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Police briefs
Thefts from vehicles discoveredWarrenton police are once again urging residents to safeguard their property in the wake of several thefts from motor vehicles.
Sgt. George W. Southard Jr. said Officer A.A. Moran went to Brookshire Drive at approximately 6:30 a.m. May 28 for reported thefts from vehicles. When Moran got there, he discovered several vehicles had been entered overnight.
Most of the vehicles were unlocked, but a locked vehicle was entered by breaking a window, Southard said.
The estimated loss of property is more than $4,000.
"Even though suspects have been developed, the Town of Warrenton continues to experience thefts from vehicles," Southard said. "Purses, wallets, laptop computers, cell phones, Ipods, prescription medications and firearms are some of the personal property that has been stolen."
Such items should not be left in motor vehicles, the sergeant added.
Southard also advised residents to keep their vehicles free of clutter. Vehicles should be locked and anything of value should be taken out.
"If your purse or wallet is taken you could be come the victim of other crimes such as stolen checks, credit cards or even identity theft," Southard said.
He encourages any resident who discovers their vehicle has been entered overnight to report the incident to police — even if nothing has been taken.
"Continue to report all suspicious activity and persons when they are observed in your neighborhood," Southard concluded.
Wanted man apprehended
Warrenton police reportedly apprehended a Warrenton man who was wanted in Fredericksburg.
According to Warrenton Police Chief Connie Novak, officers here found Andrew Alan Perez, 20, in town at approximately 8:30 p.m. May 29.
Perez, whose last known address was on Onyx Way in Warrenton, was wanted by Fredericksburg police on charges of grand larceny, possession of stolen property with intent to sell and obtaining money by false pretenses, Novak said.
Perez was taken into custody without incident, according to the chief, and was held without bond.
Larcenies reported
Two larcenies reported to the Fauquier County Sheriff's Office remain under investigation.
Police records indicate that someone from the 5400 block of Leeds Manor Road in Hume reported the theft of a sign at the end of the driveway. The item was reportedly worth $875.
Someone from the 6200 block of Winston Place in Bealeton reported the theft of a 12.5 horsepower yard machine mower May 31. The estimated loss in that case is $800.
Fraud investigated
Fauquier County detectives are investigating a case of credit card fraud reported to the Sheriff's Office May 28.
According to police records, someone from the 9200 block of Rogues Road in Midland reported the incident. The loss is undetermined.
Property damage
A caller from the 5100 block of Sumerduck Road reported property damage estimated at $1,000 to the Fauquier County Sheriff's Office May 31. Police records indicate the complainant reported damage to two outside windows.
Reckless driving
A 16-year-old Catlett boy was reportedly charged with reckless driving after he was involved in a wreck on Meetze Road May 26.
The crash happened at approximately 6 p.m. According to a Fauquier County deputy's report, the teen, who was driving a 1993 Isuzu, pulled into a motorcycle's path near the intersection of Lundsford Road. Crystal Jane Gray, 26, of Calverton was riding a 2006 Harley when she hit the teen's vehicle, according to the report.
Gray was transported to the hospital by EMS personnel.
Charges pending in wreck
A Midland man was reportedly injured in a car crash May 27.
The wreck happened near the intersection of Route 28 (Catlett Road) and Station Drive in Bealeton just before 7 p.m.
An accident report compiled by a Fauquier County deputy indicates Charles Kevin Moss, 18, was driving a 1997 Chevrolet Cavalier when it ran off the right side of the road and hit a fence. The vehicle went back across the road and went through a concrete fence, according to the report.
Moss was transported to the hospital by EMS personnel.
Charges are pending, according to the report.
One injured in crash
Bogoko Joliclaire Njantang, 26, of Beltsville, Md., was injured when her Chevrolet van flipped over on John Marshall Highway near Whiting Road, police said.
According to an accident report taken by a Fauquier County deputy, the wreck happened at approximately 12:20 p.m. May 28.
Njantang's van went off the right side of the road, began to skid, came back onto the road where it rotated and overturned, according to the report. The van landed on its roof in a ditch.
Njantang was transported to the hospital by EMS personnel.
Failure to maintain control
Police said a Rixeyville man was charged with failure to maintain control of a vehicle and driving a vehicle with faulty brakes after he was involved in a single-vehicle accident May 29.
The crash happed in the area of East Lee Highway and Comfort Inn Drive shortly before 11 p.m.
A Fauquier County deputy's accident report indicates David Wayne Jenkins, 35, was driving a 2006 Chevrolet Canyon out of Warrenton. He was on the U.S. 29 ramp when the vehicle went off the right side of the road, hitting a guard rail, according to the report.
Jenkins allegedly over corrected, and the vehicle slid around sideways, leaving 125 feet of skid marks before hitting the other guard rail on the left side of the road. The vehicle went through the guard rail and over an embankment.
"The vehicle appeared to have rolled several times before landing on its roof," the report said. "The driver had been thrown from the vehicle. He was found lying next to the vehicle and trying to crawl up the embankment."
Jenkins was transported to the hospital by EMS personnel.
Single-vehicle wreck reported
A Warrenton man was transported to the hospital by EMS personnel after he was involved in a single-vehicle crash May 31, police said.
The accident happened in the area of Broad Run Church Road and Kelly Road at approximately 6:10 p.m.
According to an accident report taken by a Fauquier County deputy, Bo D'Angleo DePretes, 21, was driving a 1997 Ford Escort when it went off the left side of the road. It traveled more than 137 feet before it hit a stone wall in a driveway, overturned and came to rest on its top, according to the report.
DePretes was not charged in connection with the wreck.
Deer causes wreck
A Marshall man was involved in a one-car accident after he swerved to miss a deer in the 9500 block of Ramey Road, police said.
The wreck happened at approximately 6:27 a.m. June 1.
A Fauquier County deputy's accident report indicates David Michael Lewis, 18, was driving a 1996 Lincoln Town Car when he swerved to miss a deer that crossed the roadway. The car sustained "major front-end damage" when it hit an embankment and went back across the road.
Lewis reportedly refused medical treatment at the scene. He was not charged in connection with the incident.
Driver not charged in motorcycle wreck
A Manassas woman was not charged with any traffic violations after her motorcycle crashed on Elk Run Road June 1, police said.
The wreck happened at approximately 2:15 p.m.
An accident report compiled by a Fauquier County deputy indicates Lindsey Leigh Blasius, 25, was riding a 2006 Harley Davidson Road King north on Elk Run Road when she lost control of it. The motorcycle went into a ditch on the east side of the road.
Blasius was hurt but not transported to the hospital by EMS personnel, according to the report.
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