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Route 17 Closed Following Violent Virginia Crash (DEVELOPING) Route 17 Closed Following Violent Virginia Crash (DEVELOPING)
Route 17 Closed Following Violent Virginia Crash (Developing) A serious crash on Route 17 (Warrenton Road) in Stafford County has shut down all lanes in both directions after power lines came down, officials said. The Stafford County Sheriff's Office reported the closure near Lichfield Boulevard on Thursday, March 6, urging drivers to avoid the area and use alternate routes. The Virginia Department of Transportation (VDOT) Fredericksburg confirmed the extended closure, stating that their crews are on the scene setting up detours while Dominion Energy works to address the downed power lines. In photos released by VDOT, crews can be seen working on the…

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by Zak Failla
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Thieving Brothers Lead I-95 Pursuit In Virginia: Sheriff Thieving Brothers Lead I-95 Pursuit In Virginia: Sheriff
Thieving Brothers Lead I-95 Pursuit In Virginia: Sheriff A pair of brothers from Woodbridge led Stafford County Sheriff's deputies on a chase along Interstate 95 after a theft at Walmart, authorities said. On Thursday, Jan. 11 at about 12:30 p.m., deputies responded to Walmart, at 11 Village Parkway, for a larceny, the Sheriff's Office said. Walmart workers told deputies that two suspects had left the store with multiple stolen electronic devices. The suspects smashed into another vehicle and fled, deputies said. Sgt. A. Dupree Jr. spotted the vehicle at the intersection of Warrenton Road and Plantation Drive before it fled onto I-95 northbound,…

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by Jon Craig
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Drunk Bank Robber Arrested In Stafford County: Police Drunk Bank Robber Arrested In Stafford County: Police
Drunk Bank Robber Arrested In Stafford County: Police Police arrested a Fredericksburg man for robbing a local Stafford County bank, officials said. At around 3:30 p.m. on August 18, officers responded to the Truist Bank on Warrenton Road and Plantation Drive, to find the bank had been robbed and the suspect was no where to be found, according to the Stafford County Sheriff's Office.  While law enforcement and a K-9 searched the scene, an officer got word of an intoxicated man entering vehicles in a nearby Target parking lot, police said. Jeremy Peters, 40, who had fled the bank on foot  and who was believed to be armed in the …

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by AJ Goldbloom
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Suspected DUI Driver Found Asleep In Middle Of Intersection: Police Suspected DUI Driver Found Asleep In Middle Of Intersection: Police
Suspected DUI Driver Found Asleep In Middle Of Intersection: Police A suspected intoxicated driver made it easy for police when they found him asleep behind the wheel in the middle of an intersection over the weekend. Jowan Edwards' Honda Accord was stopped at the Warrenton Road and Plantation Drive just before 2 a.m. on Friday, May 27, the Stafford County Sheriff's Office said. The car was still in drive, the hazard lights were blinking, and the front-right tire was nearly torn off, deputies reported. There was damage to a nearby curb, and deputies believe he may have crashed into it before passing out, they said.  Deputies woke Edwards up and took h…

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by Josh Lanier