Weekend Warriors: These Drivers Led Police Pursuits Through Stafford Hours Apart, Sheriff Says Weekend Warriors: These Drivers Led Police Pursuits Through Stafford Hours Apart, Sheriff Says
Weekend Warriors: These Drivers Led Police Pursuits Through Stafford Hours Apart, Sheriff Says Two drivers have been arrested after leading police pursuits through Stafford over the weekend, police said. The first began around 1:10 a.m. Sunday, Feb. 19, and involved a Maryland man named Timothy Clark, 56, was wanted out of Stafford, Prince William, and Fredericksburg, the Stafford County Sheriff's Office said in a release. The incident involving Clark began when Deputy E.T. Osborn responded to Wawa, located at 9 South Gateway Drive, for a larceny. Staff said a man, later identified as Clark, stole a crate of Marlboro cigarettes.  The grand total of stolen merchandise …
VA Man Who Came To PA For Sex With Child Stays For Prison Sentence: DA VA Man Who Came To PA For Sex With Child Stays For Prison Sentence: DA
VA Man Who Came To PA For Sex With Child Stays For Prison Sentence: DA A Virginia man who pleaded guilty in connection to traveling to Pennsylvania to have sex with a child has been sentenced, the Lancaster County District Attorney's office announced on Tuesday, Feb. 20.  Tanner Iskra, 38 of the 2100 block of Harpoon Drive, Stafford, VA, pleaded guilty in Sept. 2023 to attempted statutory sexual assault (11 years older), attempted corruption of minors, and criminal use of a communication facility, DA Heather Adams detailed in the release.  Iskra was sentenced to 11-23 months in prison, eight years of probation, and he must register as a sex offender …
Drunk Motel Guest Requests Jail Time, Weaponizes Sandal In Stafford Assault: Sheriff Drunk Motel Guest Requests Jail Time, Weaponizes Sandal In Stafford Assault: Sheriff
Drunk Motel Guest Requests Jail Time, Weaponizes Sandal In Stafford Assault: Sheriff An intoxicated 28-year-old Stafford woman called police on herself to say she struck her romantic partner and, when police arrived, said she wanted to go to jail, authorities said. Catherine Williams called 9-1-1 around 9 p.m. Wednesday, Feb. 7, saying she'd hit her romantic partner a number of times while at the Spring Lake Motel on Richmond Highway, the Stafford County Sheriff's Office said in a release. "Communication Officers advised the caller sounded intoxicated while on the phone," the release says. When deputies arrived, they made contact with the victim, as well as, the caller, Wil…
Fifth Time Is The Charm For Man Who Won $100K Playing Virginia Lottery's 'Millionaire Raffle' Fifth Time Is The Charm For Man Who Won $100K Playing Virginia Lottery's 'Millionaire Raffle'
Fifth Time Is The Charm For Man Who Won $100K Playing Virginia Lottery's 'Millionaire Raffle' A Prince William County man is laughing his way to the bank after realizing that he won $100,000 playing Virginia's New Year's Millionaire Raffle. They say if you don't succeed, try, try again, a mantra that Manassas resident Maurice Farley took to heart en route to a six-figure Virginia Lottery prize. For five years, Farley said that he's been playing the annual Virginia "New Year's Millionaire Raffle" and has come up short.  2024 might just be his year. The ticket, purchased at 7-Eleven on Wellington Road in Manassas, was cashed in this week, and Farley said that he hopes to use hi…
Newly Minted Millionaire: Arlington Trucker Claims $1M Lottery Prize Newly Minted Millionaire: Arlington Trucker Claims $1M Lottery Prize
Newly Minted Millionaire: Arlington Trucker Claims $1M Lottery Prize A local trucker is one of the Virginia Lottery's newest millionaires.  Berhane Meharena, of Arlington, was driving a truck in Texas when he decided to check the winning numbers in Virginia’s New Year’s Millionaire Raffle. That’s how he found out his ticket was one of five $1 million winners. “I was by myself in the truck,” he later told Virginia Lottery officials. “I was screaming!” He then drove all the way from Texas back to Virginia to claim his prize. Once he arrived in Virginia, he got sick and had to wait a bit more to claim his prize. When he started feeling better, he went to …
5X Convicted DUI Driver Busted Again Twice Legal Limit In Stafford: Police 5X Convicted DUI Driver Busted Again Twice Legal Limit In Stafford: Police
5X Convicted DUI Driver Busted Again Twice Legal Limit In Stafford: Police A 60-year-old Stafford man who's been convicted of drunk driving five times can add a sixth to his rap sheet, according to police. Deputies were called to 7-Eleven on Garrisonville Road Thursday evening, Feb. 1 for reports of a drunk driver, later identified as Lenard Lovick, Jr., the county sheriff's office said. Deputies couldn't immediately find the offender, but it wasn't long before he stumbled out of the woods towards him.  Lovick said he had consumed three, 40-ounce beers prior to driving, but then changed his story saying a friend had given him a ride, police said. A quick ch…
Man Celebrates Million Dollar Virginia Lottery Win While On Caribbean Cruise To Kick Off 2024 Man Celebrates Million Dollar Virginia Lottery Win While On Caribbean Cruise To Kick Off 2024
Man Celebrates Million Dollar Virginia Lottery Win While On Caribbean Cruise To Kick Off 2024 What started as a relaxing Caribbean cruise to celebrate the New Year turned into something far more exciting for a Virginia man who won $1 million while on vacation. Jerome Testa III is laughing and smiling his way to the bank after being the final person to claim a seven-figure prize after purchasing a ticket for Virginia's New Year's Millionaire Raffle. The timing couldn't be better, as the lucky lotto player learned of his unexpected windfall while checking online during a holiday cruise, though they had to wait to return to Virginia before redeeming the life-altering ticket. “My wife …
18-Year-Olds Encouraged Juveniles To Attack Victim, Flashed Firearm In Stafford: Police 18-Year-Olds Encouraged Juveniles To Attack Victim, Flashed Firearm In Stafford: Police
18-Year-Olds Encouraged Juveniles To Attack Victim, Flashed Firearm In Stafford: Police A pair of 18-year-old men are facing charges for their roles in the attack of a female victim in Stafford, police said. Jonathan Hill and Jayden Harris were with two juveniles when they began chasing the victim near England Run North Apartments around 12:50 a.m. on Tuesday, Jan. 23, the county sheriff's office said. The victim said a group of people — whom she knew — chased her, broke the back window of her vehicle, and flashed a firearm after making a food delivery. "Trying to avoid a confrontation, the victim attempted to meet up with nearby friends," the sheriff's office said. "In the p…
DUI Fugitive's 88 MPH Pursuit Ends In Hour-Long Stafford Standoff: Sheriff DUI Fugitive's 88 MPH Pursuit Ends In Hour-Long Stafford Standoff: Sheriff
DUI Fugitive's 88 MPH Pursuit Ends In Hour-Long Stafford Standoff: Sheriff A DUI driver wanted out of Prince William County led a police pursuit at nearly 90 miles per hour, and ended the night in an hour-long stand-off in Stafford, local authorities said. Allen Stone, of King George, was spotted by a deputy failing to maintain lane in a Toyota Scion xB around 6:25 p.m. Jan. 21 on Barrett Heights Road in Stafford, Sheriff David Decatur said. Stone ran the stop sign and turned onto westbound Garrisonville Road, police said. Deputy Bates followed the vehicle as it turned onto Eustace Road. He tried to conduct a traffic stop on Rocky Way Drive, but Stone sp…
Snow Day! Weather Closes Schools Across Virginia Snow Day! Weather Closes Schools Across Virginia
Snow Day! Weather Closes Schools Across Virginia Schools across Northern Virginia are closed Tuesday, Jan. 16 due to the snow. Snow began falling across the region Monday, Jan. 15, and is expected to turn to a wintry mix overnight. All Fairfax, Stafford, Loudoun, Prince William, Alexandria, and Arlington public schools will be closed on Tuesday. The National Weather Service shows Northern Virginia is expected to see 1 to 3 inches by the end of the night Monday, Jan. 15. Rain, snow, and freezing rain will fall likely before noon, with another chance of snow later in the day, making for hazardous road conditions.
SEEN HIM? Kearny Juvenile Missing Since December SEEN HIM? Kearny Juvenile Missing Since December
Seen HIM? Kearny Juvenile Missing Since December A search is underway for a Kearny resident missing since December, authorities said. Jordan Noy has been missing since he left the KARE Juvenile Residential Facility on the evening of Wednesday, Dec. 13, authorities said. Noy is 5'4" and weighs 131 lbs., Kearny police said. He was last seen at 10:07 p.m., wearing a blue and white varsity jacket, a black hooded sweatshirt, black shoes, a black backpack and glasses, police said. He has brown hair and brown eyes, police said. Noy could be in Stafford, Va. or in Chinatown in Manhattan, police said. Anyone with information is asked to cont…
Unlicensed DUI Driver, Passenger Escape Flipped Car In Stafford: Sheriff Unlicensed DUI Driver, Passenger Escape Flipped Car In Stafford: Sheriff
Unlicensed DUI Driver, Passenger Escape Flipped Car In Stafford: Sheriff Two Stafford teenagers escaped serious injury when their vehicle flipped in an alleged drunk-driving crash, authorities said. On Thursday, Jan. 11 at approximately 2:30 a.m. Sergeant M.E. Gordon, Deputy D.S. Jett, and Deputy M.A. Holub responded to Plantation Drive and Newcastle Place for a crash, according to the Stafford County Sheriff's Office. Deputies found a vehicle overturned in a ditch. Its occupants were able to exit the car with minor injuries, deputies said. The 18-year-old driver tossed a bag into a nearby flower bed, deputies said. The bag was recovered with empty cans of alco…