Public Safety
The Piggott Bottom Road (Rt. 711) bridge over Catoctin Creek closed on Thursday, March 24 due to the results of the latest safety inspection, according to the Virginia Department of Transportation. The bridge was scheduled to be closed and replaced starting in summer 2022. The original bridge was built in 1932 and rehabilitated in 1992,…
The Leesburg Police Department Criminal Investigation Section is investigating a fight involving the discharge of a firearm. On March 19 at approximately 10:24 p.m., Leesburg Police Dispatchers received multiple reports of a fight in progress involving gunshots being fired in the 0-99 block of Adams Drive NE. Multiple subjects were reported to be involved, including…
03/11/22 1:58 p.m. 1000 E. Main Street Passing Counterfeit Bills On 3/10/22, a man conducted three transactions at the same cash register, each time passing a counterfeit $100 bill. During the first two transactions, he made small purchases and received change. During the last transaction, he simply asked for change for a $100.00 bill. …
Firefighters rescued a civilian from the third-floor window who became trapped in a townhouse fire on Oliver Court in Purcellville on March 17. During the rescue process, a firefighter encountered an emergency, which required the firefighter to also be rescued from the third floor. Both the civilian and the firefighter were transported to a local…
A Loudoun County man has been arrested and charged with Aggravated Malicious Wounding following a stabbing Friday afternoon in Sterling. Deputies with the Loudoun County Sheriff’s Office responded to the 700 block of W. Church Road shortly before 3 p.m. where the adult male victim was located outside of a convenience store. LCSO deputies quickly…
03/11/22 1:58 p.m. 1000 E. Main Street Passing Counterfeit Bills On 3/10/22, a man conducted three transactions at the same cash register, each time passing a counterfeit $100 bill. During the first two transactions, he made small purchases and received change. During the last transaction, he simply asked for change for a $100.00 bill. …
Pursuant to an investigation, 76-year-old Gene Harrison of Leesburg has been charged with reckless driving. The charges stem from a crash which occurred on Feb. 2, shortly after 6 p.m., in the area of the Leesburg Public Safety Center (65 Plaza Street NE) involving two adult female pedestrians who were struck by a vehicle. The preliminary investigation…
02/25/22 11:44 a.m. 1201 Wolf Rock Drive Fraud A subject attempted to cash a fraudulent check at the Bank of Charlestown branch in Purcellville. He presented two forms of ID, without being prompted, and asked the teller to hurry. Suspicious, the teller told the customer that she would need to call the issuing company…
Lieutenant T.J. Moore retires from the Leesburg Police Department, after providing more than 25 years of public service to the Town. Lieutenant Moore was hired by the Leesburg Police Department on December 27, 1996. Prior to joining the Leesburg Police Department, he served in the United States Marine Corps for more than 5 years where…
Fire Marshal’s from Loudoun County Fire and Rescue are offering safety tips after a Feb. 18 electrical fire in Sterling destroyed a structure and injured one adult. Just after 11:30 a.m., Friday, Feb. 18, the Loudoun County Emergency Communications Center received a 911 call reporting a fire in the garage of a home on Lakeland…