Public Safety
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…
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…
The Loudoun County Combined Fire and Rescue System has announced the appointment of Chief Keith H. Johnson to President of the Virginia Fire Chief’s Association. The mission of the VFCA is to serve the communities of Virginia through its fire service leaders and advance the Fire & Rescue service through leadership, education, and advocacy. The…
A 19-year-old from Sterling has been charged with aggravated malicious wounding, and use of a firearm in the commission of a felony following a shooting Saturday afternoon on Commerce Street near E. Holly Avenue. Antonio Fernandez was taken into custody shortly after the shooting and a firearm was recovered. The Loudoun County Sheriff’s Office responded…
The Purcellville Police Department has announced the promotion of Officer David A. Camp Jr. to the rank of Sergeant. He first joined the Purcellville Police Department in June of 2018, graduating from the Northern Virginia Criminal Justice Training Academy in December 2018. During his graduation ceremony, Camp was awarded the Thomas Shaw Award. This award is given to…
02/05/21 10:29 a.m. 37000 Block of Richardson Lane Larceny Sometime between January 21, 2021 and Feb. 3, an unknown subject or subjects stole the rear bumper, with attached license plate from a company work truck. The truck was backed into its parking spot, concealing the view of the rear bumper from the parking lot. The…
Pursuant to an investigation by Leesburg Police Department Detectives, 30-year-old Kyle Robinson of Rockville, MD was arrested on Sunday, Feb. 7, by the Fairfax County Police Department on LPD warrants charging him with robbery, displaying a firearm in the commission of a felony, and threats. Robinson remains held on no bond at the Fairfax County…
On Feb. 10, Virginia Gov. Ralph Northam, Maryland Gov. Larry Hogan, and Washington, D.C. Mayor Muriel Bowser sent a letter to the leaders of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services and the Federal Emergency Management Agency requesting increased federal support in administering the COVID-19 vaccines to essential federal employees. “The federal Office of…
A Sterling man was arrested last night and charged in connection with the Jan. 17, shooting at a residence in Loudoun County. Jose A. Rivas-Castillo, 27, was charged with aggravated malicious wounding and use of a firearm during the commission of a felony. Rivas-Castillo was located Feb. 9 at a residence in the 100 block…
The Loudoun County 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 Fire Marshal and…