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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."
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…
Woodbridge Driver Who Smirked At Deputy Captured After 110 MPH I-95 Pursuit: Police
A reckless Prince William County driver who smirked at a Stafford County Sheriff's deputy was captured after a pursuit that reached speeds of nearly 110 mph on Interstate 95, authorities said.
Daniel Nunez Mendozo, of Woodbridge, has been charged with felony eluding, felony hit and run, reckless driving, driving suspended, no insurance, and fictitious registration, in connection with the Wednesday, Aug. 30 incident, Stafford County Sheriff David Decatur said.
Lieutenant D.T. Diggs was heading southbound on I-95 near the 141 mile-marker when he saw a black Mercedes on the shoulder behind h…
Attempted Murder For Pair Nabbed Nine Months After Mysterious Shooting: Stafford Sheriff
Nearly nine months after a Virginia shooting, authorities have made two arrests.
Stafford residents Markus Collins, 33, and Jayden Jones, 19, were charged with attempted murder, aggravated malicious wounding by mob, and weapons offenses in the Nov. 28, 2022 incident, Stafford County Sheriff David Decatur said.
An investigation unfolded following the 4 p.m. incident on Elkton Drive in the England Run North Apartments, where two people had been shot. A sheriff's deputy found a red sedan tied to the incident on Enon Road.
The driver refused to stop for police and instead, increased …
DUI Driver Assaults Officer During Pursuit In Woodbridge: Police
A 27-year-old DUI driver is accused of assaulting a police officer during a foot pursuit in Prince William County, authorities said.
Prince William County officers tried to stop Glen Lamar Polite III, of Annandale, near Dale Boulevard and Kingsman Road in Woodbridge for a traffic violation on just before midnight on Wednesday, June 7, county police said.
Polite, however, disregarded the officer’s emergency equipment and sped off, police said. While officers initially did not pursue the vehicle, they later spotted it on Westway Lane, and before they could make contac…
DC Bank Robbers Busted For Botched Attempt Apprehended Following Police Pursuit In MD: Sheriff
Four suspects are facing felony charges for their roles in a botched attempted bank heist in Calvert County and subsequent police pursuit, authorities announced.
The Calvert County Sheriff's Office announced that four would-be robbers, all from Washington, DC, have been taken into custody following the incident at M&T Bank in Dunkirk on Monday, May 1.
Those charged:
Cedric Fonta Moore, 39;
Silas Moliek Moore, 37;
Jamel Anthony Brown, 31;
Donise Sarah Blacknell, 26.
(Clockwise from top right) Cedric Fonta Moore, Silas Moliek Moore, Donise Sarah Blacknell, Jamel Anthony Brown.Cal…
Virginia Couple Slapped With Slew Of Charges After 120MPH Pursuit On I-95
A Virginia couple was slapped with a slew of charges after leading police on a high-speed chase on I-95.
Anthony Raposo, 39, of Fredericksburg, was behind the wheel of a car stopped at the Wawa on Garrisonville Road in Stafford when officers realized the vehicle had a fake temporary license plate around 1 a.m. on Saturday, Nov. 12, they said.
Officers tried to speak with him, but he sped onto southbound I-95, reaching speeds of up to 120 miles per hour at one point.
Meanwhile, Quinn Poole, 27, of Dumfries, was sitting in the passenger seat as Raposo struck a guardrail near the 126 exit, po…
DC Teens Apprehended After Violent Armed Carjacking, Police Pursuit, Crash In Maryland
Three teens were taken into custody after an armed carjacking in Maryland that saw them take police on a pursuit before crashing earlier this week, officials said.
Zyier Brown, 18, Jayla Newman, 18, both of Washington DC, and a 16-year-old from Upper Marlboro are all facing charges for their roles in a carjacking in Gaithersburg, the Montgomery County Department of Police announced on Wednesday, Nov. 16.
The incident began shortly after 1:30 a.m. on Monday, Nov. 14 in the 7800 block of Guildberry Court, when the department received a report of a carjacking.
According to officials, the inv…