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Would-Be Burglar Busted Before He Could Change Clothes: Stafford Sheriff
A man who tried to burglarize a Stafford business was arrested in the same clothes he wore to the scene, police said.
Surveillance footage showed a man alter identified as Saddam Rafat, 23, trying to open the door of Neighbor Mart on 2983 Richmond Highway, around 12:20 a.m. Tuesday, Nov. 7, Stafford County Sheriff David Decatur said.
When Rafat couldn't open the doors himself, he ran into them and kicked them, damaging the doors beyond repair.
Eventually, he realized he was not getting into the business and left, police said.
Not only did cameras record the crime, but it recorded th…
Fugitives Found With Drugs In Nighttime I-95 Stafford Stop: Cops
A pair of fugitives were found with drugs in a weekend traffic stop on I-95 in Northern Virginia.
Deputies pulled over the vehicle driven by 42-year-old Leonard Braxton on the northbound side of the highway in Stafford around 11 p.m. on Nov. 4, after the driver changed lanes without signaling multiple times, Stafford County Sheriff David Decatur said.
Braxton, of Richmond, was wanted out of Prince William, Lancaster, and Fairfax County, while his passenger, Monica Reed, was wanted out of Stafford, police said.
A search of the vehicle turned up numerous drugs, Decatur said. Reed said t…
Suspects Busted Within Hours After Shooting In Virginia, Police Say
It didn't take long for detectives in Fairfax County to catch up to two shooting suspects who tried to gun down a driver, officials say.
A midday shooting led to the arrests of Centerville resident Desmond Harris, 20, and 22-year-old Antwan Christopher Williams, of Stafford, who were wanted in connection to a shooting last week, the department announced on Tuesday.
According to a Fairfax County Police spokesperson, shortly before 2:30 p.m. on Wednesday, Sept. 27, officers were called to the 5400 block of Belcher Farm Road in Centreville, where there were reports of shots fired with at least…
