Public Safety
Ross Phifer, 82, of Massachusetts, has been charged with one count of reckless driving. The charge stems from a Nov. 25, 2023, early morning crash in the area of the Leesburg Public Safety Center (65 Plaza Street NE) involving an adult male pedestrian who was struck by a vehicle. The preliminary investigation determined that a…
Three Virginia residents and one Maryland resident pleaded guilty this week to illegally hunting dozens of migratory wood ducks over a baited pond in Middleburg, after the owner of the property previously pleaded guilty to baiting the pond in violation of the Migratory Bird Treaty Act. According to court documents, beginning in August 2022 and…
At 9:22 a.m. Wednesday, Jan. 17, Virginia State Police responded to a tractor-trailer that had stopped out on the right shoulder of the eastbound lanes of Route 267 at the Exit 2 ramp for Battlefield Parkway. The tractor-trailer had pulled over to due to heavy smoke coming from the rear axle of the trailer. The…
The driver of the vehicle that was shot at after striking a dog on Jan. 10, has come forward, and no charges are being filed against him. The dog was unleashed when it ran into the roadway and has been treated by a local veterinarian. Original Release LCSO Seeks Public Assistance in Shooting Investigation The…
Loudoun County, VA (January 11, 2024) – Two Loudoun County Sheriff’s Office (LCSO) Deputies were injured after being struck by an oncoming vehicle while responding to an unrelated crash on Watson Road in Leesburg. Two deputies of the LCSO Motor Unit were driving towards a crash on Watson Road near Manber Lane when they were struck…
By Audrey Carpenter The Leesburg Police Department continues to investigate an overnight burglary at Loudoun Guns (302 Industrial Court SE, #F, Leesburg) that occurred Jan 4. Officers initially responded to the area at shortly before 4 a.m. for a report of a loud noise, believed to be a vehicle striking a building. Once on scene,…
Deputy Chief Todd E. Lupton with the Loudoun County Combined Fire and Rescue System has been appointed to the position of Division 7 Vice President of the Virginia Fire Chiefs Association. The mission of the VFCA is to serve the communities of Virginia through its fire service leaders and advance the Fire and Rescue service…
The Loudoun County Sheriff’s Office has charged a Reston man for filing a false stabbing report and embezzlement after two incidents in November. On Nov.10, 2023, Fawad Fafa, 44, of Reston, filed a report with the LCSO claiming to have been a victim of a stabbing in the parking lot of the Dulles Town…
Christopher Collins, 34, of Leesburg, has been charged with four additional counts of possession of child pornography. The new charges each constitute a class five felony as each are considered a second or subsequent violation. The charges stem from a cyber tip relating to child pornography. Upon receipt of the tip earlier this year, a…
Two juvenile teens of Baltimore, Maryland, have each been charged with breaking and entering and possession of burglarious tools by the Leesburg Police Department in relation to an overnight burglary at the Tobacco King and Vape shop. This morning at shortly after 3 a.m., Leesburg Police dispatchers were notified of a burglary in progress at…