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AJ Goldbloom

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agoldbloom@dailyvoice.com

A Baltimore, MD, native and happy owner of a Weimaraner puppy named Commander, AJ graduated from the University of Maryland's Philip Merrill College of Journalism where she did everything from writing to camera work to voiceovers to editing. She was formerly a reporter at Daily Voice.

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News

With School Year Coming, Mom Still Outraged Over Past Fairfax Masking Rules A Springfield mother awaits the result of her sons' suspension appeals, as a part of her fight against the masking policy in Fairfax schools, according to New York Post. Stephanie Lundquist-Arora’s two younger sons were suspended for 15 days in January from Hunt Valley Elementary School, after they showed up to class without masks, reports said. Her older son was also suspended from his middle school, all schools citing that the boys' lack of facial coverings went against student dress code, New York Post said. Lundquist-Arora said she and other parents are ready to fight the Fai…

by AJ Goldbloom

08/05/2022

News

Rescue To Recovery: At Least One Body Pulled From Potomac River After Going Missing On Friday, August 5, what started as a rescue mission of at least one person in the Potomac River, sadly turned to a recovery mission for a body, police said. Witnesses around Thompson's Boathouse recounted seeing someone trying to swim to a loose skiff before they heard splashes and could no longer find the individual in the water, according to D.C. Fire and EMS. Authorities spent the morning allegedly recovering the body of a missing boater from the water, officials said. This is an ongoing investigation. Check back for updates.

by AJ Goldbloom

08/05/2022

Police & Fire

Prince William County Officer Assaulted By North Carolina 21-Year-Old: Police Officers arrested a man who assaulted a 21-year-old victim and then later assaulted an officer in Prince William County, as well, police said. On August 4, Javon Salmon, 21, of North Carolina allegedly beat up a 21-year-old woman he was fighting with, before he fled into a local Manassas business, according to the Prince William County Police Department. Law enforcement said that when they found Salmon in the business, he resisted arrest and pushed an officer down while fleeing the scene on foot. After a brief struggle, officers got Salmon into custody and he was charged with&nbs…

by AJ Goldbloom

08/05/2022

Police & Fire

Retired DC Lieutenant Charged For Fatal Library Shooting Police arrested a familiar face in law enforcement after he shot and killed a 25-year-old in the Anacostia Neighborhood Library, officials said.At around 3:30 p.m. on August 4, officers found Maurica Manyan suffering life-threatening injuries during a Special Police training session, according to the Metropolitan Police Department. Police said Manyan was pronounced dead at a local hospital. Law enforcement's investigation revealed that the shooter, 58-year-old Jesse Porter, is a retired Metropolitan Police Department lieutenant that was providing baton instruction to the Library Speci…

by AJ Goldbloom

08/05/2022

Police & Fire

Animal Lovers Beware Of Petersburg Donation Scam On Facebook Petersburg Animal Care and Control Center recently discovered a scam was going on involving animal care donations, officials said.A Facebook page, "Help the Petersburg Animals" is soliciting money from people and posting pets online that are not currently up for adoption in the Petersburg adoption facility, according to the Petersburg Bureau of Police. The Animal Care and Control Center, which does not ask for donations online, is not affiliated with this Facebook Page, officials said. The facility and police remind Petersburg residents they can only donate in the shelter, authorities…

by AJ Goldbloom

08/05/2022

Police & Fire

Two Dead, Two Critically Hurt After Lightning Strikes In Front Of White House Two people died on August 5 and two are still recovering from injuries after they were all allegedly struck by lightning in D.C., NBC Washington reported. Two women and two men were hurt from a lightning strike in their immediate vicinity near Lafayette Square on August 4, reports said. The two people who died from their injuries on August 5 were a couple from Wisconsin, NBC reported. Witnesses and bystanders, who were gathered in Lafayette Square for a Ukraine support meeting, said they heard a boom and saw one man receiving chest compressions, NBC said. Click here for the full story fro…

by AJ Goldbloom

08/05/2022

Police & Fire

Two-Year-Old Fired Father's Gun Into Another Stafford Apartment Unit: Police A 20-year-old father was arrested for allowing his 2-year-old to access his handgun in Stafford, police said.At around 6:30 p.m. on August 4, police responded to Fern Oak Circle to find residents of a downstairs unit with a bullet hole in their ceiling, according to the Stafford County Sheriff's Office. Although no one was injured, officers went to the unit above and found Delontae Harris, 20, with his 2-year-old son, who had shot the gun, authorities said. Law enforcement said the toddler gained access to a loaded Taurus 9mm handgun and shot it through the apartment below. The gun w…

by AJ Goldbloom

08/05/2022

Police & Fire

Mental Health Crisis: Man Now Safe After Fairfax Home Barricade Incident Officers responded to the residence of a man experiencing a mental health crisis on Thursday, August 4, police said. Sometime before 8:15 p.m., police arrived to the 8100 block of Halley Court in Lorton to assist a man who barricaded himself inside, according to Fairfax County Police. Police asked the public to avoid the area, and also closed both Halley Court and McCarty Road, as they try to resolve the incident peacefully, officials said. The man was taken into custody later that evening and the incident was resolved, authorities said.

by AJ Goldbloom

08/04/2022

Police & Fire

Fairfax Parents Condemn Police For Killing Son During Mental Health Crisis: Report A pair of parents from Fairfax expressed outraged with police who shot their son in the midst of a mental health crisis, Fox 5 DC reports. Body-cam footage shows the moment that 26-year-old Jasper Lynch was shot by police called to the scene by his family, who were worried for his safety, in early July, as previously reported by Daily Voice. Pat and Kathy Lynch, Jasper's parents, said their son was not a dangerous person, and wished the responding officers had considered a different course of action that fateful night. "We believe that the three police officers who answered the second 911 …

by AJ Goldbloom

08/04/2022

Police & Fire

One Hospitalized After DC Library Shooting (Developing) A woman was injured in a D.C. library shooting on Thursday, August 4, police said. Officers arrived at the Anacostia Neighborhood Library around 3:45 p.m. and found a woman unconscious and not breathing, according to a story by NBC4 Washington. She was allegedly shot in a downstairs meeting room during a Special Police training session, reports said. No other injuries were reported. Click here to read the whole story from NBC4 Washington.

by AJ Goldbloom

08/04/2022

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