News Stories Tagged "Lansdowne"

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Loudoun Teen Indicted on Murder Charges in Beating Death of Man on Morning Walk

Tuesday, Aug. 11, 2009

A 17-year-old Loudoun County youth was indicted for first-degree murder Tuesday in the March beating death of a man walking with his wife in the Lansdowne area and also charged with aggravated malicious wounding for the critical injuries inflicted on the man’s wife during the attack. Read story and 23 comments »

Teen Says He Witnessed Fatal Beating, Helped Destroy Evidence

Thursday, Aug. 6, 2009

A 17-year-old Loudoun County youth told police in April that he witnessed portions of the beating death of William Bennett along a Lansdowne parkway in February, that the two men who killed Bennett laughed about the crime as he drove them away, and that he helped them burn their blood-soaked clothes after the random attack. Read story and 59 comments »

Boy Nearly Drowns At Lansdowne Conference Center

Thursday, July 23, 2009

A 6-year-old attending a day camp at the Lansdowne National Conference Center was in critical condition after nearly drowning while participating in the camp's pool activities. Read story »

Letter to the Editor: Restaurant's Closing Leaves an Empty Feeling

Sunday, June 21, 2009

The closing of my favorite restaurant, Silk Road in the Lansdowne Town Center, has left me with a hollow in my heart and stomach. Read story and 2 comments »

Recession's Pains Dull Attention to Campaigns

Monday, June 15, 2009

Mary Wood was first in line at Seldens Landing Elementary School in Leesburg on Tuesday afternoon, waiting for the bell to ring and her granddaughter to come bounding down the sidewalk. Jammed into the grass next to her were a hodgepodge of blue campaign signs, but Wood would not be voting in the gubernatorial primary that day. Read story »

Crime Blotter: Robbery Suspects Arrested

Thursday, May 14, 2009

Authorities are investigating vehicle vandalism in Lansdowne and a robbery in Sterling, according to a release from the Loudoun County Sheriff's Office. Read story »

Officials Warn of Gang Rise

Lansdowne Meeting Is 2nd After Beating Death of Resident

Friday, May 1, 2009

Street gangs consisting mostly of teenagers are on the rise in Loudoun County, especially east of Route 15, county law enforcement and government leaders said at a community meeting Thursday night in Lansdowne. Read story and 32 comments »

Sheriff Arrests Ashburn Man in Lansdowne Robbery Case

Wednesday, April 29, 2009

The Loudoun County Sheriff's Office has arrested and charged an Ashburn man for the invasion-style robbery that occurred in Lansdowne last month. Read story »

For Some, Arrests in Slaying Bring Relief

In Lansdowne, Hopes for Normalcy

Wednesday, April 29, 2009

Wendy Marco said it had been five weeks since her children had slept through the night. Read story and 7 comments »

Lansdowne Community Meeting Planned for Thursday

Tuesday, April 28, 2009

The Loudoun County Sheriff's Office will host a meeting at 7 p.m. Thursday at the National Conference Center in Lansdowne to discuss the recent arrests in the March 22 homicide of William Bennett and the attack on his wife, Cynthia. Read story »

Man Held in Attack on Morning Walker Might Face Death Penalty

Monday, April 27, 2009

Loudoun County's chief prosecutor said today that his office is considering seeking the death penalty for a man charged in the slaying of William Bennett, who was killed last month while out for a routine morning walk with his wife in Lansdowne. Read story and 51 comments »

Charges Filed in Loudoun Slaying

Some Suspects May Have Gang Affiliations

Saturday, April 25, 2009

Two men with possible gang affiliations have been charged with capital murder and two other suspects are expected to be charged in the beating death of a Loudoun County man during a morning stroll with his wife last month, authorities said yesterday. The attack was a "random robbery gone bad," Loudoun Sheriff Stephen O. Simpson said. Read story and 100 comments »

Crime Blotter: Assault, Burglary

Thursday, April 9, 2009

Authorities are investigating an assault in Lansdowne and a burglary in Aldie, according to a daily report from the Loudoun County Sheriff's Office. Read story »

Crime Blotter: Thefts, Weapons Violations

Wednesday, April 8, 2009

Authorities are investigating thefts in Sterling, Lansdowne, Leesburg and Ashburn, according to a daily report from the Loudoun County Sheriff’s Office. Read story »

Lansdowne Assault Victim Is Now Able to Speak to Police

Tuesday, April 7, 2009

The Lansdowne woman who was attacked with her husband in the early morning of March 22 has been able to communicate with Loudoun County Sheriff’s Office investigators about the incident that left her badly injured and her husband dead. Read story and 9 comments »

Sheriff's Office Investigates Invasion-Style Robbery in Lansdowne

Monday, March 30, 2009

The Loudoun County Sheriff’s Office is investigating a reported home invasion-style robbery that occurred in an apartment complex on the 43900 block of Harbor Hills Terrace in Lansdowne Friday night. Read story and 6 comments »

A Quiet, Resolute March Against Fear

In Loudoun, 200 Join Pre-Dawn Vigil a Week After Lethal Attack on Couple

Sunday, March 29, 2009

In its own way, it was as much a protest march as it was a tribute. Read story and 40 comments »

Letter to the Editor: Independence Counts When Drawing Boundaries

Sunday, March 29, 2009

We have the luxury of having independent and knowledgeable professionals involved in the school boundary process. The professionals who assembled the recommendations for new high school and middle school attendance zones — the school district's planning and legislative services executive director, Sam Adamo, and Superintendent Edgar B. Hatrick III — do not have children in the Loudoun County system. Read story »

Meeting About Lansdowne Attack Draws Nearly 1,000 Residents

Thursday, March 26, 2009

Nearly a thousand people packed the National Conference Center in Lansdowne last night for a community meeting about a recent attack that left one man dead and his wife critically injured. Read story and 10 comments »

Slain Man Had Been Contractor for CIA

Wednesday, March 25, 2009

A Loudoun County man slain while out for an early morning walk with his wife worked as a contractor at the Central Intelligence Agency for several years until 2000, the CIA confirmed yesterday, and investigators said they want to meet with agency officials to learn more about the nature of his work. Read story and 51 comments »

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