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Herndon Teen's Fentanyl-For-Gun Deal Ends With Much Bigger Bust In Chantilly: Fairfax Police Herndon Teen's Fentanyl-For-Gun Deal Ends With Much Bigger Bust In Chantilly: Fairfax Police Herndon Teen's Fentanyl-For-Gun Deal Ends With Much Bigger Bust In Chantilly: Fairfax Police
Herndon Teen's Fentanyl-For-Gun Deal Ends With Much Bigger Bust In Chantilly: Fairfax Police What started as a deal for a teen to trade 50 fentanyl pills for a handgun led to a massive bust by undercover officers in Northern Virginia. Herndon resident Alhaji Sorie Kamara, 19, is behind bars following an investigation launched last week in Chantilly, according to the Fairfax County Police Department. The probe began on Monday, Oct. 5, when the agency's Violent Crimes Suppression Unit started looking into narcotics dealing and firearms distribution in the region. Police say that during the investigation, detectives determined that Kamara agreed to exchange 50 suspected fentanyl pill…

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Six Weeks Of Freedom: DC Man's Parking Blunder Exposes Another Loaded Glock, Feds Say Six Weeks Of Freedom: DC Man's Parking Blunder Exposes Another Loaded Glock, Feds Say Six Weeks Of Freedom: DC Man's Parking Blunder Exposes Another Loaded Glock, Feds Say
Six Weeks Of Freedom: DC Man's Parking Blunder Exposes Another Loaded Glock, Feds Say Six weeks after getting out of prison for illegally carrying a loaded Glock, Sequan Collier was back behind bars. A poor parking job doomed the 29-year-old District man, who had previously been convicted on weapons charges and served nearly two years in prison before being busted again just weeks after being let out. This time, he was sentenced to 29 months in federal prison after he was caught by members of the Metropolitan Police Department while illegally parked with two other armed men in March 2025, according to federal authorities. Court documents say that at around 1:45 a.m. on Marc…

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Baltimore Cop's Own Feet Got Him Into Trouble, But What Happened Next Was Worse Baltimore Cop's Own Feet Got Him Into Trouble, But What Happened Next Was Worse Baltimore Cop's Own Feet Got Him Into Trouble, But What Happened Next Was Worse
Baltimore Cop's Own Feet Got Him Into Trouble, But What Happened Next Was Worse A Maryland police officer who tripped over his own feet blamed a fleeing man for the fall, setting off a chain of events that would ultimately land him and a fellow cop in court. Baltimore Police Officers Mordechai Mandelbaum and Menachem Rosenbloom were found guilty on multiple charges on Wednesday, Oct. 14, following an encounter that ended with a surrendering man being pepper-sprayed four times and officers making false claims about what happened. The incident began on June 26, 2025, when the officers responded to a call in the 700 block of East Chase Street and discovered that a man had…

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Gunman Walks Up To Two Men Behind Maryland Tavern And Opens Fire, Sheriff Says Gunman Walks Up To Two Men Behind Maryland Tavern And Opens Fire, Sheriff Says Gunman Walks Up To Two Men Behind Maryland Tavern And Opens Fire, Sheriff Says
Gunman Walks Up To Two Men Behind Maryland Tavern And Opens Fire, Sheriff Says Two men standing behind a Maryland tavern in the middle of the night suddenly found themselves in the line of fire when a gunman allegedly approached and began shooting, leaving one fighting for his life. The shooting happened around 2:5 a.m. on June 20 behind a tavern and liquor store in Waldorf, where Charles County Sheriff's Office investigators say Terrell Anthony Burgess, 36, walked up to the men and fired multiple shots without warning. One of the men was struck several times, while the other was grazed by a bullet. Officers arriving at the business found the more seriously wounded v…

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Lottery Ticket Robbery Left Two Dead, But Virginia Suspect Wasn't Finished, Feds Say Lottery Ticket Robbery Left Two Dead, But Virginia Suspect Wasn't Finished, Feds Say Lottery Ticket Robbery Left Two Dead, But Virginia Suspect Wasn't Finished, Feds Say
Lottery Ticket Robbery Left Two Dead, But Virginia Suspect Wasn't Finished, Feds Say Two convenience store employees were allegedly gunned down during a robbery for lottery tickets in Virginia, and more than four years later, federal prosecutors have charged a man with their murders. Newport News resident Jordan Isaiah Pierce, 24, was charged in a superseding federal indictment returned on Wednesday, Oct. 14, in connection with the deadly June 2022 robbery that investigators say was followed by another armed holdup less than a month later. According to federal prosecutors, Pierce and an accomplice targeted a convenience store on Kiln Creek Parkway in Newport News on June 15…

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Serial Rape Suspect Was Already Out Of US When DNA Results Came Back In Virginia: Police Serial Rape Suspect Was Already Out Of US When DNA Results Came Back In Virginia: Police Serial Rape Suspect Was Already Out Of US When DNA Results Came Back In Virginia: Police
Serial Rape Suspect Was Already Out Of US When DNA Results Came Back In Virginia: Police A suspected serial rapist was already out of the country when Virginia investigators got the DNA evidence they needed to link him to two violent attacks on women along popular walking trails. Now, he's back in custody. Fredericksburg police announced on Wednesday, Oct. 14, that Cesar Paau-Pan, 22, of Spotsylvania, was arrested in Guatemala following a months-long investigation that included two reported rapes, an unrelated indecent exposure arrest, and a critical DNA breakthrough that came weeks after he voluntarily left the United States. The investigation began on Oct. 19, 2025, when a w…

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Mom Drained 401(k) Before Great Wolf Lodge Double Homicide, Family Says: Reports Mom Drained 401(k) Before Great Wolf Lodge Double Homicide, Family Says: Reports Mom Drained 401(k) Before Great Wolf Lodge Double Homicide, Family Says: Reports
Mom Drained 401(k) Before Great Wolf Lodge Double Homicide, Family Says: Reports A Pennsylvania mother charged with killing her husband and 3-year-old son at Great Wolf Lodge in the Poconos had tapped retirement savings to fund the family's three-week vacation and home renovations before the killings, according to her stepmother, who now believes the deaths were planned. Metallica Rose Harrison, 27, of Towanda, appeared happy during a video call with relatives shortly before her husband, Charles "Chaz" Harrison, 36, and their son, Tristan, were found stabbed to death inside the resort on Monday, Oct. 12, her stepmother, April Thetga, told the New York Post in an intervie…

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'Bonnie And Clyde' Couple Arrested In Sprawling Jewelry Theft Spree Reaches Four States: Feds 'Bonnie And Clyde' Couple Arrested In Sprawling Jewelry Theft Spree Reaches Four States: Feds 'Bonnie And Clyde' Couple Arrested In Sprawling Jewelry Theft Spree Reaches Four States: Feds
'Bonnie And Clyde' Couple Arrested In Sprawling Jewelry Theft Spree Reaches Four States: Feds A modern-day Bonnie and Clyde traded bank robberies for stolen necklaces, using hugs and sleight of hand to make off with thousands of dollars in jewelry from unsuspecting victims in Maryland and beyond, according to DHS. The Romanian couple, Rudi Lacatusu and Mirabela Lacatusu, have been linked to at least 14 reported jewelry thefts across Maryland, New York, New Jersey, and Connecticut, prompting federal authorities to compare them to one of America's most notorious criminal duos. "This 'Bonnie and Clyde' illegal alien couple from Romania has been charged with grand larceny after allegedl…

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Selma Blair Still Set For 90s Con Appearance Despite Flight Arrest Selma Blair Still Set For 90s Con Appearance Despite Flight Arrest Selma Blair Still Set For 90s Con Appearance Despite Flight Arrest
Selma Blair Still Set For 90s Con Appearance Despite Flight Arrest Selma Blair signed up to talk all things ’90s at a Hartford convention this weekend, but many people may be more interested in what she has to say about the past week. The "Cruel Intentions" star will appear at 90s Con Friday through Sunday, Oct. 16-18, at the Connecticut Convention Center in Hartford, but her appearance seemed up in the air following a public outburst on a cross-country flight.  The 54-year-old star was arrested Sunday, Oct. 11, following an alleged altercation with two flight attendants aboard a Delta flight from Los Angeles to New York. Police arrested her afte…

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Virginia College Student Vandalized Statue At University Of Tennessee: Police Virginia College Student Vandalized Statue At University Of Tennessee: Police Virginia College Student Vandalized Statue At University Of Tennessee: Police
Virginia College Student Vandalized Statue At University Of Tennessee: Police Beckett Nachtman, a 19-year-old Cranford native, is facing felony charges after he vandalized a statue at the University of Tennessee. Nachtman is charged with felony vandalism after he damaged a statue of Smokey, the University of Tennessee's mascot, outside Gate 21 Plaza on Saturday, Oct. 10, University of Tennessee police said.  He was visiting people on campus when the vandalism occurred. Surveillance footage showed Nachtman vandalizing the statue before running away, according to WCYB. While being interviewed by police, Nachtman admitted to intentionally kicking the statue in the …

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Late-Night Crash Turns Deadly When Maryland Driver Slams Into Tree, Sheriff Says Late-Night Crash Turns Deadly When Maryland Driver Slams Into Tree, Sheriff Says Late-Night Crash Turns Deadly When Maryland Driver Slams Into Tree, Sheriff Says
Late-Night Crash Turns Deadly When Maryland Driver Slams Into Tree, Sheriff Says New details have been released in Southern Maryland after a 33-year-old driver was killed crashing into a tree along a quiet roadway. John Lawrence Connor, 33, has been identified by the Calvert County Sheriff's Office as the driver who was killed Tuesday night in Lusby. Shortly after 11:45 p.m. on Oct. 13, members of the sheriff's office were called to investigate a serious single-vehicle crash in the area of Rousby Hall Road and Maryland Avenue. The Lusby resident was the only person inside the vehicle. Investigators say Connor was driving a 2021 Nissan Sentra east on Rousby Hall Road, …

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Woman Was Nine Months Pregnant When Maryland Man Assaulted Her In Front Of Kids, Jury Finds Woman Was Nine Months Pregnant When Maryland Man Assaulted Her In Front Of Kids, Jury Finds Woman Was Nine Months Pregnant When Maryland Man Assaulted Her In Front Of Kids, Jury Finds
Woman Was Nine Months Pregnant When Maryland Man Assaulted Her In Front Of Kids, Jury Finds A man who assaulted a woman who was nine months pregnant, in an attack she did not report until after giving birth in Southern Maryland, will face decades in prison. Mechanicsville resident Jeffery Francis Pappaianni, 34, was convicted following an investigation into a series of domestic violence offenses earlier this year in front of children, according to the St. Mary's County State's Attorney's Office. The assault happened on Feb. 22, when Pappaianni repeatedly punched the woman in the face, fracturing her nose, before kicking and punching her in the stomach while she was nine month…

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