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Ski Mask, Gloves, Tire Iron: Deputies Catch Man Behind Virginia Tobacco Shop Ski Mask, Gloves, Tire Iron: Deputies Catch Man Behind Virginia Tobacco Shop
Ski Mask, Gloves, Tire Iron: Deputies Catch Man Behind Virginia Tobacco Shop Travis Garton Jr. dressed for the occasion in Northern Virginia. The 34-year-old man was caught behind a business with a ski mask, gloves, and a tire iron while allegedly trying to break in early Sunday, Sept. 6, according to the Spotsylvania Sheriff's Office. Deputies were called to the Tobacco Hut in the 3500 block of Plank Road at approximately 4:57 a.m. after a commercial alarm was triggered. When they arrived, investigators say they found 34-year-old Spotsylvania resident Travis Garton Jr. behind the business actively attempting to get inside. He came prepared, according to the …

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Body Believed To Be Missing Elderly Virginia Woman Found After 2-Week Search: Sheriff Body Believed To Be Missing Elderly Virginia Woman Found After 2-Week Search: Sheriff
Body Believed To Be Missing Elderly Virginia Woman Found After 2-Week Search: Sheriff The search for Carolyn Taylor appears to have come to a tragic end in Virginia. A body believed to be the missing 81-year-old woman was found at approximately 4:51 p.m. on Sunday, Sept. 6, in the 38000 block of Hughesville Road in Purcellville, according to the Loudoun County Sheriff's Office. Taylor had been missing since Sunday, Aug. 23, when she left for a walk near her Foundry Road home and never returned. Her disappearance sparked an extensive search that stretched for two weeks as deputies and search crews combed the area and asked neighbors to check their properties and surveillance…

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Lyft Driver Offered Women A Discount In Maryland, Then Their Ride Home Took A Terrifying Turn Lyft Driver Offered Women A Discount In Maryland, Then Their Ride Home Took A Terrifying Turn
Lyft Driver Offered Women A Discount In Maryland, Then Their Ride Home Took A Terrifying Turn What started as a ride home quickly went off the rails. Two women returning to Virginia from an event in Maryland found themselves trapped inside their Lyft driver's vehicle after a dispute over how much they owed him, Prince William County Police said on Tuesday, Sept. 8. The 32- and 25-year-old women had requested a ride through the Lyft app to take them home to Woodbridge early Sunday morning, Sept. 6, according to investigators. Police say their driver, later identified as 25-year-old Falls Church resident Adar Bulut, picked them up and proposed a different arrangement. Instead of pay…

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Can Trump Pardon Lindsay Clancy? Her Lawyer Calls On President For Help After Mistrial Can Trump Pardon Lindsay Clancy? Her Lawyer Calls On President For Help After Mistrial
Can Trump Pardon Lindsay Clancy? Her Lawyer Calls On President For Help After Mistrial Lindsay Clancy’s lawyer is asking President Donald Trump to intervene after her murder trial ended without a verdict. There is one major obstacle: Trump cannot pardon her. Attorney Kevin Reddington appeared on "Good Morning America" on Tuesday, Sept. 8, days after a Massachusetts judge declared a mistrial. Clancy, 36, faces three first-degree murder charges in the deaths of her children at their Duxbury home in January 2023. Related: Mom Who Closely Followed Lindsay Clancy Case Kills 2-Year-Old Son, Prosecutors Say "Mr. President, I would hope you would consider this young lady, the type o…

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Pet Store Creep Who Photographed Worker, Put On Obscene Show In Virginia Identified By Police Pet Store Creep Who Photographed Worker, Put On Obscene Show In Virginia Identified By Police
Pet Store Creep Who Photographed Worker, Put On Obscene Show In Virginia Identified By Police The show is over. A Virginia man accused of walking into a pet store, photographing an employee and putting on an "obscene sexual display" has been identified and charged, police announced Tuesday, Sept. 8. Prince William County Police identified the suspect as Hamid Jan Hassan, 32, of Triangle, more than two weeks after the bizarre encounter at Miss Kibbles in Bristow. The incident unfolded shortly before 1:40 p.m. on Thursday, Aug. 20, when Hassan allegedly entered the pet store on Bristow Center Drive and began taking photos of a 33-year-old woman who worked there, investigators said. …

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Seatmate Reveals What Triggered Unruly Realtor's Mid-Air Meltdown: 'Jesus Is Bull—' Seatmate Reveals What Triggered Unruly Realtor's Mid-Air Meltdown: 'Jesus Is Bull—'
Seatmate Reveals What Triggered Unruly Realtor's Mid-Air Meltdown: 'Jesus Is Bull—' A New Jersey author says he was seated beside the unruly passenger who was later duct-taped aboard a flight last week — and is now revealing what he says triggered the meltdown. Jonathan Cahn, an author and religious leader who leads the Beth Israel Worship Center in Wayne, identified himself as the passenger seated beside Layne Arthur Lundeen, 67, of Arizona, aboard Newark-bound American Airlines Flight 618 in a 48-minute YouTube video shared Sunday, Sept. 7. Cahn said the conversation aboard the Thursday, Sept. 3, flight from Dallas to Newark turned to religion and his newest novel, …

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6 Officers Cleared In Fatal Maryland Bus Stop Shooting After Man Pointed Loaded Gun At Cop: AG 6 Officers Cleared In Fatal Maryland Bus Stop Shooting After Man Pointed Loaded Gun At Cop: AG
6 Officers Cleared In Fatal Maryland Bus Stop Shooting After Man Pointed Loaded Gun At Cop: AG Elliott Powers told police what it would take to end the standoff. They would have to kill him. Nearly two months after six officers fatally shot the 46-year-old Rockville man at a Maryland bus stop, the Attorney General's Office announced on Tuesday, Sept. 8, that none of them will face criminal charges. A newly released report details the roughly 12 minutes leading up to the July 12 shooting in Gaithersburg, including attempts to negotiate with Powers before investigators say he pointed a loaded handgun toward an officer moving to evacuate people from a nearby shopping center. It starte…

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Historic Maryland Townhouses Catch Fire After Flames Jump Alley From Nearby Café Historic Maryland Townhouses Catch Fire After Flames Jump Alley From Nearby Café
Historic Maryland Townhouses Catch Fire After Flames Jump Alley From Nearby Café Someone walked away from the fryer. The fire didn't stay put. An accidental fire tore through a Maryland building and threatened neighboring historic homes on Sunday, Sept. 6, leaving five people displaced and causing an estimated $600,000 in damage. The fire broke out around 3:40 p.m. at Brian's Best Café & Pastries on Cannon Street in Chestertown, where multiple 911 callers reported flames and a person escaping from the second floor. By the time the first Chestertown firefighters arrived, flames had engulfed the side of the two-story business and apartment building, as well as a vehi…

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Ex-Penn State Coach, Convicted Child Sex Offender Jerry Sandusky Appeal Case Dismissed Ex-Penn State Coach, Convicted Child Sex Offender Jerry Sandusky Appeal Case Dismissed
Ex-Penn State Coach, Convicted Child Sex Offender Jerry Sandusky Appeal Case Dismissed Convicted child sex offender and former Penn State football coach Jerry Sandusky's latest bid to overturn his convictions has been dismissed after he declined to proceed with a purported victim recantation that had landed him a new evidentiary hearing. Senior Judge Maureen A. Skerda dismissed Sandusky's third Post-Conviction Relief Act petition on Tuesday, Sept. 8, after determining that the 82-year-old had been fully informed of his rights and understood his attorneys' decision to withdraw the claim involving R.R., identified in court records as Victim 10. Sandusky has 30 days to appeal, a…

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Former Couple Found Dead In Apparent Murder-Suicide At Maryland Home: State Police Former Couple Found Dead In Apparent Murder-Suicide At Maryland Home: State Police
Former Couple Found Dead In Apparent Murder-Suicide At Maryland Home: State Police An apparent murder-suicide in Maryland is under investigation on the Eastern Shore, according to state police. Christine Wells, 67, and Robert Dehart, 66, of Pocomoke, have been identified as the victims who were pronounced dead by first responders in Somerset County on Sunday night. Shortly before 7:30 p.m. on Sept. 6, troopers were called to the 7500 block of Dividing Creek Road to conduct a welfare check. Upon arrival, they found Wells unresponsive and Dehart with an apparent self-inflicted gunshot wound. Investigators believe Wells and Dehart were previously in a relationship, and Wel…

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Pedestrian Fatally Struck Along Shoulder Of I-395 In Northern Virginia: State Police Pedestrian Fatally Struck Along Shoulder Of I-395 In Northern Virginia: State Police
Pedestrian Fatally Struck Along Shoulder Of I-395 In Northern Virginia: State Police An investigation has been launched in Northern Virginia after a pedestrian was struck and killed along I-395, according to state police. Troopers were called shortly before 8:30 p.m. to the southbound lanes of the interstate near Duke Street in Alexandria on Monday, Sept. 7.  Investigators say a trooper located a pedestrian in the left shoulder of I-395. He attempted life-saving measures, but the pedestrian was pronounced dead at the scene. The pedestrian has not been identified as of Tuesday, Sept. 8. Police noted that the driver stopped after the crash and called 911. The crash rem…

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Pilot Pulls Off Remarkable Maryland Landing After Plane's Nose Gear Won't Come Down Pilot Pulls Off Remarkable Maryland Landing After Plane's Nose Gear Won't Come Down
Pilot Pulls Off Remarkable Maryland Landing After Plane's Nose Gear Won't Come Down The landing gear wasn't coming down, so a Maryland pilot had to find another way down. The trouble unfolded shortly before 7 p.m. on Monday, Sept. 7, as a twin-engine turboprop carrying two people attempted to land at Montgomery Airpark in Gaithersburg, according to Fire and Rescue Service spokesperson Pete Piringer. The problem was up front. The aircraft's nose landing gear wasn't working, and attempts by the pilot to troubleshoot the malfunction were unsuccessful. ICYMI (9/7 ~615p) Twin Engine Turbo Prop w/ front nose landing gear malfunction. 2 adults on board. Pilot went thru troub…

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