Public Safety
The Loudoun County Fire and Rescue Fire Marshal’s Office reminds community members and visitors that open burning is prohibited in Loudoun County and the incorporated Towns of Leesburg, Lovettsville, Middleburg, Purcellville, and Round Hill, between May 1 and September 30. These regulations prohibit open air fires or open burning with the following exceptions: The Loudoun…
Loudoun Sheriff Mike Chapman has neither been consulted about nor agrees with the representations in the document published in the Purcellville Town Council meeting packet describing the dissolution of its Police Department and replacement with services provided by the Loudoun County Sheriff’s Office. The document was published in preparation for its April 22, 2025, meeting,…
The Loudoun County Sheriff’s Office arrested Wade Ponce De Leon, 31, a substitute teacher at Stone Hill Middle School, on charges of indecent exposure near the school this morning. At approximately 10:44 a.m., deputies responded to the 22000 block of Carter Meadow Terrace in Ashburn for a report of a man engaging in a sexual…
A Loudoun County Grand Jury has indicted a Leesburg man in connection with a fatal hit-and-run crash that occurred on October 23, 2024, in the Town of Leesburg. Angad S. Sivia, age 33, of Leesburg, Virginia, was indicted following an extensive investigation by the Leesburg Police Department’s Crash Reconstruction Team, who worked tirelessly to identify…
The Loudoun County Sheriff’s Office has made a second arrest in connection with the fatal shooting of a 16-year-old male in the 43000 block of Hillmont Terrace in Ashburn on Saturday, April 12. The LCSO took a juvenile male into custody yesterday afternoon in Ashburn. He is charged with First Degree Murder—Principle in the Second…
Vista Ridge Drive will be closed temporarily at its intersection with Fort Evans Road for utility work. The contractor has encountered unexpected conditions that will require a larger work area to address the repairs. In order to ensure the safety of the travelling public, this work requires Vista Ridge Drive to be closed at Fort Evans…
The Loudoun County Sheriff’s Office arrested Fadlalla Mohamed, 19, of Ashburn in connection with the fatal shooting of a 16-year-old male in the 43000 block of Hillmont Terrace in Ashburn on Saturday, April 12. On April 12, at approximately 5:58 p.m., deputies responded to a call after an injured male was found in the front…
The Loudoun County Sheriff’s Office is investigating a fatal shooting that occurred on the 43000 block of Hillmont Terrace in Broadlands on April 12. The victim is a juvenile male who was discovered in a vehicle in the Harris Teeter parking lot of Southern Walk Plaza after deputies responded to a call at approximately 5:58…
Loudoun County Combined Fire and Rescue System Assistant Chief of Operations James Williams has been selected to serve as the system’s new chief, effective April 11, County Administrator Tim Hemstreet announced on April 7. Williams was the successful candidate following an extensive national search. Williams will succeed Keith Johnson, who will retire this month after…
Zeon Detwan Garner, 22, appeared before the Loudoun County Circuit Court for sentencing for his convictions of three counts of Malicious Wounding and one count of Reckless Handling of a Firearm. The Honorable Stephen E. Sincavage sentenced Garner to serve an active period of incarceration of six years and three months in the Virginia Department…