Ashburn, VA
Police & Fire
'Smoking Materials' Spark Multi-Million Dollar Virginia House Fire: Officials 'Smoking Materials' Spark Multi-Million Dollar Virginia House Fire: Officials
'Smoking Materials' Spark Multi-Million Dollar Virginia House Fire: Officials Fire hydrants could have been helpful in a Loudoun County neighborhood that bore witness to a fast-moving fire that tore through an area home on Thursday afternoon. Improperly discarded smoking materials led to a massive multi-million dollar fire in Leesburg that destroyed one home and damaged several neighboring properties, according to officials on Friday, April 21. First responders were called at approximately 11:10 a.m. the previous day to the 40200 block of Browns Creek Place, where there was a reported house fire that was ripping through a family home. Upon arrival, crews were met b…

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by Zak Failla
Arlington, VA
Police & Fire
Two Teens, Woman Shot In Second Violent Incident At DC Metro Station In Two Days Two Teens, Woman Shot In Second Violent Incident At DC Metro Station In Two Days
Two Teens, Woman Shot In Second Violent Incident At DC Metro Station In Two Days Three people were shot on Thursday morning on a platform of a Washington, DC Metro station, marking the second shooting in less than 24 hours on a train platform in the region. At approximately 9 a.m., on Thursday, Dec. 8, Metro Transit Police say that there was an argument among people on the train platform at the Benning Road Metro Station in Northeast DC, which left a woman and two teens with various injuries. MTPD on-scene of shooting on platform at Benning Rd. Victims: Adult female possible life-threatening injuries transported. 2 teen males apparently non-life threatening. Prelim…

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by Zak Failla
Ashburn, VA
Police & Fire
Virginia Daycare Worker Charged With Child Abuse, Neglect Of Infant Virginia Daycare Worker Charged With Child Abuse, Neglect Of Infant
Virginia Daycare Worker Charged With Child Abuse, Neglect Of Infant A 50-year-old woman has been charged with abusing and neglecting an infant in her care while working for an Ashburn daycare, authorities said. Shabana Saleem had been working at the Winwood Children’s Center on the 43200 block of Hay Road when detectives with the Loudoun County Sheriff's Office were called to a hospital on a report of an infant suffering from life-threatening injuries around 5 p.m. on Monday, Nov. 7. There, authorities learned that the infant had been injured while in an employee's care at the daycare center, they said. Those injuries weren't specified. An investigati…

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by Nicole Acosta
Alexandria, VA
News
Northern Virginia's Best Spots To Celebrate National Taco Day: Report Northern Virginia's Best Spots To Celebrate National Taco Day: Report
Northern Virginia's Best Spots To Celebrate National Taco Day: Report Northern Virginia is home to 14 taco joints that are sure to bring flavor, heat, and zest to your palate, according to Funinfairfaxva.com. Tuesday, Oct. 4 is National Taco Day and there is no better way to celebrate than to treat yourself to some of the most delicious taco eateries in the Commonwealth. Here is a list of some of the best local taco spots: Taco Bamba: Falls Church, Vienna, Fairfax, Springfield Señor Ramon Tacqueria: Chantilly, Great Falls, Leesburg, Reston, Sterling Taco Zocalo: Reston Fish Taco: Tysons Cerrito’s Pupuseria: Chantilly Picante Mexican Restaraunt: Chantilly L…

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by AJ Goldbloom
Towson, MD
News
Alert Issued For Missing Teen Girl In Region Alert Issued For Missing Teen Girl In Region
Alert Issued For Missing Teen Girl In Region Police agencies in Virginia are seeking the public’s assistance in tracking down a teen girl who has been reported missing by friends and family in Loudoun County. An alert was issued by the Loudoun County Sheriff’s Office on Wednesday, Sept. 28, regarding 13-year-old Hailey Delgado Lopez, who was reported missing from her family's Ashburn home. Lopez was reported missing by her family on Tuesday, Sept. 27 after leaving her family’s home on Dodge Terrace on her own accord, police said. Officials noted that she may be traveling to Waynesboro in Virginia, where she has ties to the area. Th…

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by Zak Failla
Ashburn, VA
News
Teen Girls Believed To Be Together Reported Missing By Families In Virginia Teen Girls Believed To Be Together Reported Missing By Families In Virginia
Teen Girls Believed To Be Together Reported Missing By Families In Virginia Seen them? An alert has been issued by law enforcement agencies in Virginia as they attempt to locate a pair of teen girls believed to be together who have been reported missing. The families of Gabriella “Gabby” Benitez and Adriana Membreno, both 14, were reported missing in Loudoun County after last being seen in the overnight hours of Tuesday, Sept. 20, according to police. Both teens are believed to be together after going missing from their Ashburn homes. Benitez was described as being 5-foot-6 weighing approximately 120 pounds with black hair and brown eyes. She was last seen weari…

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by Zak Failla
Alexandria, VA
Police & Fire
Loudoun County Masseuse Sexually Assaulted Two Customers: Sheriff Loudoun County Masseuse Sexually Assaulted Two Customers: Sheriff
Loudoun County Masseuse Sexually Assaulted Two Customers: Sheriff A massage therapist was arrested for sexually assaulting two female clients in Ashburn last week, authorities said.Patrick Erlandsen, 20, was working at The NOW Massage when the incidents occurred July 2 and 7, the Loudoun County Sheriff's Office said. Erlandsen tried penetrating one victim with an object and sexually assaulted the other, authorities said. He was charged the day of the second incident with two counts of Aggravated Sexual Battery and one count of Attempted Object Sexual Penetration, the sheriff's office said. Anyone with information is asked to call police at 703-777-1…

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by AJ Goldbloom
Ashburn, VA
News
Grand Jury Will Figure Out If Loudoun County Schools Mishandled Sexual Assaults Investigation Grand Jury Will Figure Out If Loudoun County Schools Mishandled Sexual Assaults Investigation
Grand Jury Will Figure Out If Loudoun County Schools Mishandled Sexual Assaults Investigation A special grand jury's hearing on Monday, July 11, over how Loudoun County Schools handled an investigation of a 15-year-old who sexually assaulted two people at different Ashburn high schools will be closed to the public, a report said.  FOX 5 said the state's attorney general has serious questions about how the school system reacted to reports of the teenager attacking a student in a bathroom at Stone Bridge High School in May 2021. The school board allowed him to enroll at Broad Run High School while he awaited his trial, but the teenager groped another student there months later, th…

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by Josh Lanier
Ashburn, VA
Police & Fire
29-Year-Old Man Dies In Loudoun County Crash After Car Skids Off Road: Police 29-Year-Old Man Dies In Loudoun County Crash After Car Skids Off Road: Police
29-Year-Old Man Dies In Loudoun County Crash After Car Skids Off Road: Police A 29-year-old Ashburn man died Sunday morning in a single-vehicle crash in Loudoun County, authorities said.  The man was driving on Gloucester Parkway near Ringold Drive just before 5:30 a.m. when he lost control and slid off of the road, the Loudoun County Sheriff's Office said. His 2012 Honda Accord tumbled once it left the roadway, deputies said. Authorities pronounced him dead at the scene.  Deputies did not release the man's name.  Officials are investigating the crash. The Loudoun County Crash Reconstruction Unit asks anyone who witnessed the wreck to contact Inv…

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by Josh Lanier
Ashburn, VA
News
Ashburn Teacher Wins Lottery Without Buying A Ticket Ashburn Teacher Wins Lottery Without Buying A Ticket
Ashburn Teacher Wins Lottery Without Buying A Ticket A Loudoun County teacher won a massive prize thanks to the Virginia Lottery earlier this month.  Roumario Bector, a history teacher at Rock Ridge High School in Ashburn, won a Virginia-theme vacation courtesy of the lottery's Thank A Teacher program on June 1, the lottery said. He can choose between a winery and brewery vacation or one focused on health and wellness.  The trip is worth $2,500 and comes with a gift card to pay for luggage or any incidentals he may need on his vacation. Rock Ridge High School will also get $2,500 for school supplies, the lottery added.&nbs…

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by Josh Lanier
Ashburn, VA
Police & Fire
Felon Who Shot Into Virginia Apartment Nabbed By US Marshals In New Jersey: Police Felon Who Shot Into Virginia Apartment Nabbed By US Marshals In New Jersey: Police
Felon Who Shot Into Virginia Apartment Nabbed By US Marshals In New Jersey: Police A convicted felon who authorities say shot multiple times into a northern Virginia apartment last month was arrested by US Marshals agents in New Jersey. The Loudoun County Sheriff's Office last week asked the public to help them locate Angad S. Siviam, 30, of Leesburg. He had been missing since May 31.  Sivia had visited an apartment complex in Ashburn on Omeara Terrace early that morning when he got into an argument with some of the residents, deputies said. That ended when he fired several bullets into the building and ran away, the Sheriff's Office said. No one was injured.&n…

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by Josh Lanier
Ashburn, VA
Police & Fire
Convicted Felon Fired Into Ashburn Apartment During Argument: Police Convicted Felon Fired Into Ashburn Apartment During Argument: Police
Convicted Felon Fired Into Ashburn Apartment During Argument: Police Authorities are looking for a convicted felon they say shot multiple shots into an Ashburn apartment in Ashburn and then ran away.  Angad S. Sivia, 30, of Leesburg, was visiting an Omeara Terrace home at 3 a.m. on Tuesday, May 31, the Loudoun County Sheriff's Office said. He got into an argument with residents there before he fired into the building, authorities said. No one was injured.  Deputies say the shooting is not connected to other reports of shots being fired in the Ashburn area in recent weeks.  The Loudoun County Sheriff's Office is asking for the public…

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by Josh Lanier