A suspect in the attempted bank robbery has been identified and taken into custody. Peggy Virginia Membreno, age 49 of no fixed address in Loudoun County, was taken into custody on the scene after she passed a note to a bank employee that implied her intentions to rob the bank. This afternoon, Leesburg Police detectives [...]
At approximately 10:55 am, there was an attempted robbery of the Middleburg Bank located at 102 Catoctin Circle SE in Leesburg. No weapon was used and there were no injuries. The situation is stable and there is no threat to the public. The Leesburg Police Department is actively investigating the incident at this time. Anyone [...]
December 19th, ten children from the Town of Leesburg got a chance to do something different, shop for Christmas presents with a Leesburg Police Officer. This is the first year that the department sponsored the event due to Fraternal Order of Police Lodge #70 closing its doors this year. Officers of the department wanted to [...]
In the wake of the cancellation of Bluemont Concert Series’ First Night celebration for 2011, the Tally Ho Theatre has organized a special New Year’s Eve program of family entertainment for downtown Leesburg. The festivities will begin at 6:00 p.m. on Saturday, December 31, 2011. The program will showcase some of the best improvisational comedy, [...]
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An arrest was made last night by Leesburg detectives charging one suspect with several crimes committed in the South King Street area of downtown Leesburg. The crimes occurred in the early morning hours of September 2, 2011. Leesburg resident Blake Stroud, age 31, was arrested on the following charges: Burglary –Cooley Gallery Grand Larceny – [...]
DryHome Roofing & Siding has selected Barbara Green, a recent widow and Loudoun County native, as the recipient of its ninth annual Free Roof for the Holidays program. Nominated by her daughter and many friends and neighbors, the life-long Leesburg resident will celebrate the holidays under a new roof. “There was a tremendous outpouring of [...]
The Town of Leesburg’s solid waste collection contractor, CSI, will collect non-artificial Christmas trees from residential customers as part of their regular recycling collection on the following days: Southeast & Southwest Quadrants – January 5th & January 12th Northeast & Northwest Quadrants – January 6th & January 13th Please place Christmas trees at the curb [...]
The Leesburg Town Council is soliciting interest from citizens to fill the council vacancy created by Council Member Ken Reid’s election to the Loudoun County Board of Supervisors. The Town Council plans to consider candidates and make an appointment in January 2012. The term of this appointment will be until a special election is held [...]
Crews form Leesburg were called to the scene of a reported fire at Morven Park at approximately 8:00Pm Tuesday night. Fire crews found a large barn at the Equestrian Center fully involved when they arrived on scene. There were no animals in the barn, and no injuries to animals or humans have been reported. The [...]
At 10:00 a.m. on Saturday, December 17, 2011, the Town of Leesburg will celebrate the completion of the section of Battlefield Parkway from Fort Evans Road to Edwards Ferry Road with a ribbon cutting. The ribbon cutting ceremony will be held at the southern end of the new roadway section, near the Fort Evans Plaza [...]