Coast Guard Pilots Make First Single-Engine Landing At DCA With DHS Secretary Aboard Coast Guard Pilots Make First Single-Engine Landing At DCA With DHS Secretary Aboard
Coast Guard Pilots Make First Single-Engine Landing At DCA With DHS Secretary Aboard The pilots who safely brought a disabled Coast Guard jet back to the ground in Virginia had never done it before. Homeland Security Secretary Markwayne Mullin said the Coast Guard pilots told him after Wednesday, Sept. 2's emergency landing at Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport that it was their first time landing on a single engine. “The United States Coast Guard pilots made the single engine landing feel routine,” Mullin said in a post on X. “No panic, just straight professionalism.” The United States Coast Guard pilots made the single engine landing feel routine. No panic, jus…
Stranger Tried Striking Up Conversation Before Carjacking In Virginia, Police Say Stranger Tried Striking Up Conversation Before Carjacking In Virginia, Police Say
Stranger Tried Striking Up Conversation Before Carjacking In Virginia, Police Say She followed her victim all the way to the car. A 26-year-old District woman is behind bars in Virginia after police say she threatened a woman, stole her keys and took off in her vehicle during a Sunday night carjacking in Arlington. Leah Elaine Johnson approached the woman from behind as she walked through the Colonial Village neighborhood shortly before 5 p.m. on Aug. 31, according to Arlington County Police on Wednesday. At first, Johnson allegedly tried to strike up a conversation. The woman kept walking toward her vehicle. Johnson followed. Then came the threat, police say. Inves…
NJ Times Square Stabbing Victim Was On Her First Day Back From Maternity Leave NJ Times Square Stabbing Victim Was On Her First Day Back From Maternity Leave
NJ Times Square Stabbing Victim Was On Her First Day Back From Maternity Leave Erin Piacenti was on her first day back following maternity leave when she was fatally stabbed in Times Square on Monday, Aug. 31. Piacenti, a Chester, NJ resident, had welcomed her daughter Madison five months ago, according to a GoFundMe set up to support her daughter and husband, Frank. "Becoming a mother was Erin's lifelong ambition, and Madison gave her the greatest possible joy," Shray Gupta, who organized the fundraiser said. "Erin's life was defined not by the circumstances of her death, but instead by the way she lived. Erin was deeply devoted to her family and friends, except…
Rambo Left A Virginia Shelter Healthy, 2 Months Later He Was Beaten, Broken And Dumped: PETA Rambo Left A Virginia Shelter Healthy, 2 Months Later He Was Beaten, Broken And Dumped: PETA
Rambo Left A Virginia Shelter Healthy, 2 Months Later He Was Beaten, Broken And Dumped: PETA Rambo looked like a different dog two months later. The tiny Yorkshire terrier had been healthy and bright-eyed when he was adopted from a Virginia shelter in May.  By the night of Wednesday, July 29, he was found dumped in a Norfolk field with broken bones, traumatic injuries, and so much fear that he panicked when people came near him, according to PETA. Now Rambo is dead, and a reward of up to $10,000 is being offered to find whoever abused him. A witness told PETA that a woman believed to be in her 30s pulled Rambo from a carrier near Armistead Avenue and East 24th Street, left h…
Police Activity Shuts Down I-695 Outer Loop In Maryland As Traffic Backs Up (DEVELOPING) Police Activity Shuts Down I-695 Outer Loop In Maryland As Traffic Backs Up (DEVELOPING)
Police Activity Shuts Down I-695 Outer Loop In Maryland As Traffic Backs Up (Developing) The Beltway came to a standstill in Maryland on Wednesday afternoon. All three travel lanes of the I-695 Outer Loop were shut down in Baltimore County shortly after 2 p.m. on Sept. 2 due to police activity, according to the Maryland Department of Transportation. The incident was reported shortly before 2:15 p.m. past Exit 11A for I-95, near the Baltimore-Washington Parkway. All three Outer Loop travel lanes were closed, along with both shoulders and the right exit ramp, according to the alert. The Inner Loop remained open. Traffic cameras showed a long line of vehicles backed up behind t…
Oily Rags Spontaneously Combust, Spark House Fire: Officials Oily Rags Spontaneously Combust, Spark House Fire: Officials
Oily Rags Spontaneously Combust, Spark House Fire: Officials No match. No candle. No electrical spark. A pile of oily rags was enough to ignite a Virginia house fire on Sunday morning, according to fire officials. The flames broke out shortly after 7 a.m. on Aug. 31 at an occupied home in the 1200 block of Stafford Avenue in Fredericksburg, prompting a response from city firefighters and crews from Spotsylvania and Stafford counties. Everyone inside managed to get out on their own before firefighters arrived. No injuries were reported, and a secondary search confirmed nobody remained inside. The fire in Fredericksburg. Fredericksburg Fi…
Man Who Followed 15-Year-Old Through Target Arrested At His Home: Police Man Who Followed 15-Year-Old Through Target Arrested At His Home: Police
Man Who Followed 15-Year-Old Through Target Arrested At His Home: Police He didn't stay unidentified for long. One day after a 15-year-old girl was followed through a Virginia Target by a man who exposed himself to her, police say they tracked their suspect to his home. Joel Robert Stevenson, 29, of Manassas, was arrested at his home on Tuesday, Sept. 1, according to the Prince William County Police Department. Stevenson is accused of following the teen through the Target at Fortuna Center Plaza in Dumfries shortly before 3 p.m. on Monday, Aug. 31. Investigators say the girl was inside the store with acquaintances when she noticed a man she didn't know. Then …
‘BarbaraWhite’ And The Florida Men: Brothers Charged After Deadly Virginia Overdose ‘BarbaraWhite’ And The Florida Men: Brothers Charged After Deadly Virginia Overdose
‘BarbaraWhite’ And The Florida Men: Brothers Charged After Deadly Virginia Overdose The name sounded more like a “Breaking Bad” knockoff than an alleged darknet drug operation. Two Florida brothers accused of operating under the moniker “BarbaraWhite” were arrested after a fatal overdose in Virginia sparked a federal investigation, according to the US Attorney’s Office for the Eastern District of Virginia. The investigation began following a fatal overdose in Arlington, prosecutors said. What investigators say they ultimately uncovered stretched hundreds of miles south to Jacksonville. Vladislav Chernyshov, 35, and his younger brother, Stanislav Chernyshov, 30, allegedly …
Reported Shooting At Virginia Elementary School Prompts Evacuation, Lockdowns (DEVELOPING) Reported Shooting At Virginia Elementary School Prompts Evacuation, Lockdowns (DEVELOPING)
Reported Shooting At Virginia Elementary School Prompts Evacuation, Lockdowns (Developing) Cops flocked to an elementary school in Virginia after a shooting was reported Wednesday morning. Federal agents joined local and state authorities at Westwood Hills Elementary School in Waynesboro on Wednesday, Sept. 2, after what the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives described as a "reported shooting incident." The emergency unfolded Wednesday morning at the Rosser Avenue school, prompting a massive law enforcement response and the evacuation of students and staff. By 10:30 a.m., the Augusta County Sheriff's Office said the incident had been "contained and secured" and …
‘Crime Junkie’ Arrested Outside Lindsay Clancy Trial Says Filming Jurors Was Misunderstanding ‘Crime Junkie’ Arrested Outside Lindsay Clancy Trial Says Filming Jurors Was Misunderstanding
‘Crime Junkie’ Arrested Outside Lindsay Clancy Trial Says Filming Jurors Was Misunderstanding The attorney for a self-described “crime junkie” accused of filming jurors outside the Lindsay Clancy murder trial called the incident a “misunderstanding.” Dawn Light, 56, of Sutton, was charged with aggravated intimidation of a juror on Tuesday, Sept. 1, after police said she entered a restricted area and recorded members of the deadlocked jury, Plymouth Assistant District Attorney Nicole Piacentini told the court. Light pleaded not guilty Wednesday and was released on personal recognizance.  Click here to watch video of Wednesday's hearing.  Lindsay Clancy is accused of killi…
Detectives Watched Maryland Home For A Month Before Moving In On Suspects: Sheriff Detectives Watched Maryland Home For A Month Before Moving In On Suspects: Sheriff
Detectives Watched Maryland Home For A Month Before Moving In On Suspects: Sheriff A monthlong drug investigation came crashing through the door at a Maryland home. Detectives executed a search warrant on Thursday, Aug. 27, at a residence in the 4800 block of Cardinal Drive in Wicomico County following an investigation into suspected drug distribution and stolen property, according to the Wicomico County Sheriff's Office. The investigation centered on Christin Donaway and Jordan Kirn, who detectives had been investigating over the previous month for the suspected distribution of controlled dangerous substances throughout the county. Investigators were also looking into t…
31-Year Maryland Police Veteran Charged With Rape, Sex Abuse Of Minor: Police 31-Year Maryland Police Veteran Charged With Rape, Sex Abuse Of Minor: Police
31-Year Maryland Police Veteran Charged With Rape, Sex Abuse Of Minor: Police A 31-year police veteran is now accused of rape and child sex abuse in Maryland. Anne Arundel County Police Sgt. James Shoults was charged on Monday, Aug. 31, with second-degree rape, sex abuse of a minor, second-degree child abuse and related offenses, according to the department. The charges came more than a month after Maryland State Police opened a criminal investigation into Shoults. Anne Arundel County police said they were notified about the investigation on July 20 and initially placed Shoults on administrative suspension with pay. That changed Monday. After a warrant was issued …