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Juveniles in Shenandoah charged for 4 separate school threat cases in a week
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Juveniles in Shenandoah charged for 4 separate school threat cases in a week

Within one week, Shenandoah Sheriff’s Office has charged four teenagers for four separate cases of school related threats. The latest incident occurred yesterday, Sept. 17. A 16-year-old female from Edinburg was identified as the suspect for two verbal threats involving Central High School, SCSO reported. Her threats were reported to both school officials and local police. She is now facing two counts of 2 counts of threatening to bomb or damage buildings or transportation or providing false information about the danger or those buildings, SCSO noted. On Friday the 13th, SCSO announced a 14-year-old from Fort Valley was deemed the suspect for a written threat. His threats were reported to both school officials and police. This juvenile is now facing one count of threatening...
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FBI offering reward for info on Truist bank robbery in Leesburg, VA
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FBI offering reward for info on Truist bank robbery in Leesburg, VA

As the one-year mark approaches since a robbery at Truist Bank in Leesburg, police are making a renewed push for information from the public. The incident occurred at the Truist bank located at 1007 Edwards Free Rd. NE on October 2, 2023. And the suspect, described as a black male, remains unknown, Leesburg Police Department announced earlier this week. LPD has been circulating additional photos of the suspect along with an FBI wanted poster. “Someone knows who this individual is,” LPD said in a September 10 Facebook post, pointing out that the FBI is now offering a $5,000 reward for information leading to his arrest and conviction. More information about the incident and photos can be found in the previous Watchful Eye report here. Anyone with information is asked to co...
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Leesburg Police seek info on burglary at Burberry
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Leesburg Police seek info on burglary at Burberry

Police are looking for the suspects or any information the public may have about a burglary at the Burberry Store at the Leesburg Premium Outlets. The incident occurred at approximately 1:57 a.m. on Tuesday, September 3 and involved several unidentified suspects, Leesburg PD says. “The suspects entered the store after breaking through a front window,” police say. Video surveillance from the police department doesn’t show the moment the window was broken, but it shows individuals coming through the opening and shows what appears to be a broken cement slab amid the shattered glass. LPD didn’t put an estimate on the loss but says the suspects “stole a significant amount of merchandise” including handbags, apparel, and accessories. The suspects were dressed in dark clothing...
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Charges pending for log truck crash in Middlesex
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Charges pending for log truck crash in Middlesex

Charges are pending against the driver in a log truck crash that shut down Rt. 17 southbound in Middlesex on Monday, Virginia State Police confirmed. The single-vehicle crash occurred just south of Forest Chapel. Dominek Broaddus, of Tappahannock, lost control of the 2000 Peterbilt, ran off the road, and the truck overturned, VSP reported. Broaddus was injured, but VSP described those injuries as non-life-threatening. The southbound lanes in the area were shut down for hours. VSP said the occurred shortly before 3 p.m. Authorities didn’t announce the reopening until after 7 p.m. See: Live Footage of Hit & Run Crash in Powhatan (Video) Follow the Watchful Eye on Twitter, Facebook, & Instagram to keep up with what's happening in Virgini...
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17-year-old charged with murder in Stafford
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17-year-old charged with murder in Stafford

A 17-year-old is in custody after a fatal shooting on Hulls Chapel Rd., Stafford Sheriff’s Office confirmed. Just after 11 p.m. on Sept. 4, SCSO said the office received numerous calls about a shooting. Callers stated that a man was shot and the suspect was fleeing in a Mustang. According to SCSO, First Sergeant D.W. Fetterolf and Deputy M.N. Sayegh were first to turn onto Hulls Chapel Road, and they saw a Mustang fleeing the area. The officers stopped the car, detained the driver, a 17-year-old who reportedly had a gun in his possession. Three other deputies responded to the residence where the shooting occurred, and SCSO said they found a 42-year-old Stafford man, Jose Cruz Del Cid, who had been shot once. The officers attempted performing life-saving measures until Fire and ...
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Police seize guns from house that prompted Herndon evacuations
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Police seize guns from house that prompted Herndon evacuations

Residents around the 200 block of Herndon Station Square were cleared to return to their homes last night after an hours-long evacuation prompted by what police found in the home of Steven Timothy Kyle, a 44-year-old Herndon man wanted in Bucks County, Pennsylvania. Authorities concluded that the items-- which still haven’t been named--pose no threat to the community Herndon Police Captain Steve Pihonak said at a press conference last night. Initially, Herndon Police described what they found in Kyle’s townhouse as “chemical substances and other evidence that raised alarm.” Hours later, at an evening press conference, Pihonak said authorities were still working the scene. “It’s serious enough that that’s why we’ve closed the area all around,” he added. But later that night, whe...
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Police expecting to work Herndon Square Station scene all night
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Police expecting to work Herndon Square Station scene all night

Approximately 20 households near the 200 block of Herndon Station Square have been evacuated and sites in the surrounding area are closed due to a discovery made this morning while executing a search warrant. And Herndon Police Department is advising individuals impacted by that to make preparations. At a press conference this evening, Captain Steve Pihonak said there’s no timeframe for residents to return. It’s going to be a long, slow, meticulous process, he said, adding that authorities are expecting to be working the scene through the night. The captain didn’t go into detail about what was found in the residence where they arrested Steven Timothy Kyle. But he said, after Kyle was in custody, while police were searching for items related to the arrest, they found unrelated items. ...
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Chemical incident in Herndon leads to evacuations, closures, & bomb squad
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Chemical incident in Herndon leads to evacuations, closures, & bomb squad

Homes in Herndon have been evacuated, roads shut down, and a portion of the Washington & Old Dominion Trail is closed due to an “evolving situation” involving chemical substances and other alarming evidence, Herndon Police Department announced. The situation began to unfold this morning at around 11:30 a.m. when Herndon PD executed a search warrant on behalf of Central Bucks Regional Police Department in Pennsylvania, the department announced. That search warrant for the 200 block of Herndon Station Square was linked to Steven Timothy Kyle, a 44-year-old Herndon man who is wanted in Pennsylvania for criminal mischief, stalking, and three counts of harassment, HPD explained. Kyle was taken into custody without incident, but amid his arrest, HPD said detectives found chemical su...
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Truck crash leaves trailer standing upright in New Kent
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Truck crash leaves trailer standing upright in New Kent

A single vehicle trailer-trailer crash shut down part of I-64 West in New Kent for hours on Thursday. According to VSP, at about 9:30 a.m., the truck was heading westbound when, at the 200 mile marker, the raised bed hit the overhead traffic sign. VSP said the bed separated from the cab and remained upright against the damaged highway sign. The bed was finally removed at about 11 a.m. (Photo: VSP) While the hours-long response was underway, traffic was diverted from I-64 West onto county roads prompting New Kent County Sheriff’s Office to issue a message warning of heavy traffic throughout that rural county. The driver, 62-year-old Richard D. Houston, Jr. of Lorton escaped the incident without injuries, VSP reported. So far, he has been charged with reckless driving. But ...
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SCC blocks attempt to hike tolls on Dulles Greenway
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SCC blocks attempt to hike tolls on Dulles Greenway

Virginia’s State Corporation Commission denied the requests to hike toll rates on Dulles Greenway and to change the process for rate hike applications. The Greenway is a privately-owned, 14-mile toll road in northern Virginia that runs through Loudoun County connecting Leesburg to Washington DC. Its owner, Toll Road Investors Partnership II, aka TRIP II, filed an application for increases to congestion and off-peak tolls. Whereas the rate for a car is currently $5.80 and $5.25, respectively, for peak and off-peak travel, TRIP II wanted to hike those rates to $8.10 and $6.40. Chart showing what rates would have been if TRIP II's application succeeded The SCC considered input from a local hearing in Chantilly, a telephone hearing and evidentiary hearing, and arguments filed by...
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