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Cinderella Story Ends With Shoe In Doorframe, Two Busted For Botched VA Burglary: Sheriff
Members of the Stafford County Sheriff's Office didn't have to go far while investigating a botched burglary and erroneous escape when a suspect left his shoe behind. Earlier this month, deputies were called to an apartment complex in Garrison Woods, where they found an 18-year-old and a minor in front of a damaged door, who attempted to walk away and began ignoring commands to stop upon their arrival. Investigators say that they then began running, "but were unfamiliar with the area," leading to a foot chase around an apartment building, across a playground, and ended when they encoun…
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Man Wanted In Fredericksburg Tracked By K9 Teams In Spotsylvania After Botched Robbery: Sheriff
A man who assaulted a woman during a failed robbery attempt at a Virginia 7-Eleven lost a game of hide-and-seek with Spotsylvania County Sheriff's K9s and landed himself behind bars, officials say. Fredericksburg resident Kenneth Wayne Auston, 48, was arrested after being tracked through a shopping center early on Friday morning following the attempted robbery. According to the sheriff's office, at approximately 3 a.m. a clerk at the 7-Eleven in the 4200 block of Plank Road reported to police that a man - later identified as Auston - came behind the counter and assaulted her; however,…
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Booze Bandit Involved In Police Pursuit Arrested; Driver At Large, Stafford Sheriff Says
Adrian Barett was hoping to trade one vice for another, but wound up behind bars for his troubles, according to the Stafford County Sheriff's Office. He was arrested on Tuesday, though his driver remains at large following a string of alcohol larcenies that led to a high-speed police pursuit that went from Stafford into Prince William County, officials say. Barett, 21, of Woodridge, was arrested, though his accomplice remains at large a day after a pair of robberies were reported in Stafford County. The booze bandits' spree began at approximately 6:53 p.m. on July 30 at an ABC Store on Gar…
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Margarita-Drinking Man Mangles Dad's Mustang Crashing Into Median In Stafford County: Sheriff
A 21-year-old who openly admitted to consuming margaritas being crashing his father's Mustang and ditching the Ford in an area parking lot was arrested for DUI in Stafford County, the sheriff's office says. Stafford resident Javier Loza Quiroz is facing a pair of charges and was treated to a trip to jail over the weekend following an investigation into a crashed vehicle that became disabled following a crash. According to a spokesperson from the Stafford County Sheriff's Office, deputies were called shortly before midnight on July 27 to the Circle K on Prosperity Lane to investigate a vehic…
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Driver Who Struck Deputy's Cruiser In Stafford County Gets Second DUI In Two Years: Sheriff
A 39-year-old Stafford man was charged with his second DUI in two years after crashing into the back of a deputy's cruiser on Monday night. Stephen Alexander is behind bars after smashing into the Stafford County Sheriff's Office vehicle and then attempting to flee the area while allegedly intoxicated, officials say. The incident was reported shortly after 11 p.m. on July 29 near the intersection of Garrisonville Road and Salisbury Drive when a deputy stopped a separate vehicle for a reported equipment violation on the Jessica Cheney Bridge. According to the sheriff's office, shortly …
Police & Fire
Wanted Virginia Man Surrenders After Short-Lived Standoff With Deputies, Sheriff Says
A wanted 35-year-old man tried to be coy with members of the Stafford County Sheriff's Office, but he was unable to avoid his arrest after failing to pretend he wasn't home. Stafford resident Bryan Robert, who was already wanted out of Caroline County for violating a protective order and making suspect phone calls, made things worse for himself attempting to evade being arrested, officials say. A spokesperson for the sheriff's office said that in the afternoon of Friday, July 26, deputies attempted to execute a search warrant on Clift Farm Road, and when they arrived, were able to spot…
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Spotsy Driver Admits To Drinking, Driving Before Crash At Fredericksburg Intersection: Police
A Spotsylvania woman was arrested after smashing into another driver in Fredericksburg while allegedly driving under the influence, police say. Over the weekend, an officer on patrol in downtown Fredericksburg spotted a red Toyota RAV 4 that blew through the stop sign at the intersection of Fauquier Street and Caroline Street and crashing into a Hyundai Elantra. Google Maps street view According to police, Nikole Kiser, 23, admitted to consuming alcohol before the crash, which left the driver of the Hyundai with minor injuries. Kiser was arrested and charged with DUI and a traf…
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Three Arrested After Fleeing On Foot Following High-Speed Pursuit In Virginia (
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New details have been released by the Stafford County Sheriff's Office following Tuesday's police pursuit that landed three people - two who were already wanted - behind bars. At approximately 5:35 p.m. on July 23, deputies spotted a wanted person in a black Honda Civic heading north on Richmond Highway in the area of Centreport Parkway, which led to a high-speed pursuit through the area. Happening Now:A pursuit on Centreport Parkway has ended and all suspects are detained. One deputy was injured. The road is still closed and the investigation is ongoing. There is no danger to the …
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Suspicious Stripping Suspect Threatened To 'Raise All Hell' During DUI Arrest In VA: Sheriff
A drunk and unruly customer at an area 7-Eleven became combative after allegedly brandishing a handgun inside the store and ignoring demands from Stafford County Sheriff's deputies. Shortly before 1 a.m. on Sunday, July 21, members of the sheriff's office were called to the convenience store in the 2990 block of Richmond Highway, where (Stafford resident Malik Baker, 30) was clearly intoxicated and brandished a firearm in the business." Investigators say that deputies were able to track down Baker, the driver, who was stopped in the area of Wells Fargo on Garrisonville Road; however, …
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'Come Get Me:' Intoxicated Man Called Dispatch, Asked To Be Arrested In Virginia, Sheriff Says
An intoxicated 34-year-old man who blew the whistle on himself in Stafford County asked for the sheriff's office to "come get him," which they were happy to do. Stafford resident James Grubb is facing charges following a Sunday night incident, when he was allegedly under the influence and made sure that investigators knew it. At approximately 7:30 p.m. on July 21, a sergeant with the Stafford County Sheriff's Office made one of the easiest arrests he'll ever see when Grubb called dispatch and advised he was intoxicated on Lakewood Drive. Upon arrival, they found Grubb in an intoxicated sta…
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Son Hiding From Deputies Called Wanted Mother For Ride In Stafford; Both Arrested: Sheriff
A wanted 55-year-old man got both himself and his mother in trouble with the Stafford County Sheriff's Office after hiding out in the woods following the reported assault of a woman. Charles Atkins III, of Ruther Glen, is back in custody after a failed attempt to evade his arrest following the alleged attack and subsequent foot chase on Sunday morning, officials say. Shortly before 9 a.m. on July 21, deputies were called to investigate when a woman reported that she was involved in an incident over a disagreement about a cell phone, though Atkins was gone before they arrived. It was later …
Police & Fire
Shooting Suspect Refused To Leave Spotsy Home, Ran Over Woman While Fleeing, Sheriff Says
A woman was run over after being struck in a double shooting involving a suspect who refused to leave a Spotsylvania home early on Tuesday morning. Joseph Alfonza Jackson, 43, was arrested after opening fire on a man and woman before fleeing the area and later turning himself in, officials say. According to the Spotsylvania County Sheriff's Office, deputies were called shortly after 1 a.m. to the 11200 block of Ashby Drive, where they found the pair suffering from multiple gunshot wounds. Witnesses say that Jackson arrived at the home, where several people were, and was asked to leave. He …
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