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Motorcyclist Killed On Stafford Road ID'd As 57-Year-Old Man Motorcyclist Killed On Stafford Road ID'd As 57-Year-Old Man
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…

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by Cecilia Levine
Police & Fire
DUI Driver Rescued From Overturned Car Insisted There Was No Accident: Stafford Sheriff DUI Driver Rescued From Overturned Car Insisted There Was No Accident: Stafford Sheriff
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…

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by Cecilia Levine
Police & Fire
Speeding Driver Takes Deputies On Wild Chase Before Crashing Camaro In VA: Sheriff Speeding Driver Takes Deputies On Wild Chase Before Crashing Camaro In VA: Sheriff
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…

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by Zak Failla
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Student Airlifted In Virginia High School Assault (DEVELOPING) Student Airlifted In Virginia High School Assault (DEVELOPING)
Student Airlifted In Virginia High School Assault (Developing) 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…

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by Zak Failla
Police & Fire
'Severely Decaying Body' May Have Been In VA Woods For Month Near Businesses: Sheriff 'Severely Decaying Body' May Have Been In VA Woods For Month Near Businesses: Sheriff
'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 …

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by Zak Failla
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Father Accused Of Attempting To Murder Mother Of Child During Custody Exchange In Stafford Father Accused Of Attempting To Murder Mother Of Child During Custody Exchange In Stafford
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…

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by Zak Failla
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Stafford Sheriff Has Lump Of Coal For Teens Caught Throwing Fireworks At Vehicles Stafford Sheriff Has Lump Of Coal For Teens Caught Throwing Fireworks At Vehicles
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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by Zak Failla