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Pursuit Ends In Spinout, Arrest On Richmond Highway: Stafford Sheriff Pursuit Ends In Spinout, Arrest On Richmond Highway: Stafford Sheriff
Pursuit Ends In Spinout, Arrest On Richmond Highway: Stafford Sheriff A 45-year-old driver is in police custody after leading a three-mile pursuit through Stafford County, officials said. Deanna Dempsey was going more than 60 mph in a 45 mph zone in a Toyota RAV4, on Richmond Highway near Centreport Parkway when Deputy C.R. Newman spotted her just before midnight on Tuesday, Nov. 14, Stafford County Sheriff David Decatur said. The deputy tried stopping Dempsey, who refused to yield and initiated a pursuit, the sheriff said. The chase continued northbound on Richmond Highway at speeds up to 63 mph. As other deputies arrived to assist in the area of Hospi…

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by Cecilia Levine
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'Pranking' Perp Calls Cops On Himself During VA Motel 6 Party, Sheriff Says 'Pranking' Perp Calls Cops On Himself During VA Motel 6 Party, Sheriff Says
'Pranking' Perp Calls Cops On Himself During VA Motel 6 Party, Sheriff Says A pair of jokesters made the job easy for members of the Stafford County Sheriff’s Office over the weekend. Investigators didn’t have to work hard to bust two men who first made prank calls to the sheriff’s office while having a party at Motel 6 and were initially given a slap on the wrist and reminder to only call 911 in the event of an emergency before going back to the well one too many times. The deputies were first called at approximately 12:15 a.m. on Friday, April 21 to the hotel on Warrenton Road, where there were reports of a suspicious call that came from one of the rooms. Two ca…

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by Zak Failla
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Marijuana-Dealing Teen Suspect Charged After Playing Chicken With Police In Manassas: Officials Marijuana-Dealing Teen Suspect Charged After Playing Chicken With Police In Manassas: Officials
Marijuana-Dealing Teen Suspect Charged After Playing Chicken With Police In Manassas: 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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Woodbridge Man Arrested For Breaking Into Auto Shop, Stealing Money, Keys Woodbridge Man Arrested For Breaking Into Auto Shop, Stealing Money, Keys
Woodbridge Man Arrested For Breaking Into Auto Shop, Stealing Money, Keys A Woodbridge man was arrested for breaking into an auto shop and stealing valuables, police said.At around 5:25 p.m. on August 21, officers arrived at Nobel Auto Select on Cambridge Street, where they found the front glass window completely shattered, according to the Stafford County Sheriff's Office.  The owner of the auto shop reported that three sets and cash were missing from the business, officials reported. Police said they found the suspect, 43-year-old David Rios, at a nearby hotel after surveillance footage showed him throwing a car battery at the auto shop's window. Although…

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by AJ Goldbloom
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Routine Stafford Traffic Stop Leads To Drug Bust: Authorities Routine Stafford Traffic Stop Leads To Drug Bust: Authorities
Routine Stafford Traffic Stop Leads To Drug Bust: Authorities A routine traffic stop last week netted multiple drug arrests, police said. Charlene Bohannon Lockley, 36, of Richmond and Toyre Jones, 34, of Chesterfield were driving through South Stafford on Wednesday night, May 18, when deputies pulled them over, the Stafford County Sheriff's Office said on Monday. The agency did not say why they were pulled over.  But that was just the beginning of their problems. Lockley was driving with a revoked license, the Sheriff's Office said. She also had drugs on her and hidden in the car as well. Deputies did not say, however, what kind of drugs they ha…

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by Josh Lanier