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Abducted Woman Screams Through High-Speed Pursuit Ending In Fiery Spotsylvania Crash: PD Abducted Woman Screams Through High-Speed Pursuit Ending In Fiery Spotsylvania Crash: PD
Abducted Woman Screams Through High-Speed Pursuit Ending In Fiery Spotsylvania Crash: PD A Spotsylvania man has been arrested after abducting the woman and bringing her with him on a high-speed police pursuit this week, authorities said. William Alexander Chandler, 36, and the woman were fighting at the  Harrison Crossing shopping center around 7 p.m. Wednesday, April 10, the county sheriff's office said. The two got a vehicle that went west on Plank Road towards Orange County. Witnesses kept 911 dispatchers appraised of where the car was going, which was also being observed by First Sgt. S. Northrup. The sergeant spotted the vehicle near Plank Road and Elys Ford Roa…

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by Cecilia Levine
Police & Fire
Fredericksburg Knifepoint Rapist Arrested At Burger King: Stafford Sheriff Fredericksburg Knifepoint Rapist Arrested At Burger King: Stafford Sheriff
Fredericksburg Knifepoint Rapist Arrested At Burger King: Stafford Sheriff A 34-year-old Fredericksburg man accused of raping a woman at knifepoint in Stafford is facing a litany of charges, police said. Beginning the night of Tuesday, March 26, Nicholas Middleton held the woman at knife point and began sexually assaulting her, holding her against her will somewhere in Stafford, Stafford County Sheriff David Decatur said. The victim recounted the harrowing attack to deputies at Mary Washington Hospital, where she was treated for her injuries, Decatur said. Detectives were able to identify Middleton as a suspect and arrested him around 12:30 p.m. Thursday, March 2…

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by Cecilia Levine
Police & Fire
Domestic Violence Victim Jumps Out Of Second-Story Window To Avoid Assault In Stafford: Sheriff Domestic Violence Victim Jumps Out Of Second-Story Window To Avoid Assault In Stafford: Sheriff
Domestic Violence Victim Jumps Out Of Second-Story Window To Avoid Assault In Stafford: Sheriff A woman had to leap from a second-story window in Stafford County after she was assaulted and abducted by her partner, a spokesperson for the sheriff's office says. Woodbridge resident Justin Hunter is facing serious charges following a harrowing scene that played out at the Arbor Grove Apartment complex on Monday evening during a domestic disturbance. According to the Stafford County Sheriff's Office, deputies were called to the building when neighbors made emergency calls advising that there was a woman screaming for help in a nearby unit and shouting to "call the police," prompting an im…

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by Zak Failla
Events
Fredericksburg Fashion Show To Benefit Local Domestic Violence Non-Profit Fredericksburg Fashion Show To Benefit Local Domestic Violence Non-Profit
Fredericksburg Fashion Show To Benefit Local Domestic Violence Non-Profit An upcoming fashion show in Fredericksburg will put the spotlight on a local non-profit that empowers others to believe in themselves.  The Chamber Network of Enterprising Women is hosting a Spring Fashion Show at A. Smith Bowman Distillery, located at 1 Bowman Drive, starting at 5 p.m. on Thursday, June 9.  The event will showcase the latest fashion and trends for men and women while also raising funds for Empowerhouse. The organization provides "confidential domestic violence assistance in the city of Fredericksburg and the counties of Stafford, Spotsylvania, King George, and Caroline," …

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by David Cifarelli