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Anti-Israel Graffiti Found On 4 Loudoun County Starbucks Stores: Sheriff Anti-Israel Graffiti Found On 4 Loudoun County Starbucks Stores: Sheriff
Starbucks Stores Vandalized In Loudoun County Authorities in Loudoun County are investigating anti-Israel/pro-Palestinian graffiti and property damage to local Starbucks stores. According to the sheriff's office, the outside of the stores were spray painted with various words and symbols, which have since been removed or covered by store employees. Workers reported the incidents upon arriving for work Tuesday morning, May 21. LCSO promptly responded and believes all incidents are related. “Hate speech and destruction of property will not be tolerated in Loudoun County,” Sheriff Mike Chapman said. “We are actively investigating th…

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by Cecilia Levine
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Driver, 30, Dies, 6-Year-Old Front Seat Passenger Critical In Fauquier County Crash Driver, 30, Dies, 6-Year-Old Front Seat Passenger Critical In Fauquier County Crash
Driver, 30, Dies, 6-Year-Old Front Seat Passenger Critical In Fauquier County Crash A 30-year-old man died and his 6-year-old front seat front seat passenger seriously hurt in a Fauquier County crash over the weekend, police said. Joshua A Farmer, of Amissville, was airlifted to INOVA Fairfax after rear-ending a Freightliner tractor-trailer that was stopped at a red light in a 2017 Honda Accord, just before 6 p.m. on Route 29 (Lee Highway) on Sunday, May 19, Virginia State Police said. Farmer was not wearing a seatbelt. A 6-year-old girl in the front seat was not in a proper child restraint device, police said. She was taken to Fauquier Health for treatment. The driv…

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by Cecilia Levine
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Best Burgers In Northern Virginia Best Burgers In Northern Virginia
Best Burgers In Northern Virginia Smashed and crispy or thick and juicy. No matter how you take your burger, they're a must have on Memorial Day. And if you aren't in the mood to grill it yourself, there are plenty of excellent burgers in Northern Virginia to sink your teeth into. Below is a list that Daily Voice compiled based off of user-review sites, published rundowns, and suggestions from locals. B Side, Fairfax Big Buns Damn Good Burgers, Ballston, Shirlington, Fairfax, Reston, McLean, Vienna Burger District, Arlington The Capital Burger, Reston Chadwick's, Alexandria Crossroads Tabletop Tavern, Manassas Hangry Bur…

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by Cecilia Levine
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Police Detail Brutal Assault-Robbery By Wanted Woodbridge Man Police Detail Brutal Assault-Robbery By Wanted Woodbridge Man
Police Detail Brutal Assault-Robbery By Wanted Woodbridge Man A 22-year-old Woodbridge man is wanted for a brutal assault and robbery this week, police said. Maazen Imran Butt was riding in a vehicle with a 24-year-old female acquaintance when they got into an argument on Monday, May 20 just before 5 a.m., Prince William County police said. While driving towards the 1700 block of Featherstone Road, Butt threatened to harm the woman physically, county police said. When the vehicle stopped, Butt dragged the victim out of the car and assaulted her before grabbing her neck, according to police. Butt then took the victim’s phone and purse b…

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by Cecilia Levine
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Pair Linked To Shots Fired At MPD Officer Charged After Maryland Crash: Police Pair Linked To Shots Fired At MPD Officer Charged After Maryland Crash: Police
Pair Linked To Shots Fired At MPD Officer Charged After Maryland Crash: Police Two men implicated in a shooting involving a veteran Metropolitan Police Department officer are facing weapons charges after crashing in Prince George's County during a police pursuit, officials say. Rasheed Thorne, and William Walker IV, both 21, neither of whom has a fixed address, were taken into custody and charged with weapons offenses after crashing their vehicle in Landover, according to the Prince George's County Police Department. Update: Chief Pamela A. Smith provides an update regarding the off-duty MPD captain injured when shots were fired at their personal vehicle in the 580…

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by Zak Failla
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Six Miles Of Backups On I-95 Due To Crash (DEVELOPING) Six Miles Of Backups On I-95 Due To Crash (DEVELOPING)
Six Miles Of Backups On I-95 Due To Crash (Developing) A crash delayed traffic along I-95 in Prince William County Tuesday morning, May 21. The crash happened at mile marker 160, causing 6 miles of backups as of press time, the VDOT site shows.

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by Cecilia Levine
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Behavior Interventionist, 73, Beats 6-Year-Old With Shoe At Spotsy School, Sheriff Says Behavior Interventionist, 73, Beats 6-Year-Old With Shoe At Spotsy School, Sheriff Says
Behavior Interventionist, 73, Beats 6-Year-Old With Shoe At Spotsy School, Sheriff Says A 73-year-old teacher has been arrested and terminated from her position after police say she beat a 6-year-old student with a shoe, authorities in Spotsylvania County said. Gloria Joan Jackson was working as a behavioral interventionist when she was captured on video assaulting the Cedar Forest Elementary School student, the county sheriff's office said in a release. ALSO SEE: Spotsy Teacher Had Drugs In Classroom, Husband Arrested High With 2-year-Old In Car The school's resource officer was tipped off on April 11, the sheriff's office said. The child was uninjured and Jackson was …

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by Cecilia Levine
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Sheetz Robber Leads Foot Pursuit Before Arrested In Leesburg, Police Say Sheetz Robber Leads Foot Pursuit Before Arrested In Leesburg, Police Say
Sheetz Robber Leads Foot Pursuit Before Arrested In Leesburg, Police Say An 18-year-old Leesburg man was arrested for assaulting and robbing an acquaintance at a Sheetz gas station last week, police said. Fidel Ordonez Molina assaulted the victim, took his phone and fled on foot around 5:20 p.m. Friday, May 17 at the Sheetz station on Edwards Ferry Road NE, Leesburg police said. Officers canvassed the area and found Molina in the unit block of Plaza Street NE. Upon seeing the officers, Molina fled but was apprehended after a short foot chase, police said. Molina charged with robbery, assault, and preventing law enforcement from making an arrest. Molina was tran…

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by Cecilia Levine
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Man Returns To Scene After Hotel Gunpoint Robbery, PWC Police Say Man Returns To Scene After Hotel Gunpoint Robbery, PWC Police Say
Man Returns To Scene After Hotel Gunpoint Robbery, PWC Police Say A man who pulled a gun on a woman and robbed her of her purse in a hotel room racked up additional charges during his arrest when he assaulted a police officer, officials in Prince William County said. The 41-year-old victim was in a hotel room on Horner Road in Woodbridge with Howard Bernard Jenkins, 43, and one other man when Jenkins pulled out a gun and robbed her of her purse and phone around 8:15 a.m. on Saturday, May 18, PWC police said. Jenkins and the other man fled in the victim's vehicle, but Jenkins returned to the hotel where he was detained, police said. As officers e…

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Heavy Delays Caused By I-95 Crash In Northern VA Heavy Delays Caused By I-95 Crash In Northern VA
Heavy Delays Caused By I-95 Crash In Northern VA Nearly three miles of delays were being reported in a crash on I-95 in Northern Virginia on Monday, May 20. The VDOT site shows the crash happened in the northbound lanes at milepost 161.4 in Occoquan at the Lorton border. As of 1:35 p.m., the north left shoulder, left outside lane, left center lane, right center lane, right outside lane, and right shoulder were alternating closures. 

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by Cecilia Levine
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Metropolitan Police Officer Shot In Northwest DC, Suspects Detained In Maryland (UPDATED) Metropolitan Police Officer Shot In Northwest DC, Suspects Detained In Maryland (UPDATED)
Metropolitan Police Officer Shot In Northwest DC, Suspects Detained In Maryland (Updated) A member of the Metropolitan Police Department was shot and injured in Northwest DC on Monday afternoon. An officer was shot in the area of 7th Street and Oneida Place NW at around noon on Monday, May 20 and rushed to an area hospital with serious injuries, according to officials. The shooting was not far from the Fourth District station. Police say that the officer was able to drive his vehicle to the station after being shot and he is being treated and evaluated for what were described as non-life-threatening injuries. According to the department, following the shooting, a suspect vehic…

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by Zak Failla
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Former Flasher Leads Deputies On 2nd-Ever Minivan Pursuit Through Stafford, Sheriff Says Former Flasher Leads Deputies On 2nd-Ever Minivan Pursuit Through Stafford, Sheriff Says
Former Flasher Leads Deputies On 2nd-Ever Minivan Pursuit Through Stafford, Sheriff Says A Stafford driver with a history of run-ins with the law has been arrested after leading deputies on a pursuit, police said. A man later identified as Grant Egan, 19, was spotted in a Toyota Sienna using a right-turn only lane to go straight through traffic by Sergeant G.A. Haney near Richmond Highway and Port Aquia Drive around 3:50 p.m. on Friday, May 17, Stafford County Sheriff David Decatur said. Having witnessed the clear traffic violation,Haney activated his emergency equipment to conduct a traffic stop. Instead the Sienna continued to accelerate, kicking off a pursuit, police sa…

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