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Police & Fire
Back-To-Back Heists Land Masked Woodbridge Bandit Behind Bars In PWC, Sheriff Says
A Virginia man who thought he could steal twice in one day learned the hard way that his luck had run out after deputies caught him red-handed hopping from Target to Walmart in Stafford County. According to the Stafford County Sheriff’s Office, deputies responded to Target on South Gateway Drive around 4:30 p.m. on Tuesday, March 11 after employees spotted a masked man casually stuffing a backpack full of stolen goods before making a break for it. While the suspect thought he got away, store employees got the last laugh, providing deputies with a description of his getaway car. It didn’t t…
Police & Fire
Woman Popping Fentanyl Pills In Plain Sight At Virginia Wawa Jailed: Sheriff
A late-night trip to Wawa ended in a drug bust when a Stafford woman was caught consuming suspected fentanyl in her vehicle, authorities said. Shortly before midnight on Monday, Feb. 10, deputies patrolling the Wawa on South Gateway Drive spotted a driver parked outside in plain sight, appearing to pop a bright blue pill suspected to be fentanyl. When deputies approached the woman, later identified as 44-year-old Heidi Erickson-Perkins, she admitted to taking fentanyl, a spokesperson for the Stafford County Sheriff's Office said. Deputies also noticed signs of intoxication, including…
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Man Accused Of Threatening To Shoot Woman Hiding Under Truck In VA Target Parking Lot: Sheriff
An allegedly intoxicated man who put the fear of God into a woman found hiding under a truck in a Target parking lot in Stafford County was apprehended over the weekend, officials say. Troy Lovett, 37, is facing multiple charges following a strange scene that played out over the weekend that began at Waffle House and ended with a woman assaulted and crouched under a truck in the Target lot. According to the Stafford County Sheriff's Office, at around 4:40 a.m. on Saturday, July 6, first responders were called to the department store on South Gateway Drive, when a woman made an emergen…
Police & Fire
Cocaine Goes Airborne Like Snow In Drug Dealer's Taxi Cab Arrest In Stafford, Sheriff Says
A 52-year-old drug dealer was arrested during a chaotic in which a bag of cocaine popped, its contents blasted across arresting deputies in Stafford, authorities said. Shaheim Perry, the suspect of an ongoing drug distribution case, was spotted getting into a cab with a small child on Wednesday, May 15 around 2:40 p.m., Sheriff David Decatur said. Believing Perry was heading to his home in England Run, deputies were informed of the situation and flooded the Warrenton Road area. As the cab got off I-95 and onto Northbound Warrenton Road, deputies got behind it in order to conduct a high-risk…
Police & Fire
Suspect's Tire 'Completely Disintegrated' During Police Pursuit In Virginia, Sheriff Says
A 21-year-old man was too fast and too furious and ultimately led to his own demise during an ill-fated police pursuit that saw his tires fail him, leading to his arrest in Stafford County. At around 12:30 a.m. on Thursday, Jan. 25, Jordan Childs was reportedly driving a Dodge Durango recklessly in a car with an expired inspection on South Gateway Drive in Stafford, prompting a traffic stop by local law enforcement. According to a spokesperson from the Stafford County Sheriff's Office, Childs initially complied, but when a deputy was checking on the status of his driver's license, the deput…
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Deputies Pull Off Wild Wawa Maneuver To Capture Spotsy Car Thief Pumping Gas: Stafford Sheriff
A Spotsylvania man already wanted on felony charges was found with drugs after stealing a vehicle and hitting authorities' cars in his attempt to escape, police in Stafford County said. Wayne Motley, 46, of Spotsylvania, was spotted by Stafford County Sheriff's deputies pumping gas into a stolen Ford F-150 at the Wawa on South Gateway Drive around 9:30 p.m. Monday, Aug. 28, County Sheriff David Decatur said. Deputy D.S. Jett, Sergeant M.E. Gordon and First Sergeant D.W. Fetterolf made their way to the scene to block any escape path. Deputy Myers pulled his marked patrol car in front o…
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Woman Clocked Going 100+ MPH During Separate Police Pursuits In Custody: Stafford Sheriff
A woman with a proclivity of taking police on high-speed pursuits in Stafford County was finally tracked down in a Virginia hotel and taken into custody without incident, authorities announced. Chelsea Geraghty, 29, of Stafford, is facing charges after putting police officers through the ringer earlier this month when she refused to stop for members of the Stafford County Sheriff’s Office. The long month for the sheriff’s office began shortly after noon on Friday, Feb. 10, when a deputy attempted to stop a driver with a revoked license on Warrenton Road near South Gateway Drive; however, ra…
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Drink Drama: Woman Throws Fit In Stafford Smoothie Cafe, Assaults Employee
A woman from D.C. threw a temper tantrum in a Stafford smoothie cafe and beat up an employee, police said.Dissatisfied with her drink, 33-year-old Keona Lewis screamed at the staff of the Tropical Smoothie Cafe on South Gateway Drive, according to the Stafford County Sheriff's Office. Lewis threatened to beat up an employee, before shoving someone behind the drink counter, officials said. The employee she assaulted was unharmed, police reported. An acquaintance pulled Lewis away, but as she fled the cafe, she knocked four smoothies off of the counter and threw 14 snickerdoodle cookies in t…
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