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Coworkers Rallying Around Family Of Man Whose Grandson Was Gunned Down In Virginia Parking Lot Coworkers Rallying Around Family Of Man Whose Grandson Was Gunned Down In Virginia Parking Lot
Coworkers Rallying Around Family Of Man Whose Grandson Was Gunned Down In Virginia Parking Lot Support is swelling for the family of a 19-year-old who was shot and killed in the parking lot of a Loudoun County apartment complex. Shortly before 7:20 p.m. on Wednesday, Feb. 14, deputies from the sheriff's office were called to the 44000 block of Keller Square, where they found Michai Dandridge-Carter outside the Ashburn Meadows complex. The Sterling resident was pronounced dead at the scene after suffering a single gunshot wound. Rashaun Owens is now wanted in connection to the fatal shooting. The LCSO is conducting an investigation in the 44400 block of Keller Sq., in Ashburn…

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by Zak Failla
Police & Fire
'Armed, Dangerous' Man At Large Following Fatal Shooting Of 19-Year-Old In Virginia: Sheriff 'Armed, Dangerous' Man At Large Following Fatal Shooting Of 19-Year-Old In Virginia: Sheriff
'Armed, Dangerous' Man At Large Following Fatal Shooting Of 19-Year-Old In Virginia: Sheriff Seen him?  The Loudoun County Sheriff's Office is seeking the public's assistance in tracking down Rashaun Owens, who is wanted in connection to the Valentine's Day murder of 19-year-old Michai Dandridge-Carter outside an Ashburn apartment complex. 44400 block of Keller Square in Ashburn Google Maps street view Dandridge-Carter was identified by the sheriff's office as the person found with a fatal gunshot wound outside the Ashburn Meadows complex last week. According to a spokesperson for the Loudoun County Sherif's office, shortly before 7:20 p.m. on Feb. 14, deputies were calle…

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by Zak Failla
Police & Fire
Police ID 19-Year-Old Found Shot To Death In Parking Lot Of Virginia Apartment Complex Police ID 19-Year-Old Found Shot To Death In Parking Lot Of Virginia Apartment Complex
Police ID 19-Year-Old Found Shot To Death In Parking Lot Of Virginia Apartment Complex A death investigation has been launched in Loudoun County after a 19-year-old's body was found in the parking lot of an Ashburn apartment complex, police say. Michai Dandridge-Carter has been identified by the sheriff's office as the person found with a fatal gunshot wound outside the Ashburn Meadows complex on Wednesday night. According to a spokesperson for the Loudoun County Sherif's office, shortly before 7:20 p.m. on Feb. 14, deputies were called to the 44400 block of Keller Square, where there were reports of a pedestrian who was down in the parking lot. The LCSO is conducting an …

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by Zak Failla
Police & Fire
Fentanyl Dealer On Probation Busted With Thousands Of Pills In Loudoun County: Sheriff Fentanyl Dealer On Probation Busted With Thousands Of Pills In Loudoun County: Sheriff
Fentanyl Dealer On Probation Busted With Thousands Of Pills In Loudoun County: Sheriff Thousands of fentanyl pills are off the streets after members of the Loudoun County Sheriff's Office busted a dealer in Aldie on Friday, authorities announced. Austin Paul Shin is back behind bars after being arrested for the second time for dealing fentanyl, this time in Loudoun County, not Alexandria, according to officials.  On Jan. 26, members of the sheriff office's Drug and Gang and Tactical Support Units conducted a search warrant at a home in Aldie, leading to the apprehension of the 24-year-old outside of his residence. The arrest came following a months-long investigation in…

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by Zak Failla
News
Charges For Shooter, Not Driver After Dog Struck By Vehicle In Virginia, Sheriff Says Charges For Shooter, Not Driver After Dog Struck By Vehicle In Virginia, Sheriff Says
Charges For Shooter, Not Driver After Dog Struck By Vehicle In Virginia, Sheriff Says The hit-and-run driver who struck a dog and was shot at in Loudoun County will not face charges after a man did his best John Wick impression late last week, officials say. Steven Drew, 43, was arrested last week after members of the Loudoun County Sheriff's Office were called to investigate a shooting in the 1000 block of Albemarle Road in Sterling when gunshots rang out after his dog was hit by a car that kept going. According to a spokesperson from the sheriff's office, at around 7:20 p.m. on Wednesday, Jan. 10, a white vehicle struck a dog that entered the road and continued south down …

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by Zak Failla
Police & Fire
Homeless Man Steals Car, Burglarizes 2 Homes In Loudoun County: Police Homeless Man Steals Car, Burglarizes 2 Homes In Loudoun County: Police
Homeless Man Steals Car, Burglarizes 2 Homes In Loudoun County: Police A homeless man who stole a car then burglarized two homes has been arrested in Loudoun County, police said. A man later identified as Allen Goins, 42, stole a car left running from a home on the 100 block of Lawson Road SE in Leesburg around 9 a.m. Thursday, Jan. 11, local police said. A few minutes later, a Leesburg police officer saw the car in the 1000 block of Edwards Ferry Road NE. The officer tried to stop the vehicle, however Goins failed to yield and began instead headed northbound on the Route 15 bypass.  In the interest of public safety, the officer did not pursue the vehic…

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by Cecilia Levine
Police & Fire
Dog Owner Shoots At Driver Who Struck Pup In Loudoun County: Police Dog Owner Shoots At Driver Who Struck Pup In Loudoun County: Police
Dog Owner Shoots At Driver Who Struck Pup In Loudoun County: Police A 43-year-old man is facing charges after authorities say he shot at a vehicle that struck his dog in Loudoun County. Steven Drew, 43, was on the 1000 block of Albemarle Road in Sterling at 7:20 p.m. Wednesday, Jan. 10, when a white car struck his dog who entered the roadway, the Loudoun County Sheriff’s Office said. Drew fired several rounds at the passing vehicle and was later charged with Shooting into an Occupied Vehicle and is being held at the Loudoun County Adult Detention Center without bond. The LCSO is asking the driver of the vehicle to come forward. If anyone was in the ar…

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by Cecilia Levine
Traffic
Virginia Man Lied About Stabbing, Stole From Employer At Dulles Town Center Mall: Sheriff Virginia Man Lied About Stabbing, Stole From Employer At Dulles Town Center Mall: Sheriff
Virginia Man Lied About Stabbing, Stole From Employer At Dulles Town Center Mall: Sheriff A Reston man out on bail for making a false stabbing report and embezzling from his employer in Loudoun County is back behind bars after returning to the scene of the crime, the sheriff's office says. Fawad Fafa, 44, couldn't stay out of trouble after a series of incidents at the Dulles Town Center Mall in Sterling, where he worked at the Sports Nation store, which he targeted at least twice during his crime spree. On Wednesday, Nov. 8, an employee of the Sports Nation store where reported that the business had been entered overnight and that an undisclosed amount of money was taken. It wa…

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by Zak Failla
Police & Fire
Man Who Preyed On Three Women In Three Hours Accused Of Sexual Battery In Virginia: Police Man Who Preyed On Three Women In Three Hours Accused Of Sexual Battery In Virginia: Police
Man Who Preyed On Three Women In Three Hours Accused Of Sexual Battery In Virginia: Police A 20-year-old Virginia man is behind bars after preying on three women within three hours in Loudoun County. Ashburn resident Ryan Cunningham was apprehended without incident for alleged sexual assaults that were reported back-to-back-to-back on Monday, Dec. 11, the sheriff's office announced. Cunningham's day began at approximately 1 p.m., when a woman hiking on a trail near the 23000 block of Virginia Rose Place in Ashburn reported that a man walked by and inappropriately touched her, officials said. He just getting started. According to a Loudoun County Sheriff's Office spokesperson, a…

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by Zak Failla
Police & Fire
Arrest Made Shopping Center Shooting, Additional Suspects Possible: Loudoun Sheriff Arrest Made Shopping Center Shooting, Additional Suspects Possible: Loudoun Sheriff
Arrest Made Shopping Center Shooting, Additional Suspects Possible: Loudoun Sheriff Police have made an arrest in a Loudoun County shopping plaza shooting. Richard Edmundson, of no fixed addressed, is believed to have shot one person in the parking lot of the Dulles Retail Plaza in Sterling on Nov. 27, the county sheriff said. Police believe there was more than one individual involved in this incident, and the identification of the additional individuals remains under investigation. Edmundson was charged with Malicious Wounding and taken to the Loudoun County Adult Detention Center where he is being held without bond. The victim remains hospitalized in stable condition. …

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by Cecilia Levine
Police & Fire
Smashed Wine Bottle, Shattered Doors Left In Man's $20K Destruction Spree Across Loudoun: Cops Smashed Wine Bottle, Shattered Doors Left In Man's $20K Destruction Spree Across Loudoun: Cops
Smashed Wine Bottle, Shattered Doors Left In Man's $20K Destruction Spree Across Loudoun: Cops A man who racked up a $20,000 bill just in the property he destroyed at fast food restaurants across Loudoun County is in custody, authorities said. Reyan H. Ibrahim's night of destruction began around 8:15 p.m. Monday, Nov. 27, at the McDonald's at the Ashburn Shopping Plaza, when he destroyed an electronic menu board in the drive-thru lane, the Loudoun County Sheriff's Office said. At dawn, Ibrahim moved on to the Sheetz on Windmill Parc Drive in Sterling, where he broke a bottle of wine, and hit the front door entrance with a wrench, causing it to shatter, police said. At 8 a.m., I…

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by Cecilia Levine
Police & Fire
Loudoun County Shopping Plaza Shooting: Suspect's Photo Released Loudoun County Shopping Plaza Shooting: Suspect's Photo Released
Loudoun County Shopping Plaza Shooting: Suspect's Photo Released Police have released a photo of a man tied to a Virginia shopping plaza shooting this week. The shooting behind Milk & Honey Cafe at the Dulles Retail Plaza in Sterling left one person seriously injured around 6:25 p.m. Monday, Nov. 27, the Loudoun County Sheriff's Office said. Preliminary reports indicate that the suspect and the victim knew each other and that this was not a random act. The suspect is described as a tall, slender, Black male, wearing dark camouflage clothing, a scarf, and a black stocking hat. The victim was taken to an area hospital where he remains in stable c…

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by Cecilia Levine