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Police and court briefs
Larcenies reportedTwo larcenies were reported to the Fauquier County Sheriff's Office Dec. 8-9. The details as included in police reports are as follows:
— Dec. 8, someone from the 10700 block of Elk Run Road in Catlett reported the theft of a Toro Zero Turn Z500 lawn mower. The estimated loss is $6,400.
— Dec. 9, a complainant from the 10500 block of Elk Run Road, Catlett, reported the theft of a husky 35-ton log splitter. The estimated loss is $1,700.
Check fraud investigated
An incident involving fraud reported to the Fauquier County Sheriff's Office Dec. 10 remains under investigation.
According to a police report, a complainant from the 6200 block of Station Drive in Bealeton reported check fraud with an estimated loss of $4,400.
Destruction reported
Someone from the 11300 block of Crest Hill in Marshall reported private property damage to the Fauquier County Sheriff's Office Dec. 12, police said.
The damaged items included a fence, trees and a sign. The estimated loss was $1,600.
A Warrenton woman has been arrested and charged with felony embezzlement.
According to Warrenton Police Chief Connie Novak, the arrest stemmed from an incident at the Sears store in Warrenton Dec. 14.
Bethany McGillivray, 22, was seen ringing up only part of a transaction and bagging merchandise that had not been scanned, Novak explained. The value of the theft was approximately $300.
McGillivary was released on bond.
Residential burglary investigated
A residential burglary reported to the Fauquier County Sheriff's Office Dec. 14 remains under investigation.
According to police records, a caller from the 7300 block of Bayfield Lane in Warrenton reported the burglary with theft of computers, nine firearms and antique coins. The estimated loss is $4,425.
Warrenton man killed in wreck
A Warrenton man was reportedly killed in an accident in a two-car accident in the northern part of Culpeper County Dec. 10.
According to Virginia State Police Sgt. Les Tyler, the wreck occurred in the area of Route 229 and Route 624 at approximately 5:19 p.m.
Tyler said James Leonard Grayson, 63, of Warrenton, was driving a 1988 Volvo 240DL southbound on Route 229 when it went off the right side of the road. Grayson allegedly over corrected and the vehicle came back into the northbound lanes of Route 229 where it struck a Toyota Sienna driven by Maria Weiss, 32, of Warrenton. The Toyota then went off the right side of the road and hit a tree, Tyler added.
The sergeant said Grayson died at the scene as the result of injuries sustained in the wreck. Weiss was taken to Fauquier Hospital.
Virginia State Trooper J.K. Hathaway conducted the accident investigation.
One hurt in three-car wreck
One person was hurt in a three-car wreck at the intersection of Opal Road and Lees Mill Road Dec. 10, police said.
According to a Fauquier County deputy's report, the incident happened at approximately 3:47 p.m.
James Anthony Mighty, 18, was driving a 2005 Dodge westbound on Lees Mill Road when he allegedly failed to stop at the stop sign at the Opal Road intersection. Meanwhile, Harland Jerry Gregg, 49, of Jeffersonton, was driving a 1997 Ford F250 southbound on Opal Road and hit Mighty's Dodge as it went through the intersection, police said.
The impact apparently caused both vehicles to slide towards a 2002 Toyota Tacoma driven by Matthew Thaddeus Lindner, 20, of Warrenton. Lindner's vehicle was stopped at the stop sign on Lees Mill Road heading east. Gregg's vehicle hit Linder's vehicle and Mighty's vehicle hit a small post at the corner of Lees Mill Road and Opal Road, police said. Linder's vehicle wound up in a ditch.
Mighty, who was visibly hurt, was transported to the hospital by EMS personnel. Gregg and Linder were not visibly hurt and were not transported, according to the report.
Mighty was charged with failure to yield the right of way.
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