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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

Fairfax Man Sentenced For Selling Meth On Darkweb: DOJ A Virginia man was sentenced to 52 months in prison for his schemes to sell meth on the Darknet, officials reported. Tyler Pham, 39, of Fairfax, was charged after distributing between 15 and 45 kilograms of meth pills from May 2019 through December 2019, the U.S. Attorney’s Office said. Pham, who was turned over to the US by Vietnamese Ministry of Public Security, advertised the pills as peach-flavored Adderall under the online alias, “addy4cheap”, authorities said. Law enforcement agents investigating Pham bought 20 controlled purchases of 767 peach tablets from “addy4cheap” on two diff…

by AJ Goldbloom

07/13/2022

Obituaries

VA Boy Is 2nd 6-Year-Old Boy With Autism To Drown On East Coast In 24 Hour Span Two 6-year-old boys with autism — one from Virginia the other from New York — drowned near their homes over 600 miles away from each other just days apart. Landon “Waldy” Raber, who is non-verbal and has Down syndrome, was found dead in a pond around 5:30 a.m. Monday, July 11 after he wandered away from his home in Buckingham County Sunday evening, authorities said. Onnex Thompson-Hall, a 6-year-old boy with autism, was also found dead in a pond the day before not too far from his home in upstate New York. He was reported missing from the Washington County Fairgrounds at around 10:40 a.m.…

by AJ Goldbloom

07/13/2022

Police & Fire

Missing Fairfax Teen Found Safe The 14-year-old girl who went missing early Monday July 11 has been located and is safe, police said. Daniela Pavon-Albright was last seen around 3:30 a.m. wearing a black sweatshirt with an orange ‘V’ on it and black shorts, Fairfax City Police said. Fairfax Police posted to their twitter page on Wednesday July 13 to update that Pavon-Albright had been found.

by AJ Goldbloom

07/12/2022

News

'Sick But Strong': 9-Year-Old Virginia Beach Boy Battles Cancer Vikki Metz is still reeling after she received news no parent should ever hear: "Your child has stage 4 cancer." Metz learned just last month that 9-year-old Liam had an 11-centimeter cancerous tumor in his hip — and it had spread throughout his body, Metz detailed on a GoFundMe page she launched for her family. She has been using the GoFundMe page to raise money for Liam’s chemotherapy treatments and surgeries. On July 9, Liam was admitted back into the hospital after a serious fever. Liam In The HospitalVikusia Metz's GoFundMe Page Metz's goal right now, she says, is simply to kee…

by AJ Goldbloom

07/12/2022

Police & Fire

Loudoun County Police Continue Search For Purse Snatcher Police have released photos of a man accused of stealing a woman’s purse in Loudoun County. The victim was walking to her vehicle around 5 p.m. in the 22300 block of S. Sterling Boulevard, in Sterling, when a man on a bicycle stole her purse, the Loudoun County Sheriff’s Office said. The suspect later used one of the victim’s cards from her wallet in Herndon, police said. Police are asking anyone with information to call police at 703-777-1021.

by AJ Goldbloom

07/12/2022

Police & Fire

Police Seek Virginia Walmart Shoplifter Who Pushed Officer To Ground, They Say A 24-year-old man was being wanted for stealing from Walmart and then pushing an officer to the ground before he fled, authorities said. Stanton Jones of Alexandria was inside the Walmart located at 9401 Liberia Avenue at around 9:30 a.m. July 11, when he was detained by security for shoplifting and presented fake identification to the authorities, Prince William County Police said. When officers attempted to take Jones into custody, he pushed an officer over and fled the scene, police reported. The officer reported minor injuries. Police described Jones, who lives in the 8600 block of Bee…

by AJ Goldbloom

07/12/2022

Police & Fire

Man Sought In Double Leesburg Attack That Left Victim With Gashes: Police An 18-year-old man is wanted in a double slashing in Leesburg, police said. Marcos Argueta, 18, is wanted on warrants after what police believe was a targeted attack on two male victims shortly after 10 p.m. Monday, July 11, Leesburg police said. Officers responded to the 0 block of Fort Evans Road and gave aid to one male victim with multiple gashes on his body, officials said. He was transported to a nearby hospital with life-threatening injuries, police said. Another male victim fled the scene and went to the Leesburg Police Department before he was transported to a nearby hospital…

by AJ Goldbloom

07/12/2022

Police & Fire

Video Shows Firefighters Rescuing Adult, Child Trapped In Burning DC Building D.C. firefighters saved an adult and child trapped in a burning building on July 9, officials said. Video footage showed firefighters in the 2800 block Gainesville Street using an aerial ladder to quickly remove the individuals from the building, D.C. Fire and EMS reported. On Sat. afternoon 7/9 #DCsBravest battled an apartment fire in the 2800 block Gainesville St NE. Firefighters from Truck 17 rescued a child and adult using both the aerial and portable ladders. Both were uninjured due to these swift actions. pic.twitter.com/DuDJO8GNA8 — DC Fire and EMS (@dcfireems) July 10, 2022 Bot…

by AJ Goldbloom

07/12/2022

News

Family Seeks Help Of DC Zoo-Goers To Find Beloved Mocha The Monkey Mocha the Monkey is a cuddly stuffed animal that was left at the Smithsonian National Zoo — and his rightful owner wants him back. The Connecticut family had just left the museum Sunday, July 10 when their 3-year-old boy realized, heartbroken, his beloved Mocha was not by his side, as first reported by WUSA-9. The family believes Mocha was left in the zoo's gift shop sometime in the evening, according to the aunt's Facebook page. A $100 reward is up for grabs for anyone that can reunite the monkey with his little owner. If you find the stuffed monkey, contact the National Zoo at 202-6…

by AJ Goldbloom

07/12/2022

Police & Fire

'High-Risk' SWAT Search Ends Peacefully In Stafford County A search that brought the Stafford County SWAT team to the scene ended in one arrest early Tuesday, July 12, authorities said. The three, high-risk search warrants were executed at a home in North Stafford near Mine Road around 7 a.m., the sheriff's office said. No further information was provided.

by AJ Goldbloom

07/12/2022

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