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Virginia Peeping Tom Busted In Just 38 Seconds After Drone Catches Him In The Act: Police Virginia Peeping Tom Busted In Just 38 Seconds After Drone Catches Him In The Act: Police
Virginia Peeping Tom Busted In Just 38 Seconds After Drone Catches Him In The Act: Police It took investigators just seconds to track down a Peeping Tom in Virginia who was caught in the act thanks to an assist from an eye in the sky. Shortly after 12:15 p.m. on Friday, March 13, officers from the Fairfax County Police Department were called to an apartment complex in the 12000 block of Waterside View Drive in Reston when a woman reported a man peering through her bedroom window. Using the department's Real Time Crime Center drone as a first responder, officers were able to track down 35-year-old Reston resident Larry Mudd, who was quickly located by officers as he peeped throug…

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by Zak Failla
Police & Fire
Ill-Fated Prisoner Escape Results In Fresh Charges For Fugitive Wanted In PWC: Police Ill-Fated Prisoner Escape Results In Fresh Charges For Fugitive Wanted In PWC: Police
Ill-Fated Prisoner Escape Results In Fresh Charges For Fugitive Wanted In PWC: Police The Dumfries man who escaped custody after causing chaos during National Night Out in Stafford County was captured again after his felony flight was foiled. Robert Ouzts, 22, was arrested early this week for recklessly riding a motorcycle and then attempting to avoid his arrest, though his attempts were fruitless and he was apprehended and taken to the Rappahannock Regional Jail. His antics were just beginning. At approximately 6 p.m. on Thursday, Oct. 3, two days after his initial arrest, members of the Stafford County Sheriff's Office were alerted to Ouzts' unexpected escape while b…

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by Zak Failla
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'Dynamic Drone Duo' Help Save The Life Of Missing Hiker In Virginia 'Dynamic Drone Duo' Help Save The Life Of Missing Hiker In Virginia
'Dynamic Drone Duo' Help Save The Life Of Missing Hiker In Virginia It's a bird ... It's a plane ... It's a life-saving drone from the Stafford County Sheriff's Office. A pair of drone pilots operating with the sheriff's office are being praised for possibly saving the life of a man who went missing while hiking early on Saturday morning. Officials say that shortly after 1:15 a.m. on Feb. 17, deputies were called to the Civil War Park on Mount Hope Church Road, where a 36-year-old hiker who got separated from his group around midnight and was wearing clothing not fit for the frigid weather.  While temperatures dipped below zero, technology nearly fail…

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by Zak Failla