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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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Police & Fire

Helmet Wasn't Enough: 21-Year-Old Motorcyclist Dies In Spotsy Accident A motorcyclist died after a fatal incident in Spotsylvania, Patch said. On July 30, 21-year-old Domonique Johnson was speeding on Route 3 around 10:40 p.m. before he swerved into a lane of slower traffic, according to reports. He collided with a 2019 Chevy Traverse and was thrown from his 2003 Suzuki upon impact, Patch said. Though all belted riders in the Chevy were unharmed, Johnson, despite wearing a helmet, died from his injuries at the scene, reports said. Click here to read Patch's full story.

by AJ Goldbloom

08/04/2022

Police & Fire

Former DC Principal Gets 30 Months For Embezzling 175K Meant For Student Affairs A former D.C. principal was sentenced to 30 months in prison on Wednesday, August 3, for embezzling $175,000, officials said. Bridget Coates, 49, of Falls Church was formerly the principal of St. Thomas More Catholic School, where her embezzlement scheme ran, depositing about 66 unauthorized checks, from 2012 to 2017, according to the U.S. Attorney's Office. The money was intended for the Home School Association, which is a program that funds student services and activities, officials reported. Coates abused her access to the association's checks and deposited the money to her account …

by AJ Goldbloom

08/03/2022

News

No Criminal Charges For Virginia Officer Who Pepper-Sprayed Black Army Lieutenant: Prosecutor A former Virginia officer will not face charges after he pepper sprayed a black lieutenant in a traffic stop, according to NBC Washington. The army lieutenant, Caron Nazario, was not charged for any traffic violations from the 2020 incident, but spoke out that this altercation was a violation of his civil rights, reports said. Nazario posted the police body-cam footage from the incident, in the hopes that justice would be served in what he believed was a racially-motivated crime. View this post on Instagram A post shared by Lieutenant Caro…

by AJ Goldbloom

08/03/2022

Police & Fire

Man Beat Woman, Bit Her Leg During Argument In Prince William County: Police A man from Triangle is wanted for beating a woman and biting her leg in his home on Wednesday August 3, police said.Jaharii Underwood, 30, was fighting with a 34-year-old woman in his home just after 1 a.m., in the 19000 block of Fuller Heights Road, when he became physically violent, according to the Prince William County Police Department. Underwood struck the woman as she tried to leave and proceeded to bite her leg, officials reported. Police said the victim contact police when she left the apartment and reported minor injuries. Underwood was described as 6'0, 170 pounds, w…

by AJ Goldbloom

08/03/2022

Police & Fire

Capitol Police Bust Wanted Teen Serial Carjackers For Stolen Mercedes In DC Two men were arrested in D.C. after a series of carjackings, police said. Mekhi Staton, 19, and George Turrentine, 18 were spotted at around 5 p.m. on August 2, driving on Independence Avenue in a stolen Mercedes C-Class, and officers believed they were armed, according to the U.S. Capitol Police. As officers chased the Mercedes, the suspects ran through two stop signs and red lights, went the wrong way down a one-way street, and eventually crashed into parked cars nearby, officials reported. Law enforcement said they recovered a nine millimeter "ghost gun", capable of holding 31 rounds, t…

by AJ Goldbloom

08/03/2022

News

Man, Woman Convicted Of Operating Virginia Meth House A Norfolk man and woman were both convicted on Wednesday, August 3, of operating a meth house, officials said. Along with firearms, Vicente Andres, 61, and Margaret Sutton, 51, stored and sold meth and marijuana in a house on Danwood Drive, according to the U.S. Attorney's Office. After law enforcement issued a search warrant, officers found 10 pounds of pure methamphetamine, 10 pounds of marijuana, 3 firearms, and currency from the illegal sale of narcotics, officials reported. Andres and Sutton were convicted of conspiracy to distribute and possess with intent to dist…

by AJ Goldbloom

08/03/2022

News

Video Shows Comedian Jon Stewart Screaming At Far-Right TV Anchor In DC Comedian Jon Stewart veered off from his usually humorous content, when a video was posted of him shouting at Jack Posobiec in D.C., Daily Beast reported. The video shows Stewart, who had been in D.C. to advocate in favor of the Honoring Our PACT Act, telling Posobiec he was a "troll" and that he wasn't "in good faith" reports said. Posobiec is a well-known, far-right television anchor who was formerly an associate of ex-Trump strategist Steve Bannon, Daily Beast said. The Honoring Our PACT Act would provide health benefits to veterans who were exposed to burn pit toxins, Daily Beast rep…

by AJ Goldbloom

08/03/2022

News

Pro-Trump YouTuber Charged With Entering Capitol During Jan. 6 Riot In DC An Oxon Hill man, who identified as "Semore Views" on YouTube, was charged after he entered the Capitol during the January 6 riots, WUSA9 reported. William Kit, 46, who broke into the Capitol through a broken window, appeared in court on August 1 and was released on a personal recognizance bond, WUSA9 said. The self-proclaimed "Trump-publican" was ordered not to use firearms, to stay away from the Capitol, and must get permission to travel 50 miles outside his home, reports said. Once police received a tip about his identity, they were able to confirm the individual wearing a "I am S…

by AJ Goldbloom

08/02/2022

Police & Fire

Campagna Kids Camp Counselor Sexually Assaulted Minor In Virginia, Arrested Alexandria police announced they arrested a camp counselor on Tuesday, August 2, for his sexual assault of a 13-year-old, authorities said. Tae’Sean Atwater, 21, had been working at Campagna Kids camp since 2019, before he sexually assaulted a minor, the Alexandria Police Department reported. Police are looking for other potential victims, as Atwater also worked at Patrick Henry Elementary School summer camp, Samuel Tucker Elementary in the before-school program, and George Mason Elementary in the after-school programs, officials said. Law enforcement said he is currently being held at the…

by AJ Goldbloom

08/02/2022

Police & Fire

VA Beach Man Sentenced To Over 25 Years In Prison For Wife's 2018 Murder A Virginia Beach man was sentenced to over 25 years in prison on August 1 for his wife's 2018 murder, officials said.In July of 2018, Lamont Johnson, 45, pushed Bellamy Gamboa, the mother of his 20-month-old twins, down the stairs during a fight about rent, according to the Virginia Beach Commonwealth Attorney's Office. He fell down the stairs after her, with one of his young twins in his arms, and proceeded to suffocate Gamboa to death while the children watched, officials said. He placed her body, wrapped in a comforter, in a Chesapeake dumpster and repeatedly left the twins home alo…

by AJ Goldbloom

08/02/2022

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