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Police & Fire
Child Walking To School Bus Stop In Spotsy Struck By DUI Driver, Sheriff Says
An early morning crash involving a child walking to school led to a DUI charge for a Spotsylvania woman on Wednesday who was driving recklessly, according to the sheriff's office. Local resident Jane Jenkins was arrested for suspected driving under the influence after the 53-year-old struck a girl who was walking to her bus stop. Deputies from the Spotsylvania County Sheriff's Office were called at around 7:20 a.m. on Nov. 6 to the 7200 block of Plantation Forest Drive, where there was a report of a driver who struck a minor in the area. 7200 block of Plantation Forest Drive Google…
Business
Delivery Driver Takes Door-To-Door Shipping Too Seriously, Strikes Stafford Home, Sheriff Says
A Virginia homeowner got a little more than they ordered on Thursday in Stafford County when an SUV driver accidentally crashed into the front of a home. First responders in Stafford County were called late in the morning on Sept. 19 to a building on Clint Lane, where a delivery driver took the term "door-to-door service" to heart. According to a spokesperson from the sheriff's office, deputies were called before noon on Thursday to a residence in the 500 block of Clint Lane, when a delivery driver's vehicle crept forward and struck the front door of a Fredericksburg property. Invest…
Police & Fire
Teen Who 'Can't Blow Zeros' Busted For DUI After Virginia Crash, Sheriff Says
A teen girl knew she was up to no good and broadcast it for the sheriff's office to hear after allegedly driving drunk and crashing into bushes off the side of the road in Stafford County, according to the sheriff's office. At approximately 2 a.m. on Saturday, Sept. 14, deputies responded to a stretch of Embrey Mill Road for an automatic crash notification that was coming from an iPhone. During that notification, dispatch was able to hear a girl saying "they're gonna know," and "I can't blow zeros," and she later requested that no one respond to the crash site because she and the other occu…
Police & Fire
Fourth Of July Shooting Under Investigation In Stafford County, Sheriff Says
A Fourth of July shooting is under investigation in Stafford County after a man and several vehicles were struck by gunfire, according to the sheriff's office. Shortly after 10:15 p.m. on Thursday, July 4, deputies were called to a reported shooting on Anvil Road in Olde Forge to investigate reports of shots fired. Officials say that upon arrival, they found multiple shell casings and several vehicles damaged by bullets. A man also suffered a gunshot wound to the leg. He was taken to an area hospital for treatment and evaluation of what were described as non-life-threatening injuries. The…
Police & Fire
Mercedes Benz Driver Going 100 MPH Said 'Rough Day' Made Him Run From Cops: Sheriff
A 19-year-old driver going 100 mph was eventually found by police after running from them in Stafford, and blamed the ordeal on a "rough day." Timothy Garrett's Mercedes was spotted by a deputy along Warrentown Road and Plantation Drive going more than 100 mph around 9:10 p.m. on April 30, the sheriff's office said. Deputy Pearce tried to pull Garrett over, but he kept at his intense speed until Truslow Road, when the deputy lost sight of the vehicle, police said. More deputies had been called to assist in the search, ultimately leading to the discovery of Garrett's vehicle on Lynches…
Police & Fire
Motorcyclist Killed On Stafford Road ID'd As 57-Year-Old Man
Police have identified the motorcyclist killed in a Stafford crash Thursday, March 14. Michael Pickeral was heading east on Joshua Road when he was struck by a westbound driver that swerved into oncoming traffic just after 5:15 p.m., the sheriff's office said. Pickeral was hit head-on near Greenleaf Terrace. Deputies, Fire and Rescue staff, and a witness all attempted to perform life-saving measures on the motorcyclist. Pickeral was ultimately pronounced dead at the hospital while the other driver was hospitalized with non-life-threatening injuries. The crash remains under investigation b…
Police & Fire
DUI Driver Rescued From Overturned Car Insisted There Was No Accident: Stafford Sheriff
A driver was rescued from her vehicle after a crash, but she insisted no crash had happened at all, authorities in Stafford said. The unnamed driver was pulled out of her vehicle by a 9-1-1 caller on Morton Road on March 8 around 4:50 p.m., according to the county sheriff's office. The vehicle had veered off the road, struck an embankment, and turned on its side. The driver was unaware her vehicle was flipped, saying “There was no incident” and she simply “pulled over.” The woman had signs of intoxication, and marijuana, Narcan, and numerous prescription bottles were found in the veh…
Police & Fire
Speeding Driver Takes Deputies On Wild Chase Before Crashing Camaro In VA: Sheriff
Muhammad Zalmai fought the law, and the law won. The 19-year-old Stafford man rang in the New Year from behind bars after attempting to outrun members of the sheriff's office before crashing his Camaro, officials say. At around 2:20 p.m. on Sunday afternoon, deputies spotted Zalmai speeding at 90 mph in a posted 45 mph zone on Richmond Highway near Twin Brook Drive. When a deputy attempted to stop him, Zalmai began speeding up and weaving through traffic, according to the sheriff's office. Zalmai was too fast and furious for his own good as he topped 100 mph onto I-95, prompting…
News
Student Airlifted In Virginia High School Assault (
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Officials say that a student was hospitalized after an assault at a Virginia high school. Shortly after 10 a.m. on Wednesday morning, a spokesperson for the sheriff's office said that a medevac helicopter landed at Stafford High School to transport a student to an area hospital after being assaulted by another teen, who has been detained. According to the sheriff's office, there is no threat to the community, staff, or students following the incident. No additional details were released by the agency. Incident Alert:Just after 10:00 a.m. a medivac helicopter landed at Stafford High Sch…
Police & Fire
'Severely Decaying Body' May Have Been In VA Woods For Month Near Businesses: Sheriff
A death investigation has been launched after a passerby found a dead body in the woods in Virginia. The Medical Examiner is attempting to determine the identity of a man who was found earlier this week in Spotsylvania whose remains may have seemingly been hidden for several weeks, according to the sheriff's office. According to officials, at approximately 2:30 p.m. on Thursday, June 22, deputies were called to the area of 10600 Spotyslvania Avenue, when a man collecting cans for recycling came upon the "severely decaying" body and alerted authorities. The initial investigation determined …
Police & Fire
Father Accused Of Attempting To Murder Mother Of Child During Custody Exchange In Stafford
Shots were fired during a curious child custody exchange gone sideways in Stafford County over the weekend, leading to an attempted murder charge for a Maryland man wanted all over Virginia, the sheriff's office announced. Prince George's County resident Almon Wheeler, 28, of Fort Washington, is facing attempted murder and other charges following a quarrelsome child custody exchange that happened on Sunday, Jan. 8. The incident began shortly after 8 p.m. on Sunday night. It is alleged that Wheeler was at the Dixon Street 7-Eleven to conduct a child custody exchange of his 1-year-old chil…
Police & Fire
Stafford Sheriff Has Lump Of Coal For Teens Caught Throwing Fireworks At Vehicles
Two teens in Stafford County got the holiday season off to a rough start after being busted setting off fireworks on Thursday night, the sheriff’s office said. It was an explosive night for a 15-year-old and 16-year-old boy who were throwing fireworks out of the window of a moving car near Papa John’s on Richmond Highway shortly after 9:45 p.m. on Wednesday, Dec. 21, according to investigators. Police say that responding members of the sheriff's office were alerted to the suspect vehicle and told by tipsters that it was traveling along Richmond Highway with the teens setting off the explosi…
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