James L. Swanson, a 55 year-old former pastor, has been charged with having inappropriate contact with three Loudoun County teenagers in April.

Photo: Courtesy of the Loudoun County Sheriff's Office

Tagged: crime, Loudoun Sheriff's Office, police

The suspect allegedly removed keys from a gym locker and entered the victim's vehicle and stole a wallet.

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Tagged: crime, Loudoun Sheriff's Office, police

The suspects allegedly stole a 2000 silver Honda Insight on June and attempted to use stolen ATM and credit cards.

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Tagged: crime, Loudoun Sheriff's Office, police

This suspect allegedly attempted to fraudulently withdraw funds from a bank account.

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Tagged: crime, Loudoun Sheriff's Office, police

Hugo Antonio Callejas, 42, was arrested on June 2 on charges soliciting a minor younger than 15 for sex or sodomy after approaching a 13-year-old girl at a lemonade stand in Leesburg.

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Tagged: crime, Leesburg, Loudoun Sheriff's Office, sex crimes

Helene Yvette Seabrook pled guilty on June 4 to a series of burglaries last year in Ashburn, and charges are currently pending in Fairfax and Alexandria. Seabrook has a history of convictions stretching across the country, including an involuntary manslaughter charge in South Carolina. She was arrested in July 2008 in Richmond where she was found in possession of two firearms.

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Tagged: Ashburn, courts, crime, Loudoun Sheriff's Office, sex crimes, theft

Video stills from the security camera at a Sunoco gas station in Sterling depict an armed robbery that occurred on the night of Wednesday, May 6.

Photo: Courtesy of the Loudoun County Sheriff's Office

Tagged: crime, Loudoun Sheriff's Office, robbery, Sterling

Video stills from the security camera at a Sunoco gas station in Sterling depict an armed robbery that occurred on the night of Wednesday, May 6.

Photo: Courtesy of the Loudoun County Sheriff's Office

Tagged: crime, Loudoun Sheriff's Office, robbery, Sterling

Video stills from the security camera at a Sunoco gas station in Sterling depict an armed robbery that occurred on the night of Wednesday, May 6.

Photo: Courtesy of the Loudoun County Sheriff's Office

Tagged: crime, Loudoun Sheriff's Office, robbery, Sterling

Video stills from the security camera at a Sunoco gas station in Sterling depict an armed robbery that occurred on the night of Wednesday, May 6.

Photo: Courtesy of the Loudoun County Sheriff's Office

Tagged: crime, Loudoun Sheriff's Office, robbery, Sterling

Several local officials, including Board of Supervisor Chairman Scott K. York (I-At Large), Supervisor Lori Waters (R-Broad Run) and Sheriff Stephen Simpson, attended the April 30 Lansdowne community meeting to discuss the arrests in the Bennett homicide case and crime in the county.

Photo: Dominic Bracco II, Washington Post

Tagged: crime, gang, Lansdowne, Loudoun Sheriff's Office, Steve Simpson, Supervisor Lori Waters

Sheriff Stephen O. Simpson speaks at an April 30 community meeting to discuss recent arrests in the murder of William Bennett and the attack on his wife, as well as discuss gang activity in the county.

Photo: Dominic Bracco II, Washington Post

Tagged: crime, gang, Lansdowne, Loudoun Sheriff's Office, Steve Simpson

Community members ask questions during a meeting in Lansdowne last night that addressed residents' concerns about rising crime in the county.

Photo: Dominic Bracco II, Washington Post

Tagged: crime, gang, Lansdowne, Loudoun Sheriff's Office, police

Anthony R. Roberts, 20, of Middleburg is currently being held on charges surrounding the burglary of Loudoun Guns on April 15, in Leesburg, March burglaries of three Middleburg stores and in connection to the March 22 homicide of William Bennett of Lansdowne.

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Tagged: crime, Lansdowne, Loudoun Sheriff's Office, Middleburg

Darwin G. Bowman, 18, of Annandale was charged with capital murder in the March 22, 2009, homicide of William Bennett of Lansdowne.

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Tagged: crime, Lansdowne, Loudoun Sheriff's Office

A Loudoun County Sheriff's vehicle drives past this foreclosure property located on North Sterling Blvd.

Photo: Tracy A. Woodward, Washington Post

Tagged: crime, foreclosure, homelessness, Loudoun Sheriff's Office, Sterling, Sterling Park

Squatters were removed from this vacant home located on West Maple Ave. in Sterling.

Photo: Tracy A. Woodward, Washington Post

Tagged: crime, foreclosure, homelessness, Loudoun Sheriff's Office, Sterling, Sterling Park

Stephanie Jackson lives across the street from a foreclosure property on 700 West Maple Avenue, which is reflected in her door. She said she noticed a couple of people were living in the home and just assumed someone had purchased the property. Another neighbor reported the incident. The squatters were later removed by Louduon County Sheriffs.

Photo: Tracy A. Woodward, Washington Post

Tagged: crime, foreclosure, homelessness, Loudoun Sheriff's Office, Sterling, Sterling Park

This foreclosure property is located on North Sterling Boulevard in Sterling that had squatters move in and were later arrested. The home was foreclosed on before the squatters took over.

Photo: Tracy A. Woodward, Washington Post

Tagged: crime, foreclosure, homelessness, Sterling, Sterling Park

Nathan Fisher has lived on West Maple Avenue in Sterling since 1999. He noticed this property across the street from him has been vacant for about a year. The property that had squatter removed from it three weeks ago. Fisher said for the first time his property value was assessed at a lower value this year.

Photo: Tracy A. Woodward, Washington Post

Tagged: crime, foreclosure, homelessness, Loudoun Sheriff's Office, Sterling, Sterling Park

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