Public Safety
Loudoun County Public Schools has partnered with the Loudoun County Sheriff’s Office and the Leesburg Police Department to conduct random canine team scans in high school buildings. With the increase in awareness of possible substance use by students, as well as the increase in suspected drug overdoses in our schools and community, LCPS and its…
Virginia State Police is stressing pedestrian safety, following an alarming uptick in pedestrian deaths on Virginia roads. Since Feb. 11, there have been ten pedestrians killed across the Commonwealth. The fatalities have occurred in the counties of Prince William (2), Henrico, Chesterfield, Albemarle, Fairfax, Pittsylvania, Loudoun, Wythe, and the City of Virginia Beach. Preliminary data shows…
The Loudoun County Sheriff’s Office is investigating an early morning fatality in Sterling involving a motor vehicle and a pedestrian. At approximately 8:20 a.m., LCSO deputies responded to the area of Whitfield Place and Cranston Street where an adult male was struck by a motor vehicle. The pedestrian was taken to a local hospital where he…
Gov. Glenn Youngkin announced the recipients of the 2023 Governor’s Fire Service Awards, on Feb. 21, as part of the annual Virginia Fire Chiefs Association Expo and Symposium in Virginia Beach. Established in 2002, the Governor’s Fire Service Awards honor excellence in Virginia’s fire service and are facilitated by the Virginia Department of Fire Programs…
The Loudoun County Sheriff’s Office is seeking the public’s assistance in locating Rashaun D. Owens in connection with the investigation of a homicide in Ashburn on Feb. 14. The victim, Michai Dandridge-Carter, 19, of Sterling, suffered a gunshot wound and was pronounced deceased on the scene. Owens is wanted for 2 nd Degree Murder, Use of a…
At approximately 1 p.m. on Tuesday, Feb. 20, the Loudoun County Emergency Communications Center received a 911 call reporting the back of a building was on fire in the Unit block of West Washington Street in the Little River District. Loudoun County Fire and Rescue units from Middleburg, Philomont, Fauquier County, Fairfax County, and Prince…
At approximately 7:38 p.m. on Friday, Feb. 16, the Loudoun County Emergency Communications Center received a 911 call reporting an odor of gas outside of a residence in the 300 block of Silver Ridge Drive in Sterling. Upon arrival, units from Sterling located a 500-gallon underground propane tank with a leak on the side of…
The Loudoun County Sheriff’s Office is investigating the death of an adult male in the parking lot of the Ashburn Meadows apartment complex in Ashburn last evening. The deceased has been identified as Michai Dandridge-Carter, 19, of Sterling. On Feb. 14, at approximately 7:19 p.m., deputies responded to 9-1-1 calls about a gun shot heard and…
Lucy Lamb, 57, and Landon Lamb, 22, both of Alexandria, Virginia, have each been charged with five counts of misdemeanor shoplifting. On Monday afternoon, Feb. 12, the Leesburg Police Department received a report of a shoplifting that had just occurred at the Leesburg Premium Outlets involving two females. Leesburg Police Officers responded and located the…
The Leesburg Police Department has charged a Leesburg woman with multiple offenses after she brandished a sword at an officer and a civilian. On Feb. 8, officers responded to the 800 block of Edwards Ferry Road, NE, to serve a warrant on a subject. When officers encountered the subject, she swung a sword at one…