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4th DUI For Pickup Driver With Revoked License Making Illegal U-Turn In Stafford: Sheriff 4th DUI For Pickup Driver With Revoked License Making Illegal U-Turn In Stafford: Sheriff
4th DUI For Pickup Driver With Revoked License Making Illegal U-Turn In Stafford: Sheriff A 47-year-old Virginia man was arrested for driving drunk for the fourth time, police said. Jonathan McCarroll was spotted by a Stafford County Sheriff's sergeant heading east on the divergent diamond on Courthouse Road just before 3 p.m. on Tuesday, Feb. 27, the sheriff's office said. McCarroll was in a pickup truck trying to make illegal turn in onto I-95 south, authorities said.  "Having witnessed the driver commit a clear traffic violation despite the clearly labeled no turn sign, [the sergeant] initiated a traffic stop," police said. McCarroll immediately placed h…

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by Cecilia Levine
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Speeding DUI Driver Had Rifles, Drugs In His Car During Stop In Virginia, Sheriff Says Speeding DUI Driver Had Rifles, Drugs In His Car During Stop In Virginia, Sheriff Says
Speeding DUI Driver Had Rifles, Drugs In His Car During Stop In Virginia, Sheriff Says A reckless driver who was caught speeding in Stafford County is facing a host of charges after being caught with drugs and weapons, according to the sheriff's office. Danesh Hussan, 25, is facing felony charges after being a bit too fast, and too furious in front of deputies early on Thursday morning. Officials say that a deputy conducting speed enforcement on Garrisonville Road spotted Hussan's pick-up truck going 55 mph in a 35 mph zone, prompting a traffic stop in the nearby Wells Fargo parking lot. During the stop, deputies say that Hussan was caught with a concealed weapon in his…

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by Zak Failla
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Angry Florida Woman Arrested After Speeding Away From Traffic Stop In Virginia, Sheriff Says Angry Florida Woman Arrested After Speeding Away From Traffic Stop In Virginia, Sheriff Says
Angry Florida Woman Arrested After Speeding Away From Traffic Stop In Virginia, Sheriff Says A Florida woman's trip to Virginia may be lasting longer than expected after she was apprehended in Stafford County for speeding away from a traffic stop, a spokesperson from the sheriff's office says. Joahnna Contreras was both fast and furious after she was stopped earlier this week making an illegal U-turn at the intersection of Garrisonville Road and Richmond Highway, leading to a strange series of events that resulted in her arrest. According to the Stafford County Sheriff's Office, the 34-year-old Lauderhill, Florida resident was displeased about being pulled over, and "was immediatel…

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by Zak Failla
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Suspect's Tire 'Completely Disintegrated' During Police Pursuit In Virginia, Sheriff Says Suspect's Tire 'Completely Disintegrated' During Police Pursuit In Virginia, Sheriff Says
Suspect's Tire 'Completely Disintegrated' During Police Pursuit In Virginia, Sheriff Says A 21-year-old man was too fast and too furious and ultimately led to his own demise during an ill-fated police pursuit that saw his tires fail him, leading to his arrest in Stafford County. At around 12:30 a.m. on Thursday, Jan. 25, Jordan Childs was reportedly driving a Dodge Durango recklessly in a car with an expired inspection on South Gateway Drive in Stafford, prompting a traffic stop by local law enforcement. According to a spokesperson from the Stafford County Sheriff's Office, Childs initially complied, but when a deputy was checking on the status of his driver's license, the deput…

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by Zak Failla
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DUI Fugitive's 88 MPH Pursuit Ends In Hour-Long Stafford Standoff: Sheriff DUI Fugitive's 88 MPH Pursuit Ends In Hour-Long Stafford Standoff: Sheriff
DUI Fugitive's 88 MPH Pursuit Ends In Hour-Long Stafford Standoff: Sheriff A DUI driver wanted out of Prince William County led a police pursuit at nearly 90 miles per hour, and ended the night in an hour-long stand-off in Stafford, local authorities said. Allen Stone, of King George, was spotted by a deputy failing to maintain lane in a Toyota Scion xB around 6:25 p.m. Jan. 21 on Barrett Heights Road in Stafford, Sheriff David Decatur said. Stone ran the stop sign and turned onto westbound Garrisonville Road, police said. Deputy Bates followed the vehicle as it turned onto Eustace Road. He tried to conduct a traffic stop on Rocky Way Drive, but Stone sp…

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by Cecilia Levine
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'Leave It To Us,' Police Say After Driver Crashes Trying To Catch Hit-Run Woman In Stafford 'Leave It To Us,' Police Say After Driver Crashes Trying To Catch Hit-Run Woman In Stafford
'Leave It To Us,' Police Say After Driver Crashes Trying To Catch Hit-Run Woman In Stafford "Leave it to us." That's the message Stafford County Sheriff's deputies are sharing after a driver tried doing their job, ultimately making things worse for himself, they said. A driver later identified as 27-year-old Alicia Brown, of Columbia, South Carolina, was driving a black Chevy Camaro when she backed into a man's Hyundai at the Publix on Publix Way Wednesday, Jan. 10 around 11 a.m., Stafford County Sheriff David Decatur said. Instead of stopping to exchange information, Brown left the scene and the other driver gave chase in his Hyundai, following the Camaro onto Courthouse Road, D…

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by Cecilia Levine
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Police Seize 17 Pounds Of Pot, Marijuana Products During Stop In VA Police Seize 17 Pounds Of Pot, Marijuana Products During Stop In VA
Police Seize 17 Pounds Of Pot, Marijuana Products During Stop In VA Police in Virginia busted an Arlington woman with a veritable dispensary in her car during what would have otherwise have been a routine traffic stop. Maria Yabar, 34, was stopped late on Sunday, July 9 by a member of the Leesburg Police Department, when she committed a traffic violation in the area of East Market Street and Catoctin Circle, authorities say. The officer could not have expected what he found during the subsequent stop. While interviewing Yabar on Sunday night, police say that investigators recovered more than 17 pounds of marijuana and multiple marijuana-related products i…

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by Zak Failla
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Malicious Wounding Suspect Leads Police Chase Through Stafford County: Authorities Malicious Wounding Suspect Leads Police Chase Through Stafford County: Authorities
Malicious Wounding Suspect Leads Police Chase Through Stafford County: Authorities A 21-year-old man wanted on an outstanding warrant for malicious wounding led a police pursuit through Stafford County after a sheriff's deputy noticed he was getting agitated in rush hour traffic, authorities said. Deputy B.E. Vaughn spotted the agitated driver, later identified as  Jayshon Bates, on Staffordboro Boulevard around 5:15 p.m. Wednesday, May 24, the Stafford County Sheriff's Office said. In his hurried state, Bates began passing vehicles and drove straight through a turn lane, police said. After seeing the obvious traffic lane violation, Vaughn turned on his emergency equ…

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by Cecilia Levine
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Pair Leading Wild I-395 Pursuit Try Swimming Across Roaches Run After Crash With Troopers Pair Leading Wild I-395 Pursuit Try Swimming Across Roaches Run After Crash With Troopers
Pair Leading Wild I-395 Pursuit Try Swimming Across Roaches Run After Crash With Troopers Two people who sprung out of a vehicle and tried swimming across Roaches Run were in custody after leading Virginia State Troopers on a wild pursuit along Interstate 395, State Police said. The incident began just before 1 a.m. Wednesday, April 19, when a Virginia State Police trooper tried stopping a vehicle displaying improper registration, VA State Police said. When the trooper activated his emergency lights and sirens to attempt a traffic stop at 18th Street and S. Crystal Drive, the vehicle refused and sped away, initiating a pursuit.  The pursuit continued north on I-395, a…

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by Cecilia Levine
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Marijuana-Dealing Teen Suspect In PWC Charged After Playing Chicken With Police: Officials Marijuana-Dealing Teen Suspect In PWC Charged After Playing Chicken With Police: Officials
Marijuana-Dealing Teen Suspect In PWC Charged After Playing Chicken With Police: Officials A two-week investigation led Prince William County police investigators to identify a 17-year-old suspect as the driver who played chicken with officers during an attempted stop in Manassas last month. An alert was issued by the Prince William County Police Department on Monday, Feb. 13 regarding a teen who is wanted for a host of charges following an incident that played out late on Sunday, Jan. 29, according to authorities. At approximately 11:11 p.m. on Jan. 29, officers from the department attempted to stop a vehicle in the area of Sudley Road and Lomond Drive in Manassas for a traffic …

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by Zak Failla
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Man Who Almost Ran Over VA Police Officer Turns Himself In After Months-Long Chase Man Who Almost Ran Over VA Police Officer Turns Himself In After Months-Long Chase
Man Who Almost Ran Over VA Police Officer Turns Himself In After Months-Long Chase A man accused of almost running over a police officer has been arrested, close to a year after the incident, authorities say. Police issued an arrest warrant for Khari Jakai Wheeler, 21, back in April 2022 after Wheeler nearly ran over a police officer in the area of Delaware Drive and Lost Canyon Court in Woodbridge, according to Prince William County police. On Wednesday, Jan. 11, Wheeler was arrested after turning himself in to law enforcement.  Police say that on April 5, 2022, an officer patrolling the area of Jefferson Davis Highway and Neabsco observed a silver Chrysler 300 spe…

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by Annie DeVoe
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Teen Benz Driver Who Hit Police In Virginia Not Quite Fast Enough Teen Benz Driver Who Hit Police In Virginia Not Quite Fast Enough
Teen Benz Driver Who Hit Police In Virginia Not Quite Fast Enough A tricky teen driver has been taken into custody after intentionally attempting to harm a police officer in Virginia attempting to conduct a traffic stop of a Mercedes in Woodbridge in Prince William County on Tuesday night. Angel Isaac Cabrera Chirinos, 18, was wanted on a host of charges following a strange scene that played out on Tuesday, Dec. 20, when officers attempted to stop a 2008 Mercedes SC 400 in Woodbridge. He turned himself in to the police on Monday, Dec. 26, when he was charged with:  Attempted malicious wounding of a Law Enforcement Officer (LEO); Two counts of felon…

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by Zak Failla