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Bruce Leshan
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reporter covering tech, politics, crime and everything else. Dad, husband, lover of waves, forests, food, and gardens. Retweets≠endorsements.
Media & News CompanyWashington, DCwusa9.comBorn August 24Joined March 2009

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"Get to the White House, seize power.... Kill the President." Details from charging document against teen accused of ramming the White House in a UHaul.
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#BREAKING DC Judge calls Missouri teen who allegedly rammed White House barricade and waved Nazi flag a significant risk to the community. Orders him held pending federal hearing tomorrow.
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Confident that this picture claiming to show an "explosion near the pentagon" is AI generated. Check out the frontage of the building, and the way the fence melds into the crowd barriers. There's also no other images, videos or people posting as first hand witnesses.
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Missing and Endangered Youth. 14yr old Sean McLaughlin Jr last seen May 11th at Kenmoor Middle School, 2500 kenmoor Dr. Greater Landover, MD height 6.2, weight 120 lbs Black Hair Brown Eyes Sean is autistic and is in need of medical attention If you see him dial 911
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This is crazy. And terrifying. Gives you some sense of the terror Rep. staffers must have felt. One was an intern on their first day.
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NEW: neighbor of suspect accused of attacking staff at Rep. Gerry Connolly’s office says this security cam video shows him chasing another woman this morning before the attack @wusa9
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Fairfax City Police say the man who attacked two staffers at Rep. Gerry Connolly’s district office is Xuan-Kha Tran Pham, 49, of Fairfax. He’s charged with aggravated malicious wounding and malicious wounding. One police officer also hurt.
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#PressRelease Malicious Wounding Arrest @CityofFairfaxVA
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Attacker asked for Connolly, not clear what else he said. Spokeswoman doesn’t know motive.
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#BREAKING Police say Rep. @GerryConnolly staffers were hiding in office calling 911 as attacker hit other staffers with baseball bat. Two staffers hit in upper body, in hospital. Attacker already in detention center. @CBSNews @wusa9
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From prosecutor : “I received and started reviewing the body-worn camera footage last night..... my team is undertaking an independent and thorough review. I can assure the community that I will come to an independent decision in this matter.”
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BREKING NEWS: POLICE INVOLVED SHOOTING: Richmond highway near the Walmart: Fairfax Co. is on the scene of a police involved shooting with one individual dead on scene after an altercation with one of the officers. 2 vehicles were struck and also property damage (McDonald’s).
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Updated picture. Deputies are still attempting to locate this child. Please, if you have any information contact the Sheriff's Office immediately.
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Incident Alert: Deputies are currently searching for this missing child in the area of Bunker Lane and Birds Nest Way. She was last seen approximately 20 minutes ago wearing a pink top and bottoms, with no shoes on. If you have any information please contact the Sheriff’s Office.
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US Attorney has reportedly decided not to prosecute Simpkins.
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.@wusa9 photog says guy was aggressive with several firefighters and punched one in the face just before the brawl. @DCPoliceDept charged Charles Simpkins, II, 43, with no fixed address, with assaulting a firefighter. @dcfireems @IAFF36 wusa9.com/mobile/article
Spokespeople for and say they're trying to figure out why rescuers were sent to the wrong location. From radio traffic, it appears this delayed them by at least 16 minutes. But it's unclear when they figured it out. Officials still working on a timeline.
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(1) Why did @OUC_DC send @dcfireems to the 11th St Bridge for a car in the water under the Douglass Bridge? With 3 dead there should be a detailed accounting. Was it caller or call-taker error, or both? Will anyone demand answers? (more) @CMBrookePinto @SafeDC @MayorBowser
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#BREAKING Prince William Co. Police arrest the former manager of Potomac Shores Golf course and accuse him of filming a naked woman in the rest room at the club. is at his home right now as police detain Craig Luckey.
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