Loudoun man arrested on suspicion of counterfeiting
A Leesburg man was arrested late Wednesday night after allegedly buying a motorcycle advertised on craig slist.com earlier in the day with $2,300 worth of counterfeit money. The seller called the Loudoun County Sheriff’s Office early Wednesday morning to report 23 suspicious $100 bills he received from Faris Nassar, 25, said Loudoun Public Information Officer Kraig Troxell. “[The seller] became suspicious of the bills just by the look and feel of them — the quality of the paper was different,” Troxell said. Loudoun police officers conducted a search of Nassar’s home on the 43500 block of Emerald Dunes Place late Wednesday night and seized a motorcycle and more counterfeit money, among other items, Troxell said. – David Sherfinski
Cyclist charged in accident
D.C. police charged a motorcyclist in the death of a 20-year-old D.C. woman after his bike crashed into a car in Southeast Washington early Thursday police said. Katrina Matthews, of the 300 block of Anacostia Road Southeast, was a passenger on a 2006 Suzuki traveling in the 2100 block of Southern Avenue Southeast, when it collided with a 2006 Pontiac Grand Prix. Matthews and the driver of the motorcycle, Demarkus Henry, 28, of Landover, were thrown from the bike. Matthews died at the scene. Henry and the driver of the car were taken to an area hospital. D.C. police said the motorcycle was on the wrong side of the street and traveling at a high rate of speed. Henry was arrested and charged with involuntary manslaughter. – Scott McCabe
Woman shot in Northeast while walking with daughters
A woman was shot in Northeast D.C. while she was walking with her daughters Wednesday night, D.C. police said. At about 10 p.m., a man in the 200 block of 51st Street fired on the mom while she held on to her young girls. The woman, who was struck in the chest, is expected to survive. Police do not know the reason she was attacked. – Scott McCabe
