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Driver Who Wanted To 'Just Go Home' Busted With Stolen Gun During VA Traffic Stop: Sheriff Driver Who Wanted To 'Just Go Home' Busted With Stolen Gun During VA Traffic Stop: Sheriff
Driver Who Wanted To 'Just Go Home' Busted With Stolen Gun During VA Traffic Stop: Sheriff What started as a routine traffic stop in Stafford County landed a 19-year-old behind bars after an eagle-eyed sergeant spotted the driver acting suspiciously with the center console of his vehicle. Stafford resident Alijah Robinson Goodley was arrested following a search after being stopped on Monday morning because the registered owner has a suspended license, investigators say. Shortly before 1:45 a.m. on March 18, Goodley was traveling on Warrenton Road when he was stopped by the sergeant, though while speaking to him, he said that Goodley made several unusual movements in the area…

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by Zak Failla
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Fake Sleeper Among Fugitives Found With Drugs While Warrants Being Served In Stafford: Sheriff Fake Sleeper Among Fugitives Found With Drugs While Warrants Being Served In Stafford: Sheriff
Fake Sleeper Among Fugitives Found With Drugs While Warrants Being Served In Stafford: Sheriff A trio of fugitives were arrested and additionally charged with drug offenses when police found them in a Stafford home over the weekend. The Stafford County Sheriff's Special Problems Unit saw 41-year-old Earnest Scruggs, and 35-year-old Justin House, in a home with Jeffery Roles, 32, all of Stafford, on the 900 block of Truslow Road around 10:15 p.m. Saturday, March 15, the sheriff's office said. Scruggs was wanted out of Fredericksburg while House was wanted out of Powhatan and Spotsylvania County. As deputies knocked on the door, they saw House retreat deeper into the home. When Scrugg…

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by Cecilia Levine
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Elderly Woman Killed By Driver While Checking Mail Outside Virginia Home, Sheriff Says Elderly Woman Killed By Driver While Checking Mail Outside Virginia Home, Sheriff Says
Elderly Woman Killed By Driver While Checking Mail Outside Virginia Home, Sheriff Says The Stafford County Sheriff's Office has identified the 72-year-old woman who was killed after being struck by a vehicle as she checked her mail on Friday afternoon. Stafford resident Shelley Moncure went outside to check her mailbox shortly after 12:45 p.m. on March 15 in the 800 block of Widewater Road when she was struck by a driver who was traveling east down the roadway. She was pronounced dead at the scene. Officials made note that the driver was uninjured and remained at the scene to assist deputies. No other details were released by investigators. The crash remains under investigat…

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by Zak Failla
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Super Slow Driver Was 2X Legal Limit On Revoked License, Stafford Sheriff Says Super Slow Driver Was 2X Legal Limit On Revoked License, Stafford Sheriff Says
Super Slow Driver Was 2X Legal Limit On Revoked License, Stafford Sheriff Says A 59-year-old repeat drunk driver was once again taken off Stafford’s roads this week, authorities said. Regina Rodman, of Stafford, was spotted driving significantly below the speed limit and swerved into oncoming traffic around 3:50 p.m. Thursday, March 14 on Mountain View Road, Stafford County Sheriff David Decatur said. Rodman initially denied driving the vehicle, however, later admitted she was behind the wheel to buy more alcohol, Decatur said, and admitted to drinking wine just before driving.  Deputy Vaughn noticed several signs of intoxication including the str…

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by Cecilia Levine
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Man Wanted For Indecent Exposure Busted Throwing Items Off Virginia Balcony: Sheriff Man Wanted For Indecent Exposure Busted Throwing Items Off Virginia Balcony: Sheriff
Man Wanted For Indecent Exposure Busted Throwing Items Off Virginia Balcony: Sheriff A man wanted for an indecent exposure incident in Stafford County tried his luck one too many times and is facing new charges after another strange episode at his Setter Circle apartment, officials say. On Tuesday afternoon, deputies from the sheriff's office arrested Stafford resident Jacob Corey Hudson, 30, after he was the subject of a welfare check while throwing items off of his balcony. According to a spokesperson from the agency, while attempting to check on the welfare of noncompliant suspect, deputies from the Stafford County Sheriff's Office determined that Hudson was wanted for a…

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by Zak Failla
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DUI Driver Fakes Kidnapping In Stafford, Buddy Busted With Drugs: Cops DUI Driver Fakes Kidnapping In Stafford, Buddy Busted With Drugs: Cops
DUI Driver Fakes Kidnapping In Stafford, Buddy Busted With Drugs: Cops A 24-year-old man who called the police saying he was being kidnapped wasn't being kidnapped at all, authorities in Stafford said. In fact, Hunter Wellen's "kidnappers" were just his friends, the sheriff's office said. Trouble began around 12:15 a.m. Sunday, March 10, when Wellen called 911 saying he was being kidnapped, County Sheriff David Decatur said. First Sgt. Purcell arrived to Battery Point Drive to find an intoxicated Wellen and his friends in the car, Decatur said. One of the occupants in the vehicle, 36-year-old Stacey Davis, of Stafford was found to have been wanted out o…

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by Cecilia Levine
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Warehouse Stabbing Suspect Sought In Stafford: Sheriff Warehouse Stabbing Suspect Sought In Stafford: Sheriff
Warehouse Stabbing Suspect Sought In Stafford: Sheriff Police in Stafford County are asking the public's help in locating a 22-year-old stabbing suspect. Leonard Pratt Jr., of Port Royal, was physically fighting with another man at a warehouse at Genesis Logistics on Bradburn Place around 1:40 p.m. March 8, when he pulled out a knife, the county sheriff's office said. Pratt fled the scene and the victim went to a local hospital. "After talking with witnesses, reviewing camera footage, and collecting evidence, Deputy Harding uncovered what occurred," the sheriff's office said.  "The suspect and victim agreed to engage in mutual combat whe…

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by Cecilia Levine
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DUI Tesla Driver Stuck On Tracks Tried Blaming GF After Deputy Saved Him: Stafford Sheriff DUI Tesla Driver Stuck On Tracks Tried Blaming GF After Deputy Saved Him: Stafford Sheriff
DUI Tesla Driver Stuck On Tracks Tried Blaming GF After Deputy Saved Him: Stafford Sheriff A driver who got his Tesla stuck on train tracks and blamed his girlfriend ended up in the Rappahannock County Jail, and not dead or in the hospital, thanks to a Stafford County sheriff's deputy and a good Samaritan. A 9-1-1 caller said a white Tesla, driven by Bendrick Smith, had gotten stuck on the tracks at the intersection of Brent Point and Arkendale roads around 12:50 a.m. Saturday, March 9, officials said. The caller further advised he saw the driver get out and stumble around his vehicle. When Deputy Edwards arrived, he found a Tesla stopped on the train tracks. Before Edwards…

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by Cecilia Levine
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Drunk Man Forgot He Inappropriately Touched Stranger At Virginia ATM, Sheriff Says Drunk Man Forgot He Inappropriately Touched Stranger At Virginia ATM, Sheriff Says
Drunk Man Forgot He Inappropriately Touched Stranger At Virginia ATM, Sheriff Says A 61-year-old man who got handsy with a woman outside a Stafford County bank and conveniently forgot about it minutes later after fleeing to a nearby restaurant is facing criminal charges, officials say. Stafford resident Robert Thomas, Jr. was arrested for assault and battery after accosting a woman while he was under the influence and she was picking up money at an area ATM on Friday night. Deputies from the Stafford County Sheriff's Office were called to the Navy Federal Credit Union on Worth Avenue shortly before 10 p.m. on March 8, when a woman advised that while she was at an ATM she …

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by Zak Failla
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Flasher Putting On Show From Stafford Apartment Wanted For Indecent Exposure, Sheriff Says Flasher Putting On Show From Stafford Apartment Wanted For Indecent Exposure, Sheriff Says
Flasher Putting On Show From Stafford Apartment Wanted For Indecent Exposure, Sheriff Says Police in Stafford have obtained warrants for a man who exposed himself in an apartment window earlier this week. The man, who authorities declined to name, was seen exposing his genitals in the window of an apartment on Setter Circle around 8:55 p.m. Wednesday, March 6, the county sheriff's office said. Deputy Hall made contact with the suspect in that apartment who, not shockingly, was barely dressed. Instead of continuing the conversation, the suspect refused to identify himself and closed the door on deputies.  Hall was able to identify the suspect and obtained warrants for indece…

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by Cecilia Levine
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DUI Driver Found Asleep At Traffic Light While Horns Blared In Stafford, Sheriff Says DUI Driver Found Asleep At Traffic Light While Horns Blared In Stafford, Sheriff Says
DUI Driver Found Asleep At Traffic Light While Horns Blared In Stafford, Sheriff Says Not even a chorus of blaring horns could stir a 40-year-old Pennsylvania man who was found intoxicated and asleep at the wheel in Virginia, according to the Stafford County Sheriff. Harrisburg resident Kalem Calien is facing charges across state lines after he held up traffic when conking out while driving through Stafford on Sunday morning Shortly before 5:30 a.m. on March 3, deputies from the sheriff's office were called to investigate a suspicious Toyota RAV4 that was sitting steady at a green light for at least eight minutes while other motorists honked and shouted behind him at the int…

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by Zak Failla
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Tenacious Detective Cracks Two Virginia Cold Cases In One Shot Tenacious Detective Cracks Two Virginia Cold Cases In One Shot
Tenacious Detective Cracks Two Virginia Cold Cases In One Shot For nearly 40 years, Jacqueline Lard and Amy Baker's killer has remained a mystery. On Tuesday, March 5, 2024, authorities in Virginia announced a break in the cases. Elroy Harrison, 65, was identified as a suspect in both cases thanks to the relentless work of Stafford County Sheriff's Detective D.K. Wood, Sheriff David Decatur said. Jacqueline Lard was killed in 1986, and Amy Baker in 1989. Both were residents of Stafford, but Baker was returning from visiting family in Falls Church when she went missing. On March 4, Harrison was indicted by a Stafford County Grand Jury for the fir…

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by Cecilia Levine