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Police Imposters Steal Cash From Motorist In Loudoun County, Police Say Police Imposters Steal Cash From Motorist In Loudoun County, Police Say
Police Imposters Steal Cash From Motorist In Loudoun County, Police Say Leesburg police are on the lookout for a pair of imposters who stole money from a motorist last week. The men were in a newer model grey Toyota Corolla with tinted windows when they pulled up alongside the victim on the 800 block of Edwards Ferry Road NE Friday, April 26 around 4:30 p.m., police said. The vehicle had flashing red and blue lights on its dashboard, so the victim stopped for it. Two males got out the and displayed silver badges. During the interaction, one of the men took money from the victim’s wallet. The pair then got back into their vehicle and drove away. The Toyota wa…

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by Cecilia Levine
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Good Boy! Police K9 Sniffs Out Cocaine, Oxy On Loudoun County Driver, Police Say Good Boy! Police K9 Sniffs Out Cocaine, Oxy On Loudoun County Driver, Police Say
Good Boy! Police K9 Sniffs Out Cocaine, Oxy On Loudoun County Driver, Police Say A 37-year-old Loudoun County woman was arrested after a police K-9 sniffed out cocaine and other drugs in her vehicle, police said. Whitney Thorpe, 37, of Leesburg, has been charged with two felony counts of possession of controlled substances, Leesburg police said. Thorpe was stopped by a Leesburg officer for traffic violations Sunday evening, Oct. 8, on South King Street near the Leesburg bypass, police said. K-9 Elmore responded for an open-air scan, which resulted in a positive alert on the vehicle.   Officers recovered approximately 14 grams of crack cocaine, Oxycodone Hydr…

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by Cecilia Levine
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MS-13 Gangsters, Undocumented Individual Charged In Loudoun Co. Crime Spree: Police MS-13 Gangsters, Undocumented Individual Charged In Loudoun Co. Crime Spree: Police
MS-13 Gangsters, Undocumented Individual Charged In Loudoun Co. Crime Spree: Police Four arrests have been made in a series of violent crimes across Leesburg dating back to May 2023, authorities announced. Those charged include Emerson Martinez-Alvarenga, 19; Marcos Sorto-Argueta, 19; Marco Mendoza-Monjaras, 19; and Juan Cubillas-Rodriguez, 18, all of Leesburg, were slapped with various offenses, Leesburg police said Thursday, Aug. 10. The teens were charged in the following incidents: May 21: A subject brandished a firearm at multiple victims in the 0-99 block of Hancock Place NE. Emerson Martinez-Alvarenga has been charged in this investigation with one …

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by Cecilia Levine
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Hanger Catches Fire, Planes Damaged At VA Airport Hanger Catches Fire, Planes Damaged At VA Airport
Hanger Catches Fire, Planes Damaged At VA Airport Some travelers were left in a lurch at the Leesburg Executive Airport on Sunday morning when a fire left several planes damaged on the tarmac, officials say. At approximately 2 a.m. on Sunday, June 25, a fire was reported at the airport in the B T-hanger in the north end of the airfield. Loudoun County Fire and Rescue personnel were quick to respond to the scene and had the fire under control swiftly with an assist from a Leesburg Police officer, but not before the flames damaged at least nine planes. The cause of the fire remains under investigation. Later on Sunday afternoon, officials …

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by Zak Failla
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Leesburg Police Seek Suspect Who Stabbed His Drinking Buddy During Argument Leesburg Police Seek Suspect Who Stabbed His Drinking Buddy During Argument
Leesburg Police Seek Suspect Who Stabbed His Drinking Buddy During Argument Leesburg police are looking for the suspect who stabbed a victim in The Manor parking lot, officials said.  At 9 p.m. on August 13, police arrived to parking lot where they discovered the victim, along with three other adult men, were drinking alcohol together, when an argument broke out and the victim was stabbed in his upper body, according to Leesburg police. The three individuals present during the incident were described as Hispanic men in their mid-thirties, between 5'5 and 5'8, officials reported. Police said the victim believed the suspects were possibly from Guatemala or Mexi…

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by AJ Goldbloom
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Three Shoplifters Steal $800 In Alcohol From Leesburg Liquor Store: Police Three Shoplifters Steal $800 In Alcohol From Leesburg Liquor Store: Police
Three Shoplifters Steal $800 In Alcohol From Leesburg Liquor Store: Police Police are seeking three suspects in connection with a shoplifting incident in Leesburg, officials said. On July 30, three suspects stole $800 worth of alcohol from a local ABC store, Leesburg Police reported. If you recognize these three suspects or have any further information about this incident, contact police at 703-771-4500.

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by AJ Goldbloom
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Trio Charged In Targeted Double Attack: Leesburg Police Trio Charged In Targeted Double Attack: Leesburg Police
Trio Charged In Targeted Double Attack: Leesburg Police Two juveniles and a man were in police custody in connection with a double attack in Leesburg last week officials said.  Marcos Argueta, 18, and two other suspects were charged for their involvement in the double attack in the 0 block of Fort Evans Road.  After the attack, one individual was found in a parking lot with life-threatening gash wounds and another victim fled to police with non-life threatening injuries, Leesburg Police reported.  Police put a warrant out for Argueta, who later surrendered and was charged with two felony counts of aggravated malici…

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by AJ Goldbloom
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Leesburg Police Seek Suspect In Armed Hotel Heist Leesburg Police Seek Suspect In Armed Hotel Heist
Leesburg Police Seek Suspect In Armed Hotel Heist Police in Loudoun County are asking for the public's help in finding the man who robbed a Leesburg hotel on Wednesday morning, June 22.  An armed robber hit the Best Western at 726 E Market Street in Leesburg just before 1 a.m., Leesburg police said. He rushed into the building wearing a mask, waving a handgun, and demanded cash from the register. The man ran off into the night after stealing money.  Witnesses said he is 6-feet-tall and thin and wore baggy clothing during the robbery.  Leesburg police ask anyone with information on the robbery to contact Detective …

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by Josh Lanier
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Man Secretly Filmed Woman In Shower at Leesburg Rec Center: Police Man Secretly Filmed Woman In Shower at Leesburg Rec Center: Police
Man Secretly Filmed Woman In Shower at Leesburg Rec Center: Police Authorities say a 20-year-old man secretly recorded a woman last week as she showered at a recreation center in Loudoun County.  Police arrested Lester Galves Reyes after a woman complained he had stuck a camera beneath a shower partition at the Ida Lee Recreation Center at about 3:30 p.m. on Saturday, June 11, Leesburg police said. Officers arrested Reyes at the center without incident.  Officials charged Reyes with attempted unlawful creation of an image of another and disorderly conduct, police said. He was released from the Loudoun County Adult Detention Center after…

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by Josh Lanier
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Viral Video Shows Student-On-Student Robbery At Leesburg High School: Police Viral Video Shows Student-On-Student Robbery At Leesburg High School: Police
Viral Video Shows Student-On-Student Robbery At Leesburg High School: Police A new viral video students at a Leesburg high school are sharing reportedly shows one of their fellow classmates being robbed.  A student at Tuscarora High School told administrators on Wednesday, May 25, that a classmate  attacked them in a bathroom earlier that morning while another one stole their stuff, Leesburg police said. No one was injured in the incident.  As police began investigating this report, other students told them that that'd seen the attack even though they weren't there. Someone recorded the alleged encounter and shared the video with other students.&…

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by Josh Lanier
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Leesburg Driver Clocked Going 133 MPH in 45 Zone: Police Leesburg Driver Clocked Going 133 MPH in 45 Zone: Police
Leesburg Driver Clocked Going 133 MPH in 45 Zone: Police A 21-year-old man likely set a new Loudoun County record when police clocked him driving nearly 90 miles per hour over the speed limit earlier this month, authorities said.  Luke Jones, of Leesburg, put the pedal through the floor of his 2007 Corvette on May 11 while on Virginia Route 7, Leesburg police said. An officer recorded him going 133 MPH in a 45 MPH zone.  The officer snapped a photo of the radar gun after they chased Jones down. A Leesburg police spokesperson told WTOP that this was most likely the fastest they've ever recorded someone driving.  We thought that it went withou…

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by Josh Lanier