Public Safety

Purcellville police reports for the week ending January 8, 2021

January 11, 2021

01/02/21          7:19 p.m.         600 Block of Elliot Drive                                Trespassing  A relative who was neither invited nor allowed arrived at a residence, laying on the front sidewalk. At the request of the homeowners, papers banning the subject from the residence was completed.  The subject left without incident.  01/03/21          3:15 p.m.         1211 Wolf Rock Drive                                    …

Purcellville police reports for the week ending December 31, 2020

January 6, 2021

11:04 p.m.       100 Block of North 16th Street                        Hit and Run  The complainant was inside his residence and heard a loud crash in the parking lot. Looking out, he observed a grey Cadillac leaving the area and saw that the striking vehicle apparently pushed one of the complaints parked car into his other parked car. …

Chapman announces Loudoun Leads Initiative; will not run for Governor

January 6, 2021

Loudoun County Sheriff Mike Chapman has announced, “Loudoun Leads”, a public safety initiative to increase transparency and enhance collaboration with government entities such as Mental Health and Substance Abuse along with an expanded number of community-based stakeholders.  While the Loudoun County Sheriff’s Office has been recognized nationally for its leadership in mental health and Crisis…

COVID-19 vaccination scams awareness

December 31, 2020

PURCELLVILLE, Va., December 30, 2020 – While many people are eager to receive a COVID-19 vaccination, the Purcellville Police Department would like to warn the public about several emerging fraud schemes related to these vaccines.  The Federal Bureau of Investigations (FBI) has recently received an increase in complaints of scammers using the public’s interest in COVID-19 vaccines to…

Maryland man charged in online pet scam

December 31, 2020

Loudoun County, VA (December 29, 2020) – A Maryland man was arrested on Monday and charged in connection with a pet scam where a Loudoun County resident paid over $1,000 for a kitten she never received. The suspect, Junior Perkins A. Tako, 25, was charged with money laundering in the scheme. The investigation conducted by the…

Purcellville police reports for the week ending December 25, 2020

December 29, 2020

12/20/20           12:57 a.m.        200 Block of Croft Square                              Overdose  Police responded with medics for a possible overdose. A subject in medical distress initially denied then admitted to ingesting and possessing fentanyl. As there were children in the residence, he told the officer where he could find the stash of the drug.  It was…

Purcellville police reports for the week ending December 18, 2020

December 29, 2020

12/13/20          6:42 p.m.         100 Block of S. Maple Avenue                                  Check on Welfare  Police received a call from a relative concerned that an elderly town resident was unable to care for herself and was being ignored by her adult daughter.  Police had received the same complaint earlier in the year and conducted an investigation with…

Deceased resident identified in Leesburg house fire

December 20, 2020

On Wednesday, December 16, 2020 the Loudoun County Office of the Chief Medical Examiner confirmed the identity of the victim from Sunday’s house fire as 58-year-old Lynne McKew. The official cause of death remains under investigation by the Office of the Chief Medical Examiner.  Just before 8:30 p.m. on Sunday, December 13, 2020, Loudoun County…

Leesburg Police make arrest in armed carjacking and abduction investigation

December 15, 2020

Subsequent to an investigation into a reported armed carjacking and abduction that occurred over the weekend, a 16 year old male was taken into custody last night and charged with attempted robbery, attempted malicious wounding, abduction, and use of a firearm in the commission of a felony. The teenager, whose name cannot be released because…

Purcellville police reports for the week ending December 11, 2020

December 14, 2020

12/04/20            6:57 p.m.           1000 Main Street                                                   Larceny  The complainant was shopping on November 23, 2020 and left her iPhone on the counter while checking out. She called the store to see if they had it. They did not and promised to check the store security videos to see if they captured this on…