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Library Visit Takes Violent Turn After Road Rage Dispute In Virginia, Sheriff Says Library Visit Takes Violent Turn After Road Rage Dispute In Virginia, Sheriff Says
Library Visit Takes Violent Turn After Road Rage Dispute In Virginia, Sheriff Says Libraries are usually where people go to settle down. Deputies say one Virginia man showed up looking to settle a score instead. What started as a road rage dispute on Lyons Boulevard in Stafford ended in a library parking lot fight, deputies say, leading to the arrest of 60-year-old Fredericksburg man Mark Gibson. The incident played out around 9:45 a.m. on Wednesday, June 17, at the William J. Howell Library. According to the Stafford County Sheriff's Office, the victims told deputies that a driver brake-checked them on the road before following them into the library parking lot. It's n…

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by Zak Failla
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Shot Maryland Police Officer Escorted Home By Fellow Cops After Hospital Release (WATCH) Shot Maryland Police Officer Escorted Home By Fellow Cops After Hospital Release (WATCH)
Shot Maryland Police Officer Escorted Home By Fellow Cops After Hospital Release (Watch) The Maryland police officer shot while chasing an armed suspect along the Milford Mill Gwynn Falls Trail is finally heading home. Officer P. Catalfamo was released from the R Adams Cowley Shock Trauma Center on Wednesday evening, June 17, Baltimore County Police announced, 10 days after he was critically wounded in the line of duty in Pikesville. Officers lined the halls of the hospital as Catalfamo was escorted out, surrounded by family, friends, and colleagues who had been rooting for his recovery since the June 7 shooting. Catalfamo was struck while responding to a call about an indecen…

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by Zak Failla
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Police Say Armed Suspect Killed Towson University Student, Fled In Virginia-Plated Altima Police Say Armed Suspect Killed Towson University Student, Fled In Virginia-Plated Altima
Police Say Armed Suspect Killed Towson University Student, Fled In Virginia-Plated Altima The man Baltimore County detectives say gunned down a 22-year-old Towson University student in broad daylight is still on the loose. Now they're asking the public to help find him. On Thursday, June 18, investigators identified 33-year-old Reginald T. Gray Jr. as the suspect wanted in connection with the Friday, June 5, killing of Nasir Majied, who was fatally shot along York Road. Nearly two weeks after the shooting, detectives say Gray remains at large. Reginald T. Gray Jr. Baltimore Police Department Authorities released Gray's photo along with images of the silver 2007 Nissan …

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by Zak Failla
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Teen Tourist Killed When Central Park Carriage Horse Gets Loose: Police Teen Tourist Killed When Central Park Carriage Horse Gets Loose: Police
Teen Tourist Killed When Central Park Carriage Horse Gets Loose: Police An 18-year-old man died after falling from a horse-drawn carriage in Central Park, police said. The incident happened near 71st Street and Center Drive at 2:47 p.m., according to the NYPD.  Officers were told the man had fallen from the carriage, police said. He was taken to Weill Cornell Medical Center, where he was pronounced dead, according to the NYPD. According to ABC7, the man was an 18-year-old tourist. Footage of the horse breaking free and being chased by the driver was shared to X by Gus Stalton, the managing editor of the West Side Rag. Here’s a video of the h…

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by Cecilia Levine
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Death Penalty Possible For Man Accused Of Killing National Guard Specialist Near White House Death Penalty Possible For Man Accused Of Killing National Guard Specialist Near White House
Death Penalty Possible For Man Accused Of Killing National Guard Specialist Near White House A man accused of carrying out a deadly ambush on National Guard members steps from the White House now faces new federal charges that could lead to the death penalty, prosecutors announced.  Rahmanullah Lakanwal, 30, an Afghan national, was charged in a 17-count superseding indictment filed in U.S. District Court on Tuesday, June 16, according to U.S. Attorney Jeanine Ferris Pirro. The new charges stem from the shooting that killed Specialist Sarah Beckstrom and seriously injured Sgt. Andrew Wolfe on Nov. 26. Beckstrom, a member of the West Virginia National Guard, was killed in the sh…

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by Josh Lanier
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Brazilian National Caught Driving Semi On I-81 In Virginia Without Commercial License: ICE Brazilian National Caught Driving Semi On I-81 In Virginia Without Commercial License: ICE
Brazilian National Caught Driving Semi On I-81 In Virginia Without Commercial License: ICE A Brazilian national living in the US illegally was arrested after ICE agents discovered he was driving a tractor-trailer on I-81 in Virginia without the commercial license required to operate it, federal officials announced. Lins Dos Santos-Melo was taken into custody during an enforcement operation conducted by Homeland Security Investigations in the Harrisonburg area, according to US Immigration and Customs Enforcement. Federal officials said Dos Santos-Melo had a valid Massachusetts driver's license but did not possess a commercial driver's license, despite operating a tractor-trailer t…

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by Zak Failla
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Gunman Kidnapped Lyft Driver In Maryland, Ordered Him To Keep Driving: Police Gunman Kidnapped Lyft Driver In Maryland, Ordered Him To Keep Driving: Police
Gunman Kidnapped Lyft Driver In Maryland, Ordered Him To Keep Driving: Police A 28-year-old man who allegedly assaulted and kidnapped a Lyft driver at gunpoint in Maryland is facing new charges, authorities announced on Wednesday. White Oak resident Alexander Cleveland Hailey has been arrested and charged in connection with an incident reported in the area of Piney Branch Road and Flower Avenue in Silver Spring on Sunday, May 24. Investigators say that Hailey entered a Lyft driven by his victim. Once inside, he pulled out a handgun and ordered the victim to drive. The driver stopped and fled in the 8500 block of Piney Branch Road. Hailey also took off, but left behi…

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by Zak Failla
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Scottish Soccer Fans Are Drinking US Bars Dry, Forcing Emergency Beer Deliveries Scottish Soccer Fans Are Drinking US Bars Dry, Forcing Emergency Beer Deliveries
Scottish Soccer Fans Are Drinking US Bars Dry, Forcing Emergency Beer Deliveries The British may have marched on Boston centuries ago, looking for a fight. This time, the Scots are here looking for a pint.  Scottish soccer fans have descended on Massachusetts for the World Cup, and in less than a week, they've helped drink some of the city's bars dry. The "Tartan Army" spent the past week filling restaurants and pubs, and in some cases helping empty beer taps across the city, according to NBC Boston. The fans took over the streets last weekend after Scotland claimed a 1-0 win over Haiti on Saturday and marched to Fenway Park for a Red Sox game on Sunday. Sam Ad…

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by Josh Lanier
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Man Exposed Himself To Woman On Trail At Andrew Leitch Park In Virginia, Police Say Man Exposed Himself To Woman On Trail At Andrew Leitch Park In Virginia, Police Say
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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by Zak Failla
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More Victims Feared After Alleged Sexual Assault At Maryland Training Academy: Police More Victims Feared After Alleged Sexual Assault At Maryland Training Academy: Police
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…

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by Zak Failla
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LEGO Theft Suspect Runs Across I-95 In Virginia, Ends Up In Jaws Of Police Dog After Chase LEGO Theft Suspect Runs Across I-95 In Virginia, Ends Up In Jaws Of Police Dog After Chase
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…

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by Zak Failla
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Woman Killed In DC, Suspect Fatally Shot By Police After Boarding Metrobus (UPDATED) Woman Killed In DC, Suspect Fatally Shot By Police After Boarding Metrobus (UPDATED)
Woman Killed In DC, Suspect Fatally Shot By Police After Boarding Metrobus (Updated) 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…

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by Zak Failla