Public Safety

Patient succumbs to injuries after Ashburn house fire

March 18, 2021

The critically injured adult who was rescued from March 12 house fire in the Farmwell Hunt Community of Ashburn has succumbed to her injuries. The deceased has been identified as 45-year-old Nylsa Clark. At approximately 4:45 a.m. on Friday, March 12, 2021, fire and rescue units from Ashburn, Moorefield, Lansdowne, Sterling, Kincora, Leesburg, and Fairfax County, responded…

“Spring Forward”, change your clocks & check your smoke and carbon monoxide alarms

March 14, 2021

Sunday, March 14, don’t forget to “spring forward” and to set your 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…

Purcellville police report, March 5

March 14, 2021

02/26/21           2:41 p.m.         Town of Purcellville                                         Mental Health Crisis Officers responded to a residence for a report of a teen having a mental health crisis. Worried that the teen was going to engage in self harm, a parent obtained an emergency custody order.  The responding officer spoke with the teen and provided a transport to…

Update: Small plane crash in Hillsboro

March 14, 2021

At 3:09 p.m. Thursday March 4, Virginia State Police were notified of a plane crash in the 35000 block of Charlestowne Pike in western Loudoun County community of Hillsboro.  With the assistance of the Loudoun County Sheriff’s Office, the aircraft was located in a wooded area of a field. The 1979 fixed-wing, single-engine Beech aircraft…

Small plane crash in field of Charlestowne Pike

March 5, 2021

At 3:09 p.m. Thursday, March 4, Virginia State Police were notified of a plane crash in the 35000 block of Charlestowne Pike in western Loudoun County. With the assistance of the Loudoun County Sheriff’s Office, a small, private aircraft was located in a field. There is one confirmed fatality. The FAA and NTSB have been…

LCSO reminds residents to secure firearms

March 5, 2021

 The Loudoun County Sheriff’s Office reminds firearm owners to make sure their firearms are properly secured, and not be left in vehicles.  Since January 1, nine firearms have been taken from five vehicles that were left unlocked in Loudoun County, including four firearms that were reported stolen on March 1, from an unlocked vehicle in…

Loudoun First Responders Foundation reaches over $250,000

March 5, 2021

The Loudoun First Responders Foundation, an all-volunteer organization supporting local first responders, have reached the milestone of providing over $250,000 in direct support and scholarships since 2016.  Direct support is provided by the foundation to public safety personnel and their families when needs arise from injury, illness, or conditions resulting in financial hardships. “This is a huge milestone…

Purcellville police report for Feb. 26, 2021

February 28, 2021

02/19/21          11:38 p.m.       100 Block of N. 16th Street                               Domestic Violence Officers responded for a reported Domestic Assault and Battery. Officers located the complainant at a nearby shopping center.  She reported that she and her son were assaulted by her intoxicated husband. Based on testimonial evidence, the suspect was arrested and charged with being drunk in…

LCSO seeks public’s assistance to help locate missing Aldie man

February 25, 2021

The Loudoun County Sheriff’s Office is asking for the public’s assistance to help locate a missing Aldie man who was reported missing on Tuesday and last seen Monday evening.  Nicholas B. Agot, 21, left his home in the Aldie area. His vehicle was located unattended at the Gum Spring Library. He is described as being…

FBI Human Trafficking and Child Exploitation Task Force executes federal search warrant in Leesburg

February 25, 2021

In the morning of Feb. 23, the FBI Human Trafficking and Child Exploitation Task Force executed a federal search warrant related to their investigation, at a residence in the Crestwood Hamlet neighborhood in southwest Leesburg.  The federal case originated from a Leesburg Police Department Criminal Investigation Section investigation, but had previously been turned over to…