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Minibike Fails Rider In Race With Stafford Cops
A minibike operator who told police he fled a traffic stop because he thought he could get away, didn't, authorities in Stafford said.
Stafford County Deputy AT Leckemby was heading east on Garrisonville Road near Onville Road when he noticed a minibike with no lights on it around 8:35 p.m. Nov. 23, the Stafford County sheriff's office said in a release.
The operator, later identified as Gunther Raimund, 24, looked back at Leckemby when he initiated a traffic stop, then hit the gas, authorities said.
Leckemby followed the minibike down Garrisonville Road, onto Richmond Highway, and in…
Fugitives Found With Drugs In Nighttime I-95 Stafford Stop: Cops
A pair of fugitives were found with drugs in a weekend traffic stop on I-95 in Northern Virginia.
Deputies pulled over the vehicle driven by 42-year-old Leonard Braxton on the northbound side of the highway in Stafford around 11 p.m. on Nov. 4, after the driver changed lanes without signaling multiple times, Stafford County Sheriff David Decatur said.
Braxton, of Richmond, was wanted out of Prince William, Lancaster, and Fairfax County, while his passenger, Monica Reed, was wanted out of Stafford, police said.
A search of the vehicle turned up numerous drugs, Decatur said. Reed said t…
VA Gunman Arrested Again 6 Days Later — This Time His Weapon Was Stolen: Cops
A loaded gun, a stolen gun, cash and drugs were seized from two men during a Virginia traffic stop, authorities said.
Quamel Hawkins, 26, of Fredericksburg, was a passenger in the vehicle driven by Jaquan Mincy, 23, of Spotsylvania, when a Fredericksburg police officer stopped them on Tuesday, Sept. 26 on Fall Hill Avenue, FXB police said.
After authorities noticed Hawkins reaching under his leg, they searched the vehicle and found a loaded 9mm Glock on Hawkins, Fredericksburg police said.
Mincy, who arrested on Sept. 21 with possession of a concealed weapon, was found in possession o…
Wanted Brother, Sister In MD Busted With 'Ghost Gun' During Traffic Stop: Police
A brother-sister duo who were known to police in Montgomery County were arrested along with two others on a host of charges stemming back to a traffic stop more than three months ago.
The Montgomery County Department of Police announced the arrests of four people on Wednesday, May 24, following a lengthy investigation involving an AR-15 that was reportedly stolen out of Alexandria in Virginia.
Humberto Guerra, Jr., 28, of Silver Spring, who had two outstanding warrants out for his arrest stemming from a traffic stop on Friday, Feb. 17, when the rifle was recovered, is in police custody aft…
Standard Traffic Stop Turns Into Assault Of Police Officer In Stafford
A standard traffic stop by an officer turned into an assault incident in Stafford, police said.On August 14, at around 10 a.m., an officer saw a driver speeding at 62 mph in a 45 mph zone and initiated a traffic stop at the intersection of Port Aquia Drive, according to the Stafford County Sheriff's Office.Law enforcement asked for the driver's license and registration, but the driver refused multiple times, leading to his arrest, police reported.
When the officer tried to get the driver, 30-year-old Dominique Santiful, out of his car to arrest him, Santiful resisted and smacked the officer'…
