Public Safety
Sunday, March 10, we “spring forward” and set our clocks ahead one hour in observance of daylight-saving time. The Loudoun County Combined Fire and Rescue System asks that you also check the batteries in your smoke alarms, carbon monoxide alarms and practice your home escape plan. Smoke alarms are on duty, twenty-four hours a day,…
The Leesburg Police Department is investigating an incident involving an adult male suffering from a stab wound. Last evening, shortly before 7 p.m., the Leesburg Police Department responded to a business in the 500 block of East Market Street, for a report of a male suffering from a stab wound to his abdomen. The male…
The Purcellville Police Department would like to encourage community members to sign up for the free “Awareness Through Information Sharing” program, titled “VFC Shield,” provided by the Virginia Fusion Center. The VFC Shield was established to increase community awareness of criminal and terrorism trends and incidents within the Commonwealth, United States, and across the word.…
The Loudoun County Sheriff’s Office has Rashaun D. Owens in custody. On Feb. 26, Owens turned himself in at the Loudoun County Adult Detention Center. He is charged with 2nd Degree Murder, Use of a Firearm in the Commission of a Felony, and Attempted Robbery with a Firearm. Owens was wanted in connection with the…
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…