Public Safety
Purcellville Police Chief Cynthia McAlister was honored with the prestigious Stu Plitman First Responder Community Service Award at today’s 2024 Loudoun Chamber’s Annual Valor Awards held at the National Conference Center in Leesburg, Virginia. The event is to honor local first responders for their heroic and lifesaving efforts during incidents which occurred in 2023. The…
Members of the Loudoun County Sheriff’s Office were recognized today at the 39th Annual Loudoun County Valor Awards presented by the Loudoun Chamber of Commerce at the National Conference Center in Leesburg. The Valor Awards recognize heroic achievements by first responders who go “above and beyond the call of duty” as well as civilians who…
The Loudoun County Sheriff’s Office, in conjunction with the Northern Virginia—Washington DC Internet Crimes Against Children Task Force, concluded a week-long internet chat operation during the week of April 8, that resulted in the arrest of six individuals who were attempting to have indecent relations with minors at a location in Loudoun County. Those arrested…
The Loudoun County Fire and Rescue Fire Marshal’s Office determined Saturday’s house fire in the 21000 block of Parc Dulles Square in Sterling was caused by improperly discarded smoking materials. At approximately 1:05 p.m. on Saturday, April 13, Loudoun County Fire and Rescue units from Kincora, Cascades, Sterling Park, and Ashburn, as well as units…
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…