Public Safety
Pursuant to an investigation, 76-year-old Gene Harrison of Leesburg has been charged with reckless driving. The charges stem from a crash which occurred on Feb. 2, shortly after 6 p.m., in the area of the Leesburg Public Safety Center (65 Plaza Street NE) involving two adult female pedestrians who were struck by a vehicle. The preliminary investigation…
02/25/22 11:44 a.m. 1201 Wolf Rock Drive Fraud A subject attempted to cash a fraudulent check at the Bank of Charlestown branch in Purcellville. He presented two forms of ID, without being prompted, and asked the teller to hurry. Suspicious, the teller told the customer that she would need to call the issuing company…
Lieutenant T.J. Moore retires from the Leesburg Police Department, after providing more than 25 years of public service to the Town. Lieutenant Moore was hired by the Leesburg Police Department on December 27, 1996. Prior to joining the Leesburg Police Department, he served in the United States Marine Corps for more than 5 years where…
Fire Marshal’s from Loudoun County Fire and Rescue are offering safety tips after a Feb. 18 electrical fire in Sterling destroyed a structure and injured one adult. Just after 11:30 a.m., Friday, Feb. 18, the Loudoun County Emergency Communications Center received a 911 call reporting a fire in the garage of a home on Lakeland…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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.…
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…