Public Safety
The Loudoun County Sheriff’s Office is providing an update to the officer-involved shooting that occurred earlier today. Conner Peltzer, 30, of Sterling, was shot on Jan. 6, while LCSO deputies were attempting to apprehend him. Aid was immediately rendered, and he was transported to a local hospital, where he later died. Peltzer was identified as…
The Loudoun County Sheriff’s Office responded to an attempted bank robbery at the Bank of America at 45470 Dulles Crossing Plaza in Sterling at approximately 3:45 p.m. The suspect threatened the use of explosives. After a thorough search of the building and the surrounding area, the area has been deemed safe. This remains an active…
The Leesburg Police Department has identified the suspect involved in a serious physical assault that occurred on Sunday evening, December 28, 2025, at the Ida Lee Park Recreation Center. At approximately 6:30 p.m., officers responded to the Ida Lee Park Recreation Center, located at 60 Ida Lee Drive NW, Leesburg, for an assault that occurred…
The Loudoun County Sheriff’s Office and the Loudoun County Combined Fire and Rescue System will be conducting active violence training exercises at the Loudoun County Courthouse on the following dates: Residents may notice an increased presence of emergency responders and law enforcement vehicles in the area during these times. No road closures or traffic impacts…
The Loudoun County Sheriff’s Office has arrested three individuals connected to a copper wire theft ring responsible for over $3 million in losses throughout the region, and primarily in Loudoun County. On Dec. 18, LCSO deputies, working in coordination with Maryland State Police, the Federal Bureau of Investigation, the Department of the Army Criminal Investigation…
The Leesburg Police Department is investigating a larceny that occurred Tuesday afternoon, Dec. 23, at the AT&T Store located at 1604 Village Market Boulevard in Leesburg. At approximately 3:30 p.m. on Dec. 23, a male entered the store and used a tool to cut the security cables attached to merchandise, then fled the store. The…
A house fire in the 500 block of N. Fillmore Avenue on Sunday evening, Dec. 21, left four occupants displaced and resulted in damages estimated at $270,336. The Loudoun County Fire and Rescue Fire Marshal’s Office has determined the fire was accidental, due to an electrical event within a first-floor bedroom’s outlets. Fortunately, the home’s…
Virginia State Police is investigating a fatal single vehicle crash that occurred this evening, (Dec. 8, at approximately 4:47 p.m. on Rt. 267—Dulles Greenway near Exit 6 in Loudoun County. A vehicle was heading eastbound on Rt. 267 when it lost control, went off of the right side of the Greenway, and rolled over multiple…
The Loudoun County Sheriff’s Office (LCSO) is investigating a stabbing that occurred on Sunday, December 7, 2025. At 10:13 p.m., deputies responded to the 100 block of North Aspen Avenue in Sterling and discovered that one adult male had been stabbed multiple times before being transported to a nearby hospital by a family member where…
The Leesburg Police Department has charged a juvenile from Pennsylvania in connection with the discharge of a firearm incident that occurred on Oct. 1, in the 700 block of E. Market Street in Leesburg. The juvenile was taken into custody and is being held at the Loudoun County Juvenile Detention Center. The juvenile has been…