Ashburn Crime Report: July 12-19

Attempted abduction, exposure and larceny are among the incidents reported to Loudoun County Sheriff's Office.

Attempted Abduction Reported in Belmont Greene An 11-year-old boy reported to the Loudoun County Sheriff’s Office that a white car pulled up to him along the 42800 block of Kirkland Street just before 9 p.m. July 16 and the driver told him to get in. The child refused to get in the car, according to an LCSO report, and the car left the area. The boy reported that several people were in the vehicle, including black female passenger. Exposure A 69-year-old male was charged with exposing himself along the 20000 block of Medalist Drive around 9 a.m. July 13. Burglary Jewelry was reported taken from a home on the 42400 block of Cortez Terrace between 9 a.m. and 7 p.m. July 19. Larceny Tampering with a Vehicle Destruction of Property Community-…

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Charges Made After Paintballs Strike Cruiser

Ashburn residents were charged in early morning incident July 19.

Loudoun County Sheriff’s Office deputies located three suspects in the area of Ashburn and Hay roads around 2:20 a.m. July 19 after paintballs struck a marked patrol vehicle. Deputies charged Shaun A. Randall, 19, with conspiracy to maliciously shoot at an occupied marked law enforcement vehicle as well as underage possession of alcohol, according to a report from the Loudoun County Sheriff’s Office. Deputies also charged Nicole M. Quigg, 18, and Christopher R. Pullen, 19, with drunk in public. All three suspects are Ashburn residents and remained in custody Thursday afternoon, according to the report. The previous information was supplied by the Loudoun County Sheriff's Office and, where charges were made, does not indicate a conviction. …

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Ashburn Crime Report: July 5-15

Assault, a pedestrian death, larceny and destruction of property among Ashburn incidents reported to the Loudoun County Sheriff’s Office.

Teen Assaulted by Man in Pickup A 19-year-old teenager reported that the driver of a gray pickup truck, described as either Asian or Hispanic, approached the teen, jumped out of the vehicle and then began to chase the teen around 3:38 a.m. July 13. According to a report given the Loudoun County Sheriff’s Office, the teen said the driver made reference to a water balloon that hit his truck and then assaulted him. The driver was further described as a male with very short, dark hair. McLean Pedestrian Dies in Ashburn Village A 21-year-old McLean man was struck by a commercial vehicle near Route 7 and Ashburn Village Boulevard around 12:43 a.m. July 12. The man, who had not been identified as of July 15, was said to have intentionally stepped…

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Grand Jury Indicts Ashburn Man on Child Porn

The Broadlands resident was arrested last year as part of collaborative investigation.

A Loudoun County Grand Jury on Monday indicted Jeffrey Brian Lee, of Ashburn, on 23 felony counts of possession of child pornography. Lee, 49, was arrested and charged in October 2011 after an investigation conducted by the Loudoun County Sex Crimes Unit, the FBI and the CIA. Investigators searched Lee’s home on Stillbrook Farm Drive in Broadlands on Sept. 27 and seized numerous computers, phones, electronic storage devices, film, video tapes, yearbooks and receipts. Get Ashburn new delivered to your inbox. Sign up for the Ashburn Patch Newsletter. At the time of his arrest, law enforcement referenced an investigation that looked back as far as 1980. Anyone with additional information about Lee, or anyone who has had any contact with Lee …

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Ashburn Fire Station Expansion Gets Hearing

The fire company’s proposal calls for doubling the size of the existing facility along Ashburn Road.

A special exception request by the Ashburn Volunteer Fire & Rescue Department to tear down a portion of its existing station and construct a larger facility on the 3.17-acre site along Ashburn Road is set for a public hearing Tuesday night. The fire company now has 17,535 square feet of space, but would spread out into a 36,083-square-foot building. The proposal calls for a slightly expanded footprint for the new building. Founder’s Hall to the rear of the existing station would remain, but the front portion of the station would be torn down. “Tonight's vote will hopefully be the culmination of a two and a half year effort to modernize Ashburn Fire Station 6,” said Carl Cowan, president of the department, adding that the boundary line …

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Bob Bruhns

11:13 pm on Tuesday, July 10, 2012

Wow. We're getting robbed in Fairfax County.   more ›

Ask a Deputy: Nuisance Letters

A reader asks whether the LCSO should be notified when offending neighbors move.

Got a question you've always wanted to ask someone in law enforcement? Trying asking a member of the Loudoun County Sheriff's Office through Ask a Deputy. Readers submit questions and the LCSO responds. Send questions to dusty@patch.com or submit them below. If a caution note has been placed on a residence for narcotics use and those residents move to another location, should the sheriff be notified of the move so that the caution note can be placed on the new residence for the individuals involved? Nuisance letters are specific and usually come after continued criminal activity at a particular location. The Loudoun County Sheriff's Office will most often post common nuisance letters pertaining to narcotics violations or illegal alcohol …

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Ashburn Crime Report

Minor incidents reported in the community June 28 - July 7.

Suspicious Event An Ashburn resident reported seeing three men remove what appeared to be a firearm from a vehicle in a parking lot on the 21800 block of Brickshire Circle around 5 p.m. June 29. Two men then left on foot, while the third drove away in the vehicle, described as a gray Honda Civic. Deputies searched the area and found nothing suspicious. Larceny/Destruction of Property The previous information was supplied by the Loudoun County Sheriff's Office. For questions about this article, email dusty@patch.com.

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Ashburn Woman Dies in Fairfax Accident

Loudoun Valley Estates resident’s vehicle was struck by a Murano that crossed the median.

An Ashburn woman has died Saturday as a result of injuries sustained during a Thursday accident on Braddock Road near Shirley Gate Road in Fairfax County. Lora Melissa Myers, 38, was driving her 2011 Toyota Highlander westbound on Braddock Road around 6 p.m. Thursday when a 2007 Nissan Murano crossed the median into oncoming traffic and struck her car, according to a report from the Fairfax County Police Department. The impact propelled Myers’ Highlander into the path of a 2007 Pontiac Vibe, which also struck the Highlander. The Murano’s driver, Christopher Cobb, 54, of Fairfax City, died at the scene, Myers was airlifted to a local hospital where she died Saturday. The man who was driving the Vibe was treated for non-life-threatening …

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Neelofar Haram

11:38 pm on Monday, July 2, 2012

So sorry to know about the tragedy. May their soul rest in peace.   more ›