More Arrests Made In Massive Fairfax County Car Meet Where Drivers Taunted Cops More Arrests Made In Massive Fairfax County Car Meet Where Drivers Taunted Cops
More Arrests Made In Massive Fairfax County Car Meet Where Drivers Taunted Cops Police have announced additional arrests at a massive illegal car meetup where drivers antagonized officers in Fairfax County last weekend. Around 3 a.m. on Sunday, March 31, an officer saw several vehicles pull into a commercial parking lot in the 6600 block of Electronic Drive in Springfield where a large group of individuals were driving recklessly and in circles, police said. Another group of people surrounded the officer’s cruiser, and at least one attempted to remove the license plate from the vehicle as the others acted disorderly, police said.  The group prevented the off…
Drivers Circle Police Car, Ram Officer At Massive Meetup In Fairfax County: Cops Drivers Circle Police Car, Ram Officer At Massive Meetup In Fairfax County: Cops
Drivers Circle Police Car, Ram Officer At Massive Meetup In Fairfax County: Cops An 18-year-old Woodbridge driver has been charged in connection with a massive weekend car meetup in Fairfax County, authorities said. An officer saw several vehicles pull into a commercial parking lot in the 6600 block of Electronic Drive in Springfield around 3 a.m., county police said. ALSO SEE: More Arrests Made In Massive Fairfax County Car Meet Where Drivers Taunted Cops A large group of individuals surrounded the officer’s cruiser and at least one tried to remove the license plate from the vehicle as the others acted disorderly, police said. Multiple officers responded and…
GOTCHA! Daycare Shooting Suspect Captured, Fairfax County Police Say GOTCHA! Daycare Shooting Suspect Captured, Fairfax County Police Say
Gotcha! Daycare Shooting Suspect Captured, Fairfax County Police Say A 41-year-old Arlington man wanted for shooting his estranged wife and her co-worker through a door at a Fairfax County daycare Wednesday, March 27 has been arrested after a more than four-hour search, police said. Julio Pascual Sejas was trying to speak to his spouse, or estranged spouse, when he shot three rounds through the door of the business on the 8500 block of Bauer Drive, FCPD's Deputy Chief Brooke Wright said. Sejas' spouse and another women were struck and hospitalized, and police were called to the scene at approximately 2:15 p.m. Police said the incident was dome…
Fairfax County Teacher Lops Off 11 Inches To Benefit Kids With Hair Loss: 'No-Brainer' Fairfax County Teacher Lops Off 11 Inches To Benefit Kids With Hair Loss: 'No-Brainer'
Fairfax County Teacher Lops Off 11 Inches To Benefit Kids With Hair Loss: 'No-Brainer' Erica Hosken prefers her locks long. But the Oakton High School teacher has no problem rocking a shorter look if it means easing some pain for a child. And that's exactly what she's doing these days. Last month, Hosken cut 11 inches of her hair to benefit children experiencing medically-related hair-loss. It's all part of an event happening March 16 called The Great Cut, in which an organization called The Longhairs will try to beat their own record for the most hair cut in a day, set in 2019. Proceeds benefit an organization called Children With Hairloss, and Hosken's 11 inches…
Woman Assaulted Man After ATM Withdrawal In Virginia, Accomplice On The Run, Police Say Woman Assaulted Man After ATM Withdrawal In Virginia, Accomplice On The Run, Police Say
Woman Assaulted Man After ATM Withdrawal In Virginia, Accomplice On The Run, Police Say A 28-year-old wasn't quick enough to evade officers from the Fairfax County Police Department after she and a second man robbed a patron after he went to the ATM at an area bank.  Woodbridge resident Ashleigh Ours is facing charges after allegedly assaulting and attempting to rob a man of his wallet at the Capital One Bank on Commerce Street in Springfield earlier this week. Officers from the department were called at around 12:30 p.m. on Tuesday, Feb. 13 to investigate a robbery at the bank. Police say that a man advised officers that he was finishing a withdrawal from the ATM when h…
Fire Pit Explosion Kills Popular Pastor Kevin Corey In Northern Virginia Fire Pit Explosion Kills Popular Pastor Kevin Corey In Northern Virginia
Fire Pit Explosion Kills Popular Pastor Kevin Corey In Northern Virginia A northern Virginia community is mourning the loss of a local pastor, who died after being severely burned by a fire pit explosion. Kevin Corey and his wife were attempting to burn old files in their backyard on Jan. 30, but things "quickly got out of hand," Corey's daughter Jenna Guercia said. The gas can Corey, of Springfield, was using got too close to the fire pit, and exploded, NBC4 reported.  Corey served as the youth minister at the Calvary Road Baptist Church, and was apparently in the process of relocating to a church in Southwest Virginia. Corey was flown to a burn cen…
Ballston Macy's, Recently Approved For Redevelopment, Among 5 To Shutter Across U.S. Ballston Macy's, Recently Approved For Redevelopment, Among 5 To Shutter Across U.S.
Ballston Macy's, Recently Approved For Redevelopment, Among 5 To Shutter Across U.S. A Virginia Macy's store is among a handful to shutter across the U.S., a spokesperson confirmed. Macy’s will close five full-line locations located at Ballston (Arlington, VA), Bay Fair (San Leandro, CA), Kukui Grove (Lihue, HI), Simi Valley Town Center (Simi Valley, CA), and Governor’s Square (Tallahassee, FL). The closures mean more than 2,300 employees will be laid off, CNN reports. A Macy's spokesperson said its workforce will be reduced by 3.5% "to become a more streamlined company." “At Macy’s, we continue to reposition our store fleet to better meet the needs of our customers i…
Fairfax Officials Issue Scathing Rebuttal Following ICE Accusation Involving Honduran National Fairfax Officials Issue Scathing Rebuttal Following ICE Accusation Involving Honduran National
Fairfax Officials Issue Scathing Rebuttal Following ICE Accusation Involving Honduran National Officials in Fairfax County are saying they're not the ones to blame for the release of a Honduran national after U.S. Immigrations and Custom Enforcement (ICE) put out a release saying that they are. The story dates back to January 2020, when the Honduran national was arrested by US Border Patrol as an unaccompanied juvenile in Texas, ICE said. They issued him a notice to appear before a Department of Justice immigration judge, charging him as inadmissible pursuant to the Immigration and Nationality Act. USBP charged him with being present in the United States without being admitted o…
French Bulldog 'Queen' Stolen From Kingdom In Fairfax County, Police Say French Bulldog 'Queen' Stolen From Kingdom In Fairfax County, Police Say
French Bulldog 'Queen' Stolen From Kingdom In Fairfax County, Police Say The search is on for a "Queen" who wants to be returned to her kingdom in Fairfax County. An alert was issued by the Fairfax County Police Department on Wednesday as they attempt to locate a French bulldog who was taken in an apparent burglary earlier this week.  Shortly before 8 a.m. on Monday morning, officers from the department were called to the 7500 block of Tralee Woods Court in Springfield after a woman was advised by a neighbor that her dogs were running loose through the neighborhood.  The family friend was able to fetch two dogs, but a third, Queen, has not been locate…
Rejected Virginia Man Who Assaulted Ex With Urn Of Boiling Water In DC Gets Prison Time Rejected Virginia Man Who Assaulted Ex With Urn Of Boiling Water In DC Gets Prison Time
Rejected Virginia Man Who Assaulted Ex With Urn Of Boiling Water In DC Gets Prison Time A Virginia man who couldn't handle heartbreak will spend years in prison for assaulting and disfiguring his ex in Washington DC, federal authorities announced. Tesfay Teshale, 51, of Springfield, has been sentenced to six years in prison for a vicious assault that included him pouring boiling water onto his ex-girlfriend during a bout of rage four year ago. According to prosecutors, Teshale and his victim dated, but when she decided to end the relationship, he took it hard and began stalking, harassing, and assaulting her "because he could not handle the rejection. Things came to a head on…
Family Au Pair Killed Man Even Though Widower Took Blame In Fairfax County: Police Family Au Pair Killed Man Even Though Widower Took Blame In Fairfax County: Police
Family Au Pair Killed Man Even Though Widower Took Blame In Fairfax County: Police A Virginia family's nanny has been charged with killing a man in their home last February, even though the family's husband and father initially took the blame for the shooting in a 9-1-1 call, authorities said. Juliana Peres Magalhaes, 23, of Reston, is believed to have shot Joseph Ryan, 39, of Springfield, in the Banfield family's home on the 13200 block of Stable Brook Way in Herndon, the morning of Feb. 24, county police said. Christine Banfield, 37, of Herndon, died after being found with stab wounds in an upstairs bedroom, police said. Peres Magalhaes was not charged with Banfield's d…
Cold Case Murder Suspect Back In Virginia Cold Case Murder Suspect Back In Virginia
Cold Case Murder Suspect Back In Virginia A 51-year-old New York man suspect in a 1994 murder case is back in Virginia. Stephen Smerk, of Niskayuna, NY, was extradited to the Fairfax County Adult Detention Center on Tuesday, Sept. 26.  He is facing second-degree murder in the Nov. 20, 1994 death of 37-year-old Robin Lawrence, who was found dead in a Springfield, VA home, Fairfax County police said. Smerk is believed to have stabbed Lawrence inside of her Reseca Lane home, when he was 22 years old, authorities said. In 1994, a DNA profile was developed; however, at the time there was no match in any system for …