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Caroline County, VA

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Wanted Virginia Man Surrenders After Short-Lived Standoff With Deputies, Sheriff Says Wanted Virginia Man Surrenders After Short-Lived Standoff With Deputies, Sheriff Says
Wanted Virginia Man Surrenders After Short-Lived Standoff With Deputies, Sheriff Says A wanted 35-year-old man tried to be coy with members of the Stafford County Sheriff's Office, but he was unable to avoid his arrest after failing to pretend he wasn't home. Stafford resident Bryan Robert, who was already wanted out of Caroline County for violating a protective order and making suspect phone calls, made things worse for himself attempting to evade being arrested, officials say. A spokesperson for the sheriff's office said that in the afternoon of Friday, July 26, deputies attempted to execute a search warrant on Clift Farm Road, and when they arrived, were able to spot…

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by Zak Failla
Obituaries
Support Surges For Widow, Son Of Stafford Worker, 22, Killed In Crash Support Surges For Widow, Son Of Stafford Worker, 22, Killed In Crash
Support Surges For Widow, Son Of Stafford Worker, 22, Killed In Crash One thing is clear: Logan Duff loved his family above all else before his death in Virginia. A community is rallying support for the family of a hard-working 22-year-old man in Virginia who was killed in a crash last month, leaving a void in the hearts of his family and friends. In mid-June, first responders in Caroline County were called to a stretch of the Fredericksburg Turnpike, when Duff reportedly lost control of a pick-up truck and ran off the road after overcorrecting, striking several trees. Duff left behind a loving family, including wife Madison Duff and a child, LJ, sending "sh…

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by Zak Failla
Police & Fire
Wanted Man Cut From Barbed Wire In Stafford Chase, Sheriff Says Wanted Man Cut From Barbed Wire In Stafford Chase, Sheriff Says
Wanted Man Cut From Barbed Wire In Stafford Chase, Sheriff Says A drunken and wanted 22-year-old man had to be cut out of barbed wire after leading Stafford deputies on a pursuit Wednesday night, May 22, authorities said. Dante Mines Jr. had walked onto Manheim Auto Auction around 11:30 p.m. on auction Drive where he got into a Toyota and began driving, the county sheriff's office said. He switched to a blue Ford F-150 and began driving as a deputy arrived. When Mines noticed the deputy activating his emergency equipment, he jumped out of the truck without putting it in park, as it rolled forward hitting two unoccupied cars. Another arriving deput…

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by Cecilia Levine
Police & Fire
Drunken Fugitive Captured By Citizens During Police Chase In Stafford: Sheriff Drunken Fugitive Captured By Citizens During Police Chase In Stafford: Sheriff
Drunken Fugitive Captured By Citizens During Police Chase In Stafford: Sheriff A 30-year-old Virginia fugitive was captured by a group of Good Samaritans while running from police on Monday, April 22, authorities said. Jordan Perrin was spotted asleep at the wheel by Stafford County Deputy C.C. Crossett on Courage Lane around 8:20 p.m., the sheriff's office said in a release. Perrin, of Ruther Glenn, admitted to drinking beer prior to driving and admitted his license had been revoked due to a prior incident involving alcohol. What he didn’t admit was that he was wanted out of Caroline County for a felony probation violation. When Deputy Crossett discovered …

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by Cecilia Levine
Police & Fire
Pickup Stolen From Medical Center Plunges Into Virginia River: Cops Pickup Stolen From Medical Center Plunges Into Virginia River: Cops
Pickup Stolen From Medical Center Plunges Into Virginia River: Cops A 42-year-old man was arrested after crashing a pickup stolen from a nearby medical center in a river Wednesday, April 10. Keith Lee Brinkley Jr. is believed to have stole a 2007 Ford work truck from Spotsylvania Regional Medical Center but lost control, sending the truck into the Ni River at Patriot Highway and Hickory Ridge Road around 7:50 a.m., the county sheriff's office said. Brinkley Jr., of Caroline County, suffered minor injuries from the crash and was charged with grand larceny auto, reckless driving and driving on a revoked license (9th offense).  Brinkley was held at …

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by Cecilia Levine
Police & Fire
Shooting At Sheetz Being Probed As Possible Hate/Bias Crime In Spotsylvania, Sheriff Says Shooting At Sheetz Being Probed As Possible Hate/Bias Crime In Spotsylvania, Sheriff Says
Shooting At Sheetz Being Probed As Possible Hate/Bias Crime In Spotsylvania, Sheriff Says A shooting outside Sheetz in Spotsylvania County is being investigated as a possible hate or bias crime after two Hispanic men from Prince William County were shot overnight, police say. Caroline resident Douglas Wayne Cornett, 57, is behind bars following an investigation into a shooting that was reported on Thursday night. Shortly before 9:30 p.m. on Feb. 28, deputies from the Spotsylvania County Sheriff's Office were called to the Sheetz parking lot in the 5000 block of Mudd Tavern Road in Thornburg, where they found two men - ages 29 and 45 - suffering from multiple gunshot wounds. Det…

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by Zak Failla
Police & Fire
Not So Happy Holidays: Driver Charged With Post-Christmas DUI In Virginia, Sheriff Says Not So Happy Holidays: Driver Charged With Post-Christmas DUI In Virginia, Sheriff Says
Not So Happy Holidays: Driver Charged With Post-Christmas DUI In Virginia, Sheriff Says The holidays were a little too happy for a driver in Virginia who was busted for alleged impaired driving on I-95 in Virginia on Tuesday afternoon. Caroline County resident Dino Davies, 31, of Ruther Glen, was busted for a DUI in Stafford County after he was apprehended for drunkenly driving and spreading holiday cheer out of his window on Tuesday, Dec. 27. According to a spokesperson from the Stafford County Sheriff’s Office, the agency received multiple calls regarding a drunk driver shortly before 4 p.m. on Tuesday afternoon as Davies was allegedly shouting “happy holidays!” out of his c…

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by Zak Failla