Public Safety
Three middle-school aged juveniles have each been charged with one count of aggravated sexual battery. Each of the charged juveniles were remanded to the Loudoun County Juvenile Detention Center on detention orders. The charges stem from a report to law enforcement late last month of a juvenile student who may have been assaulted by another…
The Loudoun County Hypothermia Prevention Shelter will open Tuesday, Nov. 15, for single adults aged 18 and older in the community who are experiencing a housing crisis resulting in homelessness. The shelter, which provides a warm indoor sleeping environment, meals, laundry and shower facilities, will be open from 5:30 p.m. to 7 a.m., seven nights…
On Wednesday, Nov. 2, at 3:08 a.m., the Loudoun County Emergency Communications Center dispatched Loudoun County Fire and Rescue units from Brambleton and Dulles South to investigate a general fire alarm that was triggered on Waterford Down Terrace. When units arrived, they quickly determined there was a small fire on the rear balcony of a…
On Thursday, Oct. 20, the Leesburg Police Department Emergency Communications Center received a report of a sexual battery that had occurred the prior day in Target, located at 1200 Edwards Ferry Road NE. The adult female victim reported that on Wednesday, Oct. 19, at shortly before 7 p.m., she was shopping in the seasonal section…
On Saturday, Oct. 29, from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m., the Purcellville Police Department, in partnership with the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration and the Prevention Alliance of Loudoun, will host the biannual Prescription Drug Take Back Day. Bring your expired, unused, and unwanted prescription drugs and medications for safe disposal to the PPD Administrative Offices…
The Loudoun County Sheriff’s Office will hold public safety meetings at each of the agency’s four service area stations, and residents are encouraged to attend. The first of four meetings will be held on Wednesday, Oct. 12, for the Eastern Loudoun Station area at 7 p.m. The Eastern Loudoun Station is located at 46620 E.…
Thanks to a joint effort, Franklin Antonio Carcamo Giron is back on US soil to face two charges of rape of a juvenile under the age of 13 years old, after being on the run for approximately two decades. A “thank you” goes out to the Office of the Loudoun County Commonwealth’s Attorney, the FBI…
Loudoun County will close Gourley Transit Drive between Crosstrail Boulevard and the Leesburg Park and Ride lot to traffic from Monday, Aug. 8 through Friday, Sept. 30, weather permitting. There will be concrete barriers and road closure signage at the north and south ends of the closure. The closure will not impact commuters who park…
The Purcellville Police Department will be once again hosting in-person classes for civilians as part of the Virginia Department of Criminal Justice’s Active Attack Program. The program provides free training for Virginia citizens and first responders to enable them to work together when an active attack occurs. In April, the Purcellville Police hosted three virtual…