Horn Honk Leads To Alleged Hammer, Knife Confrontation In Waldorf
WALDORF, Md. — A 29-year-old Waldorf man is being held without bond after a couple told authorities he followed one of them home and confronted them while carrying a hammer and knife, prompting one of the residents to arm herself with a landscaping rock as the confrontation escalated outside the residence.
Crimson Coward Is Bringing Nashville Hot Chicken to Alexandria—How Hot Will You Go?
ALEXANDRIA, VA—Alexandria’s next chicken spot comes with a question: How much heat can you handle?. Crimson Coward, a California-born restaurant chain specializing in Nashville hot chicken, is preparing to open at 5557 Cardinal Place in Cameron Square. The company’s Alexandria webpage lists the restaurant as “Coming Soon,” and Cameron Square also identifies it as an upcoming tenant.
Waldorf Armed Robbery Suspect Tracked Down After Sending Himself Money From Victim’s Phone
WALDORF, Md. – On October 7 at approximately 10:21 p.m., officers responded to the area of October Place in Waldorf for a reported armed robbery. The victim reported that he was walking home when an unknown male approached and demanded his jacket. When the victim hesitated, the suspect displayed...
Virginia Man Dresses Like a Professional While Breaking Into Three Medical Offices, Finally Caught...
A Virginia man apparently dressed as if he were going to a wedding while breaking into closed medical offices and allegedly stealing equipment and cash. Fairfax County police said 67-year-old Carlos Anthony Mitchell of Woodbridge ... Read more
Artist Patrick Kirwin starts his biggest mural yet in Alexandria
Muralist Patrick Kirwin is at it again in Alexandria. Kirwin recently started work painting a large new mural behind The Birchmere (3701 Mount Vernon Avenue) in Alexandria’s Arlandria neighborhood. The work will feature generations of builders in the city and was commissioned by Rust Construction, a fourth-generation, Alexandria-based home remodeling firm.
Shotgun attack caught on camera outside DC homeless shelter
WASHINGTON (7News) — A man running through a parking lot with another man allegedly chasing him with a shotgun. Seconds later, a shot is fired. The frightening scene unfolded in broad daylight Thursday outside the New York Avenue Men's Shelter in Northeast D.C., as customers sat on the patio of a restaurant next door.
Coal miners travel to D.C. to advocate for black lung protections and benefits
Coal miners, their families and medical professionals from Kentucky, Pennsylvania, Virginia and West Virginia gathered in the nation’s capital on Sept. 30 to meet with senators and representatives to advocate for improving black lung benefits and protections, according to a statement. The statement said the group, which also included...
List: Road closures for the Army 10-Miler this weekend
Several roads will be closed for the 42nd annual Army 10-Miler on Sunday, Oct. 11 in Virginia and D.C. The run starts at 7:50 a.m. on Route 110 where thousands of participants will take in the sights of Capitol, the Lincoln Memorial and the Pentagon. As Hurricane Isaias makes its...
Uniformed Fairfax County Cop Accused Of Shoplifting At Two Target Stores In One Day:...
A Virginia police officer tasked with upholding the law is accused of breaking it while wearing his uniform. Fairfax County Master Police Officer Scott Abram, 44, of Spotsylvania, a 23-year veteran assigned to the School Resource Officer Unit, is facing two misdemeanor shoplifting charges following …
DC Teen Who Vanished On Birthday Trip ID’d 40 Years After Body Found In...
An 18-year-old who left her Washington, DC, home to celebrate her birthday and never returned has been identified 40 years after her body was found beside a Pennsylvania highway, state police announced on Friday, Oct. 9. Gladys T. Johnson, known as “Tinker,” was identified this month as the woman wh…
