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Fairfax, VA
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Stubborn Motel Guest Finds New Accommodations In County Jail After VA Pursuit: Police
A motel guest who got a little too comfy come time to leave had help from authorities finding new accommodations — these at the regional jail. Police were called to the Motel 6 on Warrenton Road on reports that a man later identified as Terry Palmer, 24, of Stafford, was refusing to leave come 11 a.m. checkout on Saturday, April 15, county police said. Palmer, who was still at the hotel at 12:20 p.m. when police arrived, had been wanted out of Fredericksburg for a felony probation violation, police said. Palmer told deputies his mother was on the way to pick him up, but deputies e…
Fredericksburg, VA
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Woman Clocked Going 100+ MPH During Separate Police Pursuits In Custody: Stafford Sheriff
A woman with a proclivity of taking police on high-speed pursuits in Stafford County was finally tracked down in a Virginia hotel and taken into custody without incident, authorities announced. Chelsea Geraghty, 29, of Stafford, is facing charges after putting police officers through the ringer earlier this month when she refused to stop for members of the Stafford County Sheriff’s Office. The long month for the sheriff’s office began shortly after noon on Friday, Feb. 10, when a deputy attempted to stop a driver with a revoked license on Warrenton Road near South Gateway Drive; however, ra…
Fredericksburg, VA
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Stafford Sisters Arrested After Police Pursuit
A pair of sisters, one of whom had been wanted on warrants, are facing charges after a police pursuit in Stafford, authorities said. Both Sharlynia and Kelzy Young, 21 and 19, appeared nervous when a deputy stopped their gold Nissan Maxima on Warrenton Road for failing to yield on Friday, Feb. 17 around 3:20 p.m., Stafford police said. Kelzy, the driver, told the officer she was nervous since she'd never been pulled over, and gave him a fake as he realized she had active warrants out for her arrest, authorities said. That's when Kelzy shifted the car into gear and initiated a pursuit,…
Fredericksburg, VA
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Doubling Down: Duo In Stafford Busted After Taking Police On A Pair Of Pursuits
Members of the Stafford County Sheriff’s Office pulled out all the tricks in the book to apprehend a pair who took deputies on a pursuit that started on I-95 and went awry, authorities say. Stafford County residents Erin Brack, 37, and 38-year-old Derek Primes - who was already wanted in Virginia Beach, Chesapeake, and Stafford - are both facing multiple charges following an incident that played out beginning at 2:30 p.m. on Friday, Feb. 10. According to police, a deputy stopped Brack in a black Chevy Monte Carlo at the intersection of Warrenton Road and I-95, during which Primes provided a…
Alexandria, VA
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Moped Gets Stuck In Truck Bumper During Stafford Crash: Police
A Stafford moped driver had a scary encounter with a semi-truck, police said. At around 11:15 p.m. on Sept. 18, officers arrived at the scene of a crash in the 1400 block of Warrenton Road, where they saw a moped stuck in the bumper of a Mack truck, according to the Stafford County Sheriff's Office. Law enforcement's investigation revealed that the truck driver was driving closely behind the moped and rear-ended the bike, officials said. The moped driver was not harmed, but was taken to a local hospital to …
Alexandria, VA
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Stafford Auto Shop Employee Shots Man In Self Defense After Heated Fight: Police
An altercation in Stafford forced an auto shop employee to shoot a man in self defense, police said. On August 30, at around 11:45 a.m., an officer, who was driving near Tires and Wheels Unlimited on Warrenton Road, saw a man bleeding from his abdomen coming toward her, according to the Stafford County Sheriff's Office. Timothy Greenage, 33, told the officer that an employee of the auto shop had shot him, but there was more to the story, officials said. Law enforcement's investigation revealed that Greenage threatened the auto shop over the phone because the business supposedly …
Alexandria, VA
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Bystander Heroically Chases Down 20-Year-Old Walmart Robber In Stafford
Stafford police have one brave Good Samaritan to thank for helping them bring a 20-year-old robber into custody, officials said.At around 1:30 p.m. on August 29, Shai-an Winslow snatched a fellow customer's purse in the Walmart located at 11 Village Parkway, according to the Stafford County Sheriff's Office. As Winslow grabbed the victim's purse, she fled from the store, mildly injuring the victim and knocking over a Walmart employee, authorities said. A witness decided to chase after Winslow, following her through the parking lot, past a nearby McDonald’s…
Fredericksburg, VA
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Stafford Deputy Breaks Pickup Window To Save Driver Suffering Medical Episode
A Stafford Deputy sprung into action on Wednesday, July 6 to save a driver suffering a medical emergency, police said. Deputy J.W. McAlister was driving near the intersection of Cambridge Street and Warrenton Road when he noticed a Ford F-150 had crashed into the side of a Virginia State Trooper, the Stafford County Sheriff’s Office said. The Ford was still in drive and Deputy McAlister could tell something was wrong with the driver, whose foot was still on the accelerator, officials said. Deputy McAlister broke the passenger side window with his baton so he could put the car in park and…
Fredericksburg, VA
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Police ID Victim In Stafford Motel Murder
Authorities have identified the man killed at a Red Roof Inn in Stafford County over the weekend. Deputies said Leo Franklin, 47, of Maryland, died at the Warrenton Road motel in Stafford just after 8 a.m. on Sunday, June 19. George Pearson III, 44, of Stafford, reportedly shot him and then fled the scene in a silver Toyota Tacoma, still armed with the handgun, the Stafford County Sheriff's Office said. A Crisis Negotiation Team spoke with Pearson on FaceTime in an attempt to get him to turn himself in. He told them he wouldn't be taken alive, deputies said. However, when offic…
Fredericksburg, VA
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FaceTime Fugitive: Motel Murder Suspect Surrenders During I-95 Pursuit
Authorities got a murder suspect to surrender over FaceTime as he led a police pursuit on Interstate 95 in Virginia, they said. George Pearson III, 44, of Stafford, shot the victim in his chest at a Red Roof Inn on Warrenton Road around 8:15 a.m. June 19, then fled the scene in a silver Toyota Tacoma, still armed with a handgun, the Stafford County Sheriff's Office said. Once able to identify the suspect, authorities called him on FaceTime and added a member of the Crisis Negotiation Team joined to the call. While attempting to negotiate a peaceful surrender, Pearson indicated he …
