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Unlicensed DUI Driver, Passenger Escape Flipped Car In Stafford: Sheriff Unlicensed DUI Driver, Passenger Escape Flipped Car In Stafford: Sheriff
Unlicensed DUI Driver, Passenger Escape Flipped Car In Stafford: Sheriff Two Stafford teenagers escaped serious injury when their vehicle flipped in an alleged drunk-driving crash, authorities said. On Thursday, Jan. 11 at approximately 2:30 a.m. Sergeant M.E. Gordon, Deputy D.S. Jett, and Deputy M.A. Holub responded to Plantation Drive and Newcastle Place for a crash, according to the Stafford County Sheriff's Office. Deputies found a vehicle overturned in a ditch. Its occupants were able to exit the car with minor injuries, deputies said. The 18-year-old driver tossed a bag into a nearby flower bed, deputies said. The bag was recovered with empty cans of alco…

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by Jon Craig
Lifestyle
Woman Back From Vacation Wins $1M Virginia Lottery Prize While Out Of The Country Woman Back From Vacation Wins $1M Virginia Lottery Prize While Out Of The Country
Woman Back From Vacation Wins $1M Virginia Lottery Prize While Out Of The Country Genese Rogers left her Virginia home to head out on vacation and came back a millionaire. The Woodbridge woman was out of the country when the winning ticket numbers were announced in Virginia's "New Year's Millionaire Raffle," but when she came back stateside, she was in for a heck of a welcome home present. Days after stepping out of the plane back in Virginia, Rogers found out that she had one of the five top-prize winning $1 million tickets. "I literally just started screaming," she exclaimed while giving the thumbs up at Lottery Headquarters. A smiling Rogers says that she isn't a re…

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by Zak Failla
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Newly-Minted Millionaires: Meet Virginia's New Year's $1M Lottery Winners Newly-Minted Millionaires: Meet Virginia's New Year's $1M Lottery Winners
Newly-Minted Millionaires: Meet Virginia's New Year's $1M Lottery Winners Two Virginia residents won $1 million each playing separate lottery games. Scott Nalevanko's ticket was purchased in Leesburg while Michael Brosnan bought his in Stafford. Nalevanko usually buys several Virginia’s New Year’s Millionaire Raffle tickets, some of which he gives away as Christmas presents.  So, on New Year’s Day, when he heard that a $1 million winning ticket had been bought at the 7-Eleven on East Market Street in Leesburg, he got excited. “You’ve got to be kidding me!” he remembers thinking. The only question was, was that big winning ticket in his possessi…

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by Cecilia Levine
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Repeat DUI Offender Busted Minutes Into 2024 For Drunk Driving Crash In Virginia: Sheriff Repeat DUI Offender Busted Minutes Into 2024 For Drunk Driving Crash In Virginia: Sheriff
Repeat DUI Offender Busted Minutes Into 2024 For Drunk Driving Crash In Virginia: Sheriff It didn't take long for a Stafford man to notch the first DUI arrest in 2024, according to authorities. Less than 90 minutes into the New Year, officials busted 20-year-old Ashton Barb with a blood alcohol concentration more than double the legal limit after losing control and crashing into another vehicle on Monday morning.  The crash was reported before 1:30 a.m. on Jan. 1. Barb should have considered an Uber or other options, according to a spokesperson from the Stafford County Sheriff's Office, after he crashed into another car at the intersection of Poplar Road and Mount Olive Ro…

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by Zak Failla
Lifestyle
Check Your Tickets! Winners Of Virginia's New Year's Millionaire Raffle Announced Check Your Tickets! Winners Of Virginia's New Year's Millionaire Raffle Announced
Check Your Tickets! Winners Of Virginia's New Year's Millionaire Raffle Announced Five newly minted millionaires may be sitting on a Virginia Lottery ticket worth seven figures and might not even realize it.  Lottery officials have announced the winning numbers for Virginia's New Year's Millionaire Raffle, which included five $1 million winners and seven $100,000 prizes. The odds of winning the million dollar prize were 1 in 125,000.  Winning million dollar tickets were sold at:  Ticket 007094: Paddy’s 32 Steakhouse & Pub on Center Street in Stafford; Ticket 125311: Wawa on Plank Road in Fredericksburg; Ticket 168420: 7-Eleven on East Market St…

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by Zak Failla
Police & Fire
Speeding Driver Takes Deputies On Wild Chase Before Crashing Camaro In VA: Sheriff Speeding Driver Takes Deputies On Wild Chase Before Crashing Camaro In VA: Sheriff
Speeding Driver Takes Deputies On Wild Chase Before Crashing Camaro In VA: Sheriff Muhammad Zalmai fought the law, and the law won. The 19-year-old Stafford man rang in the New Year from behind bars after attempting to outrun members of the sheriff's office before crashing his Camaro, officials say. At around 2:20 p.m. on Sunday afternoon, deputies spotted Zalmai speeding at 90 mph in a posted 45 mph zone on Richmond Highway near Twin Brook Drive. When a deputy attempted to stop him, Zalmai began speeding up and weaving through traffic, according to the sheriff's office. Zalmai was too fast and furious for his own good as he topped 100 mph onto I-95, prompting…

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by Zak Failla
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Wanted Man Assaulted Deputy After Skipping Out On Court In Virginia: Sheriff Wanted Man Assaulted Deputy After Skipping Out On Court In Virginia: Sheriff
Wanted Man Assaulted Deputy After Skipping Out On Court In Virginia: Sheriff A 53-year-old Stafford man went through great lengths to avoid being arrested for failing to make a court appearance, and only managed to compound his legal troubles, the sheriff's office says. David Grice was scheduled to appear in Stafford General District Court on Wednesday morning, but instead opted to skip it, prompting a home visit by deputies to take in the wanted man. At around noon on Dec. 27, deputies responded to Grice's Mount Vernon Avenue home, and while one person advised that no one by that name lived there, Grice ultimately came to the front door, where a strange scene playe…

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by Zak Failla
News
Delivery Driver Who Targeted Teen Girl Arrested For Stalking In VA: Sheriff Delivery Driver Who Targeted Teen Girl Arrested For Stalking In VA: Sheriff
Delivery Driver Who Targeted Teen Girl Arrested For Stalking In VA: Sheriff A delivery driver in Virginia attempted to prey on a teen girl he is accused of stalking, the Stafford County Sheriff's Office announced. 24-year-old William Wilson is back on the streets after being arrested and released after allegedly targeting a teenager who he made inappropriate comments toward.  According to a spokesperson from the sheriff's office, on Thursday, Dec. 21, deputies were called to investigate a suspicious delivery driver who came to a home in the Rock Hill District several times and "offered to do things of a sexual nature" with the girl. Investigators made note th…

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by Zak Failla
Police & Fire
Reckless Driver Leads 100 MPH Pursuit, Nearly Hits Deputy Head-On In Stafford: Sheriff Reckless Driver Leads 100 MPH Pursuit, Nearly Hits Deputy Head-On In Stafford: Sheriff
Reckless Driver Leads 100 MPH Pursuit, Nearly Hits Deputy Head-On In Stafford: Sheriff A 23-year-old Fredericksburg driver was being held without bond after leading a police pursuit at more than twice the speed limit through Stafford, authorities said. Jhonattan Varela Rangel was spotted going faster than the traffic around his Dodge Charger around 10:15 p.m. Tuesday, Dec. 19, south on Warrenton Road near Olde Forge Drive, Stafford County Sheriff David Decatur said. Rangel passed another vehicle using a dedicated turn lane and proceeded to accelerate, Decatur said. By the time a sheriff's deputy turned on his emergency equipment, the Charger was traveling 80 MPH in a 45 …

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by Cecilia Levine
Police & Fire
Drunk Driver Bangs On Stranger's Door Before Stafford Arrest: Sheriff Drunk Driver Bangs On Stranger's Door Before Stafford Arrest: Sheriff
Drunk Driver Bangs On Stranger's Door Before Stafford Arrest: Sheriff A 25-year-old drunk driver was arrested after banging on a stranger's door late at night in Stafford, police said. Jennifer Ramirez Torres had consumed brandy before she went up to a Red Maple Court home and began banging on the door making demands at 11:30 p.m. Sunday night, Dec. 17, Stafford County Sheriff David Decatur said. "This perplexed the caller considering he had no idea who the individual was," Decatur said. When Deputy Jett arrived, he saw Torres sitting near the home in an extremely intoxicated state. While she admitted to driving to this location, she could not say why and no…

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by Cecilia Levine
Police & Fire
$4 Million In Meth, Pot, Cocaine Seized; 10 Arrested In Bust Across Northern Virginia $4 Million In Meth, Pot, Cocaine Seized; 10 Arrested In Bust Across Northern Virginia
$4 Million In Meth, Pot, Cocaine Seized; 10 Arrested In Bust Across Northern Virginia More than $4 million worth of drugs were seized and ten people were arrested in an investigation spanning six counties across northern Virginia. The five-month investigation by the Blue Ridge Narcotics and Gang Task Force spanned Orange, Fauquier, Stafford, Alexandria, Loudon, and Mecklenburg counties. Officers executed search warrants at multiple homes in the six counties on Monday, Dec. 11 and Wednesday, Dec. 13, resulting in 10 arrests and 24 felony charges. As a result of the operation, the task force seized: •     1,861 grams of cocaine with a street value of $186,100, •  …

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by Cecilia Levine
Police & Fire
Intoxicated Wawa Trespasser Returns Repeatedly In Stafford: Sheriff Intoxicated Wawa Trespasser Returns Repeatedly In Stafford: Sheriff
Intoxicated Wawa Trespasser Returns Repeatedly In Stafford: Sheriff A 34-year-old Stafford man was jailed after authorities said he trespassed at a South Stafford Wawa with drugs. Brett Simpson had been trespassed from the South Gateway Drive Wawa, the Stafford County Sheriff's Office said. But at 11 a.m. Friday, Dec. 15, he was back on the property. Being that he was wearing a reflective jacket, deputies found Simpson rather quickly. When asked if he in fact had been trespassed from the property, Simpson told deputies he "might have been" and that he was "sorry for returning," the sheriff's office said.  A sergeant told Simpson that the next t…

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by Cecilia Levine