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Loudoun Co. detectives recover $1.4M in cryptocurrency stolen in scam
The Loudoun County Sheriff’s Office recovered more than a million dollars in cryptocurrency stolen in a scam, calling it one of the largest seizures of its kind in Virginia. A resident lost $1.4 million in what’s called a “pig butchering scam,” in which the criminal builds trust with the victim, convinces them to invest money, then disappears with it....
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Loudoun Co. detectives recover $1.4M in cryptocurrency stolen in scam
The Loudoun County Sheriff’s Office recovered more than a million dollars in cryptocurrency stolen in a scam, calling it one of the largest seizures of its kind. News4’s Walter Morris reports.
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14 vape shops accused of selling to underage customers in Loudoun County crackdown
Community concerns led to an operation that left 14 businesses facing penalties for selling vape products to people under 21, the Loudoun County sheriff says. Concerns from parents and teachers led to a two-day operation targeting 32 tobacco and vape shops, the sheriff said. “These kids are going into vape shops and buying these products,” Sheriff Mike Chapman said. “It’s…
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14 Loudoun County vape shops accused of selling to underage customers
Community concerns led to an operation that left 14 businesses facing penalties for selling vape products to people under 21, the Loudoun County sheriff says. News4’s Jackie Bensen reports.
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Police identify suspect in break-in of Trump campaign office in Virginia
Police in northern Virginia say they are looking for a homeless man they suspect broke into an office of Donald Trump’s presidential campaign. The Loudoun County Sheriff’s Office said Wednesday it has issued an arrest warrant for 39-year-old on a burglary charge in connection with the break-in. The sheriff’s office says the man was captured on surveillance video Sunday night...
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Police search for suspect in Trump campaign office burglary in Virginia
The Loudoun County Sheriff’s Office released photos of the alleged suspect in a burglary at the Trump for President 2024 campaign office in Ashburn, Virginia late Sunday night. Police are investigating if anything was stolen from the office. News4’s Joseph Olmo reports.
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Robocall scam where scammers impersonate police has hit hundreds in Virginia and DC
The location of the police department or the words in the call may vary, but the basics are the same: A robocall tells you to contact police and send them money. Real police departments in the DMV say it’s a scam, and to be careful.
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Person found dead in apartment parking lot in Ashburn
Deputies responded to an apartment complex in Ashburn after neighbors reported hearing a gunshot and finding the victim. News4’s Walter Morris reports.
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2 Loudoun deputies on motorcycles hurt after being hit by teen driver
Two sheriff’s deputies in Loudoun County, Virginia, are hurt after they were hit by a teen driver on Thursday morning, authorities say. The sheriff’s office is investigating whether ice played a role in the crash, News4’s Drew Wilder reports.
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‘We need help': 2 Loudoun deputies on motorcycles hit by teen driver
Two sheriff’s deputies in Loudoun County, Virginia, are hurt after they were hit by a teen driver on Thursday morning, authorities say. The deputies, who were on motorcycles, were headed to the scene of another crash when the driver crossed the roadway’s center line and hit them in the Gilberts Corner area, on Watson Road. “We need help! Watson...
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‘We need help': 2 Loudoun deputies on motorcycles hit by juvenile driver
Two Loudoun County sheriff’s deputies who were on motorcycles are injured after they were hit by a juvenile driver near Route 50. News4’s Joseph Olmo reports live from the scene.
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‘There is a fentanyl problem here': 9 overdoses reported at Loudoun County high school
One high school in Loudoun County, Virginia, has reported nine opioid-related overdoses this year — eight of which occurred in the last three weeks. The Loudoun County Sheriff’s Office initially reported Tuesday that eight students at Park View High school in Sterling overdosed, and four of those overdoses happened inside the school. A ninth student overdosed off campus Tuesday night,…
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Community rattled after 8 overdoses reported at Loudoun County high school
News4’s Jackie Bensen reports on the overdoses at Park View High School, which all appear to involve fentanyl.