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'Fruity' Alcohol Odor Leads To DUI Arrest After Near Miss With Sergeant In Virginia: Sheriff
A 20-year-old Stafford driver is in big trouble after a big night of drinking led to a near miss with a sheriff’s sergeant early Thursday morning, officials say. Shortly after 1:30 a.m. on Saturday, Dec. 7, Stafford County Sheriff’s Sgt. M.L. Jacobeen was heading northbound on Richmond Highway, preparing to turn onto Garrisonville Road, when things took a dangerous turn. A Toyota Highlander in the next lane drifted into Jacobeen’s path during the turn, forcing the sergeant to slam on his brakes to avoid a collision, a spokesperson for the Stafford County Sheriff's Office said. The SUV cont…
Police & Fire
Repeat Shoplifter Claiming To Be Hank Aaron's Daughter Strikes Out With Sheriff In Virginia
A repeat offender pretending to be home run king Hank Aaron's daughter didn't hit it out of the park with her excuses after being busted shoplifting in Stafford County, according to the sheriff's office. Stafford resident Janice Scott, 61, was taken into custody after she was caught while attempting to steal food on three separate occasions in the past two months, this time providing a false ID. Deputies from the Stafford County Sherif's Office were called to Walmart on Garrisonville Road shortly before 6:30 p.m. on Sunday night, where there was a reported shoplifting incident that was in p…
Police & Fire
Slowly Swerving Driver Hit With Fourth DUI During Stafford Stop, Sheriff Says
Marvin Guillen found himself in a familiar position over the weekend after being busted for his fourth DUI offense by the Stafford County Sheriff's Office. The 34-year-old Stafford man was stopped early on Saturday night after the agency received multiple drunk driving complaints involving a swerving Honda Civic that came dangerously close to striking several other vehicles. Those calls came shortly after the Fauquier County Sheriff's Office issued a BOLO for the same Honda that was driving dangerously in the area. Deputies from the Stafford County Sheriff's Office were able to locate the …
Police & Fire
DUI Driver In VA Had BAC More Than Double Legal Limit With Unbuckled Children In Car: Sheriff
Sunday Funday took on a new meaning for a man busted driving with a blood alcohol concentration more than double the legal limit in the middle of the day with children in the car, according to the sheriff's office. Stafford resident Martin Magallanes, 55, had to be taken off the roadway by deputies on Sunday afternoon after they were called to investigate reports of a suspected drunk driver who was spotted swerving from lane to lane, drawing the attention of a Park Police officer. According to a Stafford County Sheriff's Office spokesperson, a deputy was called to the area of Garrisonv…
Police & Fire
Kraken Unleashed On Fugitive Caught Stealing Rum From Virginia ABC Store, Sheriff Says
A 25-year-old man already wanted by the US Marshals Service is facing new charges after trying to pocket some bottles of booze in Stafford County, the sheriff says. Alvin Jallibah is behind bars after being caught red-handed late on Tuesday afternoon after stashing away two bottles of Kraken Rum in his pocket before leaving an area store. The incident was reported shortly before 6 p.m. on Tuesday, Sept. 10 aat the ABC Store in the 300 block of Garrisonville Road in Stafford. An employee was able to provide deputies with Jallibah's license plate number, and the vehicle was ultimately l…
Police & Fire
Wanted Reckless Driver Busted For DUI After Hit-Run Crash In Virginia, Sheriff Says
A hit-and-run driver in Stafford County was already wanted before being busted for DUI on Friday night, officials say. Stafford resident Patrick Ridenour, 35, is facing a host of new charges following a crash at around 8:30 p.m. on Aug. 30 in the 800 block of Garrisonville Road. Members of the Stafford County Sheriff's Office were called to investigate the hit-and-run, and a keen-eyed deputy spotted the suspect vehicle while he was responding to the crash scene. It was also determined that Ridenour was wanted in Stafford County. During a subsequent traffic stop on Shiloh Way, it was …
Police & Fire
Hit-Run Driver In Sedan Struck School Bus While Making Illegal Turn In Virginia, Sheriff Says
A deputy from the Stafford County Sheriff's Office got a first-hand look at a crash involving a New Yorker and school bus on Thursday night,. Bronx resident Tawny Urena, 27, is facing charges in Virginia after accidentally crashing into a bus and attempting to flee in a questionable vehicle with false tags, officials said. According to the sheriff's office, a deputy was making a left hand turn from the eastbound lanes of Garrisonville Road near Richmond Highway when he "heard a loud crash behind him." Turns out, Urena struck a school bus that was driving behind the deputy, and her go…
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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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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 …
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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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DUI Driver Found Cuddled Up With Grey Goose Bottle By Stafford Deputies, Sheriff Says
A sleepy DUI suspect who cozied up with a bottle of Grey Goose after putting on a show outside a Stafford County business got more than he bargained for after challenging deputies, according to the sheriff's office. Stafford resident Nilson Garay Orellana was arrested on Sunday night after exposing himself, allegedly driving drunk, then taking a nap in the front seat of his vehicle. At around 9:30 p.m. on July 21, members of the Stafford County Sheriff's Office were called to the 610 Mart and Tobacco at 395 Garrisonville Road to investigate a reported drunk driving complaint. …
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Fugitive Falls From Fence After Failing To Fend Off Deputies In Stafford, Sheriff Says
A wanted man put police through their paces before a foot chase ended with him in a heap on the ground outside a Panda Express location in Stafford. Derrick Eady, 22, is behind bars after a failed attempt at evading his arrest on Thursday night, according to the Stafford County Sheriff's Office. Investigators say that at around 9:30 p.m. on July 11, deputies learned that Eady - who was wanted for a capias and probation violation - was in the area of Worth Avenue walking near Home Depot, and they attempted to take him into custody. Instead, officials say that Eady took off on foot, leading …
Police & Fire
Knife-Wielding Woman With BAC 4X Legal Limit Charged For Third DUI In Virginia: Sheriff
A strange scene played out in the parking lot of a Virginia apartment complex over the weekend when an allegedly intoxicated woman chased another around with a knife threatening to kill her, according to the Stafford County Sheriff's Office. Miranda Baardsen, 26, had a blood alcohol concentration upwards of four times the legal limit after being tested at an area hospital following an incident involving her and two others who were met by an unexpected sight when they returned home from a friend's residence in Fredericksburg early on Saturday morning. According to a spokesperson from the she…
Police & Fire
Attempted Murder Suspect Captured Weeks After Fruitless Manhunt In Stafford
A Newport News man wanted for attempted murder has been arrested in Stafford, police said. Da’John Lancaster, 25, had been identified as the person who had been looking into vehicles on Providence Street in Arbor Grove Apartments around 4:30 a.m. on May 4, the Stafford County Sheriff's Office said in a news release. While checking the wooded area next to the 1000 block of Providence Street, deputies heard a person running through the foliage. Shortly after the command of “Sheriff’s Office, stop!” Lancaster fired two rounds from a gun. A perimeter was established, K-9 conducted a track…
Police & Fire
Former Flasher Leads Deputies On 2nd-Ever Minivan Pursuit Through Stafford, Sheriff Says
A Stafford driver with a history of run-ins with the law has been arrested after leading deputies on a pursuit, police said. A man later identified as Grant Egan, 19, was spotted in a Toyota Sienna using a right-turn only lane to go straight through traffic by Sergeant G.A. Haney near Richmond Highway and Port Aquia Drive around 3:50 p.m. on Friday, May 17, Stafford County Sheriff David Decatur said. Having witnessed the clear traffic violation,Haney activated his emergency equipment to conduct a traffic stop. Instead the Sienna continued to accelerate, kicking off a pursuit, police sa…
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