Public Safety

Purcellville Police Report

June 1, 2021

Purcellville Police Report, May 28, 2021 05/21/21          9:20 p.m.         105 Purcellville Gateway                               Police Information The complainant arrived at the Purcellville Police Department to report an incident that occurred in the Harris Teeter parking lot. He reported that as he was backing into a parking spot he struck a black crossover SUV that was behind…

Chapman announces largest drug bust in Loudoun history

May 28, 2021

By Valerie Cury At a May 26 press conference at the U.S.  Attorney’s Office in Alexandria, law enforcement officials announced the completion of the largest drug bust in Loudoun County history. The operation stemmed from an investigation that began in Loudoun in 2017. In February 2020, Loudoun County Sheriff’s Office detectives assigned to the Drug Enforcement Administration…

Millay Court house fire attributed to HVAC system

May 21, 2021

The Loudoun County Fire Marshal’s Office determined the May 19 house fire in Ashburn was accidental, resulting from a mechanical malfunction in the air handler system, a component of the heating, ventilation, and air conditioning system located in the attic. Just after 8 p.m., Wednesday, May 19, the Loudoun County Emergency Communications Center received multiple…

Purcellville Police incidents report

May 17, 2021

PURCELLVILLE, Va. May 14, 202105/07/21           9:26 a.m. – 410 W. Main Street – Found Property – A concerned resident reporting finding a bike, apparently abandoned in the bushes in front of 410 W. Main Street. The responding officer knocked on the door of the residence but no one was home. The bike was collected by…

Leesburg police investigate a commercial burglary

May 17, 2021

On Monday, May 17, at approximately 3:03 a.m., Leesburg Police officers were dispatched to a business at 108 South Street SE for a glass break alarm. Officers responded to the scene and noticed that the front glass door of the business was shattered.   Entry was made into the business by an unknown subject(s). Several items…

LCSO investigates commercial burglaries in Purcellville, Hamilton

May 17, 2021

The Loudoun County Sheriff’s Office is investigating three overnight burglaries in Western Loudoun and working to determine if the cases are related to a similar incident in the Town of Leesburg.  The Purcellville Police Department responded to the 600 block of E. Main Street shortly after 4 a.m. Monday for a burglary at the Purcellville…

Two men charged in assault and attempted robbery at Dulles Retail Plaza

May 13, 2021

Loudoun County, VA (May 12, 2021) – Two men have been charged in connection with an assault and attempted robbery that occurred last week in the parking lot of the Dulles Retail Plaza in Sterling. Seondre A. Gambrell, 25, of Fredericksburg, and Migdam M. Mohamed, 20, of Leesburg are both charged with possession of a firearm…

Leesburg Police Announce Dates for 2021 Summer Camps

May 13, 2021

Leesburg, VA – The Leesburg Police Department is excited to announce our 2021 in-person summer camps. There is a strict limit of 15 campers per camp this year, and each camp will follow all Virginia and CDC guidelines. Residents of the Town of Leesburg are given first consideration. Junior Police Camp: June 21 – 25, 2021…

Purcellville Police Incidents – 5/7/21

May 10, 2021

04/30/21 04/30/21  – 12:31 a.m. – 610 W. Main Street – Larceny The lone store employee, responding to nature calling, was in the back of the store when a lone male subject entered. The employee emerged and observed what he believed was the subject filling his pockets with merchandise. He asked if the subject needed assistance…

Sheriff’s office investigating May 6 assault and attempted robbery in Sterling

May 7, 2021

The Loudoun County Sheriff’s Office is investigating an assault and attempted robbery that occurred in the parking lot of the Dulles Retail Plaza in Sterling Thursday night.The victim and his juvenile son were loading items into a vehicle outside of a store around 6:45 p.m. May 6, when a vehicle pulled up behind them. A…