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Drunken Man, 53, Chases Vehicle Occupied By Children In Leesburg
A Leesburg man is arrested for drunkenly chasing a vehicle occupied by children earlier this week, authorities said.
Allen K. Shreve III, 53, was following the victim's vehicle and trying to hit it with his own just after 6 p.m. on the 800 block of Anne Street SW on Wednesday, April 10, local police said.
Responding officers determined that Shreve knew the victim, had at one point blocked the free passage of the victim’s vehicle, leading the victim to drive across multiple lawns while being pursued by Shreve, police said. Shreve also struck and knocked down a fire hydrant.
The victim'…
Leesburg Man Charged With Indecent Exposure, Assaulting Police
A 27-year-old Loudoun County man is in custody after police said he exposed himself and then became combative with an officer.
Ariel E. Carrasco Inestroza, 27, of Leesburg, was exposing himself Friday morning, April 5 just before 9:20 a.m. on the unit block of Heritage Way NE, Leesburg, authorities said.
"Upon officers encountering Carrasco Inestroza, he became combative and assaulted an officer," police said. "The officer sustained minor injuries."
Carrasco Inestroza was arrested and charged with indecent exposure (3rd or subsequent offense), assault on law enforcement, obstruction o…
Police Impersonator Accused Of Making Threats, Assaulting Officer In Leesburg
The real police caught up with the fake police in Leesburg on Thursday morning, and a man is facing charges for impersonating law enforcement, officials say.
James Griggs, 70, is behind bars after he allegedly purported himself as a federal law enforcement official and threatened another person in the 600 block of McLeary Square.
According to the Leesburg Police Department, early on April 4, the agency received reports regarding Griggs, and when officers approached him, he implied that he had a weapon on his person, became combative, and in the process of being taken into custody, Grig…
Sword-Wielding Woman Swings At Leesburg Officer, Civilian: Police
A Leesburg woman has been arrested after police say she lunged at an officer and a civilian with a sword.
Alexandra Hopkins, 35, was being served a warrant on the 800 block of Edwards Ferry Road, NE, when she swung a sword at one of the officers and fled into a home, police said.
Sword used by Hopkins, police say. Leesburg PD
Another person in the area reported that the subject also swung the sword at them. There were no injuries.
Hopkins was arrested and charged with one count of Assault on Law Enforcement, one count of Assault, two counts of Brandishing a Weapon, as well a…
Purceville Pair Charged In Leesburg Burglaries: Police
A Purceville pair has been charged in two Leesburg burglaries, authorities said.
Samuel Jenkins III, 46, and Abigail Laura, 38, were identified as the pair who went into a business on North King Street around 3 a.m. Thursday, Jan. 18, and stealing property, Leesburg police said.
Then, on Friday, Jan. 26, the two went into a business on North Street NW around midnight, and stole more property, police said.
Laura was identified as the suspect and was subsequently charged for her involvement, police said.
That evening, a Leesburg officer stopped to check the welfare of a subject who wa…
Smashed Wine Bottle, Shattered Doors Left In Man's $20K Destruction Spree Across Loudoun: Cops
A man who racked up a $20,000 bill just in the property he destroyed at fast food restaurants across Loudoun County is in custody, authorities said.
Reyan H. Ibrahim's night of destruction began around 8:15 p.m. Monday, Nov. 27, at the McDonald's at the Ashburn Shopping Plaza, when he destroyed an electronic menu board in the drive-thru lane, the Loudoun County Sheriff's Office said.
At dawn, Ibrahim moved on to the Sheetz on Windmill Parc Drive in Sterling, where he broke a bottle of wine, and hit the front door entrance with a wrench, causing it to shatter, police said.
At 8 a.m., I…
Woman Assaulted, Man Slashed In Leesburg Bar Fight: Police
Two people were arrested in a fight that broke out in the parking lot of a Leesburg bar overnight, police said.
Joseph Smith, 32, has been charged with one count of malicious wounding while Eric Dekenipp, 39, of Lovettsville, has been charged with one count of simple assault in the 2 a.m. incident on the 500 block of East Market Street, local police said.
Four adults had left the bar before an argument broke out, police said, leading to a physical fight between Dekenipp and another man.
Smith subsequently joined in the altercation and slashed Dekenipp with a knife, before Dekenip…
Good Boy! Police K9 Sniffs Out Cocaine, Oxy On Leesburg Driver, Police Say
A 37-year-old Loudoun County woman was arrested after a police K-9 sniffed out cocaine and other drugs in her vehicle, police said.
Whitney Thorpe, 37, of Leesburg, has been charged with two felony counts of possession of controlled substances, Leesburg police said.
Thorpe was stopped by a Leesburg officer for traffic violations Sunday evening, Oct. 8, on South King Street near the Leesburg bypass, police said.
K-9 Elmore responded for an open-air scan, which resulted in a positive alert on the vehicle.
Officers recovered approximately 14 grams of crack cocaine, Oxycodone Hydr…
'Sorry,' Said Unlicensed Driver Who Hit Leesburg Jogger Before Fleeing: Police
"Sorry," is what one unlicensed Baltimore driver said to a Loudoun County jogger he hit with his side mirror before fleeing the scene, authorities said.
Jaden Hughes, 21, of Baltimore was arrested and charged with Driving Without a License, Hit and Run, and Use of a Phone While Operating a Vehicle in the Thursday, Aug. 17 crash, the Loudoun County Sheriff's Office said in a release.
The jogger told police she was running on the side of the 17700 block of Canby Road in Leesburg around 1:05 p.m., when she was struck by the side mirror of a van. The driver, later identified as Hughes, sto…
MS-13 Gangsters, Undocumented Individual Charged In Leesburg Crime Spree: Police
Four arrests have been made in a series of violent crimes across Leesburg dating back to May 2023, authorities announced.
Those charged include Emerson Martinez-Alvarenga, 19; Marcos Sorto-Argueta, 19; Marco Mendoza-Monjaras, 19; and Juan Cubillas-Rodriguez, 18, all of Leesburg, were slapped with various offenses, Leesburg police said Thursday, Aug. 10.
The teens were charged in the following incidents:
May 21: A subject brandished a firearm at multiple victims in the 0-99 block of Hancock Place NE. Emerson Martinez-Alvarenga has been charged in this investigation with one …
