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Murder Suspect Released From Virginia Prison Back In Custody, Sheriff Says Murder Suspect Released From Virginia Prison Back In Custody, Sheriff Says
Murder Suspect Released From Virginia Prison Back In Custody, Sheriff Says A murder suspect who was accidentally released from a Virginia prison is back in police custody, authorities announced. Stone Colburn, 25, was apprehended in Georgia by the Pooler Police Department in Chatham County following his release from prison for allegedly stabbing his brother’s girlfriend to death and wounding her 9-month-old in 2021, officials said. Stone Colburn was arrested late this evening by the Pooler Police Department in Chatham County, GA. More information on his arrest will be released when available. — Loudoun County Sheriff (@LoudounSheriff) October 8, 2022 Colburn…

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by Zak Failla
Police & Fire
OOPS: Murder Suspect Accidentally Released From Virginia Prison OOPS: Murder Suspect Accidentally Released From Virginia Prison
Oops: Murder Suspect Accidentally Released From Virginia Prison Loudoun County police are searching for a man, who was charged with murder, after his recent release from prison, officials said. Stone Colburn, 25, was behind bars for stabbing his brother's girlfriend to death and severely wounding her nine-month-old  in 2021, according to the Loudoun County Times. He was released from the Loudoun County Adult Detention Center on Oct. 6, 2022, due to a paperwork error, but new charges came to light the following morning, the website said. Colburn is now wanted, though his original charges were dismissed, for concealment of a dead body, according to …

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by AJ Goldbloom
News
Alert Issued For Missing Teen Girl In Region Alert Issued For Missing Teen Girl In Region
Alert Issued For Missing Teen Girl In Region Police agencies in Virginia are seeking the public’s assistance in tracking down a teen girl who has been reported missing by friends and family in Loudoun County. An alert was issued by the Loudoun County Sheriff’s Office on Wednesday, Sept. 28, regarding 13-year-old Hailey Delgado Lopez, who was reported missing from her family's Ashburn home. Lopez was reported missing by her family on Tuesday, Sept. 27 after leaving her family’s home on Dodge Terrace on her own accord, police said. Officials noted that she may be traveling to Waynesboro in Virginia, where she has ties to the area. Th…

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by Zak Failla
Police & Fire
Fake Active Shooter Reports Target Loudoun County Schools: Police Fake Active Shooter Reports Target Loudoun County Schools: Police
Fake Active Shooter Reports Target Loudoun County Schools: Police Loudoun County police dealt with a handful of fake, but serious reports of crime on Monday, Sept. 19, officials reported.During the school day, an individual allegedly called 911 to report an active shooter incident at Loudoun Valley and Loudoun County high schools, according to the Loudoun County Sheriff's Office. The Loudoun County Sheriff's Office and the Leesburg Police Department both investigated the calls to determine the reports were fake, authorities said. Police said this crime is called "swatting", which is the false reporting of an active incident to get law enforcemen…

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by AJ Goldbloom
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Sex Trafficker Held Woman Trying To Escape By Her Hair In VA: Police Sex Trafficker Held Woman Trying To Escape By Her Hair In VA: Police
Sex Trafficker Held Woman Trying To Escape By Her Hair In VA: Police A 39-year-old man was charged with sex trafficking after he held a woman apparently trying to escape by her hair, then was seen pushing a woman out of his moving car in Loudoun County, authorities said. Andrew Hill, of Martinsburg, WV, was arrested after both incidents in Leesburg on Wednesday, Sept. 14, Leesburg Officer Michael Drogan said. Trouble began around 6:15 p.m. when 9-1-1 callers reported a female passenger was trying to get out of a car being driven near the Leesburg Bypass and Fort Evans Road NE, and that the driver was holding her by her hair, Drogan said.  Pol…

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by Cecilia Levine
Schools
Fairfax County Elementary School Principal Responsible For DUI Hit-Run: Police Fairfax County Elementary School Principal Responsible For DUI Hit-Run: Police
Fairfax County Elementary School Principal Responsible For DUI Hit-Run: Police Police made an arrest in a recent DUI hit-and-run incident, and the suspect is the principal of Navy Elementary School in Fairfax, police said. Earlier in September, officers responded to a residence near Winning Glory Drive to investigate a car that had driven into a home, according to the Loudoun County Sheriff's Office. The suspect had fled the scene in his car by the time officers arrived, officials said. Police said witnesses led them to 44-year-old Jonathon Coch, who works as the principal at Navy Elementary School, according to the school system's website. Coch has been an employee…

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by AJ Goldbloom
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MURDER: Leesburg Woman, 28, Killed Man In Domestic Incident, Police Say MURDER: Leesburg Woman, 28, Killed Man In Domestic Incident, Police Say
Murder: Leesburg Woman, 28, Killed Man In Domestic Incident, Police Say A Leesburg woman was arrested for the fatal shooting of a man in a Loudoun County home, police said. Deputies responded to a residence in the 42200 block of Fording Branch Court at around 10 p.m. on September 7 to investigate a reported shooting, according to the Loudoun County Sheriff's Office said. An adult male victim was found dead inside the home and Alicia Carroll, 28, was found nearby, officials reported. Carroll was charged with second degree murder, use of a firearm during the commission of a felony and shoot in the commission of a felony, police said. She was held at th…

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by AJ Goldbloom
Police & Fire
You Messed With The Wrong Car: Leesburg Man Hit Police Cruiser, Fled Scene You Messed With The Wrong Car: Leesburg Man Hit Police Cruiser, Fled Scene
You Messed With The Wrong Car: Leesburg Man Hit Police Cruiser, Fled Scene A Leesburg man was arrested for a hit and run involving a police cruiser, police said.At around noon on August 21, Leesburg police officers attempted to make a left turn from Washington Street onto westbound Blue Ridge Avenue in a marked cruiser, according to the Leesburg Police Department. A car that was also on Washington Street tried to pass the cruiser, but when the suspect crossed the double yellow line, he hit the police cruiser on the driver's side, officials said. The suspect fled at a high speed, but officers did not engage in a chase, authorities reported. No one was harmed in th…

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by AJ Goldbloom
Police & Fire
Afternoon Shooting Under Investigation In Loudoun County: Sheriff's Office Afternoon Shooting Under Investigation In Loudoun County: Sheriff's Office
Afternoon Shooting Under Investigation In Loudoun County: Sheriff's Office Police in Loudoun County are actively investigating a shooting that appears to have happened in a Sterling home, according to authorities. The Loudoun County Sheriff's Office announced shortly before 5 p.m. on Tuesday, Aug. 23 that the agency was conducting an investigation into a shooting in the 700 block of West Church Street in Sterling. Officials said that the victim was located near the area of the reported shooting and was transported to an area hospital for evaluation and treatment of what are believed to be non-life-threatening injuries. There is expected to be a heavy police pres…

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by Zak Failla
Police & Fire
North Carolina Man Charged For Crashing Stolen Fairfax Vehicle: Police North Carolina Man Charged For Crashing Stolen Fairfax Vehicle: Police
North Carolina Man Charged For Crashing Stolen Fairfax Vehicle: Police A suspect from North Carolina was arrested after he was involved in a crash while driving a stolen car, police said. Just before 4 p.m. on August 20, 20-year-old Collin Guilford was recklessly driving a stolen car near Harry Byrd Highway and Yellow Schoolhouse Road, when he spun out of control and crashed into a median, according to the Loudoun County Sheriff's Office. After the crash, Guilford allegedly attempted to carjack three other nearby vehicles, authorities said. Police reported Guilford assaulted one of the drivers of those cars and the victim was left with minor injuries. G…

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by AJ Goldbloom
Police & Fire
Sheriff's Deputies In Maryland Help Apprehend Assault Suspect Wanted In Virginia Sheriff's Deputies In Maryland Help Apprehend Assault Suspect Wanted In Virginia
Sheriff's Deputies In Maryland Help Apprehend Assault Suspect Wanted In Virginia A man wanted in connection to a vicious assault that left his victim with life-threatening injuries in Virginia was apprehended with an assist by investigators in Maryland, authorities announced. Ever Cruz, 24, has been apprehended and charged following an elaborate investigation into an alleged assault, which left his victim - whose name has not been released - hospitalized in critical condition. At approximately 9 a.m. on Monday, Aug. 15, deputies from the Frederick County and Loudoun County sheriff's offices executed a search and seizure warrant near the intersection of New Design Road a…

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by Zak Failla
Police & Fire
Un-Happy Meal: Police Seek Loudoun Suspect Who Robbed McDonald's Drive-Thru Un-Happy Meal: Police Seek Loudoun Suspect Who Robbed McDonald's Drive-Thru
Un-Happy Meal: Police Seek Loudoun Suspect Who Robbed McDonald's Drive-Thru Police are searching for the suspect who robbed a Loudoun County McDonald's drive-thru.At around 11 p.m. on August 3, a rear passenger of a car grabbed the cash register through the drive-thru window, according to the Loudoun County Sheriff's Office. Police said the silver Chevrolet sedan fled the scene with the register.  The suspect was described as a black man in his late 20's or early 30's, wearing a gray hooded sweatshirt, red vest, and a blue disposable mask, police reported. Anyone with information about the suspect or the incident should call police at 703-777-1021.

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by AJ Goldbloom