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Crime and Public Safety

Police target methamphetamine

Wed., Feb. 8 | 12:13 PM - Commonwealth police and pharmaceutical distributors are fighting for the passage of a bill aimed to curb the production and spread of methamphetamine by monitoring non-prescription drug sales electronically.

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Suspect arrested for connection to 2007 Ashburn gang assault

Mon., Feb. 6 | 05:29 PM - A 2007 gang assault suspect was taken into custody Feb. 1 at a home in Hamilton.

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Sheriff’s Office investigating attempted armed robbery outside mall

Mon., Feb. 6 | 02:21 PM - The Loudoun County Sheriff's Office is investigating an attempted armed robbery this morning in the Dulles Town Center parking lot.

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Dulles Airport worker dies after shuttle hits vehicle

Mon., Feb. 6 | 11:56 AM - For 25-year-old Jared Patrick Dodson, Jan. 26 was supposed to be just another day at the office. Well, at his office, anyway. Dodson was driving a luggage cart on the tarmac of Washington Dulles International Airport when he was hit by a “mobile lounge” passenger transport. Dodson died the next day at an area hospital from complications.

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Inmate dies from medical condition at Loudoun jail

Mon., Feb. 6 | 10:22 AM - A 45-year-old Sterling man died while in custody at the Loudoun County Adult Detention Center; authorities have yet to reveal a cause of death.

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Chemical spill at Middleburg Academy cancels school, one adult hospitalized

Thu., Feb. 2 | 03:38 PM - Loudoun Fire and Rescue received a call this morning regarding a chemical spill at Middleburg Academy. Two adults were possibly exposed to the chemicals, and one woman was sent to the hospital.

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Elderly woman succumbs to injuries sustained in auto crash

Fri., Feb. 3 | 10:58 AM - An 81-year-old woman died Feb. 1 from injuries sustained in a car crash on Jan. 25. She passed away at Inova Fairfax Hospital.

Middleburg Police Chief to retire

Thu., Feb. 2 | 03:32 PM - Middleburg Police Chief Bill Klugh is retiring after just six months on the job.

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Sterling woman pleads guilty to murder for hire plot

Wed., Feb. 1 | 02:35 PM - Ann Jenene Cinnamon, or Ann Jenene Greer, 41, of Sterling, plead guilty Feb. 1 to hiring a hit-man to kill her boyfriend’s “mistress.”

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Judge recuses himself from capital murder case

Tue., Jan. 31 | 04:47 PM - Motions made by attorneys in the capital murder case of Darwin Bowman are on hold after Judge James Chamblin recused himself from the case on Jan. 30.

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LCSO releases sketch of suspect who allegedly made threats

Mon., Jan. 30 | 03:06 PM - The Loudoun County Sheriff's Office release a composite sketch of a suspect who allegedly made threatening statements towards juveniles on Jan. 22.

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Training day: Volunteer firefighters congregated in Ashburn for the opportunity to train in a variety of unique situations Jan. 29, including fighting a blaze on donated property. Courtesy photo/Sarah Pixley

In Photos: Volunteers battle controlled blaze

Mon., Jan. 30 | 02:32 PM - Volunteers of local fire stations got a special training treat on Jan. 29 – the chance to fight a home-engulfing fire.

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Leesburg Police bust suspected meth lab

Fri., Jan. 27 | 12:31 PM - The Leesburg Police Department, or LPD, busted a suspected meth lab overnight after a tip from an anti-theft service.

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UPDATE: Nine students suspended for bringing ‘pot brownies’ into Ashburn middle school

Thu., Jan. 26 | 09:53 PM - Sheriff's Office spokesperson Liz Mills revealed that nine students have been suspended in the incident.

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Purcellville police warn of phone scam

Thu., Jan. 26 | 11:21 AM - The Purcellville Police Department are warning residents about a phone scam.

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Sterling man charged with kidnapping, additional counts

Tue., Jan. 24 | 03:53 PM - The Loudoun County Sheriff's Office charged a 21-year-old Sterling man on Jan. 19 after he allegedly brandished a firearm and held a 16-year-old female against her will while posing as a police officer.

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Fraudulent immigration document producer pleads guilty, will be deported

Tue., Jan. 24 | 12:51 PM - A Guatemalan 26-year-old pleaded guilty in Loudoun County Circuit Court on Jan. 20 to two counts of forging public documents. Now, he's on his way out of the country.

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Government targets operators of Megaupload.com, area servers

Fri., Jan. 20 | 02:19 PM - In an attempt to derail Internet piracy, seven individuals and two corporations were charged by a Eastern District of Virginia grand jury with running an international organized crime enterprise.

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Man attempts to rob Sterling Subway

Fri., Jan. 20 | 11:33 AM - An unknown person attempted to rob the Subway restaurant in the 150 block of Enterprise Street in Sterling, the Sheriff's Office said.

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County’s volunteer sign removal program suspended

Thu., Jan. 19 | 12:57 PM - The Loudoun County Board of Supervisors scrapped a program that trained residents on the removal of various signs in public right of way.

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Leader of heroin smuggling ring pleads guilty

Thu., Jan. 19 | 12:54 PM - MaCauley used couriers to smuggle multiple kilograms of heroin from Ghana into the U.S. He was indicted on April 28, 2011, and the guilty pleaded came on Jan. 17. United States District Judge James C. Cacheris accepted the plea.

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Despite improvement, state police remains understaffed

Thu., Jan. 19 | 12:35 PM - The Virginia State Police, or VSP, is primarily responsible for protecting the commonwealth's roadways. Despite reinforcements, they're still understaffed.

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Man and teenager charged in connection with Dec. 31 robbery

Wed., Jan. 18 | 11:31 AM - An Alexandria man and a teenager from Sterling have been charged in connection with the Dec. 31 armed robbery of the Fairfield Inn and Suites located in Dulles.

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UPDATE: Ashburn 20-year-old charged with May hit-and-run

Mon., Jan. 16 | 03:16 PM - A 20-year-old Ashburn woman has been charged in connection with a May 12, 2011, hit-and-run.

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Cases to watch in 2012

Sun., Jan. 15 | 08:00 AM - While 2011 held a bevy of interesting cases, 2012 features a lineup of murder trials, as drawn out court cases will finally reach resolutions.

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Authorities arrest alleged 61-year-old heroin smuggler

Wed., Jan. 11 | 11:16 AM - Customs and Border Protection, or CBP, officers arrested a 61-year-old Nigerian man on Jan. 6 on heroin smuggling allegations at Dulles Airport.

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Man dies in car crash in Ashburn

Wed., Jan. 11 | 10:37 AM - Virginia State Police responded to a vehicle crash on Waxpool Road past Ashburn Village Road in Ashburn early Jan. 11 where a vehicle hit a guard rail and overturned.

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Woman stabbed in Sterling shopping center

Tue., Jan. 10 | 10:42 AM - Deputies from the Loudoun County Sheriff's Office responded to the Cedar Lake Plaza shopping center in sterling at around 7:30 p.m. on Jan. 9 for reports of a stabbing.

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Vehicle flips over on Old Ox Road, closes route in both directions

Mon., Jan. 9 | 02:30 PM - A vehicle flipped on Old Ox Road near Mercure Circle at 2:01 p.m. today, halting traffic in both directions.

Crime Report for Monday, Jan. 9, 2012

Mon., Jan. 9 | 11:45 AM - Crime Report for Monday, Jan. 9, 2012