder, first-degree attempted murder, two counts of possession of a firearm during the commission of a felony, and carrying a concealed deadly weapon, police said. The shooting happened at Wilmington Hospital in t…
Police & Fire
Three Escape Massive Maryland House Fire After Flames Spread Through Home
Three residents were asleep inside a Maryland home when a fire began climbing from a rear deck into the upper floors of the house late Tuesday night. They got out before anyone was hurt. The blaze broke out at a home in the 4600 block of Drummond Avenue in Chevy Chase, where Montgomery County firefighters arrived to find flames tearing through the rear deck and exterior siding of the two-story residence. By that point, the fire had already spread upward. According to Montgomery County Fire and Rescue officials, the blaze traveled from the rear deck into the upper levels of the home throug…
Police & Fire
Mom Grabs Infant, Shuts Door As Flames Tear Through Maryland Garage: Fire Marshal
A Maryland mother saved her infant, and possibly her home, after a fire broke out on Tuesday morning, officials say. Shortly after 8 a.m. on June 16, a mother heard a smoke alarm and went looking for the source inside her Kingsville home. Then she found flames ripping through her attached garage. Then came a decision that investigators say may have saved the rest of the home. The woman grabbed her infant son, shut the door between the garage and the rest of the residence, and escaped before calling 911, according to the Maryland State Fire Marshal's Office. The fire drew firefig…
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1 Dead, Gunman Caught After Wilmington Hospital Double Shooting
A 23-year-old suspect in the Wilmington Hospital shooting has been arrested in the incident that left one person dead and another injured, authorities said. Wilmington police said only that the suspect was taken into custody in Philadelphia. Charges are pending, and extradition proceedings to Delaware are underway, authorities said. The gunman was possibly a hospital worker who shot two other employees, ABC News reports, citing law enforcement sources. Police responded to the hospital in the 500 block of West 14th Street on Tuesday, June 16, after reports of a shooting inside the …
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Wanted Man Shows Up At Victim's Hospital, Sparks I-95 Pursuit Through Northern Virginia: Police
A wild domestic dispute in Northern Virginia spiraled into an abduction and police pursuit down I-95 after a 34-year-old man assaulted and robbed a family member, officials say. Tariq Kamal Rasheed, 34, is facing a host of charges following a strange series of events that started in Woodbridge and ended with a canceled chase in Springfield, according to the Prince William County Police Department. Shortly before 10 p.m. on Monday, June 15, officers were called to investigate a domestic disturbance in the 14900 block of Feeder Lane in Woodbridge involving a woman who was assaulted, abducted,…
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E-Scooter Rider Dies After Being Hit By Driver Traveling Same Direction: Police
Police have identified the 43-year-old man who died after being struck while riding an e-scooter in Maryland. Scott Tippett was struck and killed late Monday night by a driver who shared his lane, according to the Prince George's County Police Department. At around 10:25 p.m. on June 15, officers were called to the 8100 block of Old Branch Avenue in Clinton, where there was a reported crash involving a car and an electric scooter. Investigators say that Tippett and the driver were traveling in the same direction along the roadway when, "for reasons under investigation," the driver struck t…
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Teen Shot In Virginia Mobile Home Community Found Dead In Nearby Backyard: Police
A shooting inside a Northern Virginia mobile home community ended with an 18-year-old Manassas man dead in a backyard blocks away, according to Prince William County Police. Luis Angel Chavez was shot shortly before 10 p.m. on Monday, June 15, inside the Bull Run Mobile Home Community, investigators said. Police believe Chavez was near Peppertree Lane and Pebble Lane when gunfire broke out. What happened next remains under investigation. After being shot in the upper body, Chavez managed to leave the area before collapsing behind a home on Parrish Lane, where he was later found dead, poli…
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NJ Fire Kills 'All My Children' Actor, Wife
The two people killed in a New Jersey house fire early this week have been identified as Paul Avery, who starred in "All My Children," and his wife, Sheila Garry Avery, their child confirmed. New Jersey State Police said only that the fire at 88 Mohican Rd. in Blairstown broke out Tuesday morning, June 16, and that two people had died. The couple's daughter, Kyle Avery, announced on Facebook that his parents had tragically perished in the fire. "I’m devastated to share that our parents, Paul and Sheila Garry Avery, passed away early this morning," he wrote. "We loved them so much, and they…
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