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Police K9 Key To Tracking Down Assault, Strangulation Suspect In Virginia, Sheriff Says
The Stafford County Sheriff's Office let the dogs out, and it resulted in a suspect being swiftly apprehended, officials say.
Kayshawn Purdie, 25, was quick, but he wasn't quick enough to outrun police K9 Titan, who was key in taking down the man wanted for an assault.
According to a spokesperson from the sheriff's office, shortly before 12:30 a.m. on Monday, Aug. 26, deputies were called to Garrison Woods to investigate a reported assault.
Investigators say that Purdie assaulted a woman, prevented her from calling the police, then strangled her as she was attempting to leave an area home.…
Drugs Fall Out Of Walmart Thief's Shirt While Talking To Off-Duty Deputy: Stafford Sheriff
Police arrested two people after one was caught shoplifting at a Stafford Walmart, authorities announced.
Walmart workers caught a woman later identified as Natalie Hardee, 40, of Woodbridge, stuffing items into a duffel bag at the Village Parkway store in Stafford on Saturday, Aug. 19, Stafford County Sheriff David Decatur said.
Hardee left the store after being confronted by employees, and left in a vehicle driven by Brian Padgett, 36, of Annandale, Decatur said.
A deputy was heading home after work when he spotted the vehicle, and stopped it on Warrenton Road. While talking to…