Public Safety
On Tuesday, April 9, six members of Loudoun County Fire and Rescue graduated from the County’s Emergency Medical Services Supervisor School. Upon completion of their field ride-time, the Loudoun County Combined Fire and Rescue System EMS system will have 19 Paramedics that are qualified to fill the EMS Supervisor role. The EMS Supervisor is responsible…
The Leesburg Police Department has charged Ariel E. Carrasco Inestroza, 27, of Leesburg, with multiple offenses following an incident that occurred on Friday, April 5. Officers responded to the unit block of Heritage Way NE, Leesburg, at approximately 9:19 a.m. that morning, for a report of a male who was exposing himself. Upon officers encountering…
On Saturday, April 6, at 8:48 a.m., fire and rescue personnel were dispatched for a reported structure fire in the dining area at the Courtland Farm Manor Inn, located on Courtland Farm Lane in Aldie. Fire and Rescue units from Arcola, Aldie, Moorefield, Leesburg, Dulles South, Kirkpatrick Farms, Prince William Co., numerous command officers, and…
James Griggs, 70, of Leesburg, has been charged with impersonating a law enforcement officer, assault on law enforcement, and obstruction of justice with force. Yesterday morning, the Leesburg Police Department received a report of an adult male in the 600 block of McLeary Square SE in Leesburg, who was purporting to be a federal law…
The Loudoun County Sheriff’s Office is investigating an armed robbery that took place on the W&OD Trail in the early evening of April 2. The victim reported that while she was taking a walk, a Hispanic male brandished a handgun and demanded her purse. The victim complied by giving him the purse and reported the…
The Loudoun County Fire and Rescue Fire Marshal’s Office investigation into the origin and cause of the home explosion that occurred on Feb. 16, at 347 Silver Ridge Drive in Sterling remains ongoing. LCFR-FMO has been working directly with representatives from Southern States Cooperative, Inc. – Leesburg – Fairfax Petroleum Service (“Southern States”) to review…
The Loudoun County Combined Fire and Rescue System’s annual smoke alarm program kicks off Saturday, April 6, from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. in neighborhoods across Loudoun County. “During a house fire, you have an average of three minutes to escape your home,” said Fire Chief Keith Johnson. “Smoke Alarms provide you precious time to…
The Loudoun County Sheriff’s Office and Loudoun County Public Schools will conduct a cooperative Reunification Training Exercise on the morning of April 5, at two school campuses as part of their ongoing commitment to protect the county’s students, schools and those who work there. The participating schools are Newton-Lee Elementary School and Stone Bridge High…
In Loudoun County Circuit Court on Thursday, March 21, Julian Darius Karapetkov plead guiltyto two offenses related to an early morning fire that occurred on Whittingham Circle in Sterlingin September 2022: §18.2-77; Burning or destroying dwelling house, etc.; §18.2-81. Burning ordestroying personal property, standing grain, etc. exceeding $1,000. The final sentencing hearingfor Karapetkov will take place in…
The Leesburg Police Department has charged a local man with multiple counts of shoplifting stemming from incidents over the past two weeks. On March 15, at approximately 2:15 p.m., officers responded to the New Balance store located at The Leesburg Premium Outlets (241 Fort Evans Road, NE), for a report of a male who had…