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Deputy Shot After Suspect Drives Toward Officers, Opens Fire In Virginia: State Police Deputy Shot After Suspect Drives Toward Officers, Opens Fire In Virginia: State Police Deputy Shot After Suspect Drives Toward Officers, Opens Fire In Virginia: State Police
Deputy Shot After Suspect Drives Toward Officers, Opens Fire In Virginia: State Police A Virginia deputy was wounded when a shooting suspect drove his vehicle toward responding officers and opened fire, prompting deputies to return fire, killing the 39-year-old man, state police announced. The deadly confrontation unfolded in Spotsylvania County on Sunday, Oct. 18, after sheriff's deputies were dispatched to the 11000 block of Hickory Creek Drive at approximately 12:39 p.m. for reports of a domestic-related shooting. While investigating, deputies located the suspect, identified as Jerson David Martinez-Coreva, in his vehicle on nearby Smoke Tree Boulevard, where authorities s…

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Silver Spring Taco Bell Tantrum Lands Maryland Man Behind Bars After Two-Day Tirade, Police Say Silver Spring Taco Bell Tantrum Lands Maryland Man Behind Bars After Two-Day Tirade, Police Say Silver Spring Taco Bell Tantrum Lands Maryland Man Behind Bars After Two-Day Tirade, Police Say
Silver Spring Taco Bell Tantrum Lands Maryland Man Behind Bars After Two-Day Tirade, Police Say The only thing Ryan Barile hates more than a botched Taco Bell order is the employee who served it. Over the summer, the 44-year-old Halethorpe man turned a fast-food feud into a two-day tirade of racial slurs and death threats that landed him behind bars in Montgomery County, according to police. The battle began on Thursday, Aug. 20, when Barile placed an order at the Taco Bell location in the 13800 block of Georgia Avenue in Silver Spring. Displeased by his order, police say Barile began yelling at an employee, making derogatory statements and threatening to assault them, as well a…

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Two-Alarm Blaze Rips Through Abandoned Building In Northern Virginia (PHOTOS) Two-Alarm Blaze Rips Through Abandoned Building In Northern Virginia (PHOTOS) Two-Alarm Blaze Rips Through Abandoned Building In Northern Virginia (PHOTOS)
Two-Alarm Blaze Rips Through Abandoned Building In Northern Virginia (Photos) Flames tore through an abandoned building in Northern Virginia on Sunday night, drawing a two-alarm response from Fairfax County firefighters as the structure became engulfed in fire. Crews were called to the area of Hunter Mill Road and Sunset Hill Road in Reston on Oct. 18, where they arrived to find flames showing throughout the building, according to Fairfax County Fire and Rescue officials. The fire in Fairfax County. Fairfax County Fire and Rescue Photos shared by the department show flames pouring from the building's windows and roofline as firefighters worked to bring the bl…

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Gun On Dashboard Sparks Tense Standoff After Virginia Police Pursuit: Sheriff Gun On Dashboard Sparks Tense Standoff After Virginia Police Pursuit: Sheriff Gun On Dashboard Sparks Tense Standoff After Virginia Police Pursuit: Sheriff
Gun On Dashboard Sparks Tense Standoff After Virginia Police Pursuit: Sheriff A tense police standoff ended peacefully after a pursuit landed a 38-year-old man behind bars in Virginia. Terrell Downing put deputies from the Spotsylvania Sheriff's Office through their paces on Saturday night when they attempted to stop his Dodge Challenger twice before he was ultimately apprehended. According to the sheriff's office, deputies attempted to stop a white Dodge Challenger on Piedmont Drive for a violation, though the driver, later identified as the Woodbridge resident, fled. The initial pursuit was terminated shortly after it began as a precaution, but Downing was just ge…

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Supersonic Plane Concept Envisions Faster Transatlantic Flights Supersonic Plane Concept Envisions Faster Transatlantic Flights Supersonic Plane Concept Envisions Faster Transatlantic Flights
Supersonic Plane Concept Envisions Faster Transatlantic Flights A futuristic aircraft concept imagines a faster, more luxurious trip across the Atlantic, but travelers are a long way from booking a seat. The Sky OV, created by Barcelona-based industrial designer Oscar Viñals, envisions carrying about 200 passengers between New York and London in less than five hours. It remains a design concept. Its proposed speed, propulsion systems, and passenger experience have not been demonstrated in a manufactured commercial aircraft. Viñals presents the project through his OVI Design portfolio, with renderings showing a broad, swept aircraft body and a silhouett…

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27 Vehicles Burn In $3.8M Blaze Outside Maryland Verizon Facility: Fire Marshal 27 Vehicles Burn In $3.8M Blaze Outside Maryland Verizon Facility: Fire Marshal 27 Vehicles Burn In $3.8M Blaze Outside Maryland Verizon Facility: Fire Marshal
27 Vehicles Burn In $3.8M Blaze Outside Maryland Verizon Facility: Fire Marshal An entire fleet of commercial vehicles went up in flames behind a Maryland building occupied by Verizon, sending a wall of fire and thick smoke into the night sky. The fire broke out shortly after 3 a.m. on Sunday, Oct. 18, at 3 Industrial Park Drive in Waldorf, where firefighters arrived to find more than two dozen utility vehicles burning beneath an awning attached to the building. By the time the flames were brought under control, 27 commercial vehicles had been damaged or destroyed, with investigators estimating the total loss at $3.8 million, according to the Maryland State Fire Marsha…

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Black Toddler Ignored At Wealthy CT Town Puppet Show, Dad Says: Worker Placed On Leave Black Toddler Ignored At Wealthy CT Town Puppet Show, Dad Says: Worker Placed On Leave Black Toddler Ignored At Wealthy CT Town Puppet Show, Dad Says: Worker Placed On Leave
Black Toddler Ignored At Wealthy CT Town Puppet Show, Dad Says: Worker Placed On Leave A Connecticut library employee has reportedly been placed on leave after a father's viral TikTok video accused the worker of ignoring his Black toddler while giving attention to white children. The Darien Library employee's leave was confirmed by the Stamford Advocate following the video shared by Micah Whitaker on Tuesday, Oct. 6, the outlet says, citing Library Director Kiera Parrott. Whitaker's more than two-minute video shows an interaction involving Whitaker's 17-month-old son and a library employee at an event held at Darien Commons, according to ABC7. It had drawn more…

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VIDEO: ICE Chase Ends In Crash Near NJ Train Station, Town Calls For Independent Review VIDEO: ICE Chase Ends In Crash Near NJ Train Station, Town Calls For Independent Review VIDEO: ICE Chase Ends In Crash Near NJ Train Station, Town Calls For Independent Review
Video: ICE Chase Ends In Crash Near NJ Train Station, Town Calls For Independent Review An attempted traffic stop by federal immigration agents turned into a police chase and crash in New Jersey, leaving two people injured and prompting borough officials to call for an independent investigation. Videos shared to social media captured U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agents attempting to stop a vehicle near the Red Bank Train Station on Friday morning, Oct. 16. The driver refused to stop, leading agents on a pursuit that continued several blocks to Catherine Street, where the fleeing vehicle collided with one driven by an ICE agent, the Borough of Red Bank sa…

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FIT Student Fatally Poisoned, Raped In Dorm, Prosecutor Says: 'Win-Win' Plot Revealed FIT Student Fatally Poisoned, Raped In Dorm, Prosecutor Says: 'Win-Win' Plot Revealed FIT Student Fatally Poisoned, Raped In Dorm, Prosecutor Says: 'Win-Win' Plot Revealed
FIT Student Fatally Poisoned, Raped In Dorm, Prosecutor Says: 'Win-Win' Plot Revealed A 19-year-old Bronx man allegedly gave two female college students fentanyl disguised as cocaine, raped one of them while she was unconscious, then waited about 45 minutes to seek help as both women lay unresponsive in their Manhattan dorm room, federal prosecutors said.  The woman who died was Annabell Richter, a student at the Fashion Institute of Technology (FIT), ABC7 reports. A second victim, who was not named, apparently regained consciousness after life-saving efforts. Man who drugged and raped dead NYC college student texted nude pics of her instead of calling 911: feds http…

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NJ Attorney Among 2 DUI Drivers Charged In Wrong-Way Crash That Killed Nurse: Report NJ Attorney Among 2 DUI Drivers Charged In Wrong-Way Crash That Killed Nurse: Report NJ Attorney Among 2 DUI Drivers Charged In Wrong-Way Crash That Killed Nurse: Report
NJ Attorney Among 2 DUI Drivers Charged In Wrong-Way Crash That Killed Nurse: Report Two New Jersey women, including a 36-year-old attorney, have been charged with drunk driving following a three-vehicle crash on Staten Island that killed a 66-year-old woman, authorities said. Shannon Theodore, 36, of Somerset, who was identified as a lawyer by Staten Island Advance, was driving a 2019 Range Rover Velar northbound in the southbound lanes of the West Shore Expressway when she collided head-on with a 2025 Kia Seltos around 5:36 a.m. Saturday, Oct. 10, the New York Police Department said. The Kia's driver, Duck Park, 66, of Staten Island, was pronounced dead at the sc…

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Nearly $1M In Damage, But Smoke Alarm May Have Saved Four Lives In Northern Virginia Nearly $1M In Damage, But Smoke Alarm May Have Saved Four Lives In Northern Virginia Nearly $1M In Damage, But Smoke Alarm May Have Saved Four Lives In Northern Virginia
Nearly $1M In Damage, But Smoke Alarm May Have Saved Four Lives In Northern Virginia A smoke alarm may have saved four lives in Northern Virginia, but it couldn't save their home from a fire that caused nearly $1 million in damage. A family of four was forced from their home in the 17200 block of Arrowood Place in Round Hill after a fire broke out on Friday, Oct. 16, leaving behind an estimated $940,000 in damage, according to Loudoun County Fire and Rescue. The family might not have had time to escape if not for a working smoke alarm that woke the homeowner, who discovered flames burning in the living room. By the time firefighters arrived, smoke was pouring from the sing…

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Cameras Caught Her Boyfriend Beating Her Toddler, Then DC Mom Lied To Protect Him, Feds Say Cameras Caught Her Boyfriend Beating Her Toddler, Then DC Mom Lied To Protect Him, Feds Say Cameras Caught Her Boyfriend Beating Her Toddler, Then DC Mom Lied To Protect Him, Feds Say
Cameras Caught Her Boyfriend Beating Her Toddler, Then DC Mom Lied To Protect Him, Feds Say A. 28-year-old woman who lied to police in an attempt to cover up for her boyfriend's deadly abuse of her toddler son copped to the crime in DC Superior Court. Monet Jones pleaded guilty on Friday for lying to a grand jury about the violent beating death of 2-year-old Mars Jones, who suffered traumatic injuries at the hands of Desean Matthews, federal authorities announced. On Oct. 13, 2022, the couple took Mac to Dunkin before noon, where Matthews was caught on camera striking the boy with a closed fist and causing him to fall and slam against a metal railing. Later that same day, wh…

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