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Fairfax, VA
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Police Probing Deadly Officer-Involved Shooting After I-95 Pursuit In Virginia
One person was killed and several troopers are on administrative leave after an officer-involved shooting following a police pursuit in Virginia. A carjacking suspect wanted by US Parkway Police was spotted by a Virginia State Police trooper at round 10:15 p.m. on Wednesday night driving south on I-95, which led to a lengthy police pursuit when the driver refused to stop. During the pursuit, the suspect - who has not been identified - struck a Virginia State Police vehicle, causing it to overturn, and it continued on until they were able to force the driver to stop. According to a state po…
Hebron-Marlborough, CT
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Marlborough Woman Stole $40K From CT High School For Amazon Shopping Sprees: Cops
Police are accusing a secretary at a Connecticut high school of using the administration's Amazon account to spend more than $40,000 over five years on gifts for herself and other employees at the Tolland County school, authorities said. Christine Vardanian, age 56, of Marlborough in Hartford County, is charged with first-degree larceny, Connecticut State Police said on Wednesday, Oct. 23. She was later released after posting a $5,000 bail, authorities said. Vardanian worked as a secretary at RHAM High School and had access to the district's Amazon account. School officials beca…
Woodbridge, VA
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Officer From Woodbridge Arrested For On-Duty Incidents Involving Sex Assault Of Woman, Cops Say
A police officer in Virginia is facing charges for inappropriate conduct with at least one woman in Prince William County while on duty twice, his department announced. James Thomas Clinton, 28, was placed on administrative leave after being connected to two instances of assault in the past four months, PWCPD Lt. Jonathan Perok said in a news release. It was not immediately clear if the incident involved the same victim. Clinton, who has been an officer for six years, was charged on Thursday, Sept. 26 following a three-day investigation that was launched earlier in the week by the Prin…
Bowie, MD
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Officer-Involved Shooting Lands One On Administrative Leave In Bowie: Police
A member of the Bowie Police Department has been placed on administrative leave after discharging a weapon that struck a vehicle, officials say. At approximately 8 a.m. on Thursday, Sept. 12, an officer pulled over to assist with what was believed to be a stranded motorist in the northbound Collington Road near US-50. While approaching the vehicle, police say that the officer discharged their firearm, though it remains unclear later in the afternoon what caused the gun to go off. No one was injured, but a passing vehicle was struck by the bullet. The officer was placed on administra…
Woodstown, NJ
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Woodstown Man Had 5-6 Beers, Drank While Driving In Crash That Killed Gaudreaus: Affidavit
A Woodstown man reportedly admitted to having about a half-dozen beers before the crash that killed Johnny and Matthew Gaudreau, arrest records said. Sean Higgins, 43, was facing several charges including two counts of assault by auto, according to court records. He was accused of striking the NHL star and his brother while they were riding bicycles in Oldmans Township on Thursday, Aug. 29. Investigators said the Gaudreaus were on bikes close to the fog line on the north side of County Route 551. Higgins tried to pass a car and SUV while also traveling north in a black Jeep Grand Cherokee. …
Hartford, CT
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Hartford Police Officer Accused Of 'Slapping' Prisoner In Face While In Hospital, Cops Say
A Connecticut police officer was charged with breach of peace after he allegedly slapped a prisoner who was handcuffed to a hospital bed. Hartford Police Officer Marcello Confeiteiro was arrested on Wednesday, Aug. 28, and released on a promise to appear. According to Lt. Aaron Boisvert, Confeiteiro was guarding a prisoner on Thursday, July 18, at an area hospital when the prisoner -- who at the time had one arm handcuffed to a hospital bed -- assaulted him by punching and spitting in his face. Confeiteiro got the patient under control and handcuffed his second arm to the bed followi…
Arlington, VA
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Jury Rejects Self-Defense Claim In Case Involving Fatal Shooting Of 13-Year-Old In DC: Feds
A jury rejected a DC Parks and Recreation employee's claims of self-defense who was later convicted of killing 13-year-old Karon Blake last year, federal authorities announced on Friday. Jason Lewis, 42, was found guilty by a Superior Court jury for the January 2023 killing of Karon Blake in the 1000 block of Quincy Street NE. Specifically, Lewis was convicted of three counts of possession of a firearm during a crime of violence, two counts of assault with a dangerous weapon, and one count of voluntary manslaughter while armed, committed against a minor. Prosecutors say that…
Alexandria, VA
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Police ID Armed Man Shot, Killed In Officer-Involved Shooting At Alexandria Apartment Complex
New details have been released by the Alexandria Police Department following an officer-involved shooting that left a possibly suicidal man dead earlier this week. Officers were called at around 10:45 p.m. on Monday, Aug. 12 to a home on Maris Avenue after a co-worker asked police to conduct a welfare check regarding 61-year-old Paul Gabriel Behan, Jr., who was reportedly in distress, officials say. The caller reported the incident stated Behan "made very concerning statements about harming himself," and advised that "he was armed with at least two guns." Officers and specially train…
Alexandria, VA
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Armed Man Shot, Killed In Officer-Involved Shooting At Alexandria Apartment Complex (
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New details have been released by the Alexandria Police Department following an officer-involved shooting that left a possibly suicidal man dead. Officers were called at around 10:45 p.m. on Monday, Aug. 12 to a home on Maris Avenue after a co-worker asked police to conduct a welfare check about a man in distress, officials say. The caller who reported the incident stated he "made very concerning statements about harming himself," and advised that "he was armed with at least two guns." Officers and specially trained negotiating units were called to the area within minutes, at which p…
Frederick, MD
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Officers Named Following Police Shooting During Standoff With PA Fugitive At Maryland Motel
The Frederick County Sheriff's Office has identified the officers involved in the shooting of a wanted Pennsylvania fugitive during a barricade situation at a Maryland motel over the weekend. Shortly before midnight on Aug. 1, deputies from the Frederick County Police Department and Sheriff's Office were called to the Super 8 motel on Monocacy Boulevard, where they were tipped off about a fugitive wanted out of Beaver County who was believed to be in the area. Super 8 located on Monocacy Boulevard Google Maps street view According to the sheriff's office, they were able to make cont…
Frederick, MD
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Police ID Sex Abuse Suspect Struck During Officer-Involved Shooting At Maryland Motel (
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New details have been released after a man wanted for sexually abusing a child in Pennsylvania was injured and had to be airlifted to the hospital following an officer-involved shooting at a Frederick County motel on Friday morning. Shortly before midnight on Aug. 1, deputies from the Frederick County Police Department and Sheriff's Office were called to the Super 8 motel on Monocacy Boulevard, where they were tipped off about a fugitive wanted out of Beaver County who was believed to be in the area. The suspect was later identified as Jack Edgar Primmer by the Beaver Valley Regional P…
Frederick, MD
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Fugitive Barricaded In Frederick Motel Airlifted To Hospital After Officer-Involved Shooting
A man wanted for sexually abusing a child in Pennsylvania was airlifted to an area hospital following an officer-involved shooting at a Frederick County motel on Friday morning. Shortly before midnight on Aug. 1, deputies from the Frederick County Police Department and Sheriff's Office were called to the Super 8 motel on Monocacy Boulevard, where they were tipped off about a fugitive wanted out of Beaver County who was believed to be in the area. According to the sheriff's office, they were able to make contact with the 45-year-old man, who indicated he was not coming out of his room and ad…
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