Archive: Police Issues
Huge Fires in Leesburg
An early morning fire on Cherry Lane (Photo by Charles Speacht) Two massive fires broke out Monday morning in Leesburg, one just after 4:30 a.m. on Cherry Lane and the other at 5:22 on Seaton Court, bringing volunteer firefighting crews from Leesburg, Ashburn, Lucketts, Hamilton, Purcellville, Aldie, Sterling and...
By Tammi Marcoullier | July 3, 2007; 09:00 AM ET | Comments (2)
Safety Camp Expands, But Nearly 200 Left Behind
Annabelle (5) and Nathan (6) Smith, DARE office Deputy First Class Paul Capitan, Elli (6) and Van (5) Livingston at McGruff Safety Camp. The McGruff Safety Camp is so in demand this year that organizers at the sheriff's department added another week to the original three-week schedule, but still...
By Tammi Marcoullier | June 28, 2007; 11:34 AM ET | Comments (2)
Teenager Dies in Early Morning Crash
Joseph S. Blalock, a 19-year old from Lovettsville, was killed in a single vehicle crash on Route 672 this morning. According to the sheriff's department, Blalock was traveling west on Route 672 (Lovettsville Road) when for unknown reasons his 2000 Dodge Durango struck the side of the Catoctin Creek bridge....
By Tammi Marcoullier | June 21, 2007; 01:40 PM ET | Comments (0)
Supervisors Skip Jail Opening
Our new Loudoun "cops and courts" reporter Bill Brubaker had this story Saturday, about how the new Loudoun County Adult Detention Center will be maxed out immediately after opening. Prior to moving inmates, the building was open to the public. Sheriff Stephen O. Simpson said more than 700 people showed...
By Tammi Marcoullier | June 5, 2007; 08:52 AM ET | Comments (2)
Gang Resistance Camp Open to 6th Graders
There are openings available in three of the GREAT (Gang Resistance Education and Training Program) /Road Dawg summer camps this year. Originally, the camps were open only to students from Sterling and Seneca Ridge and now the sheriff's office has opened up registration county-wide for a limited number of participants....
By Tammi Marcoullier | June 4, 2007; 04:36 PM ET | Email a Comment
Spending Time Locked Up
Photos by Dayna Smith for The Washington Post. I went to jail last Friday. My mother was not happy about this. My husband couldn't believe I called Mom and not him. But at the time, they only knew part of the story. It was a rare and unique experience,...
By Tammi Marcoullier | May 30, 2007; 01:33 PM ET | Comments (3)
Leesburg Plane Crash Details
An update on the small plane crash outside of Leesburg last night from airport director Tim Dieke: "On May 23rd at 5:33 pm ET, the pilot of N398S, a Cessna 172, lost engine power three miles from Leesburg Executive Airport. He did a forced landing in an open area between...
By Tammi Marcoullier | May 24, 2007; 05:15 PM ET | Comments (2)
Choppers ISO Criminals & Fallen Planes
Early this afternoon a police helicopter was spotted circling parts of Ashburn in search of two or three men who allegedly robbed a residence on Hedgerow Terrace. Neighbors were alerted to the incident because of noise from the chopper. Those who ventured outside found multiple sheriff's deputy cruisers on the...
By Tammi Marcoullier | May 24, 2007; 01:35 PM ET | Comments (10)
Ashburn Rape Claim Is False
The sheriff's office released this information today regarding the April 28 rape report: Loudoun Sheriff's Investigators have determined the reported rape of a 16-year-old female in Ashburn Farm to be unfounded. The 16-year-old victim initially told authorities on April 28th that she was walking on a trail near Claiborne Parkway...
By Tammi Marcoullier | May 18, 2007; 01:13 PM ET | Comments (2)
Do You Want a Bike Helmet Law?
Lets say there is consensus that wearing a bike helmet is a good idea for the safety and protection of children under the age of 14. Should our community go the next step in creating a law stating that in Loudoun County bike helmets are mandatory on public sidewalks and...
By Tammi Marcoullier | May 17, 2007; 09:30 AM ET | Comments (22)
Just Released: Rape Suspect Sketch
Today the Loudoun County Sheriff's Office released a sketch of an alleged rapist, based on statements from the 16- year-old victim who was assaulted while walking on a trail near Claiborne Parkway and the Dulles Greenway around 8 p.m. on April 28. The public notice states: The unknown subject...
By Tammi Marcoullier | May 4, 2007; 10:35 AM ET | Email a Comment
Alleged Rape Saturday in Ashburn Farm
The Loudoun County Sheriff's Office sent out an alert today asking for help in finding a perpetrator who allegedly raped a 16-year old girl around 8 p.m. Saturday as she was walking along the trail on Claiborne Road near the Dulles Greenway. You can find all of the details...
By Tammi Marcoullier | April 30, 2007; 01:00 PM ET | Email a Comment
The Farm Is Getting a Community Cop
Sheriff's Deputy George Cumberledge (photo courtesy Jackie Silvay, AFHOA) This isn't exactly a Mayberry-like small town, but we're going to see an increase in that style of neighborhood police force next week. Someone who will be embedded, walking and driving the streets to get to know the people and...
By Tammi Marcoullier | April 23, 2007; 03:30 PM ET | Email a Comment
Local Tech Grads Stunned by Shooting
Our community, like many others in Northern Virginia, have numerous Virginia Tech alumni and families who have sent students to Blacksburg for school this year. Amy LaMagra, a 2002 Loudoun County High School graduate and 2006 Virginia Tech graduate disconnected from her television, phone, and computer to talk about what...
By Tammi Marcoullier | April 16, 2007; 07:06 PM ET | Email a Comment
Death on Waxpool Overpass
Update 4/12/07 - Today's news story, the deceased was a 58 year-old man from Leesburg. There was an apparent suicide this morning around 10:30 a.m. at Waxpool and Route 28. Northbound traffic on Route 28 was closed for a little over three hours while the Sheriff's office investigated. They are...
By Tammi Marcoullier | April 11, 2007; 02:30 PM ET | Comments (7)
Kids Caught Playing with Fire
Two families on Yorktown Court in the Great Falls Forest community (near Cascades and Sterling) are without homes today after fires broke out around 7 p.m. last night. Two unidentified juvenilles where charged (details below) with starting a fire in one home that spread to a second residence next door....
By Tammi Marcoullier | April 11, 2007; 02:00 PM ET | Comments (4)
Lansdowne Man Missing
Neil Sturman, Missing from Leisure World. (Family Photo courtesy of Loudoun County Sheriff's Office) Neil H. Sturman, a 60-year-old man who lives at Leisure World in Lansdowne, is missing today and the Sheriff's office is looking for any tips that can help find him since he is in need...
By Tammi Marcoullier | April 10, 2007; 12:23 PM ET | Comments (1)
