Driver in G.W. Parkway crash dies, road to close Wednesday
An Alexandria man whose car slammed into a tree in the center median of the George Washington Memorial Parkway early Monday morning has died from his injuries, police said. Ioannis Miliarakis, 69, died on Tuesday, U.S. Park Police said. The parkway will be closed north of the first overlook from 10 a.m. until 12 p.m. Wednesday as police investigate the crash scene. Drivers will be diverted onto Spout Run Parkway.
Man shined laser at police helicopter, authorities say
A 47-year-old Springfield resident has been arrested and charged with interfering with the operation of an aircraft and endangering life after he allegedly shined a laser light and a flashlight at a Fairfax County police helicopter. Around 5:15 a.m. Feb. 12, police were searching for a suspect in the Newington Forest Avenue-Winding Way area when a green laser light and a white light blinded their vision of the ground. After a weeks-long investigation, officers arrested Raymond Jeffrey Poli of 7806 Blue Jasmine Court.
Gunshots cause Prince George’s school to lock down
Eleanor Roosevelt High School in Greenbelt was briefly locked down Tuesday after authorities say two men fired guns into the air from a wooded area across the street. Police searched the area with a helicopter and dogs but found no signs of the men and the lockdown was lifted.
Man acquitted of murdering infant son
A Fairfax County jury acquitted a 39-year-old man who had been accused of murdering his 8-month-old son by violently shaking him. Elmer J. Midence’s attorney raised doubts about the validity of shaken baby syndrome and Midence testified that he dropped the baby after slipping and falling in the shower.
Compiled by Hristina Ninova and Freeman Klopott
