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Sword-Wielding Woman Swings At Leesburg Officer, Civilian: Police
A Leesburg woman has been arrested after police say she lunged at an officer and a civilian with a sword.
Alexandra Hopkins, 35, was being served a warrant on the 800 block of Edwards Ferry Road, NE, when she swung a sword at one of the officers and fled into a home, police said.
Sword used by Hopkins, police say. Leesburg PD
Another person in the area reported that the subject also swung the sword at them. There were no injuries.
Hopkins was arrested and charged with one count of Assault on Law Enforcement, one count of Assault, two counts of Brandishing a Weapon, as well a…
Unlicensed PA Driver Leads Wild I-81 Pursuit, Crashes Multiple Times In VA: Police
An unlicensed Pennsylvania man has been arrested after authorities say he led a high-speed police pursuit that ended in a crash in Virginia.
Scott Parsons, 34, of Minnersville, PA, was spotted Saturday, Feb. 3, by a Winchester police officer who initiated a pursuit onto I-81 near the 312-mile-marker in Frederick County, VA, where state police took the lead, Sgt. Brent W. Coffey said.
The pursuit continued south on Interstate 81 when Parsons, in a 2017 Volkswagen Jetta, took exit 302, ran off the roadway, and collided with a barrier pole in a convenience store parking lot, police s…
