Public Safety

LCSO investigating shots fired at vehicle in Sterling

February 17, 2022

The Loudoun County Sheriff’s Office is investigating a shooting along Davis Drive in Sterling, where a subject discharged a firearm at a vehicle. There were no injuries reported. The victim reported the incident to law enforcement shortly before 9 p.m. Tuesday night, Feb. 15, and it was determined the shooting occurred around 7:30 p.m.  The…

Purcellville police report Feb. 11, 2022

February 17, 2022

02/04/22          12:27 a.m.       300 Block of E. Main Street               DUI- Drugs An officer observed a vehicle traveling on Main Street extremely slowly, displaying an expired temporary registration, and stopped the car. The driver exhibited signs of drug intoxication and admitted to smoking marijuana before driving. He was run through a battery of field sobriety…

Open burning restrictions–“4p.m. Law”–in effect Feb. 15 – April 30

February 17, 2022

The Loudoun County Fire and Rescue Fire Marshal’s Office is reminding citizens that open burning is restricted in Loudoun County between Feb. 15 and April 30.  The regulations, which prohibit open air fires, or open burning as it is commonly referred to, between the hours of midnight and 4 p.m., are enforced by the Loudoun County…

LCSO investigates fatal crash Friday night Feb. 11

February 12, 2022

The Loudoun County Sheriff’s Office is investigating a single-vehicle crash that took the life of a Sterling teenager.  The driver, 19-year-old Cristopher A. Lavayen, was traveling on Russell Branch Parkway in the area of Kincora Drive around 9 p.m. Friday night when the 2020 Ford Mustang he was driving left the roadway. The vehicle traveled…

Leesburg Police investigate serious crash

February 4, 2022

The Leesburg Police Department Traffic Management Unit is investigating a serious crash that occurred yesterday evening. On Feb. 2, shortly after 6 p.m., Leesburg Police Dispatchers received reports of a crash in the area of the Leesburg Public Safety Center (65 Plaza Street NE) involving two adult female pedestrians who were struck by a vehicle.…

LCSO investigating robbery of Sterling convenience store

February 4, 2022

The Loudoun County Sheriff’s Office is asking for the public’s assistance to help identify a subject involved in the overnight robbery of a Sterling convenience store. Around 2:40 a.m. on Feb. 3, the subject walked into the 7-Eleven in the 46600 block of Algonkian Parkway and demanded money. The subject implied he had a firearm…

Virginia State Police investigating fatal shootings on Bridgewater College campus

February 3, 2022

The investigation remains underway by the Virginia State Police Bureau of Criminal Investigation’s Culpeper Field Office into the fatal shootings of two officers on the Bridgewater College campus Tuesday, Feb. 1, 2022. The incident began at approximately 1:20 p.m. Tuesday when a Bridgewater College Police Officer and a Bridgewater College Campus Safety Officer responded to…

Purcellville police report Jan. 14

January 18, 2022

01/07/22          10:22 a.m.       700 Block of W. Main Street              Adult in Need of Services Officers responded with rescue units to a location to check on the well-being of an elderly couple. It was determined that a man removed his wife, who is suffering from a variety of ailments, including Alzheimer’s, from a nursing home…

Purcellville police report, Dec. 31, 2021

January 7, 2022

12/24/21          8:40 a.m.         4100 Block of E. Main Street              Trespassing The complaint reported that on December 23, 2021 at 3:18 p.m., he observed, via his ring doorbell, a subject on his porch, looking into a box on the front porch. The investigating officer had an inkling as to who the subject may have been…

Leesburg Utilities Dept. offers tips to prevent frozen pipes

January 5, 2022

In the event of below-freezing temperatures this winter season, the Leesburg Department of Utilities offers the following tips to prevent frozen pipes:  Be sure pipes in unheated parts of your home, including crawl spaces, are insulated. Remove hoses from outside faucets and be sure they are drained and shut off. Advise all household members where…