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Police search for hit-and-run driver who killed father in Laurel
The victim, a father to two teenage girls, died almost within sight of his home after being struck by a driver who didn’t stay on the scene. News4’s Derrick Ward spoke his heartbroken loved ones.
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Investigation of alleged intentional fatal crash under question
Questions are being raised in the case of a man charged with murder for a crash that killed his girlfriend and her 5-year-old daughter last year. Prince William County Police Chief Peter Newsham ruled the investigating officer violated department policy, and the driver’s defense attorney thinks that finding casts doubt on the case and the allegations police prosecutors are making....
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Suspect in death of ex-girlfriend had outstanding arrest warrant, court documents say
A man accused of killing his ex-girlfriend in Fairfax County, Virginia, had an outstanding arrest warrant from November in Prince George’s County, Maryland, for allegedly attacking the woman and threatening to kill her. Tylen Jennings, 30, allegedly shot 30-year-old Anesha Isaacs Friday in the parking lot of her workplace, having boxed in her car with his SUV. After a short…
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Investigation of alleged intentional fatal crash under question
New questions are being raised in the case of man charged with murder for a crash that killed his girlfriend and her 5-year-old daughter last year. Northern Virginia Bureau Chief Julie Carey reports the Prince William County police chief ruled the investigating officer had violated department policy.
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Suspect in death of ex-girlfriend had outstanding arrest warrant, court documents say
A man accused of killing his ex-girlfriend in Fairfax County, Virginia, had an outstanding arrest warrant from November in Prince George’s County, Maryland, for allegedly attacking the woman and threatening to kill her. Northern Virginia Bureau Reporter Drew Wilder explains.
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Second man charged in connection with theft of ruby slippers worn in ‘The Wizard of Oz'
A second man has been charged in connection with the 2005 theft of a pair of ruby slippers that Judy Garland wore in “The Wizard of Oz,” according to an indictment made public Sunday.
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Three teens arrested in DC armed carjacking
Three teenagers were arrested in an armed carjacking in which they allegedly pointed a gun at the victim and told him to get his child out of the car before taking off, according to the Metropolitan Police Department.
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Woman killed by ex-boyfriend in workplace parking lot in Northern Virginia, police say
A man shot and killed his ex-girlfriend in a parking lot in Northern Virginia, and police arrested the suspect in Maryland after a short manhunt Friday evening, police said. The victim had a protective order against the suspect, but he showed up outside the medical office in Annandale where she worked, police said. The victim got into her car after…
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Ex-boyfriend fatally shot woman in parking lot in Northern Virginia, police say
A man shot and killed his ex-girlfriend in a parking lot in Northern Virginia before leading police on a short manhunt Friday evening, police said. News4’s Megan McGrath reports.
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3 teens arrested after carjacking in Northwest DC
Three teenagers are under arrested for allegedly carjacking a father and his baby at gunpoint in Northwest D.C. News4’s Paul Wagner reports.
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Man gets 2 life terms in mistaken identity killing in Virginia
A man who killed his ex-girlfriend’s roommate in a mistaken identity murder in Northern Virginia was sentenced Friday to two life terms in prison. One life term was for the murder; the other was for setting the victim’s body on fire.
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Family and friends relieved over life sentence in mistaken identity killing
The family and friends of the victim, Silvia Vaca Abacay, said they’re pleased with the sentence but upset about what the killer had to say about the crime. They came to court wearing T-shirts bearing the victim’s picture and the words “Loved and remembered.” News4’s Julie Carey reports.
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Gypsy Rose Blanchard apologizes for ‘lack of accountability' in her first month from prison release
Gypsy Rose Blanchard, the child abuse victim who was convicted of killing her mother, apologized to people offended by her “lack of accountability” in her social media posts and media appearances during the first month she was released from prison.
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Former Arkansas State college football player accused of murdering his pregnant girlfriend
Blaise A. Taylor, 27, was taken into custody in Utah and held in connection to the fatal poisoning of Jade Benning, who died in Nashville on her 25th birthday.
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Sex offender accused of sexually assaulting woman he met on Alexandria trolley
A registered sex offender is accused of sexually assaulting a woman he met on a trolley in Alexandria, Virginia. The victim told police she was riding the King Street Trolley to Old Town the night of Jan. 29 and met a man, according to court documents. They talked for several minutes, he told her about his prior military experience and…
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James Crumbley, who bought gun used by son to kill 4 students, guilty of manslaughter in Michigan
The father of a Michigan school shooter was found guilty of involuntary manslaughter Thursday, a second conviction against the teen’s parents who were accused of failing to secure a gun at home and doing nothing to address acute signs of his mental turmoil.
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DC US attorney charging more cases, disputes connection to crime drop
For the second quarter in a row, D.C.’s U.S. attorney is charging a higher percentage of people who are arrested for crimes in the District. Prosecutors charged 55% of suspects arrested between October through December 2023, according to figures released by the U.S. Attorney’s Office Thursday. Another 4% were referred to other agencies for prosecution. It is a 2%...
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Prosecution rates increase in the District
For the second quarter in a row, D.C.’s U.S. attorney is charging a higher percentage of people who are arrested for crimes in the District. Investigative Reporter Ted Oberg takes a look at the numbers.
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Sex offender accused of attack in Old Town Alexandria
A man is accused of violently sexually assaulting a woman he just met on a trolley in Old Town Alexandria. Northern Virginia Bureau Reporter Drew Wilder has the story. (WARNING: Some viewers might find the details of this story disturbing.)
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Man arrested in string of ‘jaws of life' ATM thefts
Authorities arrested a man in a string of ATM robberies at 7-Eleven stores across the DMV, where robbers used hydraulic rescue tools known as “jaws of life” and in some cases made off with security footage.