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After nearly 30 years, remains found in Va. identified as convicted killer’s wife
The woman had disappeared in 1989; her remains were found in 1991 but couldn’t be identified until now. Thanks to new technology, investigators now know who she is, and her then-husband has since been convicted of murdering another woman in 2009.
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Deputies looking for man wanted for carjacking, shooting in Stafford Co.
Robert H. Leegrand III is also wanted for a burglary in Prince William County, grand larceny in Fairfax County, and resisting arrest in Manassas City, the Stafford County Sheriff’s Office said.
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Virginia counties vie for transportation improvement funds
Residents turned out in Fairfax County to tell transportation planners it’s time they received money for road improvements. One said, “My parents were promised these improvements back in the ’50s and ’60s.”
1 month ago -
Naked man stuck in a fence arrested outside a Stafford Co. school
The Stafford County Sheriff’s Office arrested a Virginia man who was found outside Anne E. Moncure Elementary School naked, stuck in a fence and masturbating.
2 months ago -
DOJ probing decisions regarding a proposed Islamic cemetery
The U.S. Department of Justice is investigating claims that leaders of a Virginia county effectively blocked a proposed Islamic cemetery.
2 months ago -
Va. man inhales aerosol product, tries to stop school bus: sheriff’s office
A man was arrested Friday after the sheriff’s office in Stafford County, Virginia, said he was seen inhaling the contents of an aerosol can and standing in traffic trying to stop a school bus.
2 months ago -
Stafford man revived, arrested after heroin overdose in Taco Bell drive-thru
The man was unresponsive when police found him in the driver’s seat of a car in the drive-thru. The car was still in drive and there was a needle in the man’s right hand, police say.
2 months ago -
Owner chased dog onto I-95; both struck and killed by car
A dog escaped from a vehicle after a crash on Interstate-95. The dog’s owner, the driver of the vehicle, chased after the dog.
3 months ago -
$60K tool thief from Stafford Co. arrested in New York
A man who stole $60,000 worth of tools from Stafford County, and sold them at truck stops on the way to New York, has been arrested.
3 months ago -
Stafford Co. zoning board: huge Confederate flag can stay
The large flag is familiar to drivers on Interstate 95 near Stafford, Virginia. The local zoning board refused to hear an appeal brought by two people who called the flag threatening.
4 months ago -
Tanker truck and ambulance crash in Stafford Co.; 4 hurt
A tanker truck collided with an ambulance on northbound Route 17 at Hartwood Road in Stafford County, Virginia, sending four people on the ambulance to the hospital.
4 months ago -
Detectives investigate threats against 2 Virginia middle schools
Detectives are investigating a threatening social media post against two Virginia middle schools, one in Stafford County, and one in Spotsylvania County.
4 months ago -
Stafford Co. man pleads guilty to blackmailing girl with porn for kiss
STAFFORD, Va. (AP) — A Virginia man accused of blackmailing an 11-year-old girl for a kiss has pleaded guilty to multiple charges, including producing child pornography. The Free Lance-Star of Fredericksburg reports the Stafford County…
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Stafford Co. man arrested in $1,800 Lego scam
A Stafford County man is accused of trying to scam Walmart out of more than $1,800 worth of Lego toys.
5 months ago -
Man who led Va. sheriff’s deputies on chase had drugs, 2-year-old in car
A man had drugs and family members with a protective order against him in his vehicle when he led Stafford County Sheriff’s deputies on a high-speed chase Friday night.
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