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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…

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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 …

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‘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 …

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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 …

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‘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…

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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…

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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 …

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'Finally Back Home': Maryland Dad Released After ICE Detention Upended Son's Army Milestone 'Finally Back Home': Maryland Dad Released After ICE Detention Upended Son's Army Milestone
'Finally Back Home': Maryland Dad Released After ICE Detention Upended Son's Army Milestone Israel Velasco Ramirez was supposed to spend Sunday proudly pinning a new rank onto his son's shoulder. Instead, the longtime Maryland resident was in ICE custody while his son became an officer in the Army National Guard without him there. Ramirez was detained on Saturday, Aug. 22, while sitting in his truck in a Jessup parking lot waiting for a coworker, according to his son, Jose Velasco. On Tuesday, Sept. 1, the Elkridge family got the news it had spent more than a week waiting for. Ramirez was released and back home. "My dad is finally back home with us," Jose announced on Facebook.…

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Teen Arrested Months After 2-Year-Old Wounded During Shooting In DC Apartment: Police Teen Arrested Months After 2-Year-Old Wounded During Shooting In DC Apartment: Police
Teen Arrested Months After 2-Year-Old Wounded During Shooting In DC Apartment: Police The bullets found their way inside. Nearly three months after a 2-year-old boy was wounded when gunfire erupted at a DC apartment complex, police say the teenager accused of pulling the trigger has been arrested. Casanova Lamons, 19, of Northeast DC, was taken into custody on Tuesday, Sept. 1, in connection with the June 10 shooting on Benning Road NE, according to the Metropolitan Police Department. The shooting was reported shortly before 10 p.m. in the 1700 block of Benning Road. Police say Lamons opened fire inside the apartment complex and fled before officers arrived. When police g…

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Driver Rams 3 Vehicles Before Maryland Deputies Open Fire During Drug Stop: Sheriff Driver Rams 3 Vehicles Before Maryland Deputies Open Fire During Drug Stop: Sheriff
Driver Rams 3 Vehicles Before Maryland Deputies Open Fire During Drug Stop: Sheriff A suspected drug stop turned into a police-involved shooting in Maryland. The chaos unfolded at around 12:30 p.m. on Tuesday, Sept. 1, when Harford County Sheriff's Office deputies investigating a community tip spotted what they believed was drug activity near Abingdon Road in Abingdon, authorities said. Deputies tried to stop a vehicle. The driver didn't stop, according to the sheriff's office. Instead, investigators say the driver intentionally struck three other vehicles: a sheriff's office vehicle, a Harford County government vehicle that was not involved in the investigation, and…

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MD AG Joins Coalition Suing Amazon, Says They Overcharged Advertisers By More Than $20 Billion MD AG Joins Coalition Suing Amazon, Says They Overcharged Advertisers By More Than $20 Billion
MD AG Joins Coalition Suing Amazon, Says They Overcharged Advertisers By More Than $20 Billion Amazon secretly manipulated its online advertising system to overcharge more than 1.2 million businesses by over $20 billion, potentially driving up prices for consumers in the process, according to a new lawsuit filed by New York Attorney General Letitia James.  New York Attorney General Letitia James joined the Federal Trade Commission and attorneys general from 21 other states in filing the lawsuit against the e-commerce giant on Monday, Aug. 31.  The coalition alleges Amazon rigged auctions used to determine how much businesses pay to advertise products on its website, includi…

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Murder For Hire: Maryland Man Had 23-Year-Old Gunned Down In Parking Lot, Police Say Murder For Hire: Maryland Man Had 23-Year-Old Gunned Down In Parking Lot, Police Say
Murder For Hire: Maryland Man Had 23-Year-Old Gunned Down In Parking Lot, Police Say Two men conspired to kill 23-year-old Jonah Kimindu Mutua in Maryland, officials confirmed on Tuesday. In April, Douglas David Lacey was arrested in connection with the murder of Mutua, 23, who was found shot to death a month earlier in Silver Spring, according to the Montgomery County Police Department. Mutua was gunned down in the parking lot of an apartment complex in the 2700 block of Fairdale Terrace on Saturday, March 8, 2025. The murder was just the beginning of a larger plot. Lacey was arrested in April 2025 and was charged with Mutua's murder. On Tuesday, Sept. 1, auth…

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