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Virginia Police Officers Save Choking Toddler During Traffic Stop
Three heroic Virginia police officers saved a little girl’s life during a traffic stop last week.
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Officers Save Choking Toddler at Traffic Stop
Three Virginia police officers are being hailed heroes after saving a little girl’s life. City leaders in Fredericksburg honored the team for its quick thinking and staying calm under pressure while the toddler was choking News4’s Walter Morris spoke with two of the officers who say this is why they do the job.
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Homicide Victim's Mom Questions Police Policy Denying Her Access to His Body
The family of Tyriek Powell went to the police station in Fredericksburg, Virginia, Tuesday to watch body camera video of efforts to save the 20-year- old’s life after he was shot earlier this month. Seeing police perform CPR brought no peace. “I’m really just like, a burning hole is inside of me without my son,” Tiffany Thurston, Powell’s mother,...
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Murder Victim's Mom Questions Police Policy Denying Her Access to His Body
Northern Virginia Bureau Chief Julie Carey talks with the mother of a Fredericksburg murder victim about how she was not allowed to see her son before his autopsy.
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Man Accused of Placing Hidden Cameras in Co-Worker's Fredericksburg Apartment
A man is accused of placing cameras in his co-worker’s apartment in Fredericksburg, police say.
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Fredericksburg Police Implements New Changes to Reduce Use of Force
News4’s Aimee Cho reports on the eight reforms the Fredericksburg Police Department has put in place to cut down on the department’s use of force.
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Experts Say Travelers Unknowingly Put Their Personal Data at Risk
There are many ways your data could be put at risk when you travel. The News4 I-Team takes a look at how.
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Food Allergy Sufferers Want Better Tracking of Incidents on Airplanes
People with food allergies want airlines to better track and prevent severe attacks on planes.
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Taking a Gun to a DC-Area Airport Rarely Leads to Jail Time
Police have arrested more than 160 people for illegally carrying guns to Transportation Security Administration checkpoints at the three major airports in the Washington, D.C. area since 2015. But those cases do not lead to jail sentences, large fines or even expulsion from the TSA pre-check program, according to an investigation by the News4 I-Team.
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New Police Drug Test Aims to Tell Pot From CBD
The popularity of CBD products is on the rise, with an increasing number of state legislatures following a federal move to legalize marijuana’s hemp cousin.
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Police Grapple with New Threat: Unexpected Exposure to Illegal Drugs
When Fredericksburg Police Officer Jonathan Piersol and Detective Paul Chewning answered an emergency call from a motel, they expected the usual threats. But during that April 2018 response, the two didn’t realize they were being exposed to a dangerous illegal drug the entire time.
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Fredericksburg Police Hand Out Holiday Cheer
Fredericksburg police tried something new for the holidays this year: instead of coal (or tickets!) for acting naughty, they handed out gifts for being nice. News4’s Julie Carey reports.
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Police: Boyfriend Arrested in Va. Woman's Death
A man has been arrested in connection with the shooting death of his girlfriend on Saturday night.
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Man Arrested in Fredericksburg's 1st Homicide in 2 Years
Fredericksburg Police have made an arrest in the city’s first homicide in two years.