Public Safety
01/29/21 10:54p.m. 1000 Block of Hirst Road Warrant Service Officers responded for a suspicious vehicle call and during the course of their encounter, with the lone occupant of a vehicle, found that the subject was wanted on nine outstanding warrants. He was taken into custody and transported to the Adult Detention Center, where he was…
Due to icy road conditions, all trash and recycling collections in the Town of Leesburg have been canceled for Feb. 1. Trash and recycling will be collected for residential customers in Northwest Leesburg and Northeast Leesburg inside the bypass on Tuesday, Feb. 2. Curbside commercial collections will also resume on Tuesday, Feb. 2.
Current weather forecasts call for six to eight inches of snow and/or sleet and freezing rain to fall in Leesburg beginning early Sunday morning and continuing through Tuesday. In preparation for snow removal operations, Town officials will put snow emergency route restrictions into effect on Sunday, Jan. 31, at 12:01 a.m. When snow emergency route…
VDOT Northern Virginia crews are ready for the winter storm forecast to affect much of the Commonwealth tomorrow into early next week. Residents are asked to monitor forecasts and plan ahead to avoid travel Sunday and Monday. What’s Happening Now See the Winter Storm Watch from the National Weather Service covering VDOT’s Northern Virginia District, and monitor…
01/22/21 11:40a.m. 100 Block of N. 16th Street Runaway A father called police because he learned that his 16-year-old daughter, who had been staying with a friend and her family in West Virginia, had not been logging into school for distance learning. He called and told her to return home, but she refused. The investigating officer…
Fire and rescue units from the Loudoun County Combined Fire and Rescue System and Loudoun County Fire Marshal’s Office remain on the scene, Jan. 23, after a morning structure fire on Market Street. At approximately 11:20 a.m. Saturday, Jan. 23, the Loudoun County Emergency Communications Center received a 911 call for a reported kitchen fire…
01/15/21 10:57a.m. 20th and A. Street Suspicious Person A woman on a walk noticed a subject walking behind her and felt that he may have been following her. The subject never approached or made contact with her and appeared to be listening to something, as he was wearing headphones. A look out was broadcast and a…
In light of recent scams targeting local businesses, the Loudoun County Sheriff’s Office is reminding members of the community to be wary of imposter email scams. Recently the LCSO has received several reports of businesses receiving email messages that appear to come from a known source such as a supervisor or client. The emails are…
The Loudoun County Fire Marshal’s Office is investigating two recent arson fires in the Sterling area and is requesting any video or photos from either incident. At approximately 10 p.m., on Friday Jan. 15, fire and rescue units from Sterling, Ashburn, Kincora, Moorefield, Fairfax County, and the Loudoun County Fire Marshal’s Office were dispatched for…
During the first week of the expansion of vaccination efforts into Phase 1b of Virginia’s vaccination priorities, the Loudoun County Health Department has received more than 50,000 inquiries regarding appointments for vaccination. At this time, all currently available vaccine doses in Loudoun are allocated to individuals who are included in the Phase 1a or Phase 1b priority…