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Leesburg Police Make Arrest in Edwards Ferry Road Gunfire Investigation

Leesburg Police Make Arrest in Edwards Ferry Road Gunfire Investigation

Leesburg, VA (June 28, 2023) – Jairo Amaya-Sorto, 18, of Leesburg, was taken into custody yesterday evening in the 0-99 block of Plaza Street NE on Leesburg Police Department warrants charging him with the willful discharge of a firearm in a public place, possession of a firearm by an undocumented individual, two counts of destruction […]

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Leesburg Police Make Arrest in Stabbing on Crestwood Street 

Leesburg Police Make Arrest in Stabbing on Crestwood Street 

Joel Escobar-Barrientos, 29, of Leesburg, has been charged with one count of malicious wounding. The charge stems from a stabbing that occurred on Saturday, June 24, 2023, shortly before 4:00 AM. The Leesburg Police Department Emergency Communications Center received a report of a stabbing at a residence in the 500 block of Crestwood Street SW. […]

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Larceny (package): 43800 block Timber Sq., Leesburg VA

The complainant reported that a package was taken from his doorstep by an unknown subject. The suspect was described a male approximately 30-40 years old, wearing a black shirt, gray pants, and a black hat with a black bag on his shoulder. 6/20/2023 4:08 am  

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Police Make Arrest in Leesburg Stabbing Incident

Police Make Arrest in Leesburg Stabbing Incident

Leesburg, VA – Gustavo Portillo-Aguilar, 21, of Leesburg, was taken into custody on Friday, June 16, 2023, on one count of aggravated malicious wounding and two counts of brandishing a firearm. The charges stem from an altercation that occurred on Thursday, May 25, 2023, shortly before midnight, in the 200 block of Shirley Square SE. […]

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