Public Safety

Ashburn financial advisor sentenced to three years in prison for defrauding investors

May 6, 2025

An Ashburn man was sentenced today to three years in prison for fraud relating to his risky trading thatlost millions of dollars of his clients’ funds while he provided them with false information. According to court documents, Andrew Corbman, 53, was affiliated with a national estate planning company through which he obtained access to individuals…

Fire Marshal’s investigating cause of Sterling house fire

April 26, 2025

The Loudoun County Fire and Rescue Fire Marshal’s Office continues investigating the cause of Wednesday night’s house fire in Sterling that displaced a family of five. Just before 10 p.m. on Wednesday, April 23, the Loudoun County Emergency Communications Center received multiple 9-1-1 calls reporting a residence on fire in the 100 block of Applegate…

Open burning ban takes effect May 1

April 26, 2025

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…

LCSO Statement regarding the Purcellville TC Meeting April 22

April 22, 2025

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,…

Stone Hill Middle School Substitute Teacher Arrested for Indecent Exposure

April 22, 2025

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…

Area man indicted in connection with October 2024 fatal hit-and-run crash

April 19, 2025

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…

LCSO arrests second suspect in Ashburn shooting

April 17, 2025

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 Dr. to temporarily close at Fort Evans

April 17, 2025

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…

LCSO charges suspect in fatal Brambleton shooting

April 15, 2025

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 LCSO is investigating a fatal shooting in Broadlands

April 15, 2025

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…