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"Armed Woman Arrested After Injuring 2 Officers in Burnsville Standoff"
crime1 year ago

"Armed Woman Arrested After Injuring 2 Officers in Burnsville Standoff"

Two officers were injured during a standoff with an armed woman near Burnsville's Buck Hill, which lasted for several hours before the suspect was arrested with the help of a K-9 unit. The officers and the suspect were taken to the hospital with non-life-threatening injuries. This incident comes shortly after a previous fatal standoff involving law enforcement in the area.

Armed woman's 36-hour standoff with police on Virginia's Route 1.
crime2 years ago

Armed woman's 36-hour standoff with police on Virginia's Route 1.

Fairfax County police have taken an armed woman into custody after she barricaded herself in her car on Route 1 in Alexandria, Virginia for almost three days. The woman, who was armed with a handgun, was feared going to jail on charges of abducting her 25-year-old girlfriend. Crisis negotiators played recorded messages from loved ones to the woman in the SUV, saying “they loved her no matter what” and to please cooperate with officers. Fairfax County police said that its Crisis Negotiations Team and clinicians continued “to work towards a peaceful resolution.”

Armed woman causes 24-hour police standoff on Fairfax county highway.
crime2 years ago

Armed woman causes 24-hour police standoff on Fairfax county highway.

Police in Virginia are negotiating with an armed woman who barricaded herself inside a car along a busy highway nearly 24 hours ago. The standoff has caused the closure of Richmond Hwy between Lockheed Blvd and Boswell Ave, impacting rush hour traffic. Crisis negotiators and special operations division members are working to peacefully resolve the situation. It is not known why police were pursuing the woman.

Armed woman causes 20+ hour police standoff and road closure in Fairfax County, VA.
crime2 years ago

Armed woman causes 20+ hour police standoff and road closure in Fairfax County, VA.

A standoff in the Hybla Valley area of Fairfax County continues as an armed woman suffering from a mental health crisis has barricaded herself inside a car with a handgun. Crisis negotiators and other law enforcement officials are on the scene, and Richmond Highway is closed between Lockheed Boulevard and Boswell Avenue. The woman may have a connection to a recent missing persons case, but police have not confirmed this information. No injuries have been reported.