Public Safety
The Loudoun County Fire and Rescue Fire Marshal’s Office determined that Thursday’s house fire on Royal Street in Leesburg was accidental, caused by combustibles coming in contact with a portable heater. Loudoun County Fire and Rescue crews were dispatched for a house fire at 3 Royal Street in Leesburg shortly after noon on Thursday, Jan.…
The Loudoun County Sheriff’s Office is issuing a warning after responding to two fatal overdoses that are suspected to involve opioids. On Jan. 22, the Loudoun County Sheriff’s Office responded to two separate death investigations where opioids are suspected. Both investigations are pending toxicology. If you believe a person is experiencing an overdose or in need of services, please call 911 immediately.…
On Jan. 19, the Loudoun County Sheriff’s Office received several reports of White supremacy propaganda flyers found in the driveways of several homes on Sagle Road in Purcellville, Hamilton Station Road in Hamilton, and Waterford Creek Circle in Waterford. All the flyers were in plastic bags that also contained bird seed. There is no indication…
A federal judge convicted a Round Hill man yesterday on charges of receipt of child pornography and attempted destruction of evidence. According to court records and evidence presented at trial, from at least November 2019 through January 2022, Max Christian Frear, 35, used a peer-to-peer file-sharing program to receive child pornography. When the FBI executed…
The risk of Carbon Monoxide poisoning increases during winter months due to cold temperatures forcing home heating systems to run longer and more frequently. Often called the silent killer, CO is an invisible, odorless, colorless gas created when fuels (such as gasoline, wood, coal, natural gas, propane, oil, and methane) burn incompletely. In the home,…
Mike Chapman announced that he will seek a fourth, four-year term as Sheriff of Loudoun County, overseeing the largest, full-service Sheriff’s Office in Virginia, the position he has held since 2012. This announcement comes fresh off an International Association of Chiefs of Police study showing the Loudoun County Sheriff’s Office provides “excellent” service, and a…
On January 9, 2023, 28-year-old Darrell A. Segraves was indicted by a Loudoun County Circuit Court Grand Jury for one felony count of arson of an occupied dwelling (§18.2-77). On Nov. 4, 2017, occupants of a single-family dwelling in the 17,000 block of Tedler Circle in Round Hill, dialed 911 reporting an odor of gasoline. Loudoun…
The Loudoun County Combined Fire and Rescue System announced the graduation of 67 first responders who successfully completed various levels of fire and rescue training. On Thursday, Jan. 5, the graduates were joined by friends and family, along with members of LC-CFRS leadership, Loudoun County Administration and the Loudoun County Board of Supervisors at a…
The Loudoun County Sheriff’s Office is investigating a robbery and auto theft that occurred in the late evening of Jan. 5, in Ashburn. At approximately 7:12 p.m. on Jan. 5, deputies responded to the Ashburn Cigars and Vapes store in the 44000 block of Ashburn Shopping Plaza for a reported robbery. The preliminary investigation revealed that…