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Cecilia Levine

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'God Has Kept Us Safe:' Virginia Church Group Stuck In Israel Books Trip Home Some Virginia residents who have been stuck in Israel amid the ongoing war with Hamas are set to return home. A statement from the office of Congresswoman Jen Kiggans (VA-02) on Thursday, Oct. 12 said that 10 Virginia residents were in Israel. Among them, Steve Bellavia, the pastor of Relate Church in Suffolk, who has been on a trip with congregants. The group is expected to leave on a flight at 3 p.m. Friday, Oct. 13. Wednesday 10/11 update from Pastor Steve Posted by Relate Church on Wednesday, October 11, 2023 Meanwhile, Kiggans criticized the State Department for its "lackluster e…

by Cecilia Levine

10/13/2023

News

UVA Students Slammed For 'Hateful Message' On Hamas Attacks In Israel "We mourn the loss of human life and hope for long-lasting peace." That's the line in a statement released by UVA student org, Students for Justice in Palestine, on the Hamas attacks in Israel. The statement was released a day after Hamas' surprise attack, which has left more than 1,300 Israelis dead. Virginia's Attorney General Jason Miyares denounced SJP's "hateful message" on X, formerly known as Twitter. "You cannot ‘mourn the loss of human life’ and ‘hope for long-lasting peace’ and also cheer on the murder, rape, and hostage-taking by Hamas, a terrorist organization that exists for …

by Cecilia Levine

10/13/2023

Obituaries

Florida Motorcyclist Crosses Double Yellow Line, Dies On Group Ride In Virginia: Cops, Friends A 65-year-old Florida man died in a Loudoun County motorcycle crash. Jorge Seminario crossed a double yellow line and was trying to pass multiple vehicles at a high rate of speed when the driver of a van made a left turn into a driveway on Saturday, Oct. 7, at 3:25 p.m., the Loudoun County Sheriff's Office said. The motorcyclist struck the left front side quarter panel of the van in the 19200 block of Harmony Church Road in Hamilton. Seminario was taken to a local hospital, where he was pronounced dead. The driver of the van was not injured. A GoFundMe launched for Seminario's s…

by Cecilia Levine

10/12/2023

Police & Fire

Armed Manassas Mall Macy's Robber Nabbed: Cops A 31-year-old woman has been arrested for slashing a loss prevention officer before stealing items from Macy's in Manassas, police said. Valerie Rene Polovitch, of Manassas, was spotted taking items from shelves and placing them into a bag, then walking toward the exit on Aug. 25, at the Manassas Mall, county police said. Before she left the store, Polovitch pulled out a knife and cut the loss prevention officer who confronted her, police said. She fled in a waiting brown Chrysler Pacifica. Minor injuries were reported. On Sept. 6, officers obtained warrants for Polovitch's ar…

by Cecilia Levine

10/12/2023

Police & Fire

Tractor Trailer Slams Four Njsp Troop Cars On Route 78 (Update) A New Jersey State Police trooper suffered a minor injury when a tractor trailer rammed four troop cars along Route 78 Wednesday, Oct. 11, authorities said. The Volvo tractor-trailer was heading east when it collided with an Isuzu box truck around 1:50 p.m. near milepost 15.4 in Union Township (Hunterdon County), NJSP Detective I Jeffrey Lebron said. The Volvo tractor-trailer continued forward and subsequently struck one troop car, which caused a chain reaction with the three other vehicles. As a result of the crash, one trooper sustained minor injuries and was transported to a nearby…

by Cecilia Levine

10/12/2023

Police & Fire

SWAT Team Arrests Gunman Shooting Into Virginia Homes; Firearms, Magazines Seized: Cops A SWAT team in Fairfax County has arrested a gunman who they say was shooting into occupied homes. Sangram Singh Grewal, 26, of Herndon, shot at the back of three townhomes on the 13000 block of Ashnut Lane in Hattontown, on Tuesday, Oct. 10, county police said. All three homes were occupied at the time, and no one was injured during the incident. Detectives canvassed the area and found multiple cartridge cases on the back deck of a home. Officers from the department's Special Weapons and Tactics Team (SWAT) responded to the address. Grewal was arrested on a search warrant. Detectiv…

by Cecilia Levine

10/12/2023

Events

Meet The Terminator: Crowds Flock To Ridgewood Bookstore For Schwarzenegger Signing It was an opportunity Arnold fans in North Jersey could not pass up. A line formed around the block at Bookends in Ridgewood on Wednesday, Oct. 11 as Arnold Schwarzenegger, the bodybuilder, movie star and former governor, signed copies of his new book "Be Useful: Seven Tools for Life" for admiring fans. Tickets for the book signing sold out immediately. Joe Guarneri, a Montville resident and former bodybuilder, said he had a been a big fan of Schwarzenegger since day one. "I've watched 'Pumping Iron' a thousand times," Guarneri said. "He's the only celebrity I'd wait in line to go s…

by Sam Barron & Cecilia Levine

10/11/2023

Police & Fire

Crash Investigation Completely Shuts Route 78 For Miles (Developing) A crash investigation has closed several miles of Route 78 in Hunterdon County on Wednesday, Oct. 11. UPDATE: Tractor Trailer Slams Four NJSP Troop Cars On Route 78 Motorists reported seeing multiple New Jersey State Police vehicles on the roadside in Union Township with a person in handcuffs minutes before the accident. The state's DOT website said only that the eastbound lanes were closed between exits 11 and 13, as of 3:45 p.m. State police did not immediately return Daily Voice's request for comment. Delays on I-78 eastbound East of Exit 11 - CR 614/Pattenburg Rd (Union Twp) to E…

by Cecilia Levine

10/11/2023

Police & Fire

Prosecutor Details Sneaky Upskirt Tactics Utilized By NJ Sunoco Station Cashier For Months A cashier at a Sunoco station has been arrested for taking multiple upskirt photos of women while at work over the course of nearly two years, authorities in Somerset County said. Miguel A. Melchor-Gomez, 54, of North Plainfield, who worked at the Sunoco station on Stirling Road in Watchung, filmed underneath his unsuspecting victims' clothing in one of two ways from December 2021 to Aug. 19, 2023, Somerset County Prosecutor John P. McDonald. said. Melchor-Gomez either pretended that the credit card machine malfunctioned and directed his victims to the counter where he would stand clos…

by Cecilia Levine

10/11/2023

Police & Fire

'Devastated:' Death Of 19-Year-Old Struck By Train Shatters Hearts In Virginia Support is on the rise for a Virginia family mourning the loss of 19-year-old Emilio Maurisio Rivas. The death of Rivas, of Catlet, is being investigated as a suicide, police in Prince William County said, noting he was walking on train tracks near Gardner Manor Place and Hillcrest Farm Lane in Gainesville on Monday, Oct. 9, when he was struck. The train engineer sounded the train horn to warn Rivas, who continued to walk within the tracks before being struck by the train, police said. Fire and rescue personnel responded to the scene where Rivas was pronounced dead. More than $470 ha…

by Cecilia Levine

10/11/2023

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